Price Tag – English Lyrics

• By: Jessie J, B.o.B

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant language of English with Jessie J and B.o.B's 'Price Tag.' This global hit offers a clear, relatable message about valuing life's intangible joys over material wealth, making its accessible lyrics a perfect resource for understanding everyday English expressions and cultural commentary on modern society.

[English]

Okay, Coconut man, Moonheads and Pea

You ready?

Seems like everybody's got a price

I wonder how they sleep at night

When the sale comes first and the truth comes second

Just stop for a minute and smile

Why is everybody so serious?

Acting so damn mysterious

Got shades on your eyes

And your heels so high that you can't even have a good time

Everybody look to their left

Everybody look to their right

Can you feel that? Yeah

We're paying with love tonight

It's not about the money, money, money

We don't need your money, money, money

We just wanna make the world dance

Forget about the price tag

Ain't about the, uh, cha-ching cha-ching

Ain't about the, yeah, ba-bling ba-bling

Wanna make the world dance

Forget about the price tag

Okay

We need to take it back in time

When music made us all unite

And it wasn't low blows and video hoes

Am I the only the one getting tired?

Why is everybody so obsessed?

Money can't buy us happiness

Can we all slow down and enjoy right now?

Guarantee we'll be feeling alright

Everybody look to their left (to their left)

Everybody look to their right (to their right)

Can you feel that? Yeah

We're paying with love tonight

It's not about the money, money, money

We don't need your money, money, money

We just wanna make the world dance

Forget about the price tag

Ain't about the, uh, cha-ching cha-ching

Ain't about the, yeah, ba-bling ba-bling

Wanna make the world dance

Forget about the price tag

Yeah, yeah, well, keep the price tag and take the cash back

Just give me six strings (six strings) and a half-stack (half stack)

And you can, can keep the cars, leave me the garage

And all I, yes, all I need are keys and guitars

And guess what? In thirty seconds, I'm leaving to Mars (Mars)

Yeah, we leaping across these undefeatable odds (odds)

It's like this, man, you can't put a price on a life (na-ah)

We do this for the love, so we fight and sacrifice every night

So we ain't gon' stumble and fall, never (nah)

Waiting to see this in the sign of defeat, uh-uh

So we gon' keep everyone moving their feet

So bring back the beat and then everyone sing

It's not about the money, money, money

We don't need your money, money, money

We just wanna make the world dance

Forget about the price tag

Ain't about the, uh, cha-ching, cha-ching

Ain't about the, yeah, ba-bling, ba-bling

Wanna make the world dance

Forget about the price tag (hey, hey)

It's not about the money, money, money (we don't need it)

We don't need your money, money, money (no, no)

(We don't need it) we just wanna make the world dance (dance)

Forget about the price tag (dance, dance, dance)

Ain't about the, uh, cha-ching cha-ching

Ain't about the (it ain't about), yeah, ba-bling ba-bling

Wanna make the world dance (yeah, yeah)

Forget about the price tag (forget about the price tag)

(Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)

Yeah, yeah (ahh)

Ooh, ooh, ooh (ahh)

Forget about the price tag, yeah (ahh, ahh)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
price /praɪs/ A2	noun - the amount of money asked for something
money /ˈmʌn.i/ A2	noun - currency used to buy goods and services
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - a series of rhythmic movements performed to music
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection for someone or something verb - to feel deep affection
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the planet we live on
live /lɪv/ B1	verb - to be alive or exist
happiness /ˈhæp.i.nəs/ B2	noun - the state of feeling happy
sacrifice /ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/ C1	noun - an act of giving up something for another purpose
light /laɪt/ A2	adjective - having a lot of brightness
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - something that is true or accurate
act /ækt/ A2	verb - to behave in a certain way noun - a thing done
high /haɪ/ A2	adjective - above the normal level
bright /braɪt/ B2	adjective - giving off a lot of light

Key Grammar Structures

• Seems like everybody's got a price

  ➔ Present Simple with 'seems like'

  ➔ "Seems like" expresses an impression or assumption. Here, it suggests the speaker believes everyone has a price. The present simple "everybody's got" indicates a general truth or observation.

• I wonder how they sleep at night

  ➔ Indirect Question

  ➔ "I wonder how they sleep at night" is an indirect question. The direct question would be "How do they sleep at night?". Notice the word order change (subject + verb instead of verb + subject) and the absence of a question mark within the larger sentence.

• Got shades on your eyes

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of words)

  ➔ This sentence is an example of ellipsis. The auxiliary verb "You've" or "You have" is omitted for a more informal and rhythmic effect. The full sentence would be "You've got shades on your eyes".

• We just wanna make the world dance

  ➔ Informal contraction 'wanna' and causative 'make'

  ➔ "Wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to". "Make" is used as a causative verb here, meaning "to cause something to happen." "We make the world dance" means "We cause the world to dance."

• When music made us all unite

  ➔ Past Simple and Causative 'made'

  ➔ The sentence uses the past simple tense to describe a past event. "Made" is used as a causative verb, similar to the previous example, but in the past tense. It means "caused us all to unite."

• Am I the only the one getting tired?

  ➔ Present Continuous and questioning

  ➔ This is a question in the present continuous tense. It expresses an action (getting tired) that is currently in progress. The structure is: Am + Subject + Verb-ing?

• Money can't buy us happiness

  ➔ Modal verb ('can't') for expressing impossibility

  ➔ "Can't" is the contracted form of "cannot" and expresses impossibility or lack of ability. In this context, it asserts that money is unable to purchase happiness.

• Just give me six strings and a half-stack

  ➔ Imperative mood and compound nouns

  ➔ "Give" is used in the imperative mood, expressing a command or request. "Half-stack" is a compound noun, combining two words to form a new meaning (referring to a specific type of guitar amplifier).