Mean girls – English Lyrics

• By: Charli xcx
• Album: BRAT

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the cultural vocabulary of Charli XCX's *Brat* era with "Mean girls," a track that fuses aggressive club sounds with hyper-specific, meme-able modern slang. Learning the lyrics will introduce you to contemporary 'it girl' aesthetics, internet celebrity archetypes, and the language of ironic disaffection that defines a slice of current pop culture.

[English]

Yeah, it's 2 a.m. and she's out there

In the sheer white dress, wearing last night's makeup

All coquettish in the pictures, with the flash on

Worships Lana Del Ray in her AirPods, yeah

Yeah, she's in her mid-20s, real intelligent

Hedonistic with the gravel, drawing dead eyes

You say she's anorexic, and you head she likes when people say it

Think you already know her, but you don't

This one's for all my mean girls

This one's for all my bad girls

This one's for all my break-your-boyfriend's-heart girls

For all my tearing-shit-apart girls (tearing shit apart)

This one's for all my mean girls

This one's for all my bad girls (bad)

This one's for all my break-your-boyfriend's-heart girls

For all my tearing-shit-apart girls

Yeah, it's 4 a.m. and she's out there

With the razor-sharp tongue stuck to skinny cigarettes

Calls him "Daddy" while she's fingering a gold cross

And she's kinda fucked up, but she's still in Vogue

Yeah, she's in her mid-20s, real intelligent

And you hate the fact she's New York City's darling

You say she's problematic and the way you say it, so fanatic

Think she already knows that you're obsessed

(This one's for all my mean girls)

(This one's for all my bad girls)

(This one's for all my break-your-boyfriend's-heart girls)

(For all my tearing-shit-apart girls)

This one's for all my mean girls

This one's for all my bad girls

This one's for all my break-your-boyfriend's-heart girls

For all my tearing-shit-apart girls

This one's for all my mean girls

This one's for all my bad girls

This one's for all my break-your-boyfriend's-heart girls

For all my tearing-shit-apart girls

This one's for all my mean girls

This one's for all my bad girls

This one's for all my break-your-boyfriend's-heart girls

For all my tearing-shit-apart girls

This one's for all my mean girls

This one's for all my bad girls

This one's for all my break-your-boyfriend's-heart girls

For all my tearing-shit-apart girls

(This one's for all my mean girls)

(This one's for all my bad girls)

(This one's for all my break-your-boyfriend's-heart girls)

(For all my tearing-shit-apart girls)

(This one's for all my mean girls)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mean /miːn/ B1	adjective - unpleasant or unkind
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces, or interrupt
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - an organ that pumps blood in the body; symbol of emotions
tear /tɪər/ B2	verb - to rip or pull apart
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ B1	adjective - separated by distance or time
intelligent /ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒənt/ B2	adjective - having or showing intelligence; smart
fingering /ˈfɪŋ.ɡər.ɪŋ/ C2	verb - touching or feeling with fingers, often suggestive
problematic /ˌprɒb.lɪˈmæt.ɪk/ C1	adjective - causing or constituting a problem
fanatic /fəˈnæt.ɪk/ C1	noun - a person with extreme enthusiasm or zeal
obsessed /əbˈsest/ B2	adjective - preoccupied or constantly thinking about something
razor-sharp /ˈreɪ.zər ʃɑːrp/ B2	adjective - extremely sharp like a razor
coquettish /koʊˈket.ɪʃ/ C2	adjective - behaving in a way to attract attention flirtatiously
hedonistic /ˌhiː.dəˈnɪs.tɪk/ C2	adjective - engaged in the pursuit of pleasure; self-indulgent
worship /ˈwɜːr.ʃɪp/ B2	verb - to show great respect or admiration for someone or something
flash /flæʃ/ B2	noun - a sudden burst of light

Key Grammar Structures

• Yeah, it's 2 a.m. and she's out there

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "she's out there" uses the present continuous tense to describe an action happening now (at 2 a.m.).

• Worships Lana Del Ray in her AirPods, yeah

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The verb "worships" is in the present simple tense, indicating a habitual action or general truth.

• You say she's anorexic, and you head she likes when people say it

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'say'

  ➔ The phrase "you say" uses the present simple to describe a repeated action or statement.

• This one's for all my mean girls

  ➔ Contraction with apostrophe

  ➔ The phrase "This one's" is a contraction of "This one is," using an apostrophe to replace "is."

• Yeah, she's in her mid-20s, real intelligent

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'be'

  ➔ The phrase "she's" is a contraction of "she is," and "is" is used in the present simple to describe a permanent state.

• You hate the fact she's New York City's darling

  ➔ Possessive apostrophe

  ➔ The phrase "New York City's darling" uses a possessive apostrophe to show ownership or relationship.

• Think she already knows that you're obsessed

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'think'

  ➔ The verb "think" is used in the present simple to express an opinion or belief.