Madonna – Erotica

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Erotica, romance
Erotica, romance
My name is Dita
I'll be your mistress tonight
I'd like to put you in a trance

If I take you from behind
Push myself into your mind
When you least expect it
Will you try and reject it
If I'm in charge and I treat you like a child
Will you let yourself go wild
Let my mouth go where it wants to

Give it up, do as I say
Give it up and let me have my way
I'll give you love, I'll hit you like a truck
I'll give you love, I'll teach you how to

I'd like to put you in a trance, all over
Erotic, erotic, put your hands all over my body
Erotic, erotic, put your hands all over my body
Erotic, erotic, put your hands all over my body
Erotic, erotic

Once you put your hand in the flame
You can never be the same
There's a certain satisfaction
In a little bit of pain
I can see you understand
I can tell that you're the same
If you're afraid, well rise above
I only hurt the ones I love

Give it up, do as I say
Give it up and let me have my way
I'll give you love, I'll hit you like a truck
I'll give you love, I'll teach you how to

I'd like to put you in a trance, all over
Erotic, erotic, put your hands all over my body
Erotic, erotic, put your hands all over my body
Erotic, erotic, put your hands all over my body
Erotic, erotic

Erotica, romance
I'd like to put you in a trance
Erotica, romance
Put your hands all over my body

I don't think you know what pain is
I don't think you've gone that way
I could bring you so much pleasure
I'll come to you when you say
I know you want me
I'm not gonna hurt you
I'm not gonna hurt you, just close your eyes

Erotic, erotic
Erotic, erotic (just close your eyes)
Erotic, erotic
Erotic, erotic
Put your hands all over my body
All over me, all over me

Erotica, [give it up, give it up] romance
I'd like to put you in a trance
Erotica, [give it up, give it up] romance
I like to do a different kind of
Erotica, [give it up, give it up] romance
I'd like to put you in a trance
Erotica, romance
Put your hands all over my body

Only the one that hurts you can make you feel better
Only the one that inflicts pain can take it away

Eroti - ca

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Track duration: 04:30

"Erotica" as written by Shep Madonna/pettibone

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    General Comment:If you only knew :P
    Flag mskitttyon December 25, 2012   Link
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    Memory:To understand Erotica/You Thrill Me one needs to get the very heart of Madonna's existence. In this sad and heartbreaking concerto Ciccone/Peron/Simpson, good ol' Madge is achingly crying out for Love not lusting after Sex. In Tears of Wet Sadness, Lady Madonna cries out "I Love You and I would change a thing in spite of all the pain love can bring/What can I do/I'm so in love with you!/You Thrill Me!/Erotic, erotic/Put your hands all over my body!" Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie are two men who irrevocably changed her life. Not only that, all of us who unconditionally love Madonna-myself included-have changed her life. The good thing about the erotic/spiritual/romance balance act is that Madonna is blending all three Detroit qualities as an Act of Love and a work of Art with a Capital A. In that sense, Erotica/You Thrill Me could as well be Madonna's most important song of her American Life. Reviled then, Revered now-Erotica/You Thrill Me. What a difference 20 years make!
    Flag rabbitbunnyon July 19, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:"Let my mouth go where it wants to"...definitely about fantasy. (I love love love that line:) I disagree, BLT (oh, thanks...now I'm hungry:) with your comment that one would never do all those things "in reality." I believe most people would be surprised what goes on behind closed doors. Many are inhibited in public, but there's a side to them they keep private. This song may be what a woman (in this case 80's icon Madonna) is fantasizing doing, but it may just be a type of mind practice for the live event. Erotica is sensual... not necessarily blatantly sexual. It leaves room for the imagination, and the brain (with all its abilities to create) is the sexiest organ on man.
    Flag SweetCheeks2on March 15, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:She explained in an interview that the song and video represent a fantasy. Think about all of the crazy and nasty things that go through your mind that you don't want anyone to know. Think about how you think of sex in your mind, and how you would never really do all of those things in reality.
    Flag BLTon August 27, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:prolly my fav Madonna song love it!!!!!!!! very sexy and and fun but it sounds like it has a deeper meaning at the same time not just about sex and i love the way she sings in it
    Flag fallenpugon May 16, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I honestly never find this song annoying, and it's on my top 25 played so I listen to it a LOT. It's definitely my favorite Madonna song. And the video is entrancing, I bought it and watch it often.
    Flag hilarysayshion November 08, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I think the ~romance~ part of this song is that someone is afraid to have new experiences.. they're afraid to get hurt or go into the unknown.. giving yourself up to someone in a very vulnerable way is pretty much love.
    Flag 1800COKEWHOREon October 07, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:sounds to me like another version of justify my love lol
    Flag moulin.rouge2001on May 09, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Fuck, yeah.
    Flag missmeon December 02, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Thrilling.
    Flag edge of the worldon February 23, 2007   Link

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