This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
Don't want to wait 'til you know me better
Let's just be glad for the time together
Life's such a treat and it's time you taste it
There ain't a reason on earth to waste it
It ain't a crime to be good to yourself
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, it's only right now
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, ooh yeah
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, come on (come on)
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, ooh
Don't need to wait for an invitation
You gotta live like you're on vacation
There's something sweet you can't buy with money
Lick it up, woo, lick it up
It's all you need, so believe me, honey
It ain't a crime to be good to yourself
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, it's only right now
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, ooh yeah
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, come on (come on)
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, come on
It's only right now (it's only right now)
Ooh yeah (ooh yeah), ooh yeah (ooh yeah), yeah, yeah
Oh, woo
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, it's only right now
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, come on (come on)
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, woo
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
Lick it up, lick it up, oh
Let's just be glad for the time together
Life's such a treat and it's time you taste it
There ain't a reason on earth to waste it
It ain't a crime to be good to yourself
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, it's only right now
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, ooh yeah
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, come on (come on)
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, ooh
Don't need to wait for an invitation
You gotta live like you're on vacation
There's something sweet you can't buy with money
Lick it up, woo, lick it up
It's all you need, so believe me, honey
It ain't a crime to be good to yourself
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, it's only right now
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, ooh yeah
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, come on (come on)
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, come on
It's only right now (it's only right now)
Ooh yeah (ooh yeah), ooh yeah (ooh yeah), yeah, yeah
Oh, woo
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, it's only right now
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, come on (come on)
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, woo
Lick it up, lick it up, oh, yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
Lick it up, lick it up, oh
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Lick It Up Lyrics as written by Vincent Cusano Paul Stanley
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Why don't they just get a paper towel and wipe it up?
It's about living life to the fullest, not letting opportunities pass you by. Not about sex!
Lists like that, they put songs like this to stir up publicity.
This song rules.
boring song without the video,which is hilarious.KISS rules as cheesiest rock band ever
This song rocks, how cant you people like it. Our weight room coach used to think it was keep it up and didnt know what it meant, then we told him it was lick it up and he doesnt let us listen to it anymore, which is stupid KISS RULES
The song is about hedonistic behavior, although I wouldn't dare bother intellectualize anything by KISS by commenting further. Entertaining song though...
It's about sex.
Duh!
Okay imagine this convo: Your friend: Do you spit or swallow? You: (your answer here) Your friend: Lick it up (title of song) C'mon... read the lyrics ... doesn't take a genius... This band definately had the tongue action going for them...
Yes it's about living life to the fullest.However,it's also about sex.Come on,"Lick It Up".If you need it explained to you then you have bigger problems than not getting it.
ahhh, I remember listening to this while playing Tony Hawk UnderGround on the ps2, back then I was innocent and knew nothing about what it meant, it was just a song...now that I'm more grown up, I can't listen to this song without getting certain "images" in my head...btw, for those of you who haven't noticed, most of KISS's songs are about sex, i.e. Rock and Roll All Night, Lovegun,