Somebody I'm Not
Martin Jensen Lyrics
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Thought I looked really cool
Singing on TV
Said I wanna be like you
'Cause your life is perfect
And you got no worries at all
Just tell me your secret
She go, "How does it feel living the dream?"
"How does it feel living the dream all the time?"
She said, "I
I gotta have this, wanna be rich"
"I gotta have this, wanna be rich in this life"
Told her, I
I struggle to pay the rent
My dog is my only friend
I spend every day I've got
Being somebody I'm not
I made it all the way up
But somehow, it's still not enough
I spend every day I've got
Being somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Being somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Being somebody I'm not
This girl came up to me
After a show
She wanted to do it
In the back of my Volvo
Said, "Would you like to know me first
Before we take off our clothes?"
She said, "You're rich and famous
And that's all I need to know"
She go, "How does it feel living the dream?"
"How does it feel living the dream all the time?"
She said, "I
I gotta have this, wanna be rich"
"I gotta have this, wanna be rich in this life"
Told her, I
I struggle to pay the rent
My dog is my only friend
I spend every day I've got
Being somebody I'm not
I made it all the way up
But somehow, it's still not enough
I spend every day I've got
Being somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Being somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm not (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Somebody I'm not (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Somebody I'm not
Being somebody I'm not
The lyrics of Martin Jensen & Bjornskov's song "Somebody I'm Not" describe the struggles of fame, wealth, and the immense pressure that comes with it. The song speaks to how people often make assumptions about someone's life based on their public persona, only to realize that it's not always perfect. The song starts with a girl approaching the singer, telling him how cool he looks and how perfect his life must be. She wants to be like him, thinking he has no worries and everything must be easy. The girl asks him the secret to his success, enquiring how it feels to be living the dream.
However, the reality is that the singer is struggling to pay the rent and his only companion is his dog. He admits that he spends every day being someone he's not, someone people expect him to be, but he is not comfortable with it. The person he has become is not who he is, but he feels like he has no choice, especially due to how people perceive him. The narrative then shifts to another girl who, after a show, wants to sleep with him simply because he's rich and famous. But the singer says he wants to know her first, which highlights the stereotype of men believed to only objectify women.
The chorus repeats the phrase "somebody I'm not" several times, emphasizing the theme of struggling to meet other people's expectations, wearing a mask that doesn't feel genuine, hiding behind the illusion of success and wealth.
Overall, "Somebody I'm Not" can be interpreted as a commentary on the difficulties of being successful and famous, dealing with people's false assumptions, and the pressure of living a life that doesn't feel authentic.
Line by Line Meaning
This girl came up to me
A girl approached me
Thought I looked really cool
She found me attractive
Singing on TV
I was singing on television
Said I wanna be like you
She expressed a desire to be like me
'Cause your life is perfect
She believed my life was perfect
And you got no worries at all
She assumed I had no worries at all
Just tell me your secret
She asked me to reveal my secret
What do I gotta do?
She asked for advice on what to do
She go, "How does it feel living the dream?"
She asked how it feels to live the dream
"How does it feel living the dream all the time?"
She asked how it feels to always live the dream
She said, "I
She said, "I want to have this, I want to be rich in this life."
I gotta have this, wanna be rich"
She expressed her desire to be rich
Told her, I
I told her
I struggle to pay the rent
I have difficulty paying my rent
My dog is my only friend
I only have my dog as a friend
I spend every day I've got
I use all my time
Being somebody I'm not
Trying to be someone I'm not
I made it all the way up
I have achieved success
But somehow, it's still not enough
But it's not enough for me
Somebody I'm not
Being someone I'm not
Being somebody I'm not
Trying to be someone I'm not
This girl came up to me
Another girl approached me
After a show
After I had performed
She wanted to do it
She wanted to have sex
In the back of my Volvo
In the back of my car
Said, "Would you like to know me first
I replied, "Do you want to get to know me before we have sex?
Before we take off our clothes?"
Before we get undressed?
She said, "You're rich and famous
She said, "You're rich and famous
And that's all I need to know"
And that's enough for her
I gotta have this, wanna be rich"
Expressing her desire to be rich
Somebody I'm not
Trying to be someone I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Trying to be someone I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Trying to be someone I'm not
Being somebody I'm not
Trying to be someone I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Trying to be someone I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Trying to be someone I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Trying to be someone I'm not
Being somebody I'm not
Trying to be someone I'm not
Somebody I'm not (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Trying to be someone I'm not
Somebody I'm not (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Trying to be someone I'm not
Somebody I'm not
Trying to be someone I'm not
Being somebody I'm not
Trying to be someone I'm not
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Lene Dissing, Mads Dyhrberg Hjerl-Hansen, Martin Jensen, Peter Bjoernskov
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Somebody I'm Not Lyrics XXX
This girl came up to me
Thought I looked really cool
Singing on TV
Said, "I wanna be like you
'Cause your life is perfect
And you got no worries at all
Just tell me your secret
What do I gotta do?"
She go, "How does it feel living the dream?
How does it feel living the dream all the ti-i-ime?"
She said, "I-I-I
I gotta have this, wanna be rich
I gotta have this, wanna be rich in this li-i-ife"
Told her, I-I-I
I struggle to pay the rent
My dog is my only friend
I spend every day I’ve got
Being somebody I'm not
I made it all the way up
But somehow, it's still not enough
I spend every day I’ve got
Being somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm no-no-no-not
Somebody I'm no-no-no-not
Somebody I'm no-no-no-not
Being somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm no-no-no-not
Somebody I'm no-no-no-not
Somebody I’m no-no-no-not
Being somebody I’m not
This girl came up to me
After a show
She wanted to do it
In the back of my Volvo
Said, "Would you like to know me first
Before we take off our clothes?"
She said, "You're rich and famous
That’s all I need to know"
She go, "How does it feel living the dream?
How does it feel living the dream all the ti-i-ime?"
She said, "I-I-I
I gotta have this, wanna be rich
I gotta have this, wanna be rich in this li-i-ife"
Told her, I-I-I
I struggle to pay the rent
My dog is my only friend
I spend every day I've got
Being somebody I'm not
I made it all the way up
But somehow, it's still not enough
I spend every day I’ve got
Being somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm no-no-no-not
Somebody I'm no-no-no-not
Somebody I'm no-no-no-not
Being somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm no-no-no-not
Somebody I'm no-no-no-not
Somebody I'm no-no-no-not
Somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm no-no-no-not
Somebody I'm no-no-no-not
Somebody I'm no-no-no-not
Being somebody I'm not
Минтимер Нугманов
This girl came up to me
Thought I looked really cool
Singing on TV
Said I'd wanna be like you
'Cause your life is perfect
And you got no worries at all
Just tell me your secret
What do I gotta do?
She go, "How does it feel living the dream?
How does it feel living the dream all the ti-i-ime?"
She said, "I-I-I
I gotta have this, wanna be rich
I gotta have this, wanna be rich in this li-i-ife"
Told her, I-I-I
I struggle to pay the rent
My dog is my only friend
I spend every day I've got
Being somebody I'm not
I made it all the way up
But somehow, it's still not enough
I spend every day I've got
Being somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm (no no no not)
Somebody I'm (no no no not)
Somebody I'm (no no no not)
Being somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm (no no no not)
Somebody I'm (no no no not)
Somebody I'm (no no no not)
Being somebody I'm not
This girl came up to me
After a show
She wanted to do it
In the back of my Volvo
Said, "Would you like to know me first
Before we take off our clothes?"
She said, "You're rich and famous
That's all I need to know"
She go, "How does it feel living the dream?
How does it feel living the dream all the ti-i-ime?"
She said, "I-I-I
I gotta have this, wanna be rich
I gotta have this, wanna be rich in this li-i-ife"
Told her, I-I-I
I struggle to pay the rent
My dog is my only friend
I spend every day I've got
Being somebody I'm not
I made it all the way up
But somehow, it's still not enough
I spend every day I've got
Being somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm (no no no not)
Somebody I'm (no no no not)
Somebody I'm (no no no not)
Being somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm (no no no not)
Somebody I'm (no no no not)
Somebody I'm (no no no not)
Somebody I'm not
Somebody I'm (no no no not)
Somebody I'm (no no no not)
Somebody I'm (no no no not)
Being somebody I'm not
Darrshan Rajagopal
One of the underrated djs in the world, who else agree
Drian Mahaa
me ❤️
Joan Oviedo
I agree
ImScrate
He’s fucking good what you mean bro
Darrshan Rajagopal
@ImScrate what I mean is this dj has talent but he's not famous
Anushka Vuppala
Best song I've heard in months! It's so catchy and soothing. The lyrics too are very well written. This song is very beautiful.
Andy G
This song is a masterpiece and I’m still listening to it
LÜCID
Finally, Martin Jensen just made another masterpiece.
Benjamin Blackburn
This song is famous in the UK
LÜCID
Very nice!