Glamorous Life – English Lyrics

• By: Lady Gaga
• Album: The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Music from the Motion Picture)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of pop stardom with 'Glamorous Life.' This track is a fantastic way to learn descriptive English adjectives related to luxury, fashion, and celebrity culture, all while experiencing the high-energy sound that defined the late 2000s dance-pop era.

[English]

Wanna see my name under the lights (oh, ohhh, oh, oh, ohhh, oh)

I need the applause, it cuts me like a knife (oh, ohhh, oh)

Haunted by a dream that I can't fight (oh, ohhh, oh, oh, ohhh, oh)

Watching my face drifting out of sight

But lately I'm missing all the signs

Blinded by the champagne lens

Runnin' out of time

Should I watch it burn and start again

I might need a hero to stop me from breaking

Or I'll be the villain and feed off the pain

Can I be myself in a world that's just faking

Only wanna drive in a fast world

I'll just crash 'til I die of the glamorous life

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Crash 'til I die of the glamorous life

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Crash 'til I die of the glamorous life

See me sparkle with my diamond friends (oh, ohhh, oh, oh, ohhh, oh)

Baby we all love to play pretend

...

You can take it with you in the end (oh, ohhh, oh, oh, ohhh, oh)

If I could I'd do it all again

But lately I'm missing all the signs

Blinded by the champagne lens

Runnin' out of time

Wonder who will come around the bend

I might need a hero to stop me from breaking

Or I'll be the villain and feed off the pain

Can I be myself in a world that's just faking

Only wanna drive in a fast world

I'll just crash 'til I die of the glamorous life

...

Crash 'til I die of the glamorous life

...

Crash 'til I die

And when I feel high, high

...

I fly all the time

But when I get dry, dry

I die from the other side

Could I be a hero that's still in the making

Should I play the villain and love all the fame

Can I be myself in a world that's just faking

Only wanna drive in a fast world

I'll just crash 'til I die of the glamorous life

...

Oh crash 'til I die of the glamorous life

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Crash 'til I die of the glamorous life

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Crash 'til I die of the glamorous life

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Crash 'til I die of the glamorous life

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
applause /əˈplɔːz/ B2	noun - approval or praise expressed by clapping
haunted /ˈhɔːntɪd/ B2	adjective - obsessed or tormented by a feeling or memory
drifting /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/ B2	verb - to be carried slowly by a current of air or water
blinded /ˈblaɪndɪd/ B1	verb - made unable to see
champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ B2	noun - a white sparkling wine
glamorous /ˈɡlæmərəs/ B2	adjective - attractive in an exciting and special way
sparkle /ˈspɑːrkl/ B2	verb - to shine brightly with flashes of light
pretend /prɪˈtend/ A2	verb - to behave as if something is true when it is not
villain /ˈvɪlən/ B2	noun - a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot
fame /feɪm/ B1	noun - the state of being known or talked about by many people
crash /kræʃ/ B1	verb - to collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle
hero /ˈhɪərəʊ/ A2	noun - a person admired for courage or outstanding achievements
faking /ˈfeɪkɪŋ/ B1	verb - to make something false appear genuine
diamond /ˈdaɪəmənd/ A2	noun - a precious stone of clear, colorless crystalline form
breaking /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to shatter or damage into pieces

Key Grammar Structures

• Wanna see my name under the lights

  ➔ Informal contraction (Want to)

  ➔ "Wanna" is a common informal contraction of "want to" used in song lyrics and spoken English.

• Haunted by a dream that I can't fight

  ➔ Reduced relative clause (Passive voice)

  ➔ "Haunted" acts as a participle modifying the subject, implying "[I am] haunted by..."

• Should I watch it burn and start again

  ➔ Inversion in questions (Modal verb)

  ➔ The modal verb "Should" is placed before the subject "I" to form an interrogative sentence.

• I might need a hero to stop me from breaking

  ➔ Verb pattern: stop + object + from + gerund

  ➔ The structure "stop [someone] from [doing something]" is used to prevent an action.

• Can I be myself in a world that's just faking

  ➔ Relative clause with 'that'

  ➔ "That's just faking" describes "world" using "that" as a relative pronoun.

• You can take it with you in the end

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' (Ability/Possibility)

  ➔ "Can" is used here to express possibility, though often used ironically in this context.

• I'll just crash 'til I die of the glamorous life

  ➔ Future Simple (Will) + Conjunction 'til

  ➔ 'll (will) expresses a future intention or prediction; "'til" is a colloquial form of "until".

• Could I be a hero that's still in the making

  ➔ Subjunctive mood / Conditional 'Could'

  ➔ "Could" is used to pose a hypothetical question or possibility about the subject's future state.