Famous – English Lyrics

• By: Charli XCX
• Album: SUCKER

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Charli XCX's "Famous" to explore the themes of youthful exuberance and the allure of celebrity. This track offers a vibrant glimpse into the desires and antics of youth culture, wrapped in Charli's signature edgy pop style. Discover how the song's energetic lyrics and bold visuals create a commentary on modern fame and self-image.

[English]

Bored on Friday night, spinning round just like I'm hypnotized, oh

Need some neon lights, wanna feel like I'm electrified, so help me out

Get your boyfriend's car, come and pick me up

Oh, let's take it for a ride

What trouble can we find?

One night and we're gonna come and crash the party

Weren't invited but we're feelin' so outrageous

Just like we're famous

Got one night, and we're gonna come and get it started

Now we're falling down the stairs, we act so shameless

(Come on, let's lose control, like!)

One night and we're gonna come and crash the party

Weren't invited but we're feelin' so outrageous

Just like we're famous

Got one night, and we're gonna come and get it started

Now we're falling down the stairs, we act so shameless

Just like we're famous (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)

Just like we're famous

Blown up like balloons, purple glitter flying through the air, oh

...

Sweat drips from the roof,

Hangin' out with Lucy in the sky of diamonds

Music playing loud, take me through the crowd, oh

Put your sunglasses on, don't care if we look dumb

One night and we're gonna come and crash the party

Weren't invited but we're feelin' so outrageous

Just like we're famous

Got one night, and we're gonna come and get it started

Now we're falling down the stairs, we act so shameless

(Come on, let's lose control, like!)

One night and we're gonna come and crash the party

Weren't invited but we're feelin' so outrageous

Just like we're famous

Got one night, and we're gonna come and get it started

Now we're falling down the stairs, we act so shameless

Just like we're famous (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)

Just like we're famous (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)

Just like we're famous

...

One night and we're gonna come and crash the party

Weren't invited but we're feelin' so outrageous

Just like we're famous

Got one night, and we're gonna come and get it started

Now we're falling down the stairs, we act so shameless

Just like we're famous

...

Just like we're famous (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)

Just like we're famous

...

Key Grammar Structures

• Bored on Friday night, spinning round just like I'm hypnotized

  ➔ Present Participle Phrase

  ➔ "Spinning round" modifies the subject, showing simultaneous action while feeling bored

• Weren't invited but we're feelin' so outrageous

  ➔ Passive Voice + Contrast Conjunction

  ➔ "Weren't invited" (passive) contrasts with active behavior using "but"

• Just like we're famous

  ➔ Simile with Ellipsis

  ➔ Implied comparison "(as if) we're famous" with omitted "as if"

• Now we're falling down the stairs

  ➔ Present Continuous for Current Actions

  ➔ "We're falling" describes an action happening at the moment of speaking

• What trouble can we find?

  ➔ Modal Verb for Possibility

  ➔ "Can" expresses potential discovery of trouble in the future

• Put your sunglasses on

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ Direct command "Put" instructs immediate action

• Music playing loud

  ➔ Absolute Construction

  ➔ Noun (Music) + participle (playing) creates descriptive phrase without conjunction

• Don't care if we look dumb

  ➔ Negative Imperative + Conditional Clause

  ➔ "Don't care" (command) with condition "if we look dumb" showing disregard