Strip – English Lyrics

• By: Chris Brown, Kevin McCall

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the R&B and hip-hop rhythms of Chris Brown and Kevin McCall's "Strip." This song, with its catchy hooks and suggestive lyrics, offers a great opportunity to explore vocabulary related to desire, confidence, and nightlife in English. Its playful and direct language can help learners understand informal expressions and conversational phrases commonly used in modern R&B music.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to physically move something towards or away from a place or person verb - to accept or receive something
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel a strong feeling of affection for someone noun - a strong feeling of affection
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - to put your hands or fingers on someone or something
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change your position or make someone or something change position
back /bæk/ A1	verb - to move backward noun - the back part of the human body
nice /naɪs/ A1	adjective - pleasant or attractive
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ A2	verb - to fail to remember something or someone
matter /ˈmætər/ A2	verb - to be important or significant noun - a subject or situation
strip /strɪp/ B1	verb - to remove clothes or other things covering your body verb - to remove a layer from something
sexy /ˈsɛksi/ B1	adjective - attractive or exciting in a sexual way
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events verb - to determine or limit the action, behavior, or outcome of something
pole /poʊl/ B2	noun - a long, thin piece of metal or wood
freak /friːk/ B2	verb - to behave in an uncontrolled or irrational way noun - a person who is obsessed with or extremely interested in something
speak /spiːk/ A2	verb - to say words in order to express yourself
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to do an activity for enjoyment verb - to operate a musical instrument
turn /tɜːrn/ A2	verb - to move in a circular direction
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
panties /ˈpæntɪz/ B2	noun - women's underwear covering the lower part of the body
heels /hiːlz/ B2	noun - the part of the shoe that raises the heel of the foot
tall /tɔːl/ A1	adjective - having a great or greater than average height
hotter /ˈhɒtər/ A1	adjective - having a high temperature; very warm or hot
sauna /ˈsɔːnə/ B2	noun - a small room used as a hot-air or steam bath for cleaning the body
banana /bəˈnænə/ A2	noun - a long curved fruit that grows in clusters and has soft pulpy flesh and yellow skin when ripe
designer /dɪˈzaɪnər/ B2	noun - a person who plans and makes designs for clothes, furniture, etc.
throw /θroʊ/ B1	verb - to propel something with force through the air by a movement of the arm and wrist
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to move downward, typically rapidly and uncontrollably, owing to the force of gravity
boss /bɔːs/ A2	noun - a person who is in charge of a worker or organization
wanting /ˈwɒntɪŋ/ A1	verb - to have a desire to possess or do something; wish for
starting /ˈstɑːrtɪŋ/ A1	verb - to begin or be the first step in a process
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to say something in a loud voice verb - to telephone someone

Key Grammar Structures

• Take it off, I wanna love you

  ➔ Imperative mood, Object Pronoun + Modal Verb + Infinitive

  ➔ The phrase "Take it off" is a direct command using the imperative mood. "I wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "I want to," using the modal verb "want" to express desire. The object pronoun 'it' refers to clothing.

• But don't none of that matter

  ➔ Double Negative, Pronoun + Auxiliary Verb + Negative Determiner + Pronoun + Verb

  ➔ This sentence uses a double negative ("don't none"), which, while non-standard, is common in some dialects. It effectively means "any of that doesn't matter". The use of 'none' with 'don't' creates the double negative.

• I'ma give you all my money, money, money

  ➔ Contraction + Future with 'be going to' (implied) + Pronoun + Determiner + Noun (repeated for emphasis)

  ➔ "I'ma" is a very colloquial contraction of "I am going to". The repetition of "money" emphasizes the speaker's willingness to spend lavishly.

• Which one I'ma take home?

  ➔ Interrogative Pronoun + Auxiliary Verb + Contraction + Verb + Adverb

  ➔ This is an interrogative sentence asking a question. "Which one" is the interrogative pronoun. "I'ma" is a colloquial contraction of "I am going to". The sentence structure is inverted for a question.

• Got my shades on, with my Js on

  ➔ Past Participle used as Adjective + Noun + Preposition + Possessive Pronoun + Noun

  ➔ "Shades" and "Js" (referring to Jordan shoes) are nouns. "On" functions as a preposition indicating wearing. "Got my...on" is a common colloquial expression.