Motivation – English Lyrics

• By: Normani

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Normani! Stop making all that noise

106 and Park is where ya at you already know

One of the fastest videos to rise to the top of our countdown

in the history of BET's 106 and Park

we gonna get into the number one video in the world right now

Normani

Do your thing girl

♪♪

♪ I’ma break you off Lemme be your motivation ♪

♪ To stay and get it tonight ♪

♪ Baby turn around, lemme give you an ovation ♪

♪ Yeah ‘cause I do it so right ♪

♪ You got that good good baby don’t cha ♪

♪ Got that good good baby don’t cha ♪

♪ But you leavin’ solo ♪

♪ Ain’t regular, that ain’t regular ♪

♪ I ain’t gon’ keep keep waitin’ for it ♪

♪ Ain’t gon’ keep keep waiting for it ♪

♪ ‘Cause you know this thang here ♪

♪ Ain’t regular, that ain’t regular ♪

♪ Fallin’ into the bed ♪

♪ Why would we ever do something instead of ♪

♪ Fallin’ into the bed right now ♪

♪ I’ma break you off Lemme be your motivation ♪

♪ To stay and get it tonight ♪

♪ Baby turn around, lemme give you an ovation ♪

♪ Yeah ‘cause I do it so right ♪

♪ Think about it, oh think about it ♪

♪ Think about it, oh take a look at me now ♪

♪ Hey, A little motivation alright ♪

♪ You got a bad one baby don’t ya ♪

♪ Got a bad one baby don’t ya ♪

♪ And we both know there’s no ♪

♪ One better boy, no one better boy ♪

♪ Too late, won’t make it I’ma tell ‘em ♪

♪ Getchu naked but I won’t tell ‘em ♪

♪ ‘Cause you know that there’s no ♪

♪ One better boy, no one better boy ♪

♪ Fallin’ into the bed ♪

♪ Why would we ever do something instead of ♪

♪ Fallin’ into the bed right now Yeah, right now ♪

♪ I’ma break you off Lemme be your motivation ♪

♪ To stay and get it tonight ♪

♪ Baby turn around, lemme give you an ovation ♪

♪ Yeah ‘cause I do it so right ♪

♪ Think about it, oh think about it ♪

♪ Think about it, oh take a look at me now ♪

♪ Hey, A little motivation alright ♪

♪ Hey Ahhh Ahhhhh ♪

♪ A little motivation ♪

♪ Ahhh Ahhhhh ♪

♪ I’ma break you off Lemme be your motivation ♪

♪ To stay and get it tonight ♪

♪ Baby turn around, lemme give you an ovation ♪

♪ Yeah ‘cause I do it so right ♪

♪ Think about it, oh think about it ♪

♪ Think about it, oh take a look at me now ♪

♪ Hey, A little motivation alright ♪

♪♪

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Key Grammar Structures

• Stop making all that noise

  ➔ Imperative + Gerund after 'stop'

  ➔ 'Stop' followed by a gerund ("making") indicates ceasing an action. If followed by an infinitive, it means stopping in order to do something else.

• 106 and Park is where ya at

  ➔ Colloquial expression 'where ya at' and informal 'ya'

  ➔ "ya" is an informal contraction of "you". ""where ya at"" is a colloquial way of saying 'where you are' or 'what you're doing/up to'.

• One of the fastest videos to rise to the top

  ➔ Superlative adjective + Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "fastest" is the superlative form of 'fast'. The infinitive "to rise" indicates the purpose or function of being the fastest video.

• I’ma break you off

  ➔ Informal future 'I'ma' (I am going to) + Phrasal verb

  ➔ "I'ma" is an informal contraction of "I am going to", indicating future action. ""break you off"" is a phrasal verb meaning to give someone a portion of something, often implying a share or a sexual favor in this context.

• Lemme be your motivation

  ➔ Informal 'lemme' (let me) + Causative verb 'let' + bare infinitive

  ➔ "Lemme" is an informal contraction of "let me". 'Let' is a causative verb followed by an object ("me") and a bare infinitive ("be") to express permission or a suggestion.

• You got that good good baby don’t cha

  ➔ Informal tag question 'don't cha'

  ➔ "don't cha" is an informal contraction of "don't you", used here as a tag question to seek confirmation or agreement.

• But you leavin’ solo

  ➔ Present participle (gerund) without 'to be' (ellipsis)

  ➔ "leavin’" is an informal contraction of "leaving". The auxiliary verb 'are' is omitted (ellipsis), common in informal speech, implying 'you are leaving'.

• Ain’t regular, that ain’t regular

  ➔ Colloquial 'ain't'

  ➔ "Ain't" is an informal and non-standard contraction of 'am not', 'is not', 'are not', 'has not', or 'have not'. Here, it means 'is not'.

• Why would we ever do something instead of Fallin’ into the bed right now

  ➔ Modal verb 'would' for hypothetical situations + 'instead of' + Gerund

  ➔ "would" is used to discuss a hypothetical or suggested action. ""instead of Fallin’"" is a prepositional phrase followed by a gerund to express an alternative.

• Getchu naked but I won’t tell ‘em

  ➔ Informal 'getchu' (get you) + Causative 'get' + adjective

  ➔ "Getchu" is an informal contraction of "get you". 'Get' is used as a causative verb here, meaning to cause someone to be in a certain state ("naked").