Move
Sheryl Lee Ralph Lyrics


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Move, move!
Move right out of my life!
Move, move!
Move right out of my life!

You better move [Move!]
Youre steppin on my heart
I said move [Move]
Youre tearing it apart, please move! [Please move]
Ohhh, what am I gonna do, my heart [My heart]
Is breaking breaking up over you [Breaking, breaking up over you!]
Youve got a such magnetic power
That just keeps holding me down [Oooh]
I feel just like a flower
You sure keep me stuck in the ground ground ground
Ohhh move

Move, move!
Move right out of my life!
Move it, move it!
Out of my life!
Move, move!
Move right out of my life!
Move it, move it!
Out of my life!
Move, move!
Move right out of my life!

You are so horribly Satanic
The way you lead me around [Oooh]
I feel just like the Titanic [Ohhhhh]
Im always going down, down, down, down! yeah
[Move, move, youre steppin on my style]
Youre steppin on my style! yes you are I said move
[Move, move, I wanna breathe for a while]
I wanna breathe for a while
[Move, move, move right outta my life]
Ohh, baby!
[Move it, move it, outta my life]
Hey baby!
[Move, move, move right outta my life]
Yeah outta my life!
[Move it, move it, outta my life]
Theres too much pain and strife
So why dont you pack it up and move it, [Move]
Take the cat, kit, and caboodle [Move]
Take your broken down car [Move]
Your smelly cigar [Move]
And just move right outta my [Move, move, move]
Move right outta my life! [Move right outta my life!]

Please move, move, move, move
Please move, move, move, move(continue in background)

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Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Sheryl Lee Ralph's song "Move" are about a person asking their significant other to leave their life. The song is a plea for the person to pack up their belongings and move out. The singer expresses that the person is stepping on their heart, tearing it apart, and causing them pain and heartbreak. They implore the person to move on so that they can breathe and live without the burden of their presence. The lyrics use vivid imagery to describe the situation, comparing their feelings to a flower being stuck in the ground and likening the person to the Titanic.


The song has a fast-paced, energetic beat that complements the urgency of the singer's plea. The repetitive chorus of "move, move, move" drives the message home and stays in the listener's head long after the song is over. The song has a strong and confident vocal delivery, punctuated by background vocals that add depth to the track.


Line by Line Meaning

Move, move!
She wants the person to move out of her life.


Move right out of my life!
She is requesting the person to move away from her life.


You better move [Move!]
She is commanding the person to move away from her.


Youre steppin on my heart
The person is hurting her emotionally.


Youre tearing it apart, please move! [Please move]
The person is causing her heart to break, and she is asking them to move.


Ohhh, what am I gonna do, my heart [My heart]
Her heart is breaking and causing her a lot of pain.


Is breaking breaking up over you [Breaking, breaking up over you!]
Her heart is breaking up over the person, and she is very sad about it.


Youve got a such magnetic power
The person has a great influence over her.


That just keeps holding me down [Oooh]
The person is constantly a barrier to her moving forward.


I feel just like a flower
The person is keeping her stuck in one place, with limited freedom.


You sure keep me stuck in the ground ground ground
The person keeps her in a stagnant place where she is unable to thrive.


You are so horribly Satanic
The person is controlling, manipulative, and evil.


The way you lead me around [Oooh]
The person is controlling and directing how she should behave and act.


I feel just like the Titanic [Ohhhhh]
She feels like she is sinking like the Titanic.


Im always going down, down, down, down! yeah
She is constantly going downhill because of this person.


Youre steppin on my style! yes you are I said move
The person is infringing on her own unique way of being herself.


I wanna breathe for a while
She wants space and time away from the person.


Ohh, baby!
She is appealing to the person to move away from her.


Hey baby!
She is trying to convince the person in a friendly way to leave her alone.


Yeah outta my life!
She is fed up with the person and wants them to leave her alone.


Theres too much pain and strife
There have been too many problems and struggles between them.


So why dont you pack it up and move it, [Move]
She is suggesting that the person should pack and leave.


Take the cat, kit, and caboodle [Move]
She wants the person to take all their belongings and go.


Take your broken down car [Move]
She is insulting the person's car to suggest they leave with it.


Your smelly cigar [Move]
She is insulting the person's poor habit and suggesting they leave with it.


Move right outta my [Move, move, move]
She is repeatedly demanding the person to leave her alone.


Move right outta my life! [Move right outta my life!]
She is repeating her request for the person to leave her life.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HENRY D. KRIEGER, TOM EYEN

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