Translation: "If the message isn’t sexually explicit, I don’t want to read it."

- **If**: introduces a condition, meaning "on the condition that."
- **the text**: refers to a text message or written message.
- **ain’t**: informal contraction of "is not" or "isn’t." 
- **freaky**: slang for "sexually explicit, kinky, or provocative."
- **I**: the speaker (Cardi B in this verse).
- **don’t**: contraction of "do not."
- **wanna**: informal for "want to."
- **read**: to look at and understand written words.
- **it**: the text message.

In context, the singer is saying she’s only interested in reading messages that contain sexual or provocative content; otherwise, she’ll ignore them. The line highlights her bold, unapologetic attitude toward sexuality.

This line expresses a strong sense of confidence and experience in seduction and dancing.

- **My body**: Refers to her physical self.
- **already**: Indicates that this knowledge or skill is not new; she had it before this moment.
- **know**: A stylistic, grammatical choice. In standard English, it would be "knows" (My body knows). In song lyrics and informal speech, the third-person '-s' is often dropped for rhythm or effect. It means "understands" or "is skilled at."
- **how to play**: In this context, this means "how to act seductively," "how to flirt," or "how to dance sensually."

**Figurative Meaning & Context**

"To play" here is not about games or sports. It's used figuratively to mean engaging in flirtatious and sensual behavior. The speaker, Selena Gomez, is confidently stating that her body instinctively knows how to move and act in an attractive, seductive way. It’s a declaration of her experience and control in a romantic or sexual situation, suggesting she is not naive and knows exactly what she's doing.

SEE ehl TEKS-toh noh es-TAH FREE-kee, noh KYEH-roh leh-EHR-loh

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