Popular
Ariana Grande (feat. Mika) Lyrics

La la, la la
Repetitive sounds to establish a beat and mood

You were the popular one, the popular chick
Referring to a person who was popular in the past

It is what it is, now I'm popular bitch
Accepting the current status of being popular and confident about it

Standing on the field with your pretty pompons
Member of a cheerleading team, in a memorable situation

Now you're working at the movie selling popular corn
Downward change in fortune where the person is now working at a movie theatre

I could have been a mess but I never went wrong
Acknowledging the possibility of being in chaos but staying on the right path

'Cause I'm putting down my stories in a popular song (La la)
Creating a song from personal experiences and emotions

Said I'm putting down my story in a popular song
Emphasizing on the personal nature of the song

My problem, I never was a model
Acknowledging that the person is not a model

I never was a scholar,
Acknowledging that the person is not a scholar

You were always popular
Referencing the past popularity of someone else

You were singing, all the songs I don't know
Referring to someone else singing songs that are unknown to the person

Now you're in the front row
Referencing the elevated status of someone else

'Cause my song is popular
Attributing the current popularity to the person's song

Popular, I know about popular
Acknowledging knowledge of popular trends and culture

It's not about who you are or your fancy car
Indicating that one's popularity is not determined by material possessions

You're only ever who you were
Stressing on the importance of staying true to oneself

And all that you have to do, is be true to you
Emphasizing on the importance of self-realization and self-acceptance

That's all you ever need to know
Implying that self-acceptance and self-realization is key for happiness

Catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go
Encouraging others to keep up with self-realization

I was on the lookout for someone to hate
Referencing the personal experiences of being disliked

Picking on me like a dinner plate
Comparing being picked on to food

I hid during classes, and in between them
Describing the actions of the person to avoid attention

Dunk me in the toilet now its you that cleans 'em
Referencing an act of bullying and its reversal of fortune

You tryin' to make me feel bad with the shit you do
Acknowledging the intent of others to make the person feel bad

It ain't so funny when the joke's on you
Highlighting the irony of the situation and its effects on the other person

Ooh the joke's on you
Further emphasizing the irony of the situation

And everyone's laughing, got everyone clapping, asking
Describing the reaction of others to the current situation

How come you look so cool?
Questioning the cool demeanor of the person

'Cause that's the only thing that I learned at school
Attributing the cool demeanor to a lesson learned at school

All you ever need to know
Repeating the idea of self-acceptance

Before the next time that you call him crazy
Cautioning others before continuing to belittle someone else

Lazy, a faggot, or that fugazi
Listing some derogatory terms used to insult others

Here's the one thing that's so amazing
Introducing a new perspective on judging others

It ain't a bad thing to be a loser, baby!
Challenging the notion of being a loser and suggesting it is not a bad thing

All you ever need to know
Repeating the idea of self-realization

You're only ever who you were
Stressing the importance of staying true to oneself

That's all you ever need to know (All you ever need to know)
Repeating the emphasis on self-realization

All you ever need to know
Continuing to emphasize on the importance of self-realization and self-acceptance

Catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go
Encouraging others to keep up with self-realization

Catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go
Reiterating the importance of continuing the journey of self-acceptance