Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

• By: Michael Jackson
• Album: Off the Wall

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to cease moving, operating, or acting noun - an act or instance of stopping
get /ɡet/ A1	verb - to receive or obtain
enough /ɪˈnʌf/ A2	adjective - as much or as many as required noun - an adequate quantity
force /fɔːrs/ B1	noun - strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation noun - an instance of experiencing an emotion or sensation
lovey /ˈlʌv.li/ A2	adjective - beautiful; attractive
feeling /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
fever /ˈfiː.vər/ B1	noun - an abnormally high body temperature
temperatures /ˈtem.pər.ə.tʃʊrz/ B1	noun - the degree of hotness or coldness of something
risin' /ˈraɪ.zɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move upwards
happen /ˈhæp.ən/ A2	verb - to take place; occur
closer /ˈkloʊ.sər/ A2	adjective - near
body /ˈbɒd.i/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for noun - an intense feeling of affection
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to come into or be in contact with noun - the act of touching someone or something
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B1	noun - a strong feeling of wanting something
melting /ˈmeltɪŋ/ B1	verb - to become liquefied by heat
hot /hɒt/ A1	adjective - having a high degree of heat
candle /ˈkæn.dəl/ A1	noun - a stick of wax with a wick that burns to give light
sensation /senˈseɪ.ʃən/ B2	noun - a physical feeling or perception resulting from something that comes into contact with the body
hours /ˈaʊər/ A1	noun - a period of 60 minutes
complain /kəmˈpleɪn/ B1	verb - express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something

Grammar:

• Lovely is the feelin' now

  ➔ Inversion (Stylistic)

  ➔ The typical word order would be "The feelin' is lovely now". Inversion emphasizes the adjective "Lovely".

• Power is the force, the vow

  ➔ Apposition

  ➔ "The vow" renames or further identifies "the force". They are the same thing in this context.

• That makes it happen, it asks no questions why

  ➔ Relative Clause with implied subject, Ellipsis

  ➔ "That" refers to "the force". The phrase "it asks no questions why" uses ellipsis - "why" implies a full clause (e.g., "why it happens").

• So get closer to my body now

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ "Get" is the base form of the verb used to give a command or make a request.

• 'Til you don't know how

  ➔ Contraction, Subordinating conjunction

  ➔ "Til" is a contraction of "until". "Until" introduces a time clause dependent on the main clause, expressing duration.

• Keep on, with the force, don't stop 'til you get enough

  ➔ Imperative mood, Phrasal Verb, Subordinating Conjunction

  ➔ "Keep on" is a phrasal verb meaning to continue. "Don't stop" is an imperative. "'Til you get enough" describes how long to continue.

• Touch me and I feel on fire

  ➔ Conditional Sentence Type 0 (Zero Conditional)

  ➔ This is a zero conditional because it expresses a general truth. "If you touch me, I feel on fire" conveys the same meaning.

• Ain't nothin' like a love desire

  ➔ Double Negative (Stylistic), Informal Language

  ➔ "Ain't" is a colloquial contraction of "is not" or "are not". The double negative "ain't nothin'" is used for emphasis, even though grammatically it should be a positive statement. This is a common feature of African American Vernacular English (AAVE).