《Strip》收录于Jessie J于2018年发行的专辑《R.O.S.E.》。创作背景可追溯至她对虚伪社会关系的反思,尤其是娱乐圈中常见的"用物质伪装真情"现象。Jessie J曾在采访中透露,这首歌源于亲身经历的启发——某位追求者试图用奢华礼物博取好感,却回避真实情感交流。歌曲标题具有双重隐喻:"strip"既指向物理层面的裸露(对应歌词反复呼告的"take it all off"),更深指剥离伪装展示灵魂本真。
这首歌构建了"物质VS真实"的二元对立:
Don't want your money Don't need your gold Or all the fancy The cars you own Dripping in diamonds That's all you've known Did you mistake me For a h
以物质符号解构开场,豪车钻石构成男权视角的"献祭清单"。反问句"Did you mistake me For a h"释放尖锐批判,黄金(gold)与肉欲交易(h)形成音韵双关,揭穿物化逻辑。
So why you're talking me up You're only letting me down I'm gon' have to interrupt Like woah 'Coz honey I ain't your bch You need to turn it around
"talking up/letting down"揭露语言贿赂的虚伪性。鼓点骤停的"like woah"配合"interrupt"形成听觉中断,象征对表演式求爱的强行终止。"turn it around"要求对方颠覆传统求偶模式。
Take it all off What you've got inside Baby strip strip strip
核心隐喻"strip"突破情色暗示:钻石需要剥离(strip off diamonds)才能显露真心。重复的"strip"形成精神净化的韵律仪式,与副歌四次循环的"strip×4"构成递进式灵魂叩问。
You think it's flashy The things you do I call it trashy and fking rude
"flashy/trashy"头韵碰撞解构炫耀性消费。fking rude的爆破音直指父权制下用物质替代尊重的粗鲁本质,为后文"Stop tryna fake it/And just be you"的终极诉求蓄力。
Jessie J通过"disguise"与"secrets"的对比构建深层隐喻: