Lollipop
Mika Lyrics


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Hey, what's the big idea?

Yo Mika

I said
Suckin' too hard on your lollipop
Or love's gonna get you down (girl)
I said
Sucking too hard on your lollipop
Or love's gonna get you down

Sucking too hard on your lollipop
Or love's gonna get you down
Sucking too hard on your lollipop
Or love's gonna get you down
Say love, say love
Or love's gonna get you down
Say love, say love
Or love's gonna get you down

I went walkin' with my mama one day
When she warned me what people say
Live your life until love is found
'Cause love's gonna get you down
Take a look at the girl next door
She's a player and a down right bore
Jesus loves her, she wants more
Oh bad girls get you down

Singing
Sucking too hard on your lollipop
Or love's gonna get you down
Sucking too hard on your lollipop
Or love's gonna get you down
Say love, say love
Or love's gonna get you down
Say love, say love
Or love's gonna get you down

Mama told me what I should know
Too much candy gonna rot your soul
If she loves you, let her go
'Cause love only gets you down
Take a look at a boy like me
Never stood on my own two feet
Now I'm blue, as I can be
Oh love couldn't get me down

Singing
Sucking too hard on your lollipop
Or love's gonna get you down
Sucking too hard on your lollipop
Or love's gonna get you down
Say love, say love
Or love's gonna get you down
Say love, say love
Or love's gonna get you down

I went walking with my mama one day
When she warned me what people say
Live your life until love is found
Or love's gonna get you down

Singing
Sucking too hard on your lollipop
Or love's gonna get you down
Sucking too hard on your lollipop
Or love's gonna get you down
Say love (say love), say love (say love)
Or love's gonna get you down
Say love (say love), say love (say love)
Or love's gonna get you down

Mama told me what I should know
Too much candy gonna rot your soul
If she loves you, let her go
'Cause love only gets you down

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, lollipop
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, lollipop

Sucking too hard on your lollipop
Or love's gonna get you down
Say




Sucking too hard on your lollipop
Or love's gonna get you down (lollipop)

Overall Meaning

Mika's song "Lollipop" contains lyrics that warn the listener about the risks of overindulging in love. In the first verse, he warns that sucking too hard on a lollipop (a metaphor for holding onto love obsessively) will get you down. He repeats this line throughout the song to emphasize his point that love can bring you down if you hold onto it too tightly. Mika also suggests that bad girls and boys can be a temptation that can lead you into trouble. But in the end, he reminds listeners that if someone truly loves you, you should let them go, as holding onto them too tight will only bring you down in the end.


Overall, "Lollipop" is a song that offers a fun and upbeat melody while hiding a cautionary tale about love beneath the surface. It serves as a reminder that while love can be wonderful, we need to be careful not to let it become an obsession that consumes us.


Line by Line Meaning

Hey, what's the big idea?
Mika is questioning someone's motive or intentions.


Suckin' too hard on your lollipop, Or love's gonna get you down (girl)
If you put too much effort into something too quickly, it'll fall apart.


Say love, say love, Or love's gonna get you down
Without love, life is incomplete.


I went walkin' with my mama one day, When she warned me what people say, Live your life until love is found, 'Cause love's gonna get you down
Mika's mother warns him of the dangers of love and advises him to live life until he finds it.


Take a look at the girl next door, She's a player and a downright bore, Jesus loves her, she wants more, Oh bad girls get you down
The girl next door is a playgirl, who wants more than she needs, and follows the bad path that eventually leads to disappointment.


Mama told me what I should know, Too much candy gonna rot your soul, If she loves you, let her go, 'Cause love only gets you down
Mika's mother wants him to understand that love is a bitter experience that usually leads to an unhappy end.


Take a look at a boy like me, Never stood on my own two feet, Now I'm blue, as I can be, Oh love couldn't get me down
Mika compares himself to others who have never had a love-filled relationship and are never sad.


Or love's gonna get you down (lollipop)
If you take things too far, you're bound to have a terrible experience.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Michael Holbrook Penniman, Jane Edwardson

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