DancingMjsdream
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Has MJ ever said what the song is about?
I've discovered it this year (New fan) and i assumed that the song was about a man that was unhappy with his relationship because his partner didn't treat him right and now he wants to take control over it. Then i found this interpretation and now i'm confused.Can't imagine MJ would sing about raping someone?? :busted:
However, I daresay that -maybe- we underestimate the darkness that encircles the lyrics of this song. Both ''Give In To Me'' and ''Who Is It'' are -if not the darkest- some of the most dark relationship songs Michael has ever written. They are definitely not simple love songs. There’s longing, but for sex, not romance.
Though many of us - the female fans - may rush to swoon over lines like “Give it when I want it/Quench my desire/because I’m on fire'' a more thorough look into the rest of the lyrics may - and can - reveal a much more brutal nature. This is a man who wants to hurt and abuse the woman who has hurt and abused him.
Just Simply Do The
Things I Say
Give It When I Want It
You Always Knew Just How To Make Me Cry
And Never Did I Ask You Questions Why
It Seems You Get Your Kicks From Hurting Me
Don’t Try To Understand Me
Because Your Words Just Aren’t Enough
Give It When I Want It
I Don’t Wanna Hear It
Tell It To The Preacher
Raven Woods in her review of the 'Dangerous'' book by Susan Fast comments in her exceptional ''AllForLoveBlog'' blog:
''This is no tender seduction, but a desire to rape. He wants the satisfaction and feeling of sweet revenge that comes from having physical power over her; to subdue her to his will. Sex is being used as a weapon. ...However disturbing it may seem by today’s standards, the idea that a woman could be submitted to a man’s will by sexual submission seemed to hold a romantic sway over public imagination. In popular culture, through songs, plays, books, and films, society seemed to condone rape as an acceptable means of breaking the will and spirit of a “difficult” woman. ... This similar desire to hurt and brutalize-to punish-through physical submission is also at the heart of “Give In To Me.” ...Of course, what we don’t know is whether the protagonist is actually committing the action in the song, or only fantasizing about it.''
I've discovered it this year (New fan) and i assumed that the song was about a man that was unhappy with his relationship because his partner didn't treat him right and now he wants to take control over it. Then i found this interpretation and now i'm confused.Can't imagine MJ would sing about raping someone?? :busted:
However, I daresay that -maybe- we underestimate the darkness that encircles the lyrics of this song. Both ''Give In To Me'' and ''Who Is It'' are -if not the darkest- some of the most dark relationship songs Michael has ever written. They are definitely not simple love songs. There’s longing, but for sex, not romance.
Though many of us - the female fans - may rush to swoon over lines like “Give it when I want it/Quench my desire/because I’m on fire'' a more thorough look into the rest of the lyrics may - and can - reveal a much more brutal nature. This is a man who wants to hurt and abuse the woman who has hurt and abused him.
Just Simply Do The
Things I Say
Give It When I Want It
You Always Knew Just How To Make Me Cry
And Never Did I Ask You Questions Why
It Seems You Get Your Kicks From Hurting Me
Don’t Try To Understand Me
Because Your Words Just Aren’t Enough
Give It When I Want It
I Don’t Wanna Hear It
Tell It To The Preacher
Raven Woods in her review of the 'Dangerous'' book by Susan Fast comments in her exceptional ''AllForLoveBlog'' blog:
''This is no tender seduction, but a desire to rape. He wants the satisfaction and feeling of sweet revenge that comes from having physical power over her; to subdue her to his will. Sex is being used as a weapon. ...However disturbing it may seem by today’s standards, the idea that a woman could be submitted to a man’s will by sexual submission seemed to hold a romantic sway over public imagination. In popular culture, through songs, plays, books, and films, society seemed to condone rape as an acceptable means of breaking the will and spirit of a “difficult” woman. ... This similar desire to hurt and brutalize-to punish-through physical submission is also at the heart of “Give In To Me.” ...Of course, what we don’t know is whether the protagonist is actually committing the action in the song, or only fantasizing about it.''