Lyrics & Translation
"Celebrity" by IU is a vibrant and cheerful pop song that encourages listeners to embrace their unique qualities. Its meaningful lyrics, which IU wrote for a friend who faced scrutiny for being different, offer a message of self-acceptance and confidence. Learning this song can help users explore themes of individuality and finding strength in one's true self, while enjoying its uplifting melody and IU's stunning vocals.
[English]
The world’s edgeSharply angled
A troubled outsider
The walk, the style,
Through the earphones
The music is all minor
You have no idea
Above your lowered head
What the bright lights are
Shining towards
It’s fine to take your time
But I hope you notice, at last
The one and only
You are my celebrity
Don’t forget among the cloudy dark
You’re a star painted with a left hand
Can’t you see how beautiful
A true uniqueness can be
You are my celebrity
Celebrity
You are my celebrity
Your weary face looks like
Someone powered you off
The heartbeat went too quiet
The glow you have
The imagination, identity
Are on a diet
You have no idea
Still not fully bloomed
Written for you
A bygone love poem
It’s fine to scowl
But I wish you could smile, at last
The one and only
You are my celebrity
Don’t forget among the cloudy dark
You’re a star painted with a left hand
Can’t you see how beautiful
A true uniqueness can be
You are my celebrity
An autograph written in steps
A drawing sketched in sullen steps
The path to meet you solely
The path along the dotted line
Don’t forget during the long winter
A flower can bloom between the frozen cracks
Can’t you see how beautiful
Tomorrow’s spring is to be
You are my celebrity
Celebrity
You are my celebrity
Key Vocabulary
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world /wɜːrld/ A2 |
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edge /ɛdʒ/ B1 |
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angle /ˈæŋɡl/ B2 |
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style /staɪl/ A2 |
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music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A2 |
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light /laɪt/ A1 |
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shine /ʃaɪn/ B1 |
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hope /hoʊp/ A2 |
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notice /ˈnoʊtɪs/ B1 |
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celebrity /səˈlɛbɹɪti/ B2 |
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dark /dɑːrk/ A2 |
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star /stɑːr/ A2 |
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beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ A2 |
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love /lʌv/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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You are my celebrity
➔ Subject + to be + possessive pronoun + noun
➔ This structure expresses identification or relationship between the subject and the complement.
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Don’t forget among the cloudy dark
➔ Imperative + verb + noun phrase (prepositional phrase)
➔ This is a command form urging someone to remember something in a specific context.
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A flower can bloom between the frozen cracks
➔ Modal verb + base form + prepositional phrase
➔ The modal verb 'can' indicates possibility or ability, with the main verb in its base form.
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The path to meet you solely
➔ Infinitive phrase expressing purpose
➔ The infinitive 'to meet you' shows intention or purpose of the path mentioned.
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You are my celebrity
➔ Subject + to be + possessive pronoun + noun
➔ This structure identifies the subject as your special person or important figure.
