Bustin' Out (On Funk)

• By: Rick James
• Album: The Definitive Collection

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
smoke /smoʊk/ A2	verb - to inhale and exhale the smoke of burning tobacco or a drug.
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A2	verb - to discharge a firearm or explosive. noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke.
funk /fʌŋk/ B2	noun - a genre of music characterized by a strong rhythmic groove and often featuring syncopated bass lines and percussive instrumentation. verb - to perform or dance to funk music.
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps.
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice.
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone.
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb.
air /eər/ A1	noun - the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen.
serious /ˈsɪəriəs/ B1	adjective - demanding or characterized by careful thought or consideration.
joint /dʒɔɪnt/ B2	noun - a place where two or more bones are fitted together in the body. noun - (slang) a place of business or entertainment, especially one of disreputable character.
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not under the control or power of someone else; able to act or be done as one wishes.
hair /heər/ A1	noun - any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans or animals.
mind /maɪnd/ A2	verb - be annoyed or disturbed by something.
damn /dæm/ B2	verb - condemn (someone) to eternal punishment in hell. interjection - used to express anger, frustration, or disappointment.
stuff /stʌf/ A2	noun - matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or indeterminate kind that are being referred to.
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event.
communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ B1	verb - share or exchange information, news, or ideas.
stoned /stoʊnd/ B2	adjective - under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana.
freak /friːk/ B2	verb - behave in a wild and irrational way.

Grammar:

• It'll make you dance and some of everything

  ➔ Future Simple with "will"

  ➔ The sentence uses "will" to express a prediction or a promise about the effect of the funk music. "It" refers to the funk music. The sentence suggests that the music will cause dancing and provide a variety of experiences.

• Freaks like you and I could never funk from there

  ➔ Modal verb "could" (possibility/ability in the past) with the infinitive form of "funk"

  ➔ "Could" expresses the inability or impossibility in the past. "Funk" is used as a verb here, meaning to perform or enjoy funk music. "There" likely refers to the L-Seven square mentioned in the previous line, suggesting it's a place devoid of funk.

• We're gonna dance on the funk and make love on this song

  ➔ "Gonna" (going to) for future intention, prepositional phrases "on the funk" and "on this song"

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to", indicating a future intention or plan. The use of "on" in "on the funk" and "on this song" is figurative, suggesting that the dancing and love-making are inspired by and happening *because* of the funk and the song.

• If you don't like our funky then take your stuff and scram

  ➔ Conditional clause (Type 1) using "if", imperative verb "take" and slang "scram"

  ➔ This is a first conditional sentence. "If you don't like our funky" is the condition, and "then take your stuff and scram" is the result. "Scram" is a slang word meaning to leave quickly.

• L-Seven just predict we're too damn straight

  ➔ Present simple tense for general truth / prediction, intensifier "damn" before adjective "straight"

  ➔ "Predict" is used in present simple tense to express a general prediction. "Damn" is an intensifier used to emphasize "straight". In this context, "straight" likely refers to conventional or uptight behavior, the opposite of being funky.