Super Freak

• By: Rick James
• Album: Street Songs

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
kinky /ˈkɪŋki/ B2	adjective - unconventional or sexually unusual.
spirits /ˈspɪrɪts/ B2	noun - the nonphysical part of a person, soul, feeling.
freak /friːk/ B2	noun - a very unusual person verb - to behave in a wild and irrational way adjective - very unusual or strange
taste /teɪst/ A2	verb - to perceive or experience the flavor of
special /ˈspeʃəl/ A2	adjective - different from what is usual
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to remain in place or delay action until a particular time or event
backstage /ˈbæksteɪdʒ/ B2	noun - the area behind the stage in a theatre
incense /ˈɪnsens/ B2	noun - a substance that is burned for its sweet smell
candles /ˈkændlz/ A2	noun - a stick of wax with a wick that is burned to give light
meet /miːt/ A1	verb - to encounter someone
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to go in a specified direction or manner
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - a space within a building, enclosed by walls
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - difficult to accomplish
please /pliːz/ A1	verb - to make someone happy or satisfied
wild /waɪld/ A2	adjective - living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated.

Grammar:

• The kind you don't take home to mother

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted relative pronoun (whom/that)

  ➔ The phrase "The kind you don't take home..." is short for "The kind *that/whom* you don't take home...". In informal English, the relative pronoun (that/whom) can be omitted when it's the object of the relative clause.

• Once you get her off the street...

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction "once" indicating a condition.

  ➔ "Once" here means "as soon as" or "after". It introduces a condition: *after* you get her off the street, something else will happen.

• She's never hard to please oh no

  ➔ Adjective followed by "to" + infinitive (expressing purpose/difficulty).

  ➔ "Hard to please" describes the difficulty of pleasing someone. The structure is *adjective + to + infinitive*.

• The kind of girl you read about in new wave magazines

  ➔ Prepositional phrase modifying a noun.

  ➔ The phrase "in new wave magazines" acts as an adjective, describing the type of girl. It answers the question "Where do you read about this kind of girl?".

• I really love to taste her every time we meet

  ➔ Use of "love to" + infinitive to express general enjoyment/preference.

  ➔ "Love to taste" expresses a general enjoyment of tasting her; it's a repeated action he enjoys. Compare this to "love tasting," which would emphasize the experience in a more continuous way.

• She's alright she's alright

  ➔ Ellipsis of the verb "is" or "is being", creating a shortened informal phrase.

  ➔ "She's alright" is short for "She is alright". The repetition emphasizes the affirmation. "Alright" itself is a slightly informal way of saying "all right".

• Going get back at Chinatown

  ➔ Non-standard grammar, specifically omission of "to" in "going to get"

  ➔ The correct phrase is "going *to* get back at Chinatown", indicating an intention to retaliate in some way. The omission of "to" here is a feature of some dialects or informal speech.