With a clever double entendre, he belts out, “I wanna thank your father/ For making you on that day.” From the knock of the church organ to the rattling of a tambourine, Soulchild stands before the congregation to testify on a love so profound that he had to shout hallelujah. The Philly native pledges allegiance to his girl’s love kingdom with the fervor of a church choir. This melody could’ve been the precursor to 2007’s “B.U.D.D.Y.” with all of the “maybes” that are littered throughout the track. Soulchild is ready to become exclusive, but he can’t tell if his other half is on the same wavelength. The moment when you try to figure out the difference between “talking” and “dating” rears its head on this thumping track. AAries serves as that vocal figure on “Caughtup” where Soulchild seemingly rekindles an old flame that he plans to pursue once the formalities are out the way. The utilization of a woman’s voice plays a central role throughout this soundscape. “Everything is cool when love is all brand new/ ‘Cause you’re learning me and I’m learning you,” he sings. Via his cellular device, he gets to know his potential lifelong partner through a set of questions from “what’s your sign” to occupation to meeting the parents one day. Soulchild begins his journey to the land where lovers lay by getting over those awkward phone conversations.
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