Lagu If Its Lovin That You Want Rihanna Ungkap Makna Ketertarikan

Karya musik berjudul "If It’s Lovin’ That You Want" menjadi salah satu penanda penting pada fase awal karier Rihanna di industri musik internasional, seperti dilansir dari Medcom.

Tembang dengan sentuhan genre dancehall dan R&B tersebut resmi dirilis sebagai single kedua pada 16 Agustus 2005. Karya ini masuk dalam album debutnya yang bertajuk Music of the Sun.

Setelah sukses menarik perhatian publik melalui lagu "Pon de Replay", penyanyi asal Barbados ini kembali menyuguhkan nuansa musik Karibia yang sangat khas.

Secara naratif, lagu ini mengisahkan keberanian seorang perempuan yang meyakinkan pria dambaannya. Sang perempuan merasa yakin bahwa dirinya merupakan sosok yang tepat untuk mendampingi pria tersebut.

Penawaran yang diberikan tidak terbatas pada jalinan asmara semata. Karakter perempuan dalam lagu tersebut juga ingin menjadi sosok sahabat yang dapat dipercaya untuk berbagi rahasia, impian, hingga kecemasan.

Judul lagu ini dapat diartikan secara sederhana sebagai "Jika cinta yang kamu inginkan". Pesan mendasar tersebut menjadi inti utama dari keseluruhan narasi lagu.

Rihanna menampilkan sosok perempuan yang memiliki rasa percaya diri tinggi dalam mengungkapkan perasaannya. Dalam wawancara bersama MTV News, Rihanna menjelaskan bahwa lagu ini menyampaikan pesan kepada seorang pria agar menjadikannya pasangan jika memang mencari cinta sejati.

Lagu ini menekankan pentingnya keterikatan emosional dan rasa saling percaya. Cinta yang ditawarkan tidak sekadar berfokus pada daya tarik fisik, melainkan komitmen untuk menjadi tempat berteduh saat merasa kesepian.

Lirik Lengkap If It’s Lovin’ That You Want

If it's loving that you want
Then you should make me your girl, your girl
If it's loving that you need
Baby, come and share my world (Share my world)
If it's loving that you want
Come and take a walk with me (Walk with me)
'Cause everything that you need, I got it right here, baby, baby

Now it's obvious you need a friend to come hold you down
Be that one you share your everything when no one's around
Baby, come tell me your secrets and tell me all your dreams
'Cause I can see you need someone to trust
You can trust in me

Di, di, di, di, di, di, di, di, di, da, di, dey
So just call me whenever you're lonely
Di, di, di, di, di, di, di, di, di, da, di, dey
I'll be your friend, I can be your homie

If it's loving that you want
Then you should make me your girl (Your girl)
If it's loving that you need
Baby, come and share my world (Share my world)
If it's loving that you want
Come and take a walk with me (Walk with me)
'Cause everything that you need, I got it right here, baby, baby

It's been so long I've had this feelin'
That we could be
Everything you've ever wanted, baby
Your fantasy
I won't push too hard or break your heart
'Cause my love's sincere
I'm not like any other girl you know
So let me erase your fears

If it's loving that you want
Then you should make me your girl (Your girl)
If it's loving that you need
Baby, come and share my world (Share my world, ooh)
If it's loving that you want
Come and take a walk with me (Walk with me, baby)
'Cause everything that you need, I got it right here, baby, oh
If it's loving that you want
Then you should make me your girl, your girl (Make me your girl, baby)
If it's loving that you need (Baby)
Baby, come and share my world, share my world (I got wat you need so come to my world)
If it's loving that you want
Come and take a walk with me, walk with me
'Cause everything that you need, I got it right here, baby, baby

If it's loving that you want
Then you should make me your girl, your girl
If it's loving that you need
Baby, come and share my world, share my world
If it's loving that you want
Then come and take a walk with me, walk with me
'Cause everything that you need, I got it right here, baby, baby

I wanna let you know
That you don't have to go
Don't wonder no more
What I think about you
What I think about you, boy
I got what you need, so come share my world, oh