Turn Me On

• By: Kevin Lyttle
• Album: Kevin Lyttle

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
dance /dæns/ A1	noun - a series of movements performed to music verb - to move rhythmically to music
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives adverb - to one's home
body /ˈbɑːdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged; eccentric
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - to take part in a violent struggle involving physical force or weapons noun - a violent confrontation or struggle
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A2	noun - the surface of the earth
whisper /ˈwɪspər/ B1	verb - to speak very softly using one's breath rather than one's throat
hug /hʌɡ/ B1	verb - to clasp (someone) tightly in one's arms, typically to express affection noun - an act of clasping someone in one's arms.
kiss /kɪs/ B1	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting. noun - an act of kissing
squeeze /skwiːz/ B1	verb - firmly press (something, especially a soft substance) with one's fingers. noun - an act of squeezing something
whine /waɪn/ B2	verb - To complain in a feeble or petulant way. verb - (Caribbean English) dance by rotating the hips
mercy /ˈmɜːrsi/ B2	noun - compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.
caress /kəˈres/ B2	verb - to touch or stroke gently or lovingly. noun - a gentle or loving touch
jam /dʒæm/ B1	verb - play music together informally

Grammar:

• For the longest while, we jamming in the party

  ➔ Present Continuous (Imperfective Aspect) - 'jamming'

  ➔ While grammatically imperfect, it implies the party has been going on for a while and they have been “jamming” during that time. More formally, it should be 'we have been jamming'.

• If you think you're gonna get away from me

  ➔ Future Tense using 'gonna' (informal)

  ➔ 'Gonna' is a colloquial contraction of “going to”, used to express future intention or prediction. This implies a conditional sentence: If you think this, then...

• You're going home with me tonight

  ➔ Future Tense using Present Continuous

  ➔ The present continuous ('You are going') can be used to express a future arrangement or plan. It emphasizes the speaker's certainty about the event.

• Let me hold you

  ➔ Imperative (Let + pronoun + infinitive without to)

  ➔ 'Let me' introduces a request or suggestion. It's a polite form of giving a command.

• Girl, caress my body

  ➔ Imperative (direct command)

  ➔ The verb “caress” is used in its base form to give a direct command. It's a direct instruction to the girl.

• You got me going crazy, you

  ➔ Causative 'got' + object + present participle

  ➔ This structure expresses that someone or something causes another person to be in a certain state or perform an action. Here, 'you' are causing 'me' to go crazy.

• If she think seh bad man nah go fight

  ➔ Non-standard dialect (Caribbean English Creole) – 'seh' for 'that', 'nah' for 'not going to'

  ➔ This line uses Caribbean English Creole. 'Seh' is a variation of 'that' and 'nah' is a contraction of 'not going to'. It's characteristic of the dialect and adds to the song's cultural flavor.