"A Woman's Worth" By Alicia Keys
You could buy me diamonds
You could buy me pearls
Take me on a cruise around the world
Baby you know I'm worth it
Dinner lit by candles
Run my bubble bath
Make love tenderly to last and last
Baby you know I'm worth it
Wanna please wanna keep wanna treat your woman right
Not just dough but to show that you know she is worth your time
You will lose if you chose to refuse to put her first
She will and she can find a man who knows her worth
Cause a real man, knows a real woman when he sees her
And a real woman knows a real man ain't afraid to please her
And a real woman knows a real man always comes first
And a real man just can't deny a womans worth
If you treat me fairly
I'll give you all my goods
Treat you like a real woman should
Baby I know you're worth it
If you never play me
Promise not to bluff
I'll hold you down when shit gets rough
Cause baby I know you're worth it
She walks the mile makes you smile all the while being true
Don't take for granted the passions that she has for you
You will lose if you chose to refuse to put her first
She will and she can find a man who knows her worth
Cause a real man knows a real woman when he sees her
And a real woman knows a real man ain't afraid to please her
And a real woman knows a real man always comes first
And a real man just can't deny a woman's worth
No need to read between the lines spelled out for you (spelled out for you)
Just hear this song cause you can't go wrong when you value (better value)
A woman's (woman's)
Woman's (woman's)
WORTH!
Cause a real man knows a real woman when he sees her
And a real woman knows a real man ain't afraid to please her
And a real woman knows a real man always comes first
And a real man just can't deny a woman's worth
ExplanationA Woman’s worth by Alicia Keys addresses one of the themes of the poem, that is, Female sovereignty/ dominance. In lines 133 - 134 of the poem it is revealed through the knight that what females desire most is sovereignty over their husbands and lovers. This desire can be extended to sovereignty over all males and matters considering a womans being. Lines 103 - 108 show the knight entrusting his life to the old wife, therefore providing the loathly lady the dominance over the mans life which she desired, and which she later uses to assert her control on the knights life, later in the poem by forcing him to marry her against his will. The Song can be seen as an anthem to female sovereignty over her lovers and herself this is exemplified through the lyrics of the song. The Chorus (“Cause a real man knows ….. just can’t deny a woman’s worth) shows that women know what they want, thereby exercising their sovereignty over themselves and it also shows that women want a man that will treat them well and do whatever it is that they please, thereby exercising their sovereignty over men in relationships. The 3rd verse (“If you treat me fairly….baby I know you’re worth it”) is indicative of the good that comes from giving women sovereignty in a relationship, that “if you treat [her] fairly, [she’ll] give you all [her] goods. This is coherent with the end of the poem where the loathly lady, after the knight gives her the sovereignty she desired, proceeded to provide the man with what he desired, that is, a young, good and faithful wife. The song also speaks to the nature of women in that they one of the many things they desire is to be flattered and therefore won by providing them with the undivided attention they want. Lines 70 - 72 are coherent with the lyrics of the song in verses 2 and 4 in which keys states that a man will lose a woman if he does not put her first and provide her with “attentions and with busyness”. This songs relates well to the theme of female sovereignty as it advocates for the empowerment of women. Alicia Keys states that women know what they want and have the power to do so. This song would speak powerfully to women in the time the poem was set because during that period women were considered less than men and were not allowed to make decisions for themselves, all matters considering a women were decided by the prevailing males in their lives.
You could buy me diamonds
You could buy me pearls
Take me on a cruise around the world
Baby you know I'm worth it
Dinner lit by candles
Run my bubble bath
Make love tenderly to last and last
Baby you know I'm worth it
Wanna please wanna keep wanna treat your woman right
Not just dough but to show that you know she is worth your time
You will lose if you chose to refuse to put her first
She will and she can find a man who knows her worth
Cause a real man, knows a real woman when he sees her
And a real woman knows a real man ain't afraid to please her
And a real woman knows a real man always comes first
And a real man just can't deny a womans worth
If you treat me fairly
I'll give you all my goods
Treat you like a real woman should
Baby I know you're worth it
If you never play me
Promise not to bluff
I'll hold you down when shit gets rough
Cause baby I know you're worth it
She walks the mile makes you smile all the while being true
Don't take for granted the passions that she has for you
You will lose if you chose to refuse to put her first
She will and she can find a man who knows her worth
Cause a real man knows a real woman when he sees her
And a real woman knows a real man ain't afraid to please her
And a real woman knows a real man always comes first
And a real man just can't deny a woman's worth
No need to read between the lines spelled out for you (spelled out for you)
Just hear this song cause you can't go wrong when you value (better value)
A woman's (woman's)
Woman's (woman's)
WORTH!
Cause a real man knows a real woman when he sees her
And a real woman knows a real man ain't afraid to please her
And a real woman knows a real man always comes first
And a real man just can't deny a woman's worth
ExplanationA Woman’s worth by Alicia Keys addresses one of the themes of the poem, that is, Female sovereignty/ dominance. In lines 133 - 134 of the poem it is revealed through the knight that what females desire most is sovereignty over their husbands and lovers. This desire can be extended to sovereignty over all males and matters considering a womans being. Lines 103 - 108 show the knight entrusting his life to the old wife, therefore providing the loathly lady the dominance over the mans life which she desired, and which she later uses to assert her control on the knights life, later in the poem by forcing him to marry her against his will. The Song can be seen as an anthem to female sovereignty over her lovers and herself this is exemplified through the lyrics of the song. The Chorus (“Cause a real man knows ….. just can’t deny a woman’s worth) shows that women know what they want, thereby exercising their sovereignty over themselves and it also shows that women want a man that will treat them well and do whatever it is that they please, thereby exercising their sovereignty over men in relationships. The 3rd verse (“If you treat me fairly….baby I know you’re worth it”) is indicative of the good that comes from giving women sovereignty in a relationship, that “if you treat [her] fairly, [she’ll] give you all [her] goods. This is coherent with the end of the poem where the loathly lady, after the knight gives her the sovereignty she desired, proceeded to provide the man with what he desired, that is, a young, good and faithful wife. The song also speaks to the nature of women in that they one of the many things they desire is to be flattered and therefore won by providing them with the undivided attention they want. Lines 70 - 72 are coherent with the lyrics of the song in verses 2 and 4 in which keys states that a man will lose a woman if he does not put her first and provide her with “attentions and with busyness”. This songs relates well to the theme of female sovereignty as it advocates for the empowerment of women. Alicia Keys states that women know what they want and have the power to do so. This song would speak powerfully to women in the time the poem was set because during that period women were considered less than men and were not allowed to make decisions for themselves, all matters considering a women were decided by the prevailing males in their lives.