Drop Dead Gorgeous – English Lyrics

• By: Princess Nokia

Lyrics & Translation

"Drop Dead Gorgeous" offers a vibrant and unapologetic celebration of girlhood and female autonomy, making it an excellent song for language learners. Its clear, direct lyrics, combined with a fun and rebellious pop-rap style, provide an engaging way to explore contemporary English expressions related to empowerment, friendship, and carefree summer vibes. Understanding Princess Nokia's unique blend of cultural commentary and catchy rhythms will enrich your vocabulary and cultural comprehension.

[English]

作词 : Destiny Frasqueri

作曲 : Destiny Frasqueri/Joey Wunsch/Al Von Staats

Bad, bad girl

Bad, bad girl

Bad, bad girl

Bad, bad girl

Top down in the suburb, Halloween in the summer

Such a bad, bad girl, what to do in the summer?

Smoke a cig in the back of the Walmart summer

Late night parking lot, Ford truck kind of summer

**** a guy on his boat for the fun kind of summer

We can do what we want, get a gun kind of summer

Girlhood, girls bleed, mean girl, girl fun

Girl books, girl code, girl hate, girl love

Free the girls, hope they all get divorced

Men suck and they're only getting worse

Put your boots on, let's go have fun

Maybe go to the rave, private seats in the club

Hit the strip mall, Homegood, Marshall's

For the skin care and the cute new clothes

And the good homeware, French tip white toes

New ass, new tits, new lips, new nose

Drop dead gorgeous

Scream queen fun

Beauty pageant killer

She's the one

Drop dead gorgeous

Scream queen fun

Such a bad-bad

Beauty pageant killer

She's the one

Such a bad-bad

Summerween and I wanna get my spooky on

Cold Autumn nights, drive through with the windows low

Candy apple red, VHS, rent a video

Lana del Rey, side of fries and a Diet Coke

Movie marathons and I'm stocking up on candy

A24 and I'm screaming, "Bloody Mary!"

Add a little black to summer map addy

Chills in the air, yeah, I feel little scary

Scream queen of the summer, hot box in the hummer

Then I switch to the Rolls, pop out in the summer

I'm the big bad wolf, little red mother****er

I just saw another ghost, boo, bitch, mother****er

Redrum, redrum, redrum

Denim cut jeans look good on my rump

Talk of the town, got thick for the summer

Sagittarius moon, horse wild, I'm a lover

Drop dead gorgeous

Scream queen fun

Beauty pageant killer

She's the one

Drop dead gorgeous

Such a bad girl

Scream queen fun

Such a bad-bad

Beauty pageant killer

Bad girl

She's the one

Such a bad-bad

Bad, bad girl

Bad, bad girl

Such a bad girl summer

Bad, bad girl

Bad, bad girl

Such a bad girl summer

Top down in the suburb, Halloween in the summer

Such a bad, bad girl, what to do in the summer?

Smoke a cig in the back of the Walmart summer

Late night parking lot, Ford truck kind of summer

**** a guy on his boat for the fun kind of summer

We can do what we want, get a gun kind of summer

Girlhood, girls bleed, mean girl, girl fun

Girl books, girl code, girl hate, girl love

Drop dead gorgeous

Scream queen fun

Such a bad-bad

Beauty pageant killer

She's the one

Such a bad-bad

Drop dead gorgeous

Such a bad girl

Scream queen fun

Such a bad-bad

Beauty pageant killer

Bad girl

She's the one

Such a bad-bad

Bad, bad girl

Bad, bad girl

Such a bad girl summer

Bad, bad girl

Bad, bad girl

Such a bad girl summer

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
gorgeous /ˈɡɔːrʒəs/ B1	adjective - very beautiful or attractive
scream /skriːm/ A2	verb - to shout loudly, especially in fear or excitement
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - of poor quality or a low standard
girl /ɡɜːl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
queen /kwiːn/ A1	noun - a female ruler of a country
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ A2	noun - a combination of qualities that pleases the senses or mind
killer /ˈkɪlər/ B1	noun - a person who kills another person
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment or pleasure
suburb /ˈsʌbɜːrb/ B1	noun - an outlying district of a city
Halloween /ˌhæləˈwiːn/ A2	noun - a holiday celebrated on October 31
smoke /sməʊk/ A2	verb - to inhale and exhale the smoke of tobacco
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
drive /draɪv/ A2	verb - to operate and control the direction and speed of a vehicle
wild /waɪld/ A2	adjective - living or growing in a natural state
spooky /ˈspuːki/ A2	adjective - causing fear or unease

Key Grammar Structures

• Top down in the suburb, Halloween in the summer

  ➔ Present participle phrase as adverbial

  ➔ “Top down” is a present participle phrase acting as an adverb, describing the manner or circumstance of the action in the sentence.

• Such a bad, bad girl, what to do in the summer?

  ➔ Tag question

  ➔ “What to do in the summer?” is a tag question added to the statement for confirmation or to invite a response.

• We can do what we want, get a gun kind of summer

  ➔ Appositive phrase

  ➔ “Get a gun kind of summer” is an appositive phrase that renames or explains the type of summer being referred to.

• Girlhood, girls bleed, mean girl, girl fun

  ➔ Comma-separated list (asyndeton)

  ➔ The items in the list are separated by commas without conjunctions, creating a rapid, rhythmic effect.

• Free the girls, hope they all get divorced

  ➔ Imperative mood with comma splice

  ➔ “Free the girls” is in the imperative mood, and the use of a comma to join two independent clauses is a comma splice.

• Scream queen of the summer, hot box in the hummer

  ➔ Appositive phrase

  ➔ “Scream queen of the summer” is an appositive phrase that renames or explains the subject.

• I'm the big bad wolf, little red mother****er

  ➔ Coordinate adjectives

  ➔ “Big” and “bad” are coordinate adjectives describing the wolf, separated by “and” in meaning but not in writing.

• Redrum, redrum, redrum

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The word “redrum” is repeated three times for emphasis and rhythmic effect.