Primadonna
Marina& The Diamonds Lyrics

Primadonna girl, yeah
Addressing the listener and introducing herself as the primadonna girl

All I ever wanted was the world
Her desire to have everything and the entire world

I can't help but I need it all
Her compulsion to have everything and the inability to resist it

The primadonna life, the rise and fall
The ups and downs of being a primadonna and living a lavish lifestyle

You say that I'm kinda difficult
Acknowledging that people find her behavior to be challenging

But it's always someone else's fault
Refusing to shoulder the blame and placing it on others

Got you wrapped around my finger, babe
Her ability to manipulate others and have them under her control

You can count on me to misbehave
Implying that she is prone to causing trouble

Primadonna girl, Would you do anything for me?
Asking the listener if they would go to any extent to please her

Buy a big diamond ring for me?
Asking the listener to buy her expensive gifts

Would you get down on your knees for me?
Asking the listener to submit and be subservient to her

Pop the pretty question right now, baby
Asking the listener to propose to her immediately

Beauty queen on a silver screen
Picturing herself as a glamorous beauty queen on a movie screen

Living life like I'm in a dream
Feeling like her life is a dream and she is untouchable

I know I've got a big ego
Admitting to having a massive ego

I really don't know why it's such a big deal, though
Being unapologetic about her ego and not understanding why people find it problematic

And I'm sad to the core, core, core
Expressing her deep sadness and melancholy

Every day is a chore, chore, chore
Feeling trapped and burdened by the pressures of her life

When you feel of a whole more more
Longing for acceptance and adoration from others

I wanna be adored
Voicing her desire to be loved and worshipped

Primadonna girl fill the void, up with Celluloid
Using movies and fantasies to distract herself from her problems

Take a picture, I'm with the boys
Suggesting that being seen and associated with popular guys is important for her image

Get what I want 'cause I ask for it
Being assertive and demanding to get her way

Not because I'm really that deserving of it
Admitting that she does not really deserve everything she asks for

In the lime light, I want to stay
Preferring to be in the spotlight and be the center of attention

Going up, going down, down, down
Referencing the ups and downs of her life and career

Anything for the crown, crown, crown
Willing to do anything to maintain her position and status

With the lights dimming down, down, down
Describing the end of her career or the end of her moment in the spotlight

I spin around
Feeling dizzy and disoriented by the changes and transitions happening in her life

'Cause I'm a primadonna girl, yeah
Reiterating her status as a primadonna girl

You say that I'm kinda difficult
Acknowledging that people find her behavior to be challenging

But it's always someone else's fault
Refusing to shoulder the blame and placing it on others

Got you wrapped around my finger, babe
Her ability to manipulate others and have them under her control

You can count on me to misbehave
Implying that she is prone to causing trouble

Primadonna girl, yeah
Reiterating her status as a primadonna girl

All I ever wanted was the world
Her desire to have everything and the entire world

I can't help that I need it all
Her compulsion to have everything and the inability to resist it

The primadonna life, the rise and fall
The ups and downs of being a primadonna and living a lavish lifestyle

You say that I'm kinda difficult
Acknowledging that people find her behavior to be challenging

But it's always someone else's fault
Refusing to shoulder the blame and placing it on others

Got you wrapped around my finger, babe
Her ability to manipulate others and have them under her control

You can count on me to misbehave
Implying that she is prone to causing trouble