Motivation is a song explicitly sexual in nature, describing passionate sex between kelly rowland’s character and her partner. Kelly rowland, who tells her partner (or the listener-as the line is in first person) that she is going to be their motivation, the suggestion being that she will motivate him to perform in the bedroom. As the title suggests, the song is particularly positive in its outlook. Kelly talks about believing in her lover as she is climaxing, encouraging him to perform for longer. She describes her partner as a one of a kind lover, stating that no one else can do the things he does to her. Lil wayne’s rap segment that comes midway through the song serves as a sort of response to kelly’s lyrics from her partner, and indeed, reflects many of the sentiments that kelly expressed in the first place. Much of the song’s imagery is incredibly physical. Rowland talks about wanting to feel her partner’s hands all over her and also states that, by the end, she doesn’t want to be able to feel her legs. Lines such as lil wayne’s “she hold me like a conversation” suggest a more tender edge within the song.
