M.I.A. – Popular Lyrics

M.I.A. – Popular Lyrics

Popular Lyrics by M.I.A.

Please note the sarcastic tone of ‘how hard is to be popular’. We could understand this as a critique of the current trend of instagramers, youtubers and influencers’ fame, which is merely based on popularity, online interactions, attractive bodies and physique, eye catching photos, ideal lifestyles and basically superficial references that do not require a cultural or artistic deep meaning or background. Also note that sarcarsm and irony are marked characteristics of the British humour, where M.I.A. has grown up and live most of her life.

[Chorus]
Yeah, love me like I love me, love me
Suddenly it’s about me, ’bout me
Now you wanna be around me, ’round me
‘Cause I love myself, I’m livin’ my best life
Love me like I love me, love me
Suddenly it’s about me, ’bout me
Now you wanna be around me, ’round me
‘Cause I love myself, I’m livin’ my best life

[Verse 1]
I got the best suites, I got the best sheet
I got the best seats, best shoes on my feet
Pictures of my body cause a stampede, ayy
If you cut me, success I bleed
If you don’t know, I’m a queen (Queen)
Lovin’ myself like a dream (Dream)
Me (Me), a body
I body everybody in the party

[Chorus]
Yeah, love me like I love me, love me
Suddenly it’s about me, ’bout me
Now you wanna be around me, ’round me
‘Cause I love myself, I’m livin’ my best life
Love me, love me, love me, love me
Suddenly it’s about me, ’bout me
Now you wanna be around me, ’round me
‘Cause I love myself, I’m livin’ my best life

[Post-Chorus]
(Pop, pop)
(Pop, pop)
Popular, I’m popular
I’m really, really popular
Popular, I’m popular
I’m really, really popular (Pop, pop)

[Verse 2]
Gold and curly, brown and worldly
Packed in a 5’5″ body
Give me the mic and I slay somebody
I hope you’re all gonna be ready
‘Cause I’m proper gonna pop it
Make you go cop it
You can never stop it, people wanna tap it, tap it
When I talk, I rap it, all of them are puppet
One in a billion, I guess you got lucky

[Chorus]
Yeah, love me like I love me, love me
Suddenly it’s about me, ’bout me
Now you wanna be around me, ’round me
‘Cause I love myself, I’m livin’ my best life
Love me, love me, love me, love me
Suddenly it’s about me, ’bout me
Now you wanna be around me, ’round me
‘Cause I love myself, I’m livin’ my best life

[Post-Chorus]
(Pop, pop)
(Pop, pop)

[Bridge]
Yeah, popular, I’m hot
Can’t stop myself, oh God
I top the chart
Takin’ over the spot
It’s hard, it’s hard
It’s really, really hard
A star, a star
I’m popular, I’m hot

[Refrain]
(Pop, pop)
(Pop, pop)
(Pop, pop)
(Pop, pop)

[Outro]
(Pop, pop)
(Pop, pop)