I'm so tired of playing
Playing with this bow and arrow
I'm gonna give my heart away
Leave it to the other girls to play
For I've been a temptress too long
Just
Give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to be a woman
I just wanna be a woman
From this time, unchained
We're all looking at a different picture
Through this new frame of mind
A thousand flowers could bloom
Move over and give us some room, yeah
Give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to be a woman
I just wanna be a woman
So don't you stop being a man
Just take a little look
From outside when you can
Sow a little tenderness
No matter if you cry
Give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to be a woman
I just wanna be a woman
'Cause it's all I wanna be, is all, a woman, yeah
For this is the beginning
Of forever and ever
It's time to move over
It's all I wanna be
I'm so tired of playing
Playing with this bow and arrow
I'm gonna give my heart away
Leave it to the other girls to play
For I've been a temptress too long
Just
Give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to be
About This Song
"Glory Box" is a haunting exploration of feminine desire and the tension between sexual power and vulnerability, with Beth Gibbons delivering a deeply emotional plea for authentic love over seductive games. The song's lyrics express exhaustion with playing the role of a temptress and a yearning to be loved for who she truly is as a woman, moving beyond manipulation toward genuine connection. Musically, it exemplifies Portishead's pioneering trip-hop sound with its hypnotic Isaac Hayes sample, sparse breakbeats, and Gibbons' fragile yet commanding vocals that float over the moody, cinematic production. The track's slow-burning intensity and raw emotional honesty helped establish trip-hop as a legitimate genre and made "Glory Box" one of the most influential alternative songs of the 1990s. Its themes of female agency and the complexity of desire resonated deeply with listeners, making it both a critical and commercial success that continues to influence artists today.
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