In the not-so-distant 2013, the song Blurred Lines was an almost daily guest of all music channels and sounded in every shopping center. Everyone saw a photo of Robin Thicke, the main performer, surrounded by three pretty models. The clip was even too frank, and its original version was deleted from YouTube, but recently it still defended its right to be stored on the hosting.
What made Blurred Lines so popular?
The name of the song can be translated as "Unclear boundaries." The artists themselves say that the story is devoted to difficult sexual relationships, where the man simply does not know where the very sensual line is located that cannot be crossed. A fairly simple concept has acquired a bunch of rumors, speculation and even accusations towards artists. It got to the point that many saw in the lyrics the encouragement of rape, interpreting “unclear boundaries” as a situation where refusal means consent. Is there anything in the lyrics that allows such charges to be made? Let's analyze Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines translation.
What are the performers singing about
The song begins with the fact that Tick sings: if the girl does not understand the signals sent by him, then maybe something is wrong with him (maybe I'm outta my mind). In the next couplet, Robin Thicke says that another man almost managed to get her by hinting at marriage, but he will set her free today because she does not need all these formalities (just let me liberate you, you don't need no papers) .
He claims that I know, you want it, that is, "I know that you want it." Robin Thicke calls the girl who attracted his attention “a good girl that he simply cannot miss”, continuing to sing about how he hates these “unclear boundaries”, without losing confidence that his chosen one wants to sleep with him. She may not be recognized out loud, but the singer knows this for sure. Robin Thicke invites her to talk (get about gettin 'blasted) and says that, judging by her behavior, she does not mind leaving with him today. He then comments on the choice of her clothes, admitting that her appearance turns everyone on in this bar. Robin Thicke feels lucky because she wants to hug him today. But the matter is not limited to hugs. The singer asks: What rhymes with hug me ?. Literally, this translates as “what else is in tune with the word hug?”, Hinting at the obvious.
In the rap part, TI in the spirit of his culture is not shy in expressions. He promises to do it dirty and rude, just as her current boyfriend certainly does not know how. The rapper himself also has a girlfriend, but this does not stop him from watching another woman in a bar, waiting for a moment to come up. He does not doubt that the chosen one will agree to sleep with him, because not many women can refuse this pimpin ', that is, few women do not succumb to his attractiveness.
The lines of Robin Thick also become bolder: the singer offers to surrender to the feeling and saddle him, lowering and rising, because she likes it when it hurts a little, which means she will have to work. He offers the beloved to smoke, it always works flawlessly, because now that she has prevailed, this is only the beginning of their joint story.
Does the song have a double meaning?
In general, the work gathered positive reviews and even became the song of the year. But many saw in the video and rap parties objectification of the female sex and misogyny. And in the phrase “I know you want it” and the following lines - the justification of sex without verbal consent from the girl. Proponents of this point of view say that most rapists claim that the victim gave non-verbal signs of consent, provoked his appearance and generally expressed a subconscious desire to have sex with them. All this is indirectly indicated in the song, however, the performers deny such accusations, saying only that the song is about the feelings of a guy who was sure that the girl did not mind sleeping with him, but when she decided to ask, she refused.