Music Review: John Mayer "Your Body Is A Wonderland"
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Your Body Is A Wonderland
Album: Room for Squares
Year: 2002
John Mayer sweet talks his hot girlfriend into sex in the crass "Your Body Is A Wonderland."
A touchy feely guitar opens the single, setting a casual tone. Mayer mentions to his girlfriend that their afternoon is free and she has a comfy bed. He's been meaning to get in her in it for a while. He smirks that having sex with her it something he needs to do. He compliments her endlessly. He compares her skin to fine china. He adds that her lips and tongue are like the sweetest candy.
In the pre-chorus, he says if she wants to have sex with him, they will. He mentions that if she made plans for the evening, she should cancel. He can make love for hours. Someone certainly thinks highly of himself.
In the chorus, he says she has a fabulous body. Except he tries to be metaphorical and intellectual about it. He comments that he will touch her with his hand.
He compliments her more in the second verse. He likes how her hair covers part of her eyes sometimes and her feline way of crawling. He says that she can tell him how to please her. He adds his face will not always be seen but he won't let her get hurt.
The pre-chorus and chorus are sung again.
In the bridge, he says that spent many nights thinking of sleeping with her and it not happening. However, he has her now. Sometimes, he can't even look at her without getting turned on.
A plodding guitar solo follows.
The chorus ends the single.
The woman is a conquest in "Your Body Is A Wonderland." She's a beautiful woman he must have. All her physical features are praised. Her appreciation for him or even caring doesn't even matter.
Mayer tries to pass off the song as a romantic ode to lovemaking. But his emphasis on her body (and nothing else) reveals him to be a shallow guy.
Album: Room for Squares
Year: 2002
John Mayer sweet talks his hot girlfriend into sex in the crass "Your Body Is A Wonderland."
A touchy feely guitar opens the single, setting a casual tone. Mayer mentions to his girlfriend that their afternoon is free and she has a comfy bed. He's been meaning to get in her in it for a while. He smirks that having sex with her it something he needs to do. He compliments her endlessly. He compares her skin to fine china. He adds that her lips and tongue are like the sweetest candy.
"We got the afternoon/You got this room for two/One thing I've left to do/Discover me/Discovering you/One mile to every inch of/Your skin like porcelain/One pair of candy lips and/Your bubblegum tongue."
In the pre-chorus, he says if she wants to have sex with him, they will. He mentions that if she made plans for the evening, she should cancel. He can make love for hours. Someone certainly thinks highly of himself.
"And if you want love/We'll make it/Swimming a deep sea/Of blankets/Take all your big plans/And break 'em/This is bound to be a while."
In the chorus, he says she has a fabulous body. Except he tries to be metaphorical and intellectual about it. He comments that he will touch her with his hand.
"Your body is a wonderland/Your body is a wonder/(I'll use my hands)/Your body Is a wonderland."
He compliments her more in the second verse. He likes how her hair covers part of her eyes sometimes and her feline way of crawling. He says that she can tell him how to please her. He adds his face will not always be seen but he won't let her get hurt.
"Something 'bout the way your hair/
Falls in your face/I love the shape you take when crawling/Towards the pillowcase/You tell me where to go and/Though I might leave to find it/I'll never let your head hit the bed/Without my hand behind it."
The pre-chorus and chorus are sung again.
In the bridge, he says that spent many nights thinking of sleeping with her and it not happening. However, he has her now. Sometimes, he can't even look at her without getting turned on.
"Damn baby/You frustrate me/I know you're mine all mine all mine/But you look so good it hurts sometimes."
A plodding guitar solo follows.
The chorus ends the single.
The woman is a conquest in "Your Body Is A Wonderland." She's a beautiful woman he must have. All her physical features are praised. Her appreciation for him or even caring doesn't even matter.
Mayer tries to pass off the song as a romantic ode to lovemaking. But his emphasis on her body (and nothing else) reveals him to be a shallow guy.
