Rocksteady
Shand Remy Lyrics

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Tell me how, baby
Could it open my eyes
For the night
It took me by surprise
Oh what you said to me

Love me do
Whatever you want back darlin' won't be good

That is why I woke and cried out

Rocksteady can't break my world
Nobody's gonna ever think twice
Oh how I, how I often try
Rocksteady can't make that change
Nobody's gonna ever rearrange (oh yeah)
As time moves slippin' fast
Love just won't become you

Now my mind, baby
My mind is free
Oh you played it hard, lady
So hard and deep
Oh when you said to me

Love me do
Whatever you want back darlin' won't be good
That is why I woke and cried out

Rocksteady can't break my world
Nobody's gonna ever think twice
Oh how I, how I often try
Rocksteady can't make that change
Nobody's gonna ever rearrange (oh yeah)
As time moves slippin' fast
Love just won't become you

Rocksteady can't break my world
Nobody's gonna ever think twice
Oh how I, how I often try
Rocksteady can't make that change
Nobody's gonna ever rearrange (oh yeah)
As time moves slippin' fast
Love just won't become you

Rocksteady can't break my world
Nobody's gonna ever think twice
Oh how I, how I often try
Rocksteady can't make that change
Nobody's gonna ever rearrange (oh yeah)

As time moves slippin' fast
Love just won't become you

Overall Meaning

In Shand Remy's song Rocksteady, the lyrics are about the power of love and its ability to change the world. The singer talks about how no matter how much they try, they cannot change the natural course of love. The lyrics suggest that love is a force that cannot be contained or controlled, and that no matter what happens, love will always find a way.

The chorus repeats the phrase "Rocksteady can't break my world, nobody's gonna ever think twice" and "Rocksteady can't make that change, nobody's gonna ever rearrange (oh yeah)" emphasizing the idea that no matter how much things change in the world, love remains constant and unchanging. Time is slipping by but love will never become anything other than the powerful force it is.

The song's message is one of hope, that love is the one thing that endures even when everything else seems to fall apart. The singer wants us to know that love is eternal, and even when we feel alone or lost, it is there to carry us through.

Line by Line Meaning

Tell me how, baby
The singer is asking their partner to explain something to them

Could it open my eyes
The singer is wondering how something their partner did affected and changed them

For the night
The specific time at which this change happened is unclear

It took me by surprise
The change happened suddenly and unexpectedly

Oh what you said to me
The partner said something that caused this change in the singer

Love me do
The singer is telling their partner to love them

Whatever you want back darlin' won't be good
The singer knows that their partner's request to reciprocate love won't necessarily be good for them

That is why I woke and cried out
The singer is expressing the emotional toll of their partner's love on them

Rocksteady can't break my world
The singer feels that their world is strong and stable

Nobody's gonna ever think twice
Others won't question or doubt the singer's strength

Oh how I, how I often try
Despite feeling strong, the singer still struggles and tries to maintain this strength

Rocksteady can't make that change
The singer believes that outside forces cannot change them

Nobody's gonna ever rearrange (oh yeah)
Others won't be able to change the singer

As time moves slippin' fast
The passage of time is inevitable

Love just won't become you
The singer implies that love is not for them

Now my mind, baby
The singer's state of mind has changed from before

My mind is free
The singer feels liberated, possibly from the negative effects of love

Oh you played it hard, lady
The partner was difficult or challenging in some way

So hard and deep
The partner's impact affected the singer significantly

Rocksteady can't break my world
Reiteration of earlier point about the strength of the singer's world

Nobody's gonna ever think twice
Reiteration of earlier point that others won't question the singer's strength

Oh how I, how I often try
Reiteration of earlier point that the singer still struggles despite feeling strong

Rocksteady can't make that change
Reiteration of earlier point that outside forces cannot change the singer

Nobody's gonna ever rearrange (oh yeah)
Reiteration of earlier point that others won't be able to change the singer

As time moves slippin' fast
Reiteration of earlier point that time passes quickly

Love just won't become you
Reiteration of earlier point that love is not for the singer