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."
Article comments
1 - swingingpuss
I agree with you , its a grubby song.
2 - Baronius
Just out of curiousity, has anyone heard anything about his new live album? I've caught a few clips of recent concerts, and he's really quite talented. Dave Matthews meets Stevie Ray Vaughn.
I agree about "Wonderland" and that other hit of his, about fathers and daughters. It's equally disturbing. Both songs are obviously targeted at swooning young women.
3 - Phillip Winn
I talk about this article a bit in my latest podcast. Sorry I don't know how to pronounce your last name, Pam!
4 - Me
You all obviously know nothing about poetry...and certainly nothing about John Mayer..."Wonderland" is not a crass let's get it on song...it is an ode and appreciation for the opposite sex - namely one whom is loved and adored...listen with your pants zipped next time and you may hear clearer...
5 - John
There is nothing wrong with appreciating the physical things in life :-)
6 - Me
John Mayer is a great song writer and I disagree with the assertion that this song is "crass."
"I'll never let your head hit the bed without my hand behind it." What does this us?
Personally, I think that it is a romantic song. I think it can be interpreted different ways depending on how you view John Mayer as a person. From the rest of his songs, I don't think he was trying to be vulgur.
7 - hello
i think this is a beautiful song, if you look at lyrics these days everyting evolves around seks a lot more than this song almost the whole music industry is shallow these days. In this song the addoration for his girlfriends body is described very romantic. There is nothing wrong with a man apreciating his one and only girlfriend... so this has nothing to do with swooning women (plural)Its the other way around, the only wonderland he needs is the one of his girlfriend! I think the fact that he won a grammy for this song says about enough!
8 - Molly
I hate to break it to you, but sex is about physical things. If he were that shallow he wouldn't refer to it as love. When you make love, it means you love them and are expressing yourself physically. Because that's what sex is. He's making it special. Something more guys should do.
9 - enelya
i completely disagree with your comment "reveals him to be a shallow guy". just because he's praising a woman's beauty doesn't mean he's shallow or a pervert.
10 - Rob
Your body is a wonderland was written for a guy!
Click on my link to watch it, or submit the query :
john mayer has a tv show Dailymotion
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