Take Control – English Lyrics

• By: DMX, Snoop Dogg
• Album: EXODUS

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the explicit yet cohesive track 'Take Control' by DMX and Snoop Dogg. Delve into the artists' expressions of desire and control, set against a backdrop of smooth beats and a sample from Marvin Gaye's 'Sexual Healing'. This song offers a study into the language of intimacy and the distinct styles of two iconic rappers .

[English]

Wake up, wake up (get up)

Get up, get up (I got something for you baby, rrr)

Wake up, wake up (rrr)

Oh, baby, now, let's get down tonight (ooh, ooh, uh)

This some sexy shit right here baby (wake up)

You know? Yeah, uh

'Cause when I get that feeling, ooh

(I'ma have to talk to 'em on this one, uh, okay)

I can tell you, darling, come take control (uh)

Of my body and mind, just grab a hold

I need some loving (get up, get up)

I need some loving (wake up, wake up)

I need some loving (get up, get up)

I need some loving (wake up, wake up)

Look here, bitches come and bitches go (uh-huh)

Got 'em flying in from L.A. to Y-O (yeah)

Kinda surprised when you was knockin' at the door

'Cause I ain't even know you was gone

I'm like, "Where the fuck'd you go?"

What was that? Do I miss you? Do you want me to?

I'ma say yes, 'cause it must be what you want me to do

With them bullshit questions, ignorant suggestions

You gonna give a nigga the impression

That you wanna see me stressin'

You 'bout to learn a lesson, get on some new shit

Like one more fuckin' headache, I'ma get me a new bitch

Look here, relax boo-boo keep shit movin'

What you see in the mirror is what I don't mind losin'

'Cause when I get that feeling, ooh

I can tell you, darling, come take control (uh)

Of my body and mind, just grab a hold

I need some loving (get up, get up)

I need some loving (wake up, wake up)

I need some loving (get up, get up)

I need some loving (wake up, wake up)

Lovey-dovey, you love me, love me, you're thinkin' of me

I put my dick on your back, see there ain't no sleepin' on me

Block-block, knock-knock, it don't stop

I lift your shirt up, skirt up and make your ass drop

On all fours, red wine with a blue rose

Shit cool, a Pitbull with a red nose

Man, it's so hectic I slip out and slip back in

To redirect it, connect it

From the hip to the dick

She say she wanna fuck with a crip like Nip so I dip

Yeah, I bark and I bail and got back into the ocean

Like a shark or a whale, don't tell

'Cause when I get that feeling, ooh

I can tell you, darling, come take control (uh)

Of my body and mind, just grab a hold

I need some loving (get up, get up)

I need some loving (wake up, wake up)

I need some loving (get up, get up)

I need some loving (wake up, wake up)

What you hate about me is what you love about me

Worship the ground I walk on, don't give a fuck about me

Playin' with my heart, well, that's a dangerous game (for real)

Put this dick up in your stomach, have you saying my name

Have you like (aye papi) nothin' gon' stop me

Gorilla fuck that ass, leave the pussy sloppy

Sucker for love, not me, ain't that nigga

Send you home to your baby father, hatin' that nigga

He like, "Why you always mad?" But you know why

Because he's not me and you know I

Would never be that nigga that's home watching the kids

While my wife is in the street suckin' another nigga dick, damn

'Cause when I get that feeling, ooh

I can tell you, darling, come take control

Of my body and mind, just grab a hold

I need some loving (get up, get up)

I need some loving (wake up, wake up)

I need some loving (get up, get up)

I need some loving (wake up, wake up)

Man, that's when you come in and

Wake her up with the dick

You don't say a motherfuckin' word

Slide in the bed and just wake her up with the dick

Get up, boo-boo (rrr)

Get up, boo-boo (rrr)

Get up! X, baby!

You know what it is

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
control /kənˈtroʊl/ A2	verb - to have power over something; to limit or manage. noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events.
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal.
mind /maɪnd/ A1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, wills, and perceives. verb - to object to or be bothered by something.
loving /ˈlʌvɪŋ/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing love or great care. noun - affectionate care or treatment.
darling /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/ B1	noun - a beloved person; a term of endearment. adjective - very attractive or charming.
sexy /ˈseksi/ B1	adjective - sexually attractive or exciting.
surprised /sərˈpraɪzd/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing surprise.
ignorant /ˈɪɡnərənt/ B2	adjective - lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about something in particular.
lesson /ˈlesn/ A2	noun - a period of learning or teaching; a piece of instruction.
headache /ˈhedˌeɪk/ B1	noun - a continuous pain in the head; a difficult or annoying problem.
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ A2	noun - a reflective surface, typically glass coated with a metal amalgam, that reflects a clear image.
hectic /ˈhektɪk/ B2	adjective - full of activity, confusion, or rush.
dangerous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ A2	adjective - able or likely to cause harm or injury.
sloppy /ˈslɒpi/ B2	adjective - careless and untidy; (of food) excessively wet or liquid.
worship /ˈwɜːrʃɪp/ B2	verb - to show reverence and adoration for a deity; to treat with great admiration. noun - the act of showing reverence and adoration for a deity; great admiration or devotion.
impression /ɪmˈpreʃn/ B1	noun - an idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone, especially one formed without conscious thought or on the basis of little evidence.
stress /stres/ B1	noun - a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. verb - to subject to pressure or strain.
ocean /ˈoʊʃn/ A2	noun - a very large expanse of sea, especially one of the five main areas of the earth's surface.
shark /ʃɑːrk/ A2	noun - a long-bodied predatory fish with a cartilaginous skeleton and a prominent dorsal fin.
slide /slaɪd/ B1	verb - to move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact. noun - an act of sliding; a structure that children play on.

Key Grammar Structures

• I can tell you, darling, come take control (uh)

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase "come take control" uses the imperative mood to give a direct command or instruction.

• I need some loving (get up, get up)

  ➔ Present Simple for Repeated Actions

  ➔ The phrase "I need some loving" uses the present simple to express a repeated or habitual need.

• 'Cause when I get that feeling, ooh

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction

  ➔ The word "'Cause" is a subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause that explains the main clause.

• Of my body and mind, just grab a hold

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The phrase "of my body and mind" is a prepositional phrase that shows possession or relationship.

• What you hate about me is what you love about me

  ➔ Correlation of Relative Pronouns

  ➔ The sentence uses relative pronouns "what" to correlate two clauses, showing a contrast.

• You 'bout to learn a lesson, get on some new shit

  ➔ Future Tense with 'be about to'

  ➔ The phrase "You 'bout to learn a lesson" uses 'be about to' to indicate an action that is imminent.

• Like one more fuckin' headache, I'ma get me a new bitch

  ➔ Slang and Contractions

  ➔ The phrase uses slang "fuckin'" and a contraction "I'ma" (I am going to) for informal expression.

• While my wife is in the street suckin' another nigga dick, damn

  ➔ Present Continuous for Background Action

  ➔ The phrase "while my wife is in the street suckin'" uses the present continuous to describe a background action.