Oh No! – English Lyrics

• By: MARINA
• Album: The Family Jewels

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into MARINA's "Oh No!", a vibrant electropop anthem from her debut album "The Family Jewels." This song is a fantastic way to grasp English expressions of ambition, self-doubt, and the quirky side of pop culture commentary. Its fast-paced lyrics and clever wordplay offer an engaging listen for language learners, revealing how artists use language to explore complex emotions and societal critiques.

[English]

♪♪ 

♪ Don't do love ♪ 

♪ Don't do friends ♪ 

♪ I'm only after success ♪ 

♪ Don't need a relationship ♪ 

♪ I'll never soften my grip ♪ 

♪ Don't want cash, don't want card ♪ 

♪ Want it fast, want it hard ♪ 

♪ Don't need money, don't need fame ♪ 

♪ I just want to make a change ♪ 

♪ I just wanna change, I just wanna change ♪ 

♪ I just wanna change ♪ 

♪ I just wanna change, I just wanna change! ♪ 

♪ I know exactly what I want and who I want to be ♪ 

♪ I know exactly why I walk and talk like a machine ♪ 

♪ I'm now becoming my own self-fulfilled prophecy ♪ 

♪ Oh, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh! ♪ 

♪ One track mind ♪ 

♪ one track heart ♪ 

♪ If I fail, I'll fall apart ♪ 

♪ Maybe it is all a test ♪ 

♪ Cause I feel like I'm the worst ♪ 

♪ So I always act like I'm the best ♪ 

♪ If you are not very careful ♪ 

♪ Your possessions will possess you ♪ 

♪ TV taught me how to feel ♪ 

♪ Now real life has no appeal ♪ 

♪ It has no appeal, it has no appeal ♪ 

♪ It has no appeal ♪ 

♪ It has no appeal, it has no appeal! ♪ 

♪ I know exactly what I want and who I want to be ♪ 

♪ I know exactly why I walk and talk like a machine ♪ 

♪ I'm now becoming my own self-fulfilled prophecy ♪ 

♪ Oh, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh! ♪ 

♪ I know exactly what I want and who I want to be ♪ 

♪ I know exactly why I walk and talk like a machine ♪ 

♪ I'm now becoming my own self-fulfilled prophecy ♪ 

♪ Oh, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh! ♪ 

♪ I'm gonna live ♪ 

♪ I'm gonna fly ♪ 

♪ I'm gonna fail ♪ 

♪ I'm gonna die ♪ 

♪ I'm gonna live ♪ 

♪ I'm gonna fly ♪ 

♪ I'm gonna fail, gonna die-die-die-die ♪ 

♪ I know exactly what I want and who I want to be ♪ 

♪ I know exactly why I walk and talk like a machine ♪ 

♪ I'm now becoming my own self-fulfilled prophecy ♪ 

♪ Oh, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh! ♪ 

 ♪ I know exactly what I want and who I want to be ♪ 

 ♪ I know exactly why I walk and talk like a machine ♪ 

 ♪ I'm now becoming my own self-fulfilled prophecy ♪ 

 ♪ Oh, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh! ♪ 

 ♪ Da-da-dum, da-da-dum ♪   ♪ Da-da-da-da-da-da-dum ♪ 

 ♪ Da-da-dum, da-da-dum ♪   ♪ Da-da-da-da-da-da-dum ♪ 

 ♪ Da-da-dum, da-da-dum ♪   ♪ Da-da-da-da-da-da-dum ♪ 

 ♪ Oh, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh! ♪ 

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
success /səkˈsɛs/ B1	noun - the achievement of a goal or purpose
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B1	noun - the process or result of becoming different verb - to make or become different
fail /feɪl/ B2	verb - to not succeed in achieving something
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of an individual human being or animal
dream /driːm/ B2	noun - a series of images or thoughts during sleep
machine /məˈʃiːn/ B2	noun - a device that uses power to perform a specific task
prophecy /ˈprɒfɪsi/ C1	noun - a prediction of a future event
possess /pəˈzɛs/ C1	verb - to have as belonging to one
dream /driːm/ B2	verb - to think about something you want to achieve while asleep or awake

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm now becoming my own self-fulfilled prophecy

  ➔ Present continuous tense with 'am' + verb ending in -ing to indicate ongoing action.

  ➔ The phrase 'I'm now becoming' uses the present continuous to indicate an action happening at the moment.

• Cause I feel like I'm the worst

  ➔ Using 'like' as a preposition to compare or express similarity.

  ➔ 'Like' introduces a comparison or feeling of similarity between the subject and the adjective.

• If I fail, I'll fall apart

  ➔ Conditional sentence with 'if' clause in present tense, main clause with 'will' + base verb.

  ➔ This sentence describes a real or possible future consequence if the condition (failure) occurs.

• And who I want to be

  ➔ Relative clause with pronoun 'who' to specify the subject's desired identity.

  ➔ The clause describes the person the singer aspires to become, providing more detail about their identity.

• So I always act like I'm the best

  ➔ Adverbial phrase 'always' with verb 'act' to indicate habitual behavior.

  ➔ The adverb 'always' emphasizes that this behavior is a regular or constant habit.

• Your possessions will possess you

  ➔ Futur simple with 'will' + verb to express a future certainty or consequence.

  ➔ The sentence suggests that if one becomes obsessed with possessions, those possessions may control or dominate them.