Grace Kelly
Mika Lyrics

I wanna talk to you
The singer wants to speak with someone.

The last time we talked, Mr. Smith You reduced me to tears I promise you, it won't happen again
Last time the singer spoke with Mr. Smith, he made her cry, but now she promises not to repeat that.

Do I attract you? Do I repulse you with my queasy smile? Am I too dirty? Am I too flirty? Do I like what you like?
The singer wonders if the person she is talking to likes her or not due to her nature, behavior, and choices.

I could be wholesome I could be loathsome I guess I'm a little bit shy Why don't you like me? Why don't you like me without making me try?
The artist is versatile and can be good and bad at the same time. She wishes the other person would like her for who she is without forcing her to change.

I try to be like Grace Kelly (mmh) But all her looks were too sad (ahh) So I tried a little Freddie (mmh) I've gone identity mad
The artist tried to be like Grace Kelly but wasn't happy with her looks, so she tried to be like Freddie Mercury, ultimately confusing her identity.

I could be brown I could be blue I could be violet sky I could be hurtful I could be purple I could be anything you like Gotta be green Gotta be mean Gotta be everything more Why don't you like me? Why don't you like me? Why don't you walk out the door
The singer states that she could be anything that the person she is addressing wants her to be, making her feel inadequate for always striving to meet their standards and wondering why they don't like her.

(Getting angry doesn't solve anything)
The singer acknowledges that getting mad doesn't help solve anything.

How can I help it? How can I help it? How can I help what you think? Hello, my baby Hello, my baby Putting my life on my brink Why don't you like me? Why don't you like me? Why don't you like yourself? Should I bend over? Should I look older just to be put on your shelf?
The artist asks how she can control what the person thinks of her, admitting that it is pushing her to the limits. She also questions if she needs to change her appearance to be desirable to them and wonders if they don't like themselves either.

Say what you want to satisfy yourself, hey But you only want what everybody else says you should want You want
The artist is telling the other person to speak what they want but realizes that it might not be entirely truthful, considering they only want to follow what society suggests to them.

Walk out the door, ooh Humphrey, we're leaving Ka-ching
The artist wants the person to leave, even announcing her departure with an ostentatious sound effect.