You're a song written by the hands of God
Don't get me wrong 'cause this might sound to you a bit odd
But you own the place where all my thoughts go hiding
Right under your clothes, is where I find them

Underneath your clothes
There's an endless story
There's the man I chose
There's my territory
And all the things I deserve
For being such a good girl honey

'Cause of you, I forgot the smart ways to lie
Because of you, I'm running out of reasons to cry
When the friends are gone, when the party's over
We will still belong to each other

Underneath your clothes
There's an endless story
There's the man I chose
There's my territory
And all the things I deserve
For being such a good girl honey

Underneath your clothes
There's an endless story
There's the man I chose
There's my territory
And all the things I deserve
For being such a good girl
For being such a, hey

I love you more than all that's on the planet
Movin', talkin', walkin', breathin'
You know it's true
Oh baby it's so funny almost don't believe it

As every voice is hangin' from the silence
Lamps are hangin' from the ceilin'
Like a lady tied to her manners
I'm tied up to this feeling

Underneath your clothes
There's an endless story
There's the man I chose
There's my territory
And all the things I deserve
For being such a good girl honey

Underneath your clothes
Whoa
There's the man I chose
There's my territory
And all the things I deserve
For being such a good girl
For being such a good girl



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"Underneath Your Clothes" as written by Lester A/shakira / Mendez

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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  • +1
    General Comment:just a personal opinion, and some of what i'm saying has already been mentioned, but i would agree with tinamarie in that she is not literally talking about what is underneath his clothes, but more using clothes as a metaphor for the act people put on when around strangers, which everyone does; and that she is talking about the man underneath the act the rest of the world knows.

    "Because of you
    I forgot the
    Smart ways to lie"

    The song can be taken at face value, just to mean that she loves him; but i think it can also be interpreted as telling us to look beneath the 'clothes'(acts) people wear, and to know the person behind them, and basically coming back to the time honoured fable of 'don't judge a book by it's cover'

    please give me your opinions on my interpretation of this amazingly evocative song

    love you pippa xxxxxxxxxxxx <3
    Flag OfThoseUntoldon May 19, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:anyway, it's a love song. "underneath your clothes" is both literal and deeper. it's about sex, but it's also just about closeness between two people.
    Flag ofthedeepgreenseaon February 15, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:i wish she still sang this live often :(

    this is probably my favorite shakira song

    i completely respect her as an artist, but i miss this era of her music.
    Flag ofthedeepgreenseaon February 15, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:When I saw that title I admite that I was a little shocked but after hearing it I think it is a beautiful love song about intimacy.
    Flag songofsongson June 11, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I agree with all that say this is a beautifully written love song, but there certainly is an air of sex to it. Sex really connects people in a relationship, and it isn't strange to feel affectionate towards everything your lover is.

    And, to whomever said that Shakira needs to stop dying her hair blond... how many Colombians do you know? While Shakira may dye her hair frequently, I know a handful of Colombians with simply dark roots.
    Flag EmyMCon January 28, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:my favorite line is
    "And of all the things
    I deserve
    For being such
    A good girl honey"
    Flag Itskenziebabeon August 16, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:"Stupidkid" is an idiot and "honkyfire" is tripping hard on PCP or something. And maybe "stupidkid" is tripping as well. That's my only explanation.

    I think that this is a great song. It's a love song, but a welcome change from the Brittney Spears style.
    Flag GermanOrganistBrockon August 04, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:love this song.
    written about love
    &nd i just love love.
    ^_^
    but it is a really good song.
    endless story is a good way to explain it.
    Flag cassielynnon December 20, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:The title just makes me laugh.
    Flag Fairygirlon August 17, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:beautiful..cant think of another word..
    Flag jusalilcrazyon January 12, 2007   Link

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