It's All About Me – English Lyrics

• By: Penné

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the infectious rhythms of 'It's All About Me' to enhance your English listening skills! This song is perfect for learning modern idiomatic expressions regarding self-confidence and personal empowerment, making language learning both soulful and empowering.

[English]

(voice over) You are now tuned in to the world famous

♪ Hip-Hop Helicopter

Alright, y'all. Y'all gotta give it up for the #1 artist in the country singing her new smash hit:

"It's All About Me." So let's give a big Hip-Hop Helicopter for my favorite pasta,

Penné!

It's...

all a...

-bout...

me!

♪ Y'all know I'm a star

♪ 'Cause I work hard

♪ To get to this point in my life

♪ I'm blowin' up

♪ So don't hate

♪ Just congratulate

The whole world revolves around me, Penné.

I'm a princess, a diva,

and it's all about me.

(Me, it's all about me)

♪ All about... (It's all about me)

♪ All about... (It's all about me)

♪ All about... (It's all about me)

♪ It's all about me

♪ Can't you see? (It's all about me)

♪ Can't you see? (It's all about me)

♪ It's all about me

[grumbles incoherently]

♪ Limousines, magazines

Ooh, I can't stand her!

♪ I have plenty things

[crowd cheering]

♪ Y'all don't understand the demands

[crowd cheers louder]

♪ of my million fans

[Dijonay] Penny!

Penny! Over here!

They all love me.

Aye, Penny, it's us, ey girl!

Everything I touch turns to gold.

On three, we get her.

I went from demo to limo

One, two...

and now it's all about me.

(Me, it's all about me)

Pero Papi, it's me! Your nieta! [Papi laughing]

(It's all about me)

♪ It's all about me... (It's all about me)

♪ It's all about me... -

♪ It's all about me... (It's all about me)

♪ It's all about me (It's all about me)

And the Wizzy for Best New Artist goes out to...

(It's all about me)

Soon as I get this envelope crackin', it's the after party.

(It's all about me)

I can't wait.

My dawg!

WK Records labelmate, Penné!

(It's all about me)

♪ It's all about me (It's all about me)

Uh-huh!

[audience clapping]

♪ Me, me me me me me...

[choking up] I can't believe this!

There are so many people I have to thank!

I would like to thank my mother,

my Suga Mama,

head of my record label Wizard Kelly - go ahead.

And most of all, the man who has been like a father to me:

Uncle Bobby!

Bobby?!

Agh!

[out-of-tune piano plays]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - A famous and successful person
congratulate /kənˈɡrætʃuleɪt/ B2	verb - To express praise for an achievement
revolve /rɪˈvɒlv/ B2	verb - To move in an orbit; to focus primarily on
princess /ˈprɪnses/ A2	noun - A female member of a royal family
diva /ˈdiːvə/ C1	noun - A self-important or temperamental person
limousine /ˈlɪməziːn/ B1	noun - A large, luxurious automobile
magazine /ˌmæɡəˈziːn/ A1	noun - A publication containing articles and images
demand /dɪˈmɑːnd/ B1	noun - An insistent request or requirement
million /ˈmɪljən/ A1	noun - The number 1,000,000
gold /ɡoʊld/ A1	noun - A yellow precious metal
envelope /ˈenvələʊp/ A2	noun - A paper container for a letter
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - To accept that something is true
hard /hɑːrd/ A1	adjective - Done with great effort
smash /smæʃ/ B2	noun - A very successful song or show
label /ˈleɪbl/ A2	noun - A company that produces music records

Key Grammar Structures

• You are now tuned in to the world famous Hip-Hop Helicopter.

  ➔ Passive Voice (Present Continuous)

  ➔ "Are tuned in" is used to describe the state of being connected to a broadcast.

• Y'all know I'm a star 'cause I work hard to get to this point.

  ➔ Causal conjunction (subordinating)

  ➔ "Cause" (short for because) introduces the reason for being a star.

• The whole world revolves around me.

  ➔ Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "Revolves around" is a phrasal verb meaning to have someone as the center of attention.

• Can't you see?

  ➔ Negative Interrogative Sentence

  ➔ "Can't you see" is used to emphasize a point or challenge the listener's perception.

• Everything I touch turns to gold.

  ➔ Relative Clause (object omitted)

  ➔ The clause "(that) I touch" defines "everything".

• I went from demo to limo.

  ➔ Prepositional phrase of transition

  ➔ "From... to..." indicates the progression or change in status.

• There are so many people I have to thank!

  ➔ Existential 'There are' + Relative Clause

  ➔ "There are" introduces the existence of people, while "(whom) I have to thank" modifies it.

• The man who has been like a father to me.

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ "Has been" indicates a state that started in the past and continues to the present.