Burning Up – English Lyrics

• By: Ne-Yo
• Album: R.E.D.

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the passion of R&B and dance-pop with Ne-Yo's "Burning Up." This song offers a great opportunity to learn expressive English vocabulary related to love and attraction. Its energetic beat and clear vocals make it a fun and engaging way to improve your language skills while enjoying a story of irresistible chemistry.

[English]

Just one look in your direction, we made a connection

Kinda connection results in you and me somewhere sweatin'

You look like a lotta, trouble but I gotta

See what kind of trouble you are

With that big bass a boomin', lights low and assumin'

You see bodies movin', but you do see what they doin

Gotta make my way over, as I'm getting closer

I can feel the heat, coming off you as I approach ya

Baby I.. can't.. decide.. if I live.. or die

But I.. know.. tonight

I want that fire in your eyes

Girl I.. can't.. decide.. if i live.. or die

But I.. know.. tonight

I want that fire in your eyes

And I'm caught in seduction, from introduction

Taking shots of that red, takin' that burn like its nothin'

Body made for sinning, accustomed to winnin'

I know she might be the death of me (right from the beginning)

But I don't care (don't care)

Let me tell you, baby, I ain't never scared

So where you goin' I wanna be there

Really wanna get to know ya,

And I can feel the heat, coming off you as you come closer

Baby I.. can't.. decide.. if I live.. or die

But I.. know.. tonight

I want that fire in your eyes

Girl I.. can't.. decide.. if i live.. or die

But I.. know.. tonight

I want that fire in your eyes

I wanna put your fire with my smooth

Said I wanna put your heat with my cool

I don't know what to do with me and you

I don't know what to do with me and you

Burn burnin' up.. got her got her burnin' up

Burn burnin' up.. got her got her burnin' up

Burn burnin' up.. got her got her burnin' up

Burn burnin' up.. got her got her burnin' up

Baby I.. can't.. decide.. if I live.. or die

But I.. know.. tonight

I want that fire in your eyes

Girl I.. can't.. decide.. if i live.. or die

But I.. know.. tonight

I want that fire in your eyes

Key Grammar Structures

• Kinda connection results in you and me somewhere sweatin'

  ➔ Phrasal Verb + Gerund

  ➔ The phrasal verb "results in" means 'leads to' or 'causes'. It is followed by a noun or a gerund (verb-ing). "Sweatin'" is an informal shortening of "sweating".

• See what kind of trouble you are

  ➔ Indirect Question / Embedded Question

  ➔ An indirect question is a question embedded within another sentence, often following a verb like "see", "ask", "know". The word order is subject-verb ("you are"), not verb-subject as in a direct question ("What kind of trouble are you?").

• You see bodies movin', but you do see what they doin

  ➔ Verbs of Perception + Object + Present Participle; Emphasis with 'do'

  ➔ After verbs of perception like "see", "hear", "feel", we can use an object followed by a present participle ("movin'", "doin'") to describe an ongoing action. "do see" uses "do" for emphasis. "movin'" and "doin'" are informal for "moving" and "doing".

• I can feel the heat, coming off you as I approach ya

  ➔ Verb of Perception + Object + Present Participle (describing an ongoing action)

  ➔ The structure "feel + object + coming off" describes the heat's ongoing action of emanating or leaving. "Coming off" is a phrasal verb meaning to emanate or leave. "ya" is an informal shortening of "you".

• Baby I.. can't.. decide.. if I live.. or die

  ➔ Conditional Clause (expressing uncertainty / 'whether')

  ➔ The "if" clause here doesn't express a condition but rather uncertainty, meaning "whether I live or die". It's a common use of "if" in embedded clauses.

• And I'm caught in seduction

  ➔ Passive Voice (Present Simple)

  ➔ The subject "I" is receiving the action of "catching", rather than performing it. The agent (who caught me) is not specified, common in passive constructions.

• Body made for sinning, accustomed to winnin'

  ➔ Reduced Relative Clause (Past Participle) + Adjective + Preposition + Gerund

  ➔ "Body made for sinning" is a reduced form of "Body that is made for sinning". "Accustomed to" means 'used to' and is followed by a gerund ("winnin'", informal for "winning") because "to" here is a preposition, not part of an infinitive.

• Let me tell you, baby, I ain't never scared

  ➔ Informal English: 'ain't' and Double Negative for emphasis

  ➔ "Ain't" is an informal contraction for "am not", "is not", "are not", "has not", "have not". "Ain't never" is a double negative used for strong emphasis in informal and non-standard English, meaning "I am not ever scared" or "I am never scared".

• So where you goin' I wanna be there

  ➔ Informal Present Continuous (reduced) + Informal 'wanna'

  ➔ "Where you goin'" is an informal way of saying "Where are you going?". The auxiliary verb "are" is omitted. "Wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to". This structure is common in spoken English.

• got her got her burnin' up

  ➔ Causative Verb 'get' + Object + Present Participle (informal)

  ➔ The causative structure "get + object + present participle" means to cause someone or something to start doing something, often informally. Here, "got her burnin' up" means "made her start burning up" or "caused her to burn up".