Baby, you trippin’
What’s up?
What you got? A gun?
Oh!
I been shot
She the one who scoped me out
Time to stop
It was all part of the plot
Now the sky is fallin’ when I call your name (Oh!)
I gotta have you, let me get it
She so bad, it’s irrational
No good for me, but I have to know
Get what she want, then she out the door
No talkin’ true
She’s been in my bed and now I’ll never be the same (Woo!)
It’s toxic when she’s tastin’ me
She got poison on her tongue
When her time is up
Can’t get enough
That girl just not a keeper
But I keep on tryna keep her
And she’s way too hard to hold
Can’t crack the code
But she keeps me wantin’ more
She bad to the bone
And when her time is up
Can’t get enough
That girl just not a keeper
But I keep on tryna keep her (Ooh)
I wanna love you, babe
(I wanna love you, girl, I wanna love you, girl, I wanna love you)
I know it’s forbidden, baby, oh, Lord
I took a bite and now the walls are cavin’ in (Yeah)
Oh, yeah
You so bad, it’s irrational
No good for me, but I have to know
Get what she want, then she out the door
But I love fuckin’ you
She’s been in my bed but now I’ll never be the same (Woo!)
It’s toxic when she’s tastin’ me
She got poison on her tongue
When her time is up
Can’t get enough
That girl just not a keeper
But I keep on tryna keep her
And she’s way too hard to hold
Can’t crack the code
But she keeps me wantin’ more
She bad to the bone
And when her time is up
Can’t get enough
That girl just not a keeper
But I keep on tryna keep her
Your love is a catastrophe
I get the feelin’ that you after me
It’s like your soul is a catch to me
I hate it but I love it when that ass on me (Ooh)
Your love is a catastrophe (Oh-oh)
I get the feelin’ that you after me
It’s like your soul is a catch to me (You know what you doin’)
I hate it but I love it when that ass on me (You know what you doin’)
Yeah
It’s toxic when she’s tastin’ me
She got poison on her tongue (Ooh)
When her time is up
Can’t get enough
That girl just not a keeper (She ain’t, she ain’t)
But I keep on tryna keep her (What up, baby?)
And she’s way too hard to hold (What up, baby?)
Can’t crack the code (She ain’t)
But she keeps me wantin’ more (Wantin’ more)
She bad to the bone (Woah)
And when her time is up (Ooh)
Can’t get enough (Ooh)
That girl just not a keeper (Huh, no, no, she’s not)
But I keep on tryna keep her (No, no)
And when her time is up
Can’t get enough
That girl just not a keeper
But I keep on tryna keep her
That girl just not a keeper
But I keep on tryna keep her
The Dangerous Allure of “Forbidden”
In “Forbidden,” Chris Brown delves into the intoxicating pull of a love that’s both irresistible and perilous. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a relationship that’s as thrilling as it is destructive. Brown uses metaphors of poison, catastrophe, and coded mystery to illustrate a lover who is undeniably seductive yet ultimately unattainable. The tension between desire and consequence is palpable, as the protagonist finds himself addicted to the chase, even when he knows it’s bad for him. This emotional rollercoaster is heightened by the repetition of wanting more, despite knowing that the woman is “not a keeper.”
Song Credits
Artist: Chris Brown
Release Year: 2024
Label: N/A