This song belongs to the new album Doja has presented to the world, called “Planet Her”.
This time, this isn’t gonna be a verse-to-verse analysis, but it will be more of a general analysis as to why these lyrics are really interesting.
The piece starts with a powerful statement, which identifies as the chorus of the song:
“I got a man, but I want you x2
And it’s just nerves, it’s just d*ck
Makin’ me think ’bout someone new
You know I got so much to say
I try to hide it in my face
And it don’t work, you see through
That I just want get wit’ you
And you’re right“
There’s no metaphore to it, just a woman who’s in a relationship admitting to feeling physical attraction towards another man. She also expresses impulses to act on it.
This is not only a powerful message for a song, but it also is controversial and, I’d like to say it, socially necessary. Let me explain you why:
Commercial songs are full of men talking about sexual impulses and, in the last decade, women are also feeling more and more welcome to.
But the topic of unloyalty in a romantic relationship is still a taboo. And even more if the person commiting it is a woman.
When I was a little girl, Rihanna published Unfaithful (2006), which was a total success, reaching more than 420 million views on Youtube. I’m sure it may not be the first song ever in which a woman admits to cheat, but it was the first one I listened to.
It really was something different. As long as I love to cry to a story where someone gets cheated on, it’s also (or even more) interesting to hear as well the other part’s point of view. In the end, songwriting is expressing vital feelings and experiences. It’s important to show your listeners your inner and deep emotions, even if you feel like they’re not right or shouldn’t be there. In this case, the guiltiness of feeling you’re doing wrong and hurting a person you care about.
But in You Right, we’re not talking about infidelity, at least not yet. Just the thoughts and urges to.
I truly love these lyrics and the image they portray. In the chorus, Doja is talking directly to the man, finishing with a simple but strong punchline that goes: I try to hide it, but you’re seeing that I want something with you… and you are right. In my eyes, this acts as a punchline because in real life we’re so used to hearing no one admitting something that could put in risk a stable relationship. Well, Doja isn’t playing that game here. She knows exactly what she’s feeling. And she says it.
Further on, she also says “I can’t tell no one, but they all know“, which expresses what I was recently saying. It’s not something easy to admit “in society”.
I would also like to highlight one of The Weekend’s verses:
“I know your man, he ain’t controllin’ you
But you still hesitate
‘Cause you choose loyalty“
He’s talking from the point of view of the man Doja’s attracted to, and he acknowledges that she’s hesitating to go on or not, ’cause she still cares about her promise to being loyal.
All in all, this is a really sensual song, complemented with a very appealing raspy voice in the chorus, but it also has a “taboo-fighting” idea: what Doja is telling is something that happens to humans (women too!), and it isn’t bad. You can only expect your partner to make up their mind about it and decide to act on it or not in the most honest way possible.
We’re not perfect and songs must reflect that.
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lyrics by laura 