Start Without You – English Lyrics

• By: Alexandra Burke, Laza Morgan

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant sounds of "Start Without You" by Alexandra Burke and Laza Morgan! This upbeat track, blending R&B with reggae fusion and dancehall, offers a fantastic opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to confidence, movement, and emotional resilience. With its clear vocals and energetic rhythm, you can pick up catchy phrases and understand expressions of empowerment, making it a fun and engaging way to learn new English words and their usage in a dynamic pop context.

[English]

Don't make me start without you

Eh hey I'm like a beast

Eh hey I'm like a beast

Did you drop the record I'ma start a stampede

He dropped the record I start a stampede

Eh boy, I push it out

Eh boy, I push it out

Fire on my body like a merry-go round

Front to the back I make you go round

Get like me, get on the dance floor

Get like me (Start without you)

Oh, here I go, drip droppin' way down low

You bout to miss,

Windin' to this, don't make me start without you

Oh, here I go, you're movin' way to slow

I'm comin' up, put down your cup

Don't make me start without you

Eh boy, way that I move

Eh boy, way that I move

Fire like a weapon that will make you go boom

Hips like a drum ill make you go boom

Eh boy, oi where you at

Eh boy, oi where you at

You're the only one that I want on my back

The only one that I want on my back

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Get on the dance floor

Get like me

Oh here I go

Drip droppin way down low

You bout to miss

Windin' to this, don't make me start without you

Oh, here I go, you're movin' way to slow

I'm comin' up, put down your cup

Don't make me start without you

Get like me

Get on the dance floor

Get like me

Get on the dance floor

Oh here I go

Drip droppin way down low

You bout to miss

Windin' to this, don't make me start without you

Oh, here I go, you're movin' way to slow

I'm comin' up, put down your cup

Don't make me start without you

Oh here I go

Drip droppin way down low

You bout to miss

Windin' to this, don't make me start without you

Oh, here I go, you're movin' way to slow

I'm comin' up, put down your cup

Don't make me start without you.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
start /stɑːrt/ A2	verb - to begin something
make /meɪk/ A2	verb - to cause to exist or happen
drop /drɒp/ /drɑːp/ A2	verb - to let something fall
fire /ˈfaɪər/ B1	noun - the flame produced by burning verb - to ignite or to shoot
body /ˈbɒdi/ /ˈbɪdi/ A2	noun - the physical structure of a person or an animal
dance /dæns/ A2	noun - a series of movements in time with music verb - to move rhythmically to music
move /muːv/ A2	verb - to change position
slow /sloʊ/ B1	adjective - not quick or fast
fire /ˈfaɪər/ B1	noun - the flames produced by burning verb - to set on fire
beat /biːt/ B2	verb - to strike repeatedly
drip /drɪp/ B2	verb - to let a liquid fall in drops

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't make me start without you

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "Don't make" is an example of the imperative mood, used to give commands or requests.

• I'm coming up, put down your cup

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'm coming up" uses the present continuous tense to indicate an action that is currently happening.

• You're the only one that I want on my back

  ➔ Relative clause

  ➔ The phrase "that I want on my back" is a relative clause that provides more information about "the only one."

• Get like me, get on the dance floor

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "Get like me" is another example of the imperative mood, encouraging someone to imitate the speaker.

• Fire on my body like a merry-go round

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase "like a merry-go round" is a simile that compares the feeling of fire on the body to the motion of a merry-go-round.

• Oh, here I go, drip droppin' way down low

  ➔ Colloquial language

  ➔ The phrase "drip droppin'" uses colloquial language to convey a casual and rhythmic action.

• Windin' to this, don't make me start without you

  ➔ Gerund

  ➔ The word "Windin'" is a gerund that describes the action of moving in a winding manner.