Don't Stop
Rolling Stones Lyrics


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Well you bit my lip and drew first blood
And wore my cold, cold heart
And your wrote your name right on my back
Boy your nails were sharp

Well don't stop
Honey don't stop
Don't stop
Baby don't stop

Well I love your screams of passion
In the long hot summer night
But you pepper me with poison darts
And twisted in your knife

Yeah don't stop
Honey don't stop
I don't stop
Baby don't stop

Well the only thing I ask of you
Is to hand me back some pride
Don't you dump me on some dusty street
And hang me out to dry

Don't stop
Honey don't stop
Baby don't stop
Baby don't stop
Oh honey

Yeah I'm losing you
I know your heart is miles away
There's a whisper there where once there was a storm
And all that's left is that image that I'll find a way
And some memories have tattered as they've torn

Don't stop
Don't stop
Baby don't stop
Baby don't stop

Honey baby don't stop
Honey honey
Baby don't stop
Baby don't stop

Come on honey don't stop
Well baby
Don't stop
Baby baby don't stop

My honey don't stop




Don't ya stop
Don't stop

Overall Meaning

The Rolling Stones' song Don't Stop is a song that talks about a tumultuous relationship. The singer describes how the relationship has gotten toxic and complicated. The first verse describes how the partner drew first blood by biting the singer's lip and how they wore his cold heart. The partner is metaphorically wearing the singer's heart to display how she is controlling and dominant in the relationship. The singer talks about how the partner wrote her name on his back with her sharp nails, indicating how the partner has an iron grip over him.


The chorus of the song, "Don't Stop" is a plea from the singer to his partner to not stop their physical relationship, which is the only thing keeping them together. He loves the screams of passion he can elicit from her on a long hot summer night, but he adds in the following line about "poison darts" and a "twisted knife," indicating the physical pleasure comes at a price.


Further into the song, the singer asks for his partner to give him some pride and not to dump him on some dusty street. The song then ends with the singer begging his partner not to stop and for them to continue their relationship.


Line by Line Meaning

Well you bit my lip and drew first blood
You hurt me deeply from the start of our relationship


And wore my cold, cold heart
You took advantage of my vulnerability and made me feel emotionless


And you wrote your name right on my back, boy your nails were sharp
You marked me as your possession with force and aggression


Well don't stop, Honey don't stop, Don't stop, Baby don't stop
The pain and intensity of our relationship is addictive and we should keep going


Well I love your screams of passion in the long hot summer night
I enjoy the physical intensity of our relationship and the pleasure it brings


But you pepper me with poison darts and twisted in your knife
You hurt me with hurtful comments and manipulative behavior


Yeah don't stop, Honey don't stop, I don't stop, Baby don't stop
Despite the pain, we can't stop the passion and danger in our relationship


Well the only thing I ask of you is to hand me back some pride
I want some respect and dignity returned to me after being treated poorly


Don't you dump me on some dusty street and hang me out to dry
I don't want to be abandoned and left to suffer alone


Yeah I'm losing you, I know your heart is miles away
I sense that you're slipping away emotionally and becoming distant


There's a whisper there where once there was a storm
Our relationship is losing its intensity and passion


And all that's left is that image that I'll find a way
I'll try to preserve the good memories of our relationship and hold on


And some memories have tattered as they've torn
Some of our memories together are ruined and damaged beyond repair


My honey don't stop, Don't ya stop, Don't stop
I want our relationship to continue despite the ups and downs




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: KEITH RICHARDS, MICK JAGGER

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