Desperation is hard to explain, but this song almost perfectly portrays the definition of it; it’s done through the emotion that the song makes one feel. The speaker shows his intense desire for his “Mrs. Right” by asking “where is Mrs. Right, I gotta see her, travel all across the world just to meet her”. His need for “Mrs. Right’s” love is so great that he will go anywhere and do anything to have her. He’s so desperate, he says “we don’t discriminate girls know we love ‘em all”. This is obviously an exaggeration as well, but the fact that he says this shows that he loves the idea of the female gender itself. At one point he discloses that he doesn’t even care if she’s “light skinned, dark dark skinned, long hair don’t care long as your heart’s in it/ looking for my Mrs. , enough to drive me insane”. Her looks shouldn’t matter in the first place, but he is showing that if he loves her and she loves him back, then that works for him. Also, he wants to find his “Mrs.” so bad that he’s almost living his life unhealthily. He’s sacrificing his mental health just to find his prefect girl; now that’s what I call desperation.
The imagery in this song not only gives the listener a picture in his or her head, but gives us a view of what is important to the speaker when looking for a girl. When the speaker says that “shawty say you don’t, but I bet you do, MB on your ringtone, posters in your room, sassy little thing/like like the way you talk, heard you got the goods go ahead show ‘em off, take a picture quick/ send it to my phone, dimple in your cheek, white Gucci stunnas on”. This is showing that he knows what he wants, and he knows that he is someone that the girls want too. When the speaker tells his “Mrs.” to “open up your Mac Book, put me on your lap, stay sending me smiley faces on the chat” this imagery is the perfect example of how society has changed and how things that are important have changed. Instead of something intimate being important, he wants her to chat with him as if that’s the ultimate way to show one’s love toward someone. Also, this quote is a technological pun. At first glance, this quote seems like it’s just talking about using a laptop, but, in fact, it is also saying something else; lap could mean one of two meanings in this case. In context, the word lap could be taken as short for laptop or her literal lap on her body. The imagery in this song definitely makes you understand the mindset of this young man when trying to find his girl, and it’s easy to know and recognize what he means throughout the whole song.
Throughout this song, the speaker clearly states his love for the female gender; it’s easy to see. Contradicting this very present fact is the idea that he put forth that it’s “driving him insane” trying to find his “Mrs. Right”. Though it’s ironic that he would put both of these ideas into our heads, he has a valid point. By extracting different lines in the song, I came to the conclusion that this event in itself is irony and a paradox. It’s ironic that he would say he likes all women and it’s still hard for him to find his “Mrs. Right”, but this can be explained. You could say that it’s hard for him to find his right girl because of the fact he finds all girls appealing; this entails that it’s hard for him to choose which one of the millions of girls he’s attracted to to choose from.
This song is an exemplary way to fully explain the confusion and bewilderment of young love. The speaker’s journey to find his “Mrs. Right” is a tough and sorrowful battle, but in the end he knows it will all work out for him. By using the devices stated, and many more not listed, the speaker fully grasps and explains the common misconception that love is easy. Love takes work, and this young man is willing to travel all across the world until he finds his perfect girl…his “Mrs. Right”.
The imagery in this song not only gives the listener a picture in his or her head, but gives us a view of what is important to the speaker when looking for a girl. When the speaker says that “shawty say you don’t, but I bet you do, MB on your ringtone, posters in your room, sassy little thing/like like the way you talk, heard you got the goods go ahead show ‘em off, take a picture quick/ send it to my phone, dimple in your cheek, white Gucci stunnas on”. This is showing that he knows what he wants, and he knows that he is someone that the girls want too. When the speaker tells his “Mrs.” to “open up your Mac Book, put me on your lap, stay sending me smiley faces on the chat” this imagery is the perfect example of how society has changed and how things that are important have changed. Instead of something intimate being important, he wants her to chat with him as if that’s the ultimate way to show one’s love toward someone. Also, this quote is a technological pun. At first glance, this quote seems like it’s just talking about using a laptop, but, in fact, it is also saying something else; lap could mean one of two meanings in this case. In context, the word lap could be taken as short for laptop or her literal lap on her body. The imagery in this song definitely makes you understand the mindset of this young man when trying to find his girl, and it’s easy to know and recognize what he means throughout the whole song.
Throughout this song, the speaker clearly states his love for the female gender; it’s easy to see. Contradicting this very present fact is the idea that he put forth that it’s “driving him insane” trying to find his “Mrs. Right”. Though it’s ironic that he would put both of these ideas into our heads, he has a valid point. By extracting different lines in the song, I came to the conclusion that this event in itself is irony and a paradox. It’s ironic that he would say he likes all women and it’s still hard for him to find his “Mrs. Right”, but this can be explained. You could say that it’s hard for him to find his right girl because of the fact he finds all girls appealing; this entails that it’s hard for him to choose which one of the millions of girls he’s attracted to to choose from.
This song is an exemplary way to fully explain the confusion and bewilderment of young love. The speaker’s journey to find his “Mrs. Right” is a tough and sorrowful battle, but in the end he knows it will all work out for him. By using the devices stated, and many more not listed, the speaker fully grasps and explains the common misconception that love is easy. Love takes work, and this young man is willing to travel all across the world until he finds his perfect girl…his “Mrs. Right”.
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