On “Read Between the Lines”, Aaliyah plays the role of a lady who is strongly under the impression that her romantic partner is cheating. Furthermore, she has ample evidence, primarily the strange way he’s been...
On this song, Aaliyah is addressing a toxic partner, i.e. one that has the tendency to emotionally and physically abuse her. And after the first time he actually physically attacked her, she vowed to herself...
On “More Than a Woman”, Aaliyah is addressing someone whom she is very attracted to romantically. There is a slight sexual undertone, as in her fantasizing about what she will do to him in the...
Even though thematically “Poison” evolves around a metaphor, the lyrics are actually pretty simple. And that is perhaps to be expected considering they were for the most part written for a young female singer. ...
The late Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up” was somewhat of an influential piece as far as the genre of dance music is concerned. And one can see how this classic is sorta prototypical in that...
On “Loose Rap”, Aaliyah, supported by Static Major, is dissing dudes who try to step to her with weak game. More to the point, it seems that she may be speaking to some of her industry peers. The...
Aaliyah Dana Haughton widely recognized by the mononym Aaliyah was an American singer, model and actress who first rose to fame at age 10 for her appearance on the television contest Star Search, where she...
On Aaliyah’s “I Refuse”, the songstress has reached a point where she is ‘refusing’ to continue being emotionally disturbed by a dead romantic relationship. Her ex in said relationship is who she is addressing. And...
The singer is addressing someone who already has a woman in his life. However she is still very much attracted to this individual. Therefore, the title and chorus is based on Aaliyah exclaiming that she “can be the...
On “Enough Said”, Aaliyah is addressing a romantic interest who is dealing with some type of emotional/mental burden. However, he obviously does not want to discuss it with her. Therefore she is entreating him to open...
