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[peter123]

Hi there,
I don’t understand (Question 1) what message the song ‘4 minutes’ by Madonna and Justin wants to convey.


Question 2

And I also don’t understand some of the line. Please help me!
For example, what does ‘it’ refer to in the chorus:

If you want it
You already got it
If you thought it
It better be what you want
If you feel it
It must be real
Just say the word and
Imma give you what you want


Question 3:
What is ‘stroll’ and ‘roll’ in the lyric. What do they mean?
Come on, boy
I've been waiting for somebody
To pick up my stroll

(Justin:)
Well, don't waste time
Give me a sign
Tell me how you want to roll



Question 4

What is ‘pri’? What is ‘tick and tock’? What did they say ‘keep it up?

(Madonna, Justin & Timbaland:)
Keep it up, keep it up, don't be a pri, hey
Madonna, uh
You gotta get in line, hop
Tick tock tick tock tick tock
That's right, keep it up, keep it up, don't be a pri, hey
Madonna, uh
You gotta get in line, hop
Tick tock tick tock tick tock


Thanks a lot
Pete

[Brian Boyd]

Hi Pete

I think Madonna and Justin probably don't know what a lot of those lyrics mean themselves!

I think the meaning of 'it' has been left for the listener to decide, but it probably means 'love' or 'my heart' ... maybe 'sex'.

I've heard 'roll' used this way quite a lot, and I think it means 'procede' or 'behave' ... or maybe refers to someone's style of living.

"hey, baby - that's how I roll" (that's my style, that's what I do, that's the way I live my life)

'tick tock tick tock' usually refers to the sound made by a clock. So maybe they're making a reference to time passing, time running out or maybe waiting for something.

Brian

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[Raymott]

Originally Posted by Brian Boyd

I think the meaning of 'it' has been left for the listener to decide, but it probably means 'love' or 'my heart' ... maybe 'sex'.

Doesn't everything in pop songs mean "sex" unless there is good evidence otherwise?

[Brian Boyd]

Originally Posted by Raymott

Doesn't everything in pop songs mean "sex" unless there is good evidence otherwise?

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