Paroles :

There's something I have to say to you

If you promise you'll understand

I cannot contain myself when in your presence

I'm so humble

Touch me

Don't hide our love

Woman to man

She's just a lover who's doin' me by

Is it worth the giving? Is it worth the try?

You cannot cleave it or put it in the furnace

You cannot wet it, you cannot burn it

She wants to give it

(She wants to give it, ah, she wants to give it) dare me

(She wants to give it, ah, she wants to give it)

She wants to give it, yeah

(She wants to give it, ah, she wants to give it)

(She wants to give it, ah, she wants to give it)

It's just a feeling, you have to soothe it

You can't neglect it, you can't abuse it

It's just desire, you cannot waste It

Then if you want it, then won't you taste it

She wants to give it

(She wants to give it, ah, she wants to give it) dare me

(She wants to give it, ah, she wants to give it)

She wants to give it, yeah

(She wants to give it, ah, she wants to give it)

(She wants to give it, ah, she wants to give it)

One thing in life you must understand

The truth of lust woman to man

So open the door and you will see

There are no secrets, make your move, set me free

Ah, because there's something about you, baby

That makes me want to give it to you

I swear there's something about you, baby

Just promise me whatever we say (and we get it)

Or whatever we do to each other

For now, we'll make a vow to just (never knew)

Keep it in the closet

If you can get it, is it worth the try?

I really want it, I can't deny

It's just desire, I really love it

'Cause if it's aching, you have to rub it

She wants to give it

(She wants to give it, ah, she wants to give it) dare me

(She wants to give it, ah, she wants to give it)

She wants to give it, yeah

(She wants to give it, ah, she wants to give it)

(She wants to give it, ah, she wants to give it)

Just open the door and you will see

This passion burns inside of me

Don't say to me, you'll never tell

Touch me there

Make the move

Cast the spell

Ah, because there's something about you, baby

That makes me want to give it to you

I swear there's something about you, baby

That makes me want

Just promise me whatever we say

Or do to each other

For now, we'll make a vow to just (whatever we do)

Keep it in the closet

Because there's something about you, baby

That makes me want to give it to you

Because there's something about you, baby

That makes me want to give it to you

I swear there's something about you, baby

That makes me want to give it to you

I swear there's something about you, baby

That makes me want to give it to you

I swear there's something about you, baby

That makes me want to give it to you

Somethin' about you, baby

That makes me want

Just promise me whatever we say

Or whatever we do to each other (yeah, what ever we do)

For now, we'll make a vow to just

Keep it in the closet

dare me

(Ah) keep it in the closet

(She wants to give it) dare me

(Ah) keep it in the closet

She wants to give it, ah, she wants to give it

She wants to give it, ah, she wants to give it

She wants to give it, ah, she wants to give it

She wants to give it, ah, she wants to give it

keep it in the closet

(She wants to give it)

(She wants to give it) keep it in the closet

(She wants to give it, ah, she wants to give it) dare me

Critique :

'' In The Closet'' est une chanson d'amour extraite du huitième album solo de Michael, Dangerous. Elle parle d'une femme que Michael aime, mais, en raison des problèmes qu'il rencontre, il ne peut pas afficher publiquement ses sentiments. Il garde donc leur relation secrète.

Le magazine Rolling Stone a qualifié le morceau de ''chanson la plus sensuelle et la plus ouvertement sexuelle que [Jackson] ait jamais interprétée''.

Jackson avait initialement prévu de faire collaborer Madonna sur le titre et l'a invitée à dîner à trois reprises début 1991. Concernant cette collaboration avortée, Madonna a déclaré :

Je pense qu'il voulait simplement un titre provocateur et qu'au final, il ne souhaitait pas que le contenu de la chanson soit à la hauteur de ce titre.

L'ingénieur Rob Disner se souvient avoir abordé Michael après les réunions :

Quand j'ai interrogé Michael plus tard sur sa visite, il m'a dit qu'elle lui avait fait peur.

Le journaliste Jeff Weiss affirme que ''l’union créative a très probablement échoué en raison de divergences stylistiques majeures''.

Elle a été remplacée par la princesse Stéphanie de Monaco, qui a utilisé sa voix parlée envoûtante plutôt que des vocalises à la Madonna.

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