Popular song
Ariana Grande MIKA Lyrics


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La la
la la

You were the popular one, the popular chick
It is what it is, now I'm popular-ish
Standing on the field with your pretty pompons
Now you're working at the movie selling popular corn
I could have been a mess but I never went wrong
'Cause I'm putting down my story in a popular song
Uh huh
Uh huh I said I'm putting down my story in a popular song

My problem, I never was a model,
I never was a scholar,
But you were always popular,
You were singing, all the songs I don't know
Now you're in the front row
'Cause my song is popular

Popular,
I know about popular
It's not about who you are or your fancy car
You're only ever who you were
Popular,
I know about popular
And all that you have to do, is be true to you
That's all you ever need to know
So catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go
So catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go

Always was on the lookout for someone to hate
Picking on me like a dinner plate
You hid during classes and in between them
Dunk me in the toilets now it's you that cleans em'
You tried to make me feel bad with the things you do
It ain't so funny when the joke's on you
Ooh, the joke's on you
Got everyone's laughing, got everyone clapping, asking
How come you look so cool?
'Cause that's the only thing that I learnt at school, boy
Uh huh
I said that's the only thing I learnt at school

My problem, I never was a model,
I never was a scholar,
And you were always popular,
You were singing, all the songs I don't know
Now you're in the front row
'Cause my song is popular

Popular
I know about popular
It's not about who you are or your fancy car
You're only ever who you were
Popular
I know about popular
And all that you have to do, is be true to you
That's all you ever need to know
So catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go
So catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go

All you ever need to know
You're only ever who you were
All you ever need to know
You're only ever who you were (that's all you ever need to know)

Popular
I know about popular
It's not about who you are or your fancy car
You're only ever who you were

Popular
I know about popular
It's not about who you are or your fancy car
You're only ever who you were
Popular
I know about popular (It's all you ever need to know)




And all that you have to do, is be true to you.
That's all you ever need to know (It's all you ever need to know)

Overall Meaning

The first verse of the song "Popular Song" starts by contrasting the present and the past of the singer and the popular girl. The popular girl used to be the center of attraction with her pretty pompons on the field, but now she is working at a movie theater selling popular corn. Meanwhile, the singer may not have been the most popular person, but she never went wrong and managed to put her story down in a popular song. The singer is no longer popular, but she has achieved a certain level of success.


The second verse sees the singer reminiscing about her school days, where she did not fit in and was bullied by the popular girl, who made her feel bad. However, now she is the one who is enjoying popularity and success with her song, and everyone is looking up to her. The song's chorus twice repeats how being popular is not about who you are or what you have, but it's only about being true to yourself. It states that this is all anyone ever needs to know about popularity.


Overall, "Popular Song" is a song that celebrates being true to oneself and not trying to fit into someone else's definition of popularity. It encourages people not to lose sight of who they are and to believe in themselves.


Line by Line Meaning

You were the popular one, the popular chick
You used to be the most popular person around, especially among girls.


It is what it is, now I'm popular-ish
I accept the fact that I am not as popular as you, but I am still famous to some extent.


Standing on the field with your pretty pompons
You used to be a cheerleader, confident and beautiful.


Now you're working at the movie selling popular corn
Now you work at a cinema selling popcorn.


I could have been a mess but I never went wrong
I could have got into trouble, but I always stayed out of it.


'Cause I'm putting down my story in a popular song
I'm telling my story through a hit song that people love.


My problem, I never was a model, I never was a scholar
I was never perfect, I was never an intellectual either.


But you were always popular, You were singing all the songs I don't know
But you were always popular, and you sang songs I never knew existed.


Now you're in the front row, 'Cause my song is popular
Now you're up front, because my song is a big hit.


Popular, I know about popular
I know what being popular is all about.


It's not about who you are or your fancy car
Being popular is not about who you are or what you own.


You're only ever who you were
You can never be anyone else but yourself.


All you ever need to know, You're only ever who you were
All you need to know is that you can never be anybody else.


So catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go
You have a lot of work to do if you want to catch up with me.


Always was on the lookout for someone to hate, Picking on me like a dinner plate
You always looked for someone to bully, and you targeted me without any reason.


You hid during classes and in between them
You used to hide during classes and during the gaps between them.


Dunk me in the toilets now it's you that cleans 'em
You used to bully me by putting my head in the toilet, but now you have to clean them.


You tried to make me feel bad with the things you do
You attempted to make me feel bad by doing things to me.


It ain't so funny when the joke's on you
It's not hilarious when the tables turn on you.


Got everyone's laughing, got everyone clapping, asking How come you look so cool?
Everyone is impressed by how you behave despite being in a humiliating situation.


'Cause that's the only thing that I learned at school, boy
Because that is the only life lesson I got from school, my friend.


And all that you have to do, is be true to you
All you need to do is to be honest with yourself.


That's all you ever need to know
That's the only thing you will ever require as advice.


Popular, I know about popular
I know what being popular is all about.


And all that you have to do, is be true to you
All you need to do is to be honest with yourself.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: STEPHEN LAWRENCE SCHWARTZ, MATHIEU JOMPHE-LEPINE, MICHAEL HOLBROOK PENNIMAN, PRISCILLA RENEA

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@theharshtruthoutthere

@@primrazonable6161 Rich and famous:
From child star to world wide pop-star. From catholic to satanism. From just a singer to a sell out. From amongst the living to amongst the dead.
There is 1 interesting thing which is always missing; nones never CHRISTIAN.
They are religious, who move from 1 religion to another, but nobody comes out from lies(darkness) and into the truth(light).
The road they always on:
From catholic to satanism
From Jehovah witness to satanism
From Islam to satanism
From Hindu to satanism
From atheism to satanism
From ignorant to satanism



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Lyrics
La la
la la
You were the popular one, the popular chick
It is what it is, now I'm popular-ish
Standing on the field with your pretty pompons
Now you're working at the movie selling popular corn
I could have been a mess but I never went wrong
'Cause I'm putting down my story in a popular song
Uh huh
Uh huh I said I'm putting down my story in a popular song
My problem, I never was a model,
I never was a scholar,
But you were always popular,
You were singing, all the songs I don't know
Now you're in the front row
'Cause my song is popular
Popular,
I know about popular
It's not about who you are or your fancy car
You're only ever who you were
Popular,
I know about popular
And all that you have to do, is be true to you
That's all you ever need to know
So catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go
So catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go
Always was on the lookout for someone to hate
Picking on me like a dinner plate
You hid during classes and in between them
Dunk me in the toilets now it's you that cleans em'
You tried to make me feel bad with the things you do
It ain't so funny when the joke's on you
Ooh, the joke's on you
Got everyone's laughing, got everyone clapping, asking
How come you look so cool?
'Cause that's the only thing that I learnt at school, boy
Uh huh
I said that's the only thing I learnt at school
My problem, I never was a model,
I never was a scholar,
And you were always popular,
You were singing, all the songs I don't know
Now you're in the front row
'Cause my song is popular
Popular
I know about popular
It's not about who you are or your fancy car
You're only ever who you were
Popular
I know about popular
And all that you have to do, is be true to you
That's all you ever need to know
So catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go
So catch up, 'cause you got an awful long way to go
All you ever need to know
You're only ever who you were
All you ever need to know
You're only ever who you were (that's all you ever need to know)
Popular
I know about popular
It's not about who you are or your fancy car
You're only ever who you were
Popular
I know about popular
It's not about who you are or your fancy car
You're only ever who you were
Popular
I know about popular (It's all you ever need to know)
And all that you have to do, is be true to you.
That's all you ever need to know (It's all you ever need to know)
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@dantemitch3050

mika: knocks over arianas blocks


ariana: so you've chosen death.

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thanks for likes lol

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u r welcome

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@Dooyos

The way MIKA says popular is addictive 🤩

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Facts

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