- published: 27 Oct 2009
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"Deeper and Deeper" is a song by American singer and songwriter Madonna, recorded for her fifth studio album, Erotica (1992). It was written by Madonna, Shep Pettibone and Anthony Shmikin, and produced by Madonna and Pettibone. It was released by Maverick Records as the album's second single on December 8, 1992. A shortened version of the song was included on Madonna's second greatest hits compilation, GHV2 (2001). "Deeper and Deeper" is a dance-oriented song, and features instrumentation from acoustic guitars and castanet beats on its bridge. Lyrically, the song talks about sexual desire, though it has been argued that it's actually about a young man coming to terms with his homosexuality.
"Deeper and Deeper" was met with positive reviews. Music critics hailed it as one of Madonna's strongest disco inspired tracks and complimented its refreshing dance oriented nature. It was also commercially successful; peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching the top ten in several countries including Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, while topping the charts in Italy.
Talkin' about stealin' the show no one would know
Talkin' about stealin' the show when they're all lettin' go
Take a look at the witch see the twitch in her eye
Tell me what did she feel?
Is this the way of the world take a boy and a girl
Show them lying is real
Then I see the edge I look I fall
Deeper and deeper
The more I see the more I fall there's no place to hide
You better take the call
Deeper oh, oh
Is it the smell of the oil the sweat and the toil
That makes livin' unreal?
The yuppie in the suit the man with a flute what did he steal?
It's beginning to break there is a mistake nowhere to go
A fool and his blood in the wrong neighborhood what price
Does he pay?
The further I see, I see the edge I look I fall
Deeper and deeper
The more I see the more I fall there's no place to hide
You better take the call
Deeper oh, oh
The further I see, I see the edge I look I fall
The further I see, there's no place to hide, gonna take the call
The further I see, when I see the edge I look I fall
There's no place to hide anymore
The further I see, we gonna stick out to the satellite
Deeper, I see, I see the edge I look I fall
And then, I see the edge I look I fall
Deeper and deeper
Oh yow
We gotta see the edge