Lyrics for 4 Minutes as interpreted by idntfcklosers

4 Minutes Lyrics
(Timbaland)
I'm outta time and all I got is 4 minutes
(repeat several times)
Break down

(Madonna)
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 wanna roll

(Madonna)
I want somebody to speed it up for me
Then take it down slow
There's enough room for both

(Justin)
Well, I can handle that
You just gotta show me where it's at
Are you ready to go
(Are you ready to go)

(Madonna & Justin)
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 I'ma give you what you want

(Madonna & Justin)
Time is waiting
We only got 4 minutes to save the world
No hesitating
Grab a boy
Grab a girl
Time is waiting
We only got 4 minutes to save the world
No hesitating
We only got 4 minutes, 4 minutes

(Madonna & Justin)
So keep it up, keep it up
Don't be a prima donna
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 prima donna
You gotta get in line, hop
Tick tock tick tock tick tock

(Madonna)
Sometimes I think what I need is a new intervention, yeah

(Justin)
And you know I can tell that you like it
And that it's good, by the way that you move, ooh, hey hey

(Madonna)
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, yeah

(Justin)
But if I got a night
At least I can say I did what I wanted to do
Tell me, how bout you?

(Madonna & Justin)
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 I'ma give you what you want

(Madonna & Justin)
Time is waiting
We only got 4 minutes to save the world
No hesitating
Grab a boy
Grab a girl
Time is waiting
We only got 4 minutes to save the world
No hesitating
We only got 4 minutes, 4 minutes

(Madonna & Justin)
So keep it up, keep it up
Don't be a prima donna
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 prima donna
You gotta get in line, hop
Tick tock tick tock tick tock

(Timbaland)
Breakdown

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idntfcklosers
03-05-2008

Rated 0 
Love madonna. Loved confessions. Was expecting a lot more from this song. Justin sucks and he's singing most of the song, and that he's featuring madonna..
I don't think this is her best work. Its very unlike madonna to bow down and conform/copy what is popular these days. But people criticized confessions before it came out and it turned out to be a great record. Let's hope this is the worst song off hard candy.

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kaneda
03-14-2008

Rated 0 
I HATE THIS SONG!!!

IT`S BAD AND IT SEEMS TO BE MORE A JUSTIN SONG MORE THAN A MADONNA SONG....

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Tixxx
03-19-2008

Rated 0 
I love Madonna, I'm a huge fan of her and her music! BUT this song...I don't like it!! What happened to Madonna? I think the music of this song isn't special, the lyrics neither...I hope the rest of the album is better!

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paigeraquel
03-25-2008

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when i first heard Madonna & Justin would be doing a song together , i was estatic. then i heard it & wasnt feeling it so much. this song is growing on me though.

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amster8
03-27-2008

Rated 0 
When I first heard this song I really didn't like it...I thought there was too much going on and that it was annoying. But after a couple listens, I love it. It's a good dance/club/party type song...and that's all I'm really expecting from Madonna these days, so I'm satisfied. Justin makes the song though...without him, it would be kinda boring.

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amster8
03-27-2008

Rated +2 
Shouldn't this song be 4 minutes long though?

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Danom8
04-03-2008

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I think the lyrics are pure awful, I'm normally quite good at putting my own spin on the meanings of songs, even the more shallow ones but these are horrible. The background is too busy and noisy and the beat isn't even consistent. I love both Madge and JT so I expected a lot but this is the worst song EVER! I much prefer Janet's FeedBack!

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Stolen_By_Music
04-03-2008

Rated 0 
This song makes no sense to me whatsoever. period. i really dont like it.

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Tixxx
04-04-2008

Rated 0 
...I don't know why but I'm starting to like it..I mean, I heard it in a club and it rocked!!! the lyrics are just meaningless... but still... Madonna's the queen!!!

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jasonchrist
04-05-2008

Rated 0 
amster8:

Yeah, the album version of the song is four minutes and five seconds long but the radio edit is about three and a half minutes long...


I really like this song. I didn't like it at first, but it has definitely grown on me.

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sandra_
04-07-2008

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When I first heard the song, I just thought "wow, sounds good and perfect to party" . And every time I hear it, I like it more...I think thats because Timbaland, I just like his style of music, although I don't usually listen to this kind of music.

And fpr the meaning...I think its pretty meaningless, just about dancing in a club ("Grab a boy, Grab a girl")

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meathead22
04-08-2008

Rated 0 
Nice song, but the video makes me want to puke. How is old is Madonna already? Like 70? And JT is still only in his teens? Hello! With all the female 40-something teachers having sex underage boys, you'd think Madonna and JT would be more responsible! What trash!

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funkboy
04-08-2008

Rated 0 
Why did the video make you want to puke? The cutaway of the two people kissing? That is pretty darn disturbing and strange.
Overall a fun video though, except for that shudder-inducing image.
Madonna look great for her age... and great in general!

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CoolForever
04-09-2008

Rated 0 
There is simply no meaning to this song. Justin Timberlake wrote some of it, so that's no surprise.

The lyrics are just randomness and there is little to no substance or meaning to the 4 Minutes part.

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CodeBlue40
04-10-2008

Rated 0 
It's pretty catchy. 4 minutes to save the world? It's like the song was made for some superhero group. A really hip superhero group. One that spends time in clubs or something instead of fighting Dr. DoomMagnetoLuthor or something.

And what's up with Mel C singing backup vocals? That's crazy...

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dustybreeze
04-10-2008

Rated 0 
k, well if they only had 4 minutes to save the world, i guess we should all be dead right now, cuz this song sucks -_-

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martinkorben
04-11-2008

Rated 0 
oh come on guys --

it doesn't suck and the video is tre bien !

( i do agree tho with it being pretty meaningless. )

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LUSA3345
04-11-2008

Rated 0 
I didn't like this song or "Hard Candy" at all at first, but this is starting to grow on me, and I think I'm gonna like this album. This song is NOT meaningless though. It's like a well, duh, kinda thing. It means carpe diem, seize the day. If you love someone and you, ahem, want some luvin' from 'em, "no hesitating" good things don't come by standing around, go for it. I don't know if that's the best advice for life, ha, after living it out, but that's what it means.

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Arrowshot
04-11-2008

Rated 0 
I like the song pretty well, although it is completely without substance. The lyrics would be simply just about lust, or some crap like everyone sings about nowadays. And after watching the music video, the message is no clearer. It's a lot foggier, in fact. What the hell was up with the cutaways??

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striker8844
04-12-2008

Rated 0 
I also thought this song sucked at first, kinda like how I felt about "Umbrella" last year. But this song is quickly growing on me, and it might turn out to be my summer jam. You have to admit that the beat is pretty catchy (although it is a bit reminiscent of Hollaback Girl).

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LUSA3345
04-13-2008

Rated 0 
Arrowshot, I'm finding I'm really liking this song. As I said, it's basically about taking chances and going for, uh, lovin'. However, it's more complex "the road to hell is paved with good intentions" and "if you thought it, it better be what you want". THAT's an interesting caveat. Sorta like "you play with fire, you get burned" kinda thing. But then there's "if I died tonight, at least I can say I did what I wanted to do". So yeah the song is about sex. :P But as with anything Madonna, there's gold in this song. It's complex, you just have to listen very carefully. And, she's mad hot in the vid. Rock on, Madonna! She looks GREAT for 50!

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sierra.as
04-14-2008

Rated 0 
I really don't like the lyrics but it's so catchy!
I had to download it haha

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secondhelpings
04-15-2008

Rated 0 
Didn't like the song at first, but after hearing it a couple times it definitely grows on ya.

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primaballerina
04-17-2008

Rated 0 
hot.

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MMDP_HI
04-19-2008

Rated 0 
This song is so pointless!
As a madonna fan, its quite disappointing.
I think she has a lot more to offer than this crap...
This song shows no talent except maybe timbalands keys. PEOPLE please stop overanalyzing the lyrics, it seriously has no important meanings to it.

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