Tuesday, August 4, 2009

More strange Shakira lyrics

Shakira has a new song with weirder lyrics than ever (see below). It makes me wonder if "lycanthropy" (definition: the delusion that one has become a wolf) translates to a common Spanish word? The couplet: "Nocturnal creatures are not so prudent; The moon's my teacher and I'm her student" is inspired. Incidentally I absolutely love the song.

SOS shes in disguise
SOS shes in disguise
There's a she wolf in disguise
Coming out coming out coming out

A domesticated girl thats all you ask of me
Darling it is no joke this is lycanthropy
The moon's awake now with eyes wide open
My body's craving so feed the hungry

Ive been devoting myself to you Monday to Monday and Friday to Friday
Not getting enough retribution or decent incentives to keep me at it
Im starting to feel just a little abused like a coffee machine in an office
So Im gonna go to my closet and get me a lover and tell you all about it

Theres a she wolf in the closet
Open up and set it free
Theres a she wolf in the closet
Let it out so it can breathe

Sitting across a bar staring right at her prey
Its going well so far shes gonna get her way
Nocturnal creatures are not so prudent
The moon's my teacher and Im her student

To locate the single men I got on me a special radar
And the fire department hotline in case I get in trouble later
Not looking for cute little divos or rich city guys I just want to enjoy
By having a very good time and behave very bad in the arms of a boy

Theres a she wolf in the closet
Open up and set it free
Theres a she wolf in the closet
Let it out so it can breathe

1 comment:

Rose Hunter said...

Oh this was so enjoyable to read. Thank you Nick, for posting that. Abused like a coffee machine? What is she doing to her coffee machine? These are here to serve us surely, and should be happy to do it, but there is no need to abuse them....

Wolf is "lobo" in Spanish. Werewolf is "el hombre lobo," logically enough. There's probably a different word for shewolf or something. I will have to look this up.

To cry wolf: "gritar al lobo!"

AHHH! Which is what I did when I saw the video clip for this song.