Jalapeno
Janelle Monáe & Pharrell Williams Lyrics

Jalapeno, oh lord
The singer is addressing the jalapeño and questioning why it burned them.

Why'd you burn me
The singer is asking why the jalapeño caused them to experience pain and discomfort.

My hearts on fuego
The singer's heart is burning with passion and desire.

Don't get me water
The artist does not want to put out the fiery passion and desire that they are feeling.

Oh, you burn me
The artist is acknowledging that they are experiencing pain and discomfort from the jalapeño's heat.

With your attentions
The heat and attraction from the jalapeño's presence is causing the singer to feel burned.

My hardest times
The singer is experiencing the toughest moments of their life due to the intensity of their feelings and desires.

Add us up together
The artist suggests that their connection with the jalapeño is complementary, like the sum of two numbers.

Atmospheres are level
The artist suggests that the intensity of their connection is balanced and harmonious, like two different gases reaching equilibrium.

Your love like a pepper
The artist is comparing the intensity and heat of their love to that of a jalapeño pepper.

Hot dang
The singer is expressing excitement and enthusiasm about the heat and intensity of their love.

You burn my kiss off
The artist is suggesting that the heat and intensity of their love is so strong that it is causing physical changes, such as burning their lips.

Coming out the water
The singer is emerging from a situation, like coming up for air from underwater, where they were feeling cooled off or calmer in contrast to their intense passion.

Like a Soviet missile
The singer is comparing their emergence from the water to a Soviet missile lit on fire, implying that the intensity of their love is explosive and powerful.

How's it only better
The singer is questioning how their love can get any stronger or better than it already is.

How to say forever
The artist is searching for a way to express that their love is infinite and will last forever.

Sure to raise my pressure
The artist suggests that their love is so intense that it raises their blood pressure, making their heart beat faster.

Take me out on a stretcher
The singer suggests that the intensity of their love could cause them to pass out, need medical attention, or even be taken away on a stretcher.

Come on show me what I want
The singer is asking the object of their passion to help them understand and attain what they really desire.

I'm hot (oh)
The artist is acknowledging that they are feeling intense heat and passion.

Jalapeno (jalapeno)
The artist is directly addressing the jalapeño, which symbolizes the cause of their intense passion.

Oh lord (oh darling)
The artist is using these phrases to express emphasis, similar to saying 'dear Lord' or 'my beloved'.

Don't get me water
The singer is reemphasizing that they do not want to extinguish the fire of their passion.

Come on now
The artist is encouraging the object of their desire to take some action, such as joining them, pursuing them, or reciprocating their feelings.

Let go now
The singer is urging the object of their desire to release any hesitations or restraints and to give in to passion.

Get moving
The singer is calling for action, suggesting that the time for hesitation or inaction is over and the two should pursue their passion.

Don't halfway
The singer is urging the object of their desire to fully commit, to not hold back, but to fully embrace their passion.