Although “Control” is often described as a song about a dominant female who nurses a broken heart, Lords initially wrote it about a drug addiction.
“Control” was released as the lead single from her debut album 1000 Fires on December 20, 1994, by Radioactive Records. It managed to be successful in...
[Refrain]
I will control your soul
Control
I will control your soul
Let me control it
[Verse 1]
You said you're lonely, you said you're blue
You lost your lover, let me console you
If you surrender you'll feel no pain
'Cause I'm the master at this game
Control, let me control it
Control, let me control it
[Hook]
Let me kiss it and make it better
After tonight you will forget her
Let me kiss it and make it better
After tonight you will forget her
[Refrain]
I will control your soul
Control
I will control your soul
Let me control it
[Bridge]
Come with me to the other side
Come with me, we'll swim beneath the tide
Come with me to the other side
Come with me beneath the tide
[Outro]
I will control your soul
I will control your soul
I will control your soul
I will control your soul
I will control your soul
I will control your soul
Control was written by Traci Lords & Ben Watkins.
Control was produced by Juno Reactor.
Traci Lords released Control on Tue Dec 20 1994.
When asked about the meaning of the song, Lords said:
“You will forget her” was always about “Forget your heroin.” It was never about a person. When I wrote it, it didn’t even cross my mind. But then, yeah, sure, later, I thought, “Let me kiss it – and I went, "Oh, ****!” But that’s not where I was...