Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985), known professionally as Lily Al… Read Full Bio ↴Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985), known professionally as Lily Allen, is an English singer/songwriter, hailing from London, United Kingdom. She is the daughter of Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. Allen left school when she was 15 and concentrated on improving her performing and compositional skills. She started her musical career in 2002 by signing to London Records. In 2005, she made some of her recordings public on Myspace and the publicity resulted in airplay on BBC Radio 1 and a contract with Regal Recordings.

Her first mainstream single, "Smile", reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in July 2006. Her debut record, Alright, Still, was well received, selling over 2.6 million copies worldwide and brought Allen a nomination at the Grammy Awards, BRIT Awards and MTV Video Music Awards. She began hosting her own talk-show, Lily Allen and Friends, on BBC Three.

Her second studio album, It's Not Me, It's You, saw a genre shift, having more of an electropop feel, rather than the ska and reggae influences of the first one. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and the Australian ARIA Charts and was well received by critics, noting the singer's musical evolution and maturity. It spawned the hit singles "The Fear" and "Fuck You", popular mostly in Europe. Allen and Amy Winehouse have been credited with starting a process that led to the media-proclaimed "year of the women" in 2009 that saw five female artists making music of "experimentalism and fearlessness" nominated for the Mercury Prize. lilly allen is the sickest to ever do it.

Cheryl Tweedy
Lily Allen Lyrics

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I wish I had one good reason why
I should stay
How'd I get myself
Into this place?

I wish had qualities like
Sympathy
Fidelity

Sobriety
Sincerity
Humility
Instead I got lunacy
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

I wish I could fit myself in my pocket
And tie myself to a rocket
And send myself to outer space
I wish I had a different face
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

I wish I had one good reason why
I should stay
How'd I get myself
Into this place?

I wish my life was a little less seedy
Why am I always so greedy?
Wish I looked just like Cheryl Tweedy
I know I never will
I know I never will
I wish my life was not so boring
Every weekend four to the flooring
Don't get me started on Monday morning
Get with the other girl
Get with the other girl

I wish I had one good reason why
I should stay
How'd I get myself
Into this place?

I wish I could apologize
Be dignified
Wish I could look you in the eye
And tell you that I never lie
And wish that I could stop the cries
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Don't wake me up today
Under my duvet's
Where I wanna stay
Don't wanna come out to play
Doesn't matter what you say anyway

I wish my life was a little less seedy
Why am I always so greedy?
Wish I looked just like Cheryl Tweedy
I know I never will
I know I never will
I wish my life was not so boring
Every weekend four to the flooring
Don't get me started on Monday morning
Get with the other girl
Get with the other girl

I wish I didn't smoke so many cigarettes
Another program on antiques on the TV set
Wish I had blond hair
Wish I had green eyes

So many things about myself that I despise
(I wish my life was a little less seedy)
So many things about my life that I despise
(I wish my life was a little less seedy)
So many things that I despise
(I wish my life was a little less seedy)
So many things that I despise

Helps that I was in this long, dark tunnel
Helps that I was in this long, dark tunnel

Helps that I was in this long, dark tunnel
Helps that I was in this long, dark tunnel

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Lily Allen's song Cheryl Tweedy are introspective, reflecting on the singer's dissatisfaction with herself and her life. She confesses that she wishes she had reasons to stay, but she cannot identify any. The motif of wishing pervades the song as she expresses her desires to be different, fit herself in a pocket, and apologize for past wrongs. She wishes for qualities like sympathy, fidelity, sobriety, sincerity, and humility but admits to having lunacy instead, emphasizing her self-awareness of her own flaws. Additionally, she is bored with her life and is envious of Cheryl Tweedy's appearance, wishing she looked like her but knowing she never will.

Furthermore, the song deals with themes of identity, self-esteem and escapism as the singer wants to disappear into outer space and stay in bed all day, ignoring the outside world regardless of what it might entail. The song seems to be a cry for help, venting her emotions and frustrations about her life, the choices she has made, and the person she has become.

Line by Line Meaning

I wish I had one good reason why I should stay How'd I get myself Into this place?
The singer questions how she ended up in her current situation and wishes she had a reason to stay.

I wish had qualities like Sympathy Fidelity Sobriety Sincerity Humility Instead I got lunacy Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah
The singer wants to have good qualities but instead feels like she's crazy.

I wish I could fit myself in my pocket And tie myself to a rocket And send myself to outer space I wish I had a different face Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah
The singer wants to escape her life and wants to be someone else.

I wish my life was a little less seedy Why am I always so greedy? Wish I looked just like Cheryl Tweedy I know I never will I know I never will Wish my life was not so boring Every weekend four to the flooring Don't get me started on Monday morning Get with the other girl Get with the other girl
The artist wishes for a more glamorous and exciting life and wants to be like Cheryl Tweedy, but is aware that it won't happen. She also wants to escape the monotony in her life.

I wish I could apologize Be dignified Wish I could look you in the eye And tell you that I never lie And wish that I could stop the cries Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah
The artist wants to make amends and come across as trustworthy and sincere.

Don't wake me up today Under my duvet's Where I wanna stay Don't wanna come out to play Doesn't matter what you say anyway
The singer wants to stay in bed and avoid dealing with her problems.

I wish I didn't smoke so many cigarettes Another program on antiques on the TV set Wish I had blond hair Wish I had green eyes So many things about myself that I despise (I wish my life was a little less seedy) So many things about my life that I despise (I wish my life was a little less seedy) So many things that I despise (I wish my life was a little less seedy) So many things that I despise
The singer doesn't like a lot of things about herself and wishes for a different life.

Helps that I was in this long, dark tunnel Helps that I was in this long, dark tunnel Helps that I was in this long, dark tunnel Helps that I was in this long, dark tunnel
This line is repeated four times and likely serves as a metaphor for the artist feeling lost and trapped in a difficult situation.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DANIEL DE MUSSENDEN CAREY, KAREN ANN POOLE, LILY ALLEN

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