911
Wyclef/Mary J. Blige Lyrics

Yo, what up, this Wyclef with Mary J.
Introduction to the song

I serenade the girls with my accoustic guitar
Wyclef's musical skill

You know what I'm saying?
Asking for acknowledgement from the audience

Yo, fellas havin' problems with the chicks?
Intended audience of the song

I want you right now to turn the lights down low
Setting the mood for the song

Pull your girl up next to you
Encouraging physical closeness between partners

I want you to sing this to her
Encouraging audience participation

If death comes for me tonight, girl
Contemplating mortality

I want you to know that I love you
Expressing love for partner

And no matter how tough I wouldn't dare
The strength of love

Only to you I would reveal my tears
The vulnerability of love

So tell the police I ain't home tonight
Risking it all for love

Messin' around with you is gonna get me life
The danger of love

But when I look into your eyes
The power of love

You're worth that sacrifice
The value of love

If this is the kind of love that my mom used to warn me about
The warning against dangerous love

Man, I'm in trouble
Knowing the risks of love

I'm in real big trouble
The seriousness of the situation

Someone please call 911 (pick up the phone yo)
Asking for help in a dire situation

Tell them I just been shot down
Using a metaphor to explain heartbreak

And the bullet's, in my heart
Describing the emotional pain of heartbreak

And it's piercin through my soul (I'm losin blood yo)
The depth of pain in heartbreak

Feel my body gettin cold
The physical sensation of heartbreak

The alleged assailant, is five foot one
Using humor to alleviate tension

And she shot me through my soul
Reiterating the emotional pain of heartbreak

Sometimes I feel like I'm a prisoner
Feeling trapped in a relationship

I think I'm trapped here for a while
Feeling stuck in a relationship

(but I'm always right here with you girl)
Despite it all, still in love

And every breath I fight to take
Struggling to continue in the relationship

Is as hard as these four walls I wanna break
Feeling restrained in a relationship

I told the cops you wasn't here tonight
Risking it all for love

Oh yeah, yeah
Affirming the love between partners

But everytime I look into your eyes
Reiterating the power of love

Then it's worth the sacrifice
Enduring the difficulties for the sake of love

If this is the kind of love that your mom used to warn you about
The universality of the warning against dangerous love

Man, we are in trouble
Realizing the gravity of the situation

You're in real big trouble
The severity of the situation

You got anything to say, girl?
Checking in with partner

Someone please call 911, yeah yeah (pick up the phone yo)
Repeating the call for help

The alleged assailant, was five foot one
Repeating the humorous line

And she shot me through my soul (and he shot me through my heart)
Reiterating the emotional pain of heartbreak for both partners

Feel my body gettin cold
Reiterating the physical sensation of heartbreak

(He didn't care, he didn't worry, he didn't wonder..)
Closing line, implying that the singer will continue to endure the pain for the sake of love