Girlfriend – English Lyrics

• By: Icona Pop
• Album: This Is... Icona Pop

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the energetic world of Icona Pop with their song "Girlfriend"! This electro-pop hit is a fantastic way to experience modern Swedish pop music and its global influences, including an iconic Tupac Shakur sample. Through its empowering lyrics about friendship, loyalty, and living life to the fullest, you can learn common English phrases related to companionship, adventure, and determination. The song's catchy hooks and dynamic beat make it an engaging and memorable track that encourages self-expression and shared experiences, perfect for anyone looking to learn English through music that's both fun and meaningful.

[English]

Na na na na

Na na na na

Na na na na

Na na na na

All I need in this life of sin

Is me and my girlfriend

Down to ride till the happy end

Is me and my girlfriend

Where would you be, be without me

We'll never find out

What would I do, do without you

We'll never know now

Talking bout the lights, the dirt, the shit, that hurts

We're not gonna turn around

We're doing this for good, for worse, the gift, the curse

We're not gonna back down

All I need in this life of sin

Is me and my girlfriend (Me and my girlfriend)

Down to ride till the happy end

Is me and my girlfriend (Me and my girlfriend)

All I need in this life of sin

Is me and my girlfriend (Me and my girlfriend)

Down to ride till the happy end

Is me and my girlfriend (Me and my girlfriend)

I wanna feel the sun, the waves, the wind in my face

The speed, the chase

Na na na na

I wanna feel the sun, the waves, just run across states

Make it up as we go

That's how's gon' be

Young wild and free

Not gonna slow down

Up to the max

Until we crash

We're not gonna stop now

All I need in this life of sin

Is me and my girlfriend (Me and my girlfriend)

Down to ride till the happy end

Is me and my girlfriend (Me and my girlfriend)

Na na na na

(Me and my girlfriend)

Na na na na

(Me and my girlfriend)

All I need in this life of sin

Is me and my girlfriend (Me and my girlfriend)

Down to ride till the happy end

Is me and my girlfriend (Me and my girlfriend)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sin /sɪn/ B1	noun - immoral act
girlfriend /ˈɡɜːrlˌfrend/ A2	noun - romantic partner (female)
ride /raɪd/ A2	verb - to travel in/on a vehicle
curse /kɜːrs/ B2	noun - a cause of harm
chase /tʃeɪs/ B1	noun - pursuit of something verb - to pursue
crash /kræʃ/ B1	verb - collide violently noun - violent collision
wild /waɪld/ A2	adjective - uncontrolled nature
gift /ɡɪft/ A2	noun - something given voluntarily

Key Grammar Structures

• All I need in this life of sin

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement, prepositional phrase.

  ➔ The subject "I" agrees with the verb "need". "in this life of sin" is a prepositional phrase modifying "need".

• Down to ride till the happy end

  ➔ Prepositional phrase, adverbial clause of time.

  ➔ "Down to ride" functions as a prepositional phrase implying a readiness. "Till the happy end" is an adverbial clause specifying duration.

• Where would you be, be without me

  ➔ Conditional sentence type 2 (implied), Contraction.

  ➔ This phrase implies a hypothetical situation using a type 2 conditional. “would be” is a contraction of “would” + “be”.

• We'll never find out

  ➔ Modal verb (will), Adverb of frequency.

  ➔ "Will" is a modal verb expressing futurity. "Never" is an adverb of frequency indicating no possibility.

• Talking bout the lights, the dirt, the shit, that hurts

  ➔ Gerund (talking), Relative pronoun, Apposition.

  ➔ "Talking" is a gerund. "that" is a relative pronoun. The sequence of nouns is a form of apposition, explaining aspects of a subject

• We're doing this for good, for worse, the gift, the curse

  ➔ Contraction, parallel structure, and idiomatic expressions

  ➔ "We're" is a contraction. The repeated "for" creates parallel structure. "for good, for worse" are idiomatic expressions.

• I wanna feel the sun, the waves, the wind in my face

  ➔ Contraction, infinitive verb, direct objects.

  ➔ "Wanna" is a contraction of "want to". "feel" is an infinitive verb. "sun, waves, wind" are direct objects of "feel".

• That's how's gon' be

  ➔ Contraction, future tense (going to be), informal.

  ➔ "That's" is a contraction. "How's" is short for "how it is", a less common contraction, used for emphasis. "Gon' be" is an informal/colloquial form of "going to be", used for future.

• Not gonna slow down

  ➔ Informal future (going to), verb phrase.

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial/informal contraction of "going to", expressing future action. "Slow down" is a phrasal verb.