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"You cheated, girl. My heart bleeded, girl."

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25 Dec 2023, 3:39 pm

In order to make a rhyme, Justin Timberlake invented the word "bleeded". The correct word is "bled".



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25 Dec 2023, 4:08 pm

Whoever wrote the song knew what they were doing. Poets invent words when the need appears.


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25 Dec 2023, 4:09 pm

I guess that he coulda said "my heart bleated" (like a crying lamb).



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25 Dec 2023, 4:22 pm

Since the long-e is the part of the rhyme that matters (it's where the stress falls) he could have used 'my heart's bleeding, girl' and it would work just as well, but they went with what they went with and for a disposable pop song it's fine.


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25 Dec 2023, 5:13 pm

eminem once rhymed courage with words...he had to pronounce courage weird though...dunno what thats got to do with this thread


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