outkast: she lives in my lap. [movie version]

[stainlous]

If you actually pay attention to the lyrics, you can see that this song is really about this girl he can't commit to hence the "forever my fiancee" and he has her running circles can he can't figure his own shit out

[bdash1591]

this song came out before the idlewild movie so its possible that it has another meaning other than him tlking about his love who died in the movie . remember this song is off the love below album . anyways this song is dope as hell !

[EXKERAYDES23]

so happy I got this cd

[rahsun29]

No dumb ass she's a stripper. Hence she lives in my lap.

[AlyMC13]

@rahsun29 she lives in my lap is metaphore you are too dumb to understand.

[kingkingpin59]

Sick ass song and movie

[Nikk202standup]

Idlewild

[lenabina86]

the song was out way before the movie and he talkin about a woman its in a relationship but he is afraid to commit to her. thats why he says she lives in my lap cuz he has her goin in circles. you have to look at it in retrospect

[oncanyon]

I hear the song one year ago, I really loved it. but now I think, it became even better!

[TEAMxEPICxSPACE]

He looks like lyod

[kierralee12]

Love This

[iintoxikation]

i so love his voice so damn talanted!

[wiseoficu]

She stays alone...never sheds a single tear...damn 3-Stacks

[kingoftheville87]

Is there a way to download this particular version

[DivisionsOfJoy]

greatest outkast song

[PaytonSevenDelicia]

I just finished watching the movie

[purtymonster]

some of these interpretations are hill.larry.us.

[ThePurplePassion1]

I love the movie and the songs

[JayRenee219]

ACTUALLY, By lap he do mean cycle... It's like he have her in a trance.. He's not perfect, she is but yet she continue to come back... It's a cycle... He love's her but he wasnt ready to commit. She stayed with him and waited. Despite what the movie is showing.. The song is about him being confused about love.

[CASHHOLDER7181]

Stacks for real what up doe when yall comin to detroit

[TrayBoogie20]

She wants to know why he’s afraid to take the next step to further their relationship.the broad is heartless.she’s always calm and collected never too emotional…unlike a lot of women.his girl and her friends get jazzy just to go out and entice other guys.she always returns to 3 stacks.He always thinks of her.

[TrayBoogie20]

@TrayBoogie20 He’s talking about how his relationship has never gotten past the sexual stage and how he can’t commit to her.he wants the same fire for his girl, he wants it but its conflicted at the same time, so he needs her to remind em of why the even fuck around to begin with….the fact that she loose separates em.

although he won’t commit to her, he wants her all to himself

[aliaawilson]

this is my favorite. #1 shout out to who posted this!!! thank you... alia

[royaltyhasarrived]

looooooooooooveeeeeeee this! i could cry----- so awesome

[muziklyfe92]

I love how it flowed into Vibrate in the movie

[sseleman10]

Always wondered what meaning he really wanted out of this song

[kelzodakamikazee]

he looks lik lloyd in this picture



[calidream2011]

"idlewild" dis mi shit

[arabus100]

just an awsom song. great lyrics, great tune.

[Drakewifey12]

This is about andre singing to his love who died, and he wrote a song saying that she will always be in his lap. Wth yall talking about, if u saw the movie. He sang this song when she was dead... She not a stripper and she not running laps... Smh

[rilestin14]

@Drakewifey12 actually the song was originally about andre running laps. he was saying that he was running past her constantly because he loved her but he was afraid of being committed to her. but u r right about the movie part

[flyynfresh]

Its bout a man that really loves a girl, she loves him too, but he's afraid, insecure. ”she lives in my lap” meant she's like, doin laps, runnin through his mind. He loves her but can't commit. Cooler side of town meaning she's coming to see him. The adlibs are from Geto Boys ”mind playin tricks on me” if u notice.

[alkidathreat]

@flyynfresh Ithink its about a shy guy who falls for a stripper \, hence she lives in his lap/ lap dance, makeing him responsive, yet not truely responsive because he wants to respond with his hart not his d..k

[mikarionthegreat]

@alkidathreat -_____- not even close to wut this song is about lol

[alkidathreat]

@mikarionthegreat Andre3000 is that you?.........

[mikarionthegreat]

@alkidathreat the one and only!....

[l0velytashia]

keep your heart 3 stacks

[Hamburger247]

I was bumping the hell outta this WHOLE ALBUM in 2003 Freshmen year of College. Waayyy Better Than SpeakerBoxxx

[Beauty4285]

i still really dnt get dha meaninqq cann someonee' tell mhe??????/ iknoo eertymm' ihyt comes on i stay cryinn'

[BreancaLashe]

love dis songgg ! MY husband 4life :)

[kinstube]

N!!!!!CE

[gabrielleechavez]

Spelling Bee*

[This7is7my7Insanity]

the guy with the second top comment must be a spelling b champion!

[gabrielleechavez]

Song is about head...slurp slurp bitches. Jk.

[sseleman10]

Loved the movie

[MrBatson1150]

HOT song

[PuertoRicianGIRL16]

Oh my ..... this movie made me cry when this song came on , I love this song :) <3

[bumpinmag]

@PuertoRicianGIRL16 Shit girl ,I thought I was thugged out until I heard this song,lol. Joint had me going thru boxes of kleenex!!

[PuertoRicianGIRL16]

@bumpinmag Ya i know what u mean , when u see the movie and how this song end up OMFG makes u wanna cry :'( but a damn good song !!! :)

[BumbleBeat21]

@PuertoRicianGIRL16 What movie? You must tell me! :o

[27Killermike]

@BumbleBeat21 Idlewild



[BreezyHatesYOU]

This song is ... amazing!

[TheCheleigh]

Another one, Andre'! This song puts me in a cool as mood. A nice glass of wine, and the joy of lookin at my fine ass man!

[angieb4u]

hearing this in th movie made me cry =/

[15Tipster]

i love this song!!

[TheAlexkoty]

This shit almost made me cry

[Stephen4President]

This is a serious smash hit

[kierralee12]

In Love With his Voice

[LupeF0rLife14]

I get a man finding the most perfect woman for anyman in the world. And then she died. This shit is soo beatifully deep it makes my ears coil back.

[Luciano81ish]

This is a great song, an heartfelt. Andre is a great artist. U can't do nuthin but respect his craft.

[JShahlo]

love this version..the scene made me cry, bastards..lmao (I'm a girl, it's cool) :P

[MrXxWILLYxX]

@JShahlo it made me cry too T_T (AND IM A MAN!)

[JShahlo]

@MrXxWILLYxX awwwwww

[LupeF0rLife14]

@MrXxWILLYxX Pussy.

[cobi0407]

ooooo this my shit this movie was the best for me i could watch it all day long

[kaylie5550]

cant dislike this!

[Grizzly743]

The people who disliked don't have class or taste!

[DePuzzld1]

thousands of views and 500 likes thats it??????

[akadimkz99]

This song is amazing one of my favs if Andre!!

[jayster455]

You don't hvee to be nott a virgin to enjoy good musicc.. But this song has a passionate depth.

[blackboitellem]

This part made me cry(im a girl btw..lol)

[Mcnabb236]

THIS BEAT IS RIDICULOUS

[lenabina86]

can u get the movie version of take off your cool

[liciousmamii512]

Great song great movie

[marioblaylock]

this version is so fucking smooth been searching for this forever.

[rmecca]

and vibrate is the same beat playing in reverse

[Mr84LA]

@rmecca no its not go listen to vibrate backwards lights off 2am it'll scare the shit out ya...

[rmecca]

i always thought he used a effect on his voice on the album version till i saw the movie and realized he just speed the song up

[lenabina86]

looking at yall comments and this has nothing to do with sex its a about a relationship a woman wants with him and she is waiting for him, but he caint seem to commit to her like she wants but she sticks around hince the word lap she is goin in circles

[Mayabooz]

OMG I almost cried towards the end.

[sarahhi19]

@Mayabooz me too lol

[xXTheNothingXx]

@Mayabooz i actually did

[ludabam241]

its like the 2 songs both have a good and evil vibe to them..

im speechless..

[Newtron510]

My favorite outkast song

[luisrene8]

what movie is this?

[Larae718]

@luisrene8 Idlewild

[tiye777]

he's talking about his dick! a man's heart and head are not attached to his dick!

his dick could be represented by a the strength of the woman he is messing with!

[lylatfox4]

@tiye777

the song is about a woman who just cant let a man go when the man isnt wanting to commit but she still stays in his lap, not in a sexual way but more of a sprung way

[tiye777]

@lylatfox4 i don't get that from the song! So you better be Andre 3000.Now, let me explain myself a lil further. when I say he talking about his dick I mean what his dick represents. a man can be with a woman without using his heart or intelligence! but a woman can still stay with him way after she leaves! sometimes leaving some of her strength behind. So sometimes a man's dick can control him even if he has not made a commitment because his dick could represent the woman's desires not his.

[JillBlackwood]

@tiye777 ....wow....agrees! very well expressed. ((nods headwrapped head 'yes'))

[JillBlackwood]

@tiye777 ....wow....agrees! very well expressed. ((nods headwrapped head 'yes'))

[tiye777]

@lylatfox4 just to add one more point in the movie remember puciville's girlfriend wanted to leave and be a big star. After she dies, if i remember correctly, the longing to leave the town stays with purciville.

[Babidee93]

Is this the song at the end? When he lays the dress on her, then he almost kills his self? I've been looking for that song.

[tido2cutie]

@Babidee93 yep, this is the song =)

[ladydream313]

Love it

[49Interceptor]

Been waitin for someone to upload the movie version!!

[JUNGLEMANN787]

THI IS THAT SHIT....!!! JUST WOKE UP...ROLLED A NICE JOINT....SMACK MY CHICK ON THE ASS 4 I GOT OUT OF BED.......CAME ON YOUTUBE LOOKING FOR A SMOKE OUT TUNE FOR THE MORNING...AND GOD DAMN..HERE IT IS....MY BROTHERS FROM DIFF MOTHERS BUT THE SAME CITY.......

OUTKAST IS ALWAYS ON POINT..WHEN WAKE N BAKE ROLLS AROUND!

[Awesomeist100]

the people who dislike this thot it sed "DIS-I-LIKE"

[972trev]

@Awesomeist100 lmao.... Ebonics....lets laugh at the retards!

[l0velytashia]

"mind vs. heart complications"

[surmona420]

love the song the audio is not done well i had my stereo way up to even hear this

[honey73022002]

I Love this shit. "She stays alone, never sheds a single tear."Tell em bout it.

[Daddynayab00]

I luv diss sng ! I could never remember

If iht wuz she died in my lap 0r she lives in my lap ! Haha ! Anyways..... I f0und iht nd nw im very..... =D

[MsBeanie417]

This is such a good song! Love it and it goes with the scene in 'Idlewild' as well :)

[honey73022002]

I love this shit.

[joski314]

i've been outkast fan forever they is just to damn raw this music just better every yime you listen to it.

[n89h]

DAAAAAAMN,this song lives in my lap..!

cant stop listening it ...

[n89h]

daaammmmnn,this song lives in my lap !!

cant stop listening it.....!!

[djn12006]

The one person that disliked this is a virgin.

[ibump89]

@djn12006 no who ever disliked this just wanted the fucking attention the fucking assholes

[JayT194]

@djn12006 O.o wut wong wit bein virgin

[EVANBLOB22]

if you listen to dis song wile hige u get transported to a completly diffrent place and i's awsome

[uknoMunroe13]

I like this version more then the love below =)

[GerardIsVeryCool]

i would appreciate the meaning of this song

[mzoats22]

damn he looks like lloyd rite here!

[TheSuirad]

what does ''she lives in my lap'' mean?

[Spinkledk]

@TheSuirad That, the girl he is singing about, is dead. And that he is sitting with her in his lap. Where i think he says living because it an eternal picture that just goes on in his head. Do you understand?

[Narnohamaru]

@Spinkledk incorrect. its about a relationship that a based strictly on sex and not romance. why the fucc would andre 3000 have a dead chicc in his lap? hell naw

[Spinkledk]

@Narnohamaru I think you are being to literal about what i said :) But, I think you can interpret in many ways, the one i mention is only one of the ways you can do it, also makes it perfect for this scene in the movie. Also see Jazzell815's reply to my comment for another way of interpretation :)

[TheSuirad]

@Spinkledk yes

[Jazzell815]

@Spinkledk this song came out wayyy before the movie. its about him loving her and she only using him. she loves him but does not want to commit

[Spinkledk]

@Jazzell815 I know that it was out before the movie. And as you say you can interpret it the way you do and you can interpret it the way I did. It's a veeeeeeery deep song in my opinion, making it perfect for this scene in the movie. Released before or with the movie doesn't matter.

[Buavesy]

@TheSuirad

It's a metaphor for track lap. A continuous circle of a repetitive beat. Ultimately, he's so in love and infatuated with this girl but he cannot come to terms and commit to her, even when she wants him to & his feelings for her continue to circle. Yes, he can forget about her some days, but when he see her again he realizes how much he loves her and misses her.

This guy does one hell of an inter ttp://aftm. wordpress. com/2009/11/07/she-lives-in-my­-lap-in-retrospect/

[Mr84LA]

@Buavesy its about a gun listen to the original version or if your would have brought the cd when it first come out you would have heard ...

[reggienoble360]

what movie was this in...

[MarqNMiTCH]

@reggienoble360 Idlewild

[sosexi19]

@reggienoble360 it's called "Idlewild" its pretty good the scene it's in goes with the song

[reggienoble360]

what movie was this in

[MrXxWILLYxX]

damn bro if he owned a gun in this movie it would be a very sad ending and thats how it be you find what you need next thing you know it was only a taste of whats to come T_T

[ThurlBREADEMPRESS2]

Thank you for making this song for me ...... it shows how much people should appreciate others n never take them for granted ..EVER !!

[Soturo]

I remember this made me cry when I saw it.

[Eccehomo01]

Deprived values domains, transmitting thoughts processing, better placed worlds, before zealous realms, resource improved resourcing, realms overzealous before, worldly placing better, processed thoughts transmission, domains valuably deprived !

[thezaychannel09]

i watch this the otha day love this song its slick sad

[Lawnoo]

I always referred to 3000's work as "SouthernbluesXmodernshit".

Gives me a feeling that I hate, yet love at the same time. This scene and this song both transcended the term "powerful".

[Dekar9]

I can appreciate the slower tempo ant violins being from swisha house Texas!

[hatt11111]

a lot of ppl dont no he was talkn about his gun

[ftbdawg]

i luv it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Swingbeat83]

yep rosario dawson!

[LoveHatetheIdol]

This is the all time favvvvvvvvv dawg make me wanna pull my hair out

[k1dfresh23]

Fuckin love this song;;

[wwefanatic662]

i didnt see idlewild,well not the whole thing when it first came out.i watched it with my brother and cousin.i've always been a fan of outkast,and loved this movie.it's like one of my favorite movies since i saw the whole thing.

[Kar16d]

This part was soooo sad...

[quentealawoods]

I am a true outkast fan!

[SUPERIRONHIDE1]

I WAS LOOKIN 4 DIS THKSS

[LadyDior77]

OMG MY Tune!! Gave My BF The Best Slow Grind Peep Show On The Balcony Of The WGH Hotel In N.Y. On A Beautiful Rainy Night In Manhattan,Just Me In My Vickie Secrets, This Joint Here On Blast & Some Very Lucky Passerbyes ..Andre Is 2 Damn Kool,Str8 Genius With His,Luv This Dude. Soooo Underated,NeverTheLess Appreciated....Thanks For The Memories 3Stacks;-)

[DaSandMan230]

Andre looks like Chris tucker and lawrence fishburn from the side lol

[TheBatman1095]

Andre you are the best, you actually talk about the real things and you dont care about what others think. André Lauren "3000" Benjamin.

[beazyo6baby]

lol this vershion sounds creppy but its still a raw song lol

[funmi36]

i love this song.... so much passion...

[JusBLieve]

The song's theme went well with the characters' rolls in that part of the story. "oh so close but yet so far". Dre and BIG and anyone workin with them are Mad creative. . . .

and Andre kinda look like Carlton Banks in this picture lol.

[U4Muel]

F$&K-UP VERSION!

[niqualyn]

something about this version that i really dig. i've jammed the original since it dropped, but i love this one.

[VicaQueen09]

it such a haunting and beautiful song...i love the part in the movie with this song its so tragic.

[bigkris654]

"Forever my fiance" this sentence has so much meaning i love it and makes me think of the things ive had in my life. 

[MrKlassic386]

the best thats it.!! 3000 zitch!!

[imdaonesda]

i love the transition

[aquemeni3000]

Every boy and girl, woman to man! When you feel youve done about the best you can! Mutha fuck the wagon come join the band! VIBRATE! VIBRATE HIGHER!!

[kyjah73]

i'm listening to this version for the 9th time today... don't know what to do... I think I'm gonna listen to it a 10th time...

[sexydfl]

@kyjah73 lol

[YungAlCreationz]

Forever my fiance

[cortis88]

I LOOOOVE THIS VERSION

[19Eweezy]

i really love this song... It brings back alot of memories of my mother... R.I.P. momma I love u baby, I'll be sure your new grandson knows who you are and where you came from.... I love u...

[TheRealAdrian89]

yo can you pass the mp3 of this song my way.....my life will feel so much better if you did that

[SeldomSleep]

One of the best songs EVER

[SeldomSleep]

One of the best songs EVER

[barbwireblackstock]

this came from his soul......and it feels like it pulls from mine..

[terez96]

i like the origanal version

[HardLuckGambler]

pure genius!

[AaliyahandMichael540]

this is my fav song from the movie