FEVER
Yerba Buena Lyrics

Love you love you baby, you give me fever
Expressing affection to a loved one that elevates emotions and body temperature.

Love you love you darling, cause you give me fever
Further emphasizing the love that is provoking a physical reaction.

Love the way you walk, love the way talk
Explaining the admiration for the specific attributes of the loved one's personality.

Love the way you move, love the way you groove
Highlighting the physical appeal of the loved one's movements.

Love you love you baby
Repeating the loving sentiment towards the partner.

[Chorus:]
Beginning of the chorus.

'Cause you give me, give me fever
Attributing the fever response to the partner.

Give me, give me fever
Expressing the desire for the fever response.

Cause you give me, give me fever
Repeating attribution of the fever response to the partner.

Give me give me fever
Continuing to express the desire for the fever response.

Give me?
Asking for more of the fever response.

I'm hot a temperature a hundred degrees
Describing the physical manifestation of the fever response through a high temperature.

I sweat when I sneeze but am 'bout to freeze
Further detailing the symptoms of the response.

I can't even breathe am shaking and shivering
Illustrating the severity of the response.

A deadly disease attacking my liver, my kidneys, my spleen, my lungs and my heart
Exaggerating the severity to explain the power of the response.

I can't even take it I'm falling apart
Indicating the overwhelming feeling that comes with the response.

The doctors can?t even tell me what I got
Emphasizing the unknown, unexplainable nature of the response.

But where does it hurt and when did it start?
Asking the unanswerable questions about the response.

It started with Carmen we're from the same hood, Carmen Santina Angelica Woods
Explaining the beginning of the relationship with a detailed backstory.

Her papa's a baker her mom is a teacher
Further introducing the backstory of the partner.

We met skipping school met in a double feature
Describing the unconventional way that the lovers met and became acquainted.

Eating popcorn at the back of the theater
Adding a detail to the backstory that provides imagery and emotion.

And shared our first kiss in my little two seater
Recalling the special moment that sealed the lovers' connection.

We talked about life about love, about war if it ain't about love what are we living for
Describing the deep, meaningful conversations that the partners enjoyed.

Carmen Santina Angelica Woods I'd give you the sun and the moon if I could
Expressing the extent of the singer's love for Carmen and how far they would go for each other.

[Chorus:]
Beginning of the chorus (repeated).

Aleyo...part missing
An unclear, possibly missing sentence.

[Chorus:]
Repeating the chorus.

Carmen Santina Angelica Woods Searched high and low for her all the through the hood
Detailing an attempt to reunite with Carmen.

Talked to her family her mom and her pop
Describing an effort to connect with Carmen's family.

She ain't no good for your heart, ugh ugh, rip it apart
Revealing the potentially negative influence that Carmen has on the singer.

My hommies tell me be tough but I could not get enough
Alluding to the desire that keeps the artist coming back despite the warnings.

We made a connection you see, not sexually but deeper than oceans and seas
Elaborating on the kind of connection that the artist believes goes beyond lust.

See you can't be afraid to because she makes me feel like I am free
Explaining the intense feelings of freedom and surrender that Carmen inspires.

If she could be right beside me I'm good, she is my medicine she is my cure
Comparing Carmen to a source of healing and relief.

See you can't be afraid to be, 'cause she makes me feel like I am free
Reiterating the idea that Carmen is a source of liberation.

Wish we could take it right back to the hood
Expressing a longing to return to the place and time of the initial connection.

Carmen Santina Angelica Woods Carmen Santina Angelica Woods
Repeating the partner's full name.

Carmen Santina Angelica Woods Carmen Santina Angelica Woods
Repeating the partner's full name (again).

2X
Reiterating the previous two lines.

Cutu cutu naiddo igguen guere
Unknown, possibly meaningless phrase or sound.

Cutu cutu naiddo igguen guere
Unknown, possibly meaningless phrase or sound (repeated).

Cutu cutu naiddo igguen guere
Unknown, possibly meaningless phrase or sound (repeated).

Cutu cutu naiddo igguen guere
Unknown, possibly meaningless phrase or sound (repeated).

Common everybody, lets do the fever
Encouraging everyone to participate in the emotional response and song.

Help me everybody, lets do the fever
Requesting for everyone's participation in the performance and response.

I don't need, don't need no doctor
Claiming to not need medical attention for the fever response.

I don't need, don't need no money
Asserting that interpersonal connections and emotions are more important than material wealth.

Give me, give me fever
Repeating the desire for the fever response.

'Cause you give me give me fever
Reiterating acknowledgement of the partner's role in the emotional response.

'Cause you give me give me fever
Repeating the previous line.

'Cause you give me give me fever
Repeating the previous line (repeated).

'Cause you give me give me fever
Repeating the previous line (repeated).

8X
Reiterating the previous four lines.