Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978 in Chattanooga, Tennessee), known s… Read Full Bio ↴Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978 in Chattanooga, Tennessee), known simply as Usher, is a Grammy Award winning American R&B singer-songwriter, producer and actor. He rose to fame in the late 90s, releasing the multi-platinum albums My Way and 8701. His success continued with the release of his 2004 album, Confessions, which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, and earned Usher four American Music Awards and eight Grammy nominations. To date, he has sold approximately 40 million albums worldwide and has won five Grammy Awards. He released his debut album in 1994 and has since released 1997's My Way, 2001's 8701, 2004's Confessions and 2008's Here I Stand. His sixth studio album, Raymond v. Raymond, was released March 2010.

In 1990 Usher joined an R&B local quintet called the NuBeginnings, which was organized by local music svengali, Darryl Wheeler and then he decided to pursue a career in music. Aside from recording, Usher has ventured into business. He has established his own record label, US Records, and is a part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise. He has also dabbled in acting, with a recurring role on the teen sitcom Moesha, and roles in the films The Faculty (1998, with Josh Harnett) She's All That (1999, with Freddie Prinze, Jr.) and Texas Rangers (2001, with Ashton Kutcher).

Sweat
Usher Lyrics

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Can you be my doctor?
Can you fix me up?
Can you wipe me down?
So i can rock it rock it

So I can make you give it up give it up
Until you say my name
Like a Jersey Jersey shuttin' down the game

Be my head coach
So you can...you can
And never take me out
Till you can taste the way
Do it again, and again till you say my name
And by the way I'm so glad

I just wanna make you sweat
I wanna make you sweat
I just wanna make you sweat
I wanna make you sweat
Sweat

I just wanna make you sweat
I wanna make you sweat
I just wanna make you sweat
I wanna make you sweat
Sweat, sweat

Can you, can you get me up like I'm late for my first class
So I can give it to you rough like a first draft
Hold you like a paper plane
You know I got paper babe
Them dollar bills
Girl I'll make it rain

Holiday Inn
Come and meet me on my eighth floor

Damn it feels good but I feel bad for them next door
I, I I I apologize
Whe when I slip slip slip like two girls into slip n' slide

I just wanna make you sweat
I wanna make you sweat
I just wanna make you sweat
I wanna make you sweat
Sweat

I just wanna make you sweat
I wanna make you sweat
I just wanna make you sweat
I wanna make you sweat
Sweat, sweat

Where you goin?
Whatcha say?
I'm why her river flowin'
To another lake
By the ocean by the ocean
On the beach on the beach
Let me dip my feet in
And make you sweat

I just wanna make you sweat
I wanna make you sweat
I just wanna make you sweat
I wanna make you sweat
Sweat

I just wanna make you sweat
I wanna make you sweat
I just wanna make you sweat
I wanna make you sweat

Sweat,
I just wanna make you sweat

Overall Meaning

The song Sweat by Usher feat. Rico Love is a seductive, sensual and explicit song with lyrics that encourage and express the desire for sexual intercourse. The lyrics make use of metaphors and similes to describe the sexual acts that the singer wants to perform. The chorus "I just wanna make you sweat" is repeated throughout, conveying the idea that the singer wants to make the other person experience intense physical pleasure.

The lyrics use different techniques to convey the message. The opening line, "Can you be my doctor? Can you fix me up?" creates a comparison between the singer's desire for sex and the need for medical attention. The following lines, "Can you wipe me down so I can rock it, rock it?" continue the metaphor with the idea of wiping down a patient before a doctor performs a medical procedure.

The verse that follows continues with the metaphors, describing the singer's desire for rough sex as being pushed like a paper plane and experiencing the pleasure of money rains. The chorus repeats the desire to sweat, using it as a metaphor for physical exertion during sexual intercourse. The use of similes, such as comparing the sex acts to the shutting down of a game, creates vivid imagery in the listener's mind.

Line by Line Meaning

Can you be my doctor?
Can you heal me from my troubles?

Can you fix me up?
Can you make me better?

Can you wipe me down?
Can you clean me up?

So i can rock it rock it
So I can perform with excellence

So I can make you give it up give it up
So I can make you surrender to me

Until you say my name
Until you acknowledge my worth

Like a Jersey Jersey shuttin' down the game
Like a sports team dominating their competition

Be my head coach
Guide me to victory

So you can...you can
So you can help me perform my best

And never take me out
And never let me give up

Till you can taste the way
Until you can fully experience my excellence

Do it again, and again till you say my name
Repeat for as long as it takes for you to fully appreciate me

And by the way I'm so glad
And by the way, I'm ecstatic

I just wanna make you sweat
I just want to excite you

I wanna make you sweat
I want to make you feel passion

Sweat
Sweat

Can you, can you get me up like I'm late for my first class
Can you energize me like I'm racing to a class I'm late for?

So I can give it to you rough like a first draft
So I can be more raw with you

Hold you like a paper plane
Care for you tenderly

You know I got paper babe
You know I have money, dear

Them dollar bills
Those dollar bills

Girl I'll make it rain
I will spend recklessly on you

Holiday Inn
Staying at the hotel chain Holiday Inn

Come and meet me on my eighth floor
Come up to my hotel room on the eighth floor

Damn it feels good but I feel bad for them next door
I'm feeling great, but I feel sorry for my neighbors

I, I I I apologize
I'm sorry

Whe when I slip slip slip like two girls into slip n' slide
When I lose control like kids on a water slide

Where you goin?
Where are you headed?

Whatcha say?
What are you trying to tell me?

I'm why her river flowin'
I'm the reason she's feeling aroused

To another lake
To another level of passion

By the ocean by the ocean
At the beach, by the seaside

On the beach on the beach
On the sandy shore

Let me dip my feet in
Join me in the water

And make you sweat
And excite you

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JAMES LACKEY, RICHARD BUTLER, RICHARD PRESTON BUTLER, RYON LOVETT, USHER RAYMOND

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