The "T" in T-Pain stands for Tallahassee, and the 'Pain' means the pain trying to get out of Tallahassee. T-Pain has had over 10 top ten singles on Billboard Hot 100, and in 2008 he won a Grammy with rapper Kanye West for the single "Good Life".
Therapy
T-Pain Lyrics
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I want you to feel this beat baby, come on girl let's go
Listen, (what's up), this ain't the way I wanted it to end
But I got to go
Gotta get missing
You ain't gotta kick me out
I'll get out my own house
What do I do, what do I say
Gotta get us back to the way
That we used to be back in the day
Who do I call to talk to
Shawty, you ain't gotta be scared of me
All we need is therapy
Like one, two, three, four get the hell up out my door
Five, six, seven, eight I don't need your sex, I'll masturbate
Nine, ten, eleven, twelve, you can go to hell all I care, yeah
Can't do it shawty, can't deal with you babe
Can't handle the pressure of you (yeah yeah)
Can't do it shawty, can't deal with you babe
Can't handle the pressure of you (yeah yeah)
Listen, (what's up), I know you ain't used to us being friends
But I got to go
No more kissing
You ain't got to go away
But I know I cannot stay
'Cause you still gotta get your shit together girl
What do I do, what do I say
Gotta get us back to the way
That we used to be back in the day
Who do I call to talk to
Shawty, you ain't gotta be scared of me
All we need is therapy
Like one, two, three, four get the hell up out my door
Five, six, seven, eight I don't need your sex, I'll masturbate
Nine, ten, eleven, twelve, you can go to hell all I care, yeah
Can't do it shawty, can't deal with you babe
Can't handle the pressure of you (yeah yeah)
Can't do it shawty, can't deal with you babe
Can't handle the pressure of you (yeah yeah)
You too much pressure doll
You gonna raise my cholesterol
I gotta lower the phone, decibels
Just to talk, just a thought
I'm gonna get a girl with a ass just as soft
Who swear man dolls like reservoir
And I was mister pink
Remember those nights on the kitchen sink
I was choking you in a good way, good way
Now we in the streets and I'm choking you in a hood way
When the cops come what I could say
You know how all that gossip is
Next morning box of Perez
Any girl I take out media take care of
I need a break now
Before I break now
Show me your Janet Jackson's if you nasty
You said you want to cut my nuts off like Jesse Jackson, classy
Why she say that ouch
Bitch, give me back my couch
And that same couch cashed in
Now listen to t-pain sing
Like one, two, three, four get the hell up out my door
Five, six, seven, eight I don't need your sex, I'll masturbate
Nine, ten, eleven, twelve, you can go to hell all I care, yeah
Can't do it shawty, can't deal with you babe
Can't handle the pressure of you (yeah yeah)
Can't do it shawty, can't deal with you babe
Can't handle the pressure of you (yeah yeah)
In T-Pain feat. Kanye West's song "Therapy," T-Pain reflects on the end of a relationship that didn’t work out the way he wanted it to. He knows that he has to leave and get away from the situation, but it's not what he intended. The verse "What do I do, what do I say, Gotta get us back to the way, That we used to be back in the day, Who do I call to talk to, Shawty, you ain't gotta be scared of me, All we need is therapy" shows T-Pain's desire to reconcile and fix the problems. However, he also acknowledges the girl's need to get her act together to make things work.
Kanye's verse brings in some extra layers to the song. He reflects that the relationship has been causing him stress, and he needs to step away from all the pressure that she's been putting on him. He highlights some of the toxicity in their relationship- she wants to emasculate him and cut off his "nuts," and she hasn't given back his "cashed in" couch. T-Pain ends the song repeating the chorus- "Can't do it shawty, can't deal with you babe, Can't handle the pressure of you."
Overall, the song is about the end of a turbulent romance and the need for time and distance to heal. The song recognizes that communication and therapy could help to mend the relationship, but it's not always that simple to pursue.
Line by Line Meaning
Take a sip of this, eh, let's go
Let's start this song and get into the beat
Listen, (what's up), this ain't the way I wanted it to end
I didn't want our relationship to end like this, but it's time for me to leave
What do I do, what do I say
I need to figure out what to do and say to fix our relationship
Gotta get us back to the way That we used to be back in the day
We need to go back to how our relationship used to be in the past
Can't do it shawty, can't deal with you babe Can't handle the pressure of you (yeah yeah)
I can't handle the pressure and stress that comes with being with you
You too much pressure doll You gonna raise my cholesterol
Being with you is causing me too much stress and it's affecting my health
Just to talk, just a thought I'm gonna get a girl with a ass just as soft
I want to be able to talk without any stress and find someone who is physically attractive
When the cops come what I could say You know how all that gossip is Next morning box of Perez Any girl I take out media take care of
I don't want any drama with the law or gossip media, and I want to be with someone who won't attract that kind of attention
Show me your Janet Jackson's if you nasty You said you want to cut my nuts off like Jesse Jackson, classy
I want to know your sexual side, but your violent words towards me are not classy
Can't do it shawty, can't deal with you babe Can't handle the pressure of you (yeah yeah)
I can't handle the pressure and stress that comes with being with you
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: David Balfour, Faheem Najm, Frank Romano, Kanye West
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