Grace Kelly - Mika

Lyrics

"I wanna talk to you."
"The last time we talked, Mr. Smith, you reduced me to tears. I promise you it won't happen again."

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?

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?

I tried to be like Grace Kelly
But all her looks were too sad
So I try a little Freddie
Ive gone identity mad!

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!

"Getting angry doesn't 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 the 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?

I tried to be like Grace Kelly
But all her looks were too sad
So I try a little Freddie
Ive gone identity mad!

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!

Say what you want to satisfy yourself
But you only want what everybody else says you should want

[x2]
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?
Walk out the door!

"Humphry! We're leaving."
"Cha-ching!"

Main idea:
-This song is about a guy who likes a girl and wonders why she doesn't like him back. He asks her what it is that's wrong with him and says he's willing to change and can be anything she likes. He realizes that she's not going to like him because he doesn't live up to everyone elses expectations.

Quote inferences:

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
He is asking this girl what she thinks about him. He wants to know if she likes him or if he disgusts her.

I can be wholesome/I can 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
He is telling her that he can be anything she likes though he is kind of shy. He can be productive and a good person or the complete opposite. He wants to know why she doesn't like him the way he is and why she is making him try to make her like him.

I tried to be like Grace Kelly/ but all her looks were too sad/so I try a little Freddie/ I've gone identity mad
This guy has tried to be like all these different people but none of them worked for him. He's gone identity mad and has all these different identities that aren't really him just so this girl will like him.

How can I help what you think/why don't you like me/ why don't you like yourself/ should I look older just to be put on your shelf

He is desperate for this girl to like him. He is asking her suggestions of what he should do to make her like him. He asks why she doesn't like him or herself. She can't like someone else if she doesn't like herself. If he helps her like herself then maybe she would like him.

Say what you want to satisfy yourself/but you only want what everyone else says you should want

He is telling her that she doesn't like him because he isn't up to everyone's expectations. She says other wise that it's what she wants. He says tell yourself what ever you want but you only want what everyone else wants and what everyone else says what's best for you.