Love Today
Mika Lyrics


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Everybody's gonna love today
Gonna love today, gonna love today
Everybody's gonna love today, gonna love today
Anyway you want to, anyway you've got to
Love, love me, love, love me, love, love

I've been crying for so long
Fighting tears just to carry on
But now, but now, it's gone away

Hey, girl, why can't you carry on? (Carry on)
Is it 'cause you're just like your mother (like your mother)
A little tight, like to tease for fun? (tease for fun)
Well, you ain't gonna tease no other
Gonna make you a lover

Everybody's gonna love today
Love today, love today
Everybody's gonna love today
Anyway you want to, anyway you've got to
Love, love me, love, love me, love, love
Girl in the groove with the big bust on
Big bust on, big bust on
Wait 'til your mama and your papa's gone
Papa's gone
Mama, mama, papa, shock, shock me
Shock, shock me, shock, shock

Said everybody's gonna love today
Gonna love today, gonna love today
I said
Everybody's gonna love today, gonna love today (everybody)
Anyway you want to, anyway you've got to (you've got to)
Love, love me, love, love me, love, love

Carolina sits on '95
Give her a dollar and she'll make you smile

Hook her, book her, nook her, walk away

Girl, dresses like a kid for fun (kid for fun)
Licks her lips like they're something other (something other)
Tries to tell you life has just begun (jus begun)
But you know she's getting something other
Than the love from her mother

Everybody's gonna love today
Love today, love today
Everybody's gonna love today
Anyway you want to, anyway you've got to
Love, love me, love, love me, love, love

Girl, in the groove with the big bust on
Big bust on, big bust on
Wait 'til your mama and your papa's gone
Papa's gone
Mama, mama, papa, shock, shock me
Shock, shock me, shock, shock

I said
Everybody's gonna love today
Gonna love today, gonna love today (hey)
I said
Everybody's gonna love today
Gonna love today
Anyway you want to, anyway you've got to (got to)
Love, love me, love, love me, love, love

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Everybody's gonna love today (doom da da di da di)
Gonna love today, gonna love today (doom da da di da di)
Everybody's gonna love today, gonna love today (doom da da di da di)
Anyway you want to, anyway you've got to (doom da da di da di)
Love, love me, love, love me, love, love (doom da da di da di, doom da da di da di)

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Overall Meaning

The song "Love Today" by Mika is a fun and upbeat track that encourages individuals to love and enjoy life, regardless of any obstacles they may have faced in the past. The lyrics emphasize the idea that everyone will find love and happiness if they just embrace it, as "Everybody's gonna love today, gonna love today, gonna love today, anyway you want to, anyway you've got to."


The first verse talks about the struggle of fighting back tears to carry on, but finally being able to let go and move forward. The lyrics then address a girl who may feel like she cannot carry on, suggesting that she is just like her mother, but insisting that she will not tease anyone else and will instead become a lover. The second verse describes a girl who is carefree and dresses like a kid for fun but is also trying to find her way in life, and is not receiving enough love and support from her mother.


The repetition of the phrase "love, love me" throughout the song reinforces the message that love is the key to happiness and that everyone should be open to giving and receiving it.


Line by Line Meaning

Everybody's gonna love today
Everyone will experience love today


Gonna love today, gonna love today
Love will occur today


Anyway you want to, anyway you've got to
Love can happen in any way you desire or have the opportunity


Love, love me, love, love me, love, love
Love me, love me, love me


I've been crying for so long
I've been very sad for a long time


Fighting tears just to carry on
Struggling to keep going without crying


But now, but now, it's gone away
But now, the sadness is over


Hey, girl, why can't you carry on?
Hey girl, why can't you keep going?


Is it 'cause you're just like your mother
Are you struggling because you are similar to your mother?


A little tight, like to tease for fun?
Do you like to tease people for fun?


Well, you ain't gonna tease no other
You won't be teasing anymore


Gonna make you a lover
I'm going to make you fall in love


Girl in the groove with the big bust on
A girl who is confident and proud of her large bust


Wait till your mother and your papa's gone
Wait until your parents are gone


Papa's gone
Father is gone


Momma, momma papa, shock, shock me
An expression of excitement, asking for surprise or excitement


Carolina sits on '95
Carolina is sitting on the highway '95


Give her a dollar and she'll make you smile
If you give her a dollar, she'll make you happy


Girl, dresses like a kid for fun
A girl who likes to dress like a child for fun


Licks her lips like they're something other
She licks her lips in a suggestive way


Tries to tell you life has just begun
She wants to convince you that life has just started


But you know she's getting something other
But you know she's receiving something else


Than the love from her mother
Other than love from her mother


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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network
Written by: Michael Holbrook Penniman

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