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Tracy Thorn
This girl I know needs some shelter
She don't believe anyone can help her
She's doing so much harm, doing so much damage
But you don't want to get involved
You tell her she can manage
And you can't change the way she feels
But you could put your arms around her
I know you want to live yourself
But could you forgive yourself
If you left her just the way
You found her I stand in front of you
I'll take the force of the blow
Protection I stand in front of you
I'll take the force of the blow
Protection

You're a boy and i'm a girl
But you know you can lean on me
And I don't have no fear
I'll take on any man here
Who says that's not the way it should be
I stand in front of you I'll take the force of the blow Protection
I stand in front of you
I'll take the force of the blow

Protection
She's a girl and you're a boy
Sometimes you look so small, look so small
You've got a baby of your own
When your baby's grown, she'll be the one
To catch you when you fall I stand in front of you
I'll take the force of the blow
Protection

I stand in front of you
I'll take the force of the blow
Protection
You're a girl and i'm a boy (x4)

Sometimes you look so small, need some shelter
Just runnin' round and round, helter skelter
And I've leaned on me
Now you can lean on me
And that's more than love, that's the way
It should be
Now I can't change the way you think
But I can put my arms around you
That's just part of the deal
That's the way I feel
I put my arms around you

I stand in front of you I'll take the force of the blow Protection
I stand in front of you I'll take the force of the blow Protection

You're a boy and i'm a girl (x4)
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shut On Dec 05, 2001
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Man, this song just owns.

I agree, I really hear a girl singing to a boy about herself in the third person. Maybe she's in love with the guy, but maybe there's just a bond that supersedes mere friendship but doesn't quite fit as romantic love - maybe it's the kind of thing that COULD be romantic love in a different context, but isn't now and maybe doesn't ever need to be.

By the way, it's:

"You've got a baby of your own When your baby's GONE, she'll be the one To catch you when you fall"

The implication being, it's not literally a BABY she's referring to, but a romantic attachment. It really doesn't make a lot of sense that she's referring to an actual baby, if you think about it in context with that whole verse. When your infant's grown, she'll catch you when you fall? What?? In other words, the guy has himself a girl (a colloquial "baby"), but the singer knows he's just going to end up getting hurt, and will therefore get his back when he needs it. It also is again implying what could be a romantic thing, or just a "mere" uber-friendship.

i couldnt agree with you more. this song evokes all type of feelings about me and my male friend. sigh.

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What they mean by "when your baby is grown, she'll be the one to catch you when you fall" is that we take care of our children but when our children our grown they will be the ones we can lean on, that take care of us, that "catch us when we fall" ????❤????

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"Now I can't change the way you think but I can put my arms around you"...now that is some f*cken truth

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Yup, it's Tracey Thorn.

At first I thought this song was about romantic love, but after reading some of the comments here, y'all are right, this song is about all sorts of love. Romantic, parent-child, friendship. About sticking up for someone, protecting them and making them stronger, but also accepting them for who they are, flaws and all.

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Probably one of the most beautiful love songs ever written.

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that's love in its most precious way

Cover art for Protection lyrics by Massive Attack

This is one of the most beautiful songs. I feel it is about someone who wants to help and protect her but they can't protect her from herself and her feelings so they do the only thing they can.

But you don't want to get involved You tell her she can manage And you can't change the way she feels But you could put your arms around her

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lovely

Cover art for Protection lyrics by Massive Attack

This incredibly beautiful song is about friendship between a boy and a girl, not a relationship. The relevant lines is "You've got a baby of your own, when your baby's GONE, she be the one, to catch you when you fall" It's not a standart love song, it's about "more than love". And there are not enough songs about friendship.

It could be about both.

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Its about having a partner who protects you from all the bad things in life and is always there for you when you need a shoulder to cry on.beautiful song tracy thorn is a lyrical genius

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Protection that comes from being loved by someone- it could be between a boy and a girl, or a parent and child. Beautiful emotional lyrics- one of the most evocative electronic songs I've ever heard.