She FLIPS it and REVERSES it! 15 years after Missy Elliot's song 'Work it' hit the airwaves, young fans share their shock after working out that one of the lyrics is repeated backwards
- Missy Elliot's hit song Work it came out in 2002
- In the song, she sings: 'I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it', and the next line is though words pronounced backwards
- Some fans too young to realize that when the song first came out are having epiphanies now and sharing their shock on social media
Missy Elliot's most successful single, Work it, first hit airwaves nearly 15 years ago in September of 2002 — but some fans are only now understanding some of the lyrics.
In the chorus of the song, Missy sings: 'Is it worth it, let me work it, I put my thing down, flip it, and reverse it.'
The next line is a jumble of syllables — 'Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gniht ym tup I' — which some fans are just noticing are the previously words uttered in reverse.
Hit music: Missy Elliot's popular song Work it came out in September of 2002
What? Some fans have just figured out some of the lyrics of the song
Gibberish... or not? The line throwing these young people for a loop is 'Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gniht ym tup I'
This knowledge was quite well-spread at the time of the song's release — but as the song continues to be an early-'00s favorite, some new fans of the tune are just now realizing what the lyrics are.
Other young Twitter users — who were likely toddlers or in elementary school when the song first came out — also seemed amazed.
On Wednesday, a teenager from Texas took to Twitter to share her realization with her followers.
Ooh! The line is actually a backwards version of the previous one, 'Is it worth it, let me work it, I put my thing down, flip it, and reverse it'
Grown-ups: Most of the people who have been expressing surprise were quite young when the song came out
That's a shock! Quite a few have uploaded memes and gifs to express their surprise
'When you realize she REALLY FLIPS IT AND REVERSE IT!!!' she wrote, adding images of Michael Jackson looking like his mind has been blown.
'It should've never took us 15 years to realize that, I need a moment to grasp onto this,' someone replied.
'Missy Elliot is a damn genius.... had everyone out here mumbling for years,' wrote one.
Wisdom: At the time of the song's release, many adults knew that the line was the previous one sung backwards
Come on, guys! Some older Twitter users have shared exasperation that people are just discovering this now
Fave: The song reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and was Missy's most successful
Several added their own gifs to show their shock, inspiring a few older Twitter users to pull the breaks.
'Seeing all this about "oh my I didn't know Missy Elliot flipped and reversed the lyric in Work It!!!1!!"' wrote one 'Bruh. How did y'all not know.'
'How are people just now figuring out that in Missy Elliot's "Work It" she's literally reversing her words? This isn't new information,' wrote another.
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