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Emily Lyrics

[Intro]
Emily
Emily

[Verse 1]
Emily, can’t you write a happy song?
Get your ass to number one?
You could try a little harder
Emily, you could be a millionaire
But you're so full of hot air
Gonna end up like your father
Emily, you can't leave your life to chance
Get a boy, and learn to dance
Be a girl like any other
Emily, are you stuck up? Are you gay?
If you are, well, that’s okay
'Cause it doesn’t even matter
Emily

[Chorus]
Emily, it’s your life
And you can’t live it twice
One day you'll understand, Emily take my hand
Emily, I love you
And I know you do, too
You never make no sense
Screaming at me in French
"Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?"
"Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?"
Shut up, listen to me
Dance with me Emily (Emily)
"Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?"
"Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?" (Emily dance)
Shut up, listen to me
Dance with me Emily (Dance, dance, dance)
[Verse 2]
Emily, you got so much in your life
Me? I got no-one’s advice
Don’t you know you got it easy?
Emily, what you smoking? What's that stench?
Who're you screaming at in French?
Did you really think you had me?
Emily, that’s enough, do as you're told
Acting like you're 8 years old
I give up, it’s not worth trying
Emily, one day I will end up dead
That’s the only thing I said
That would ever get her smiling
Emily

[Chorus]
Emily, it’s your life
And you can’t live it twice
One day you'll understand, Emily take my hand
Emily, I love you
And I know you do, too
You never make no sense
Screaming at me in French
"Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?"
"Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?" (Emily dance)
Shut up, listen to me
Dance with me Emily (Emily)
"Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?"
"Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?" (Emily dance)
Shut up, listen to me
Dance with me Emily
[Verse 3]
Emily, live your life in a balloon
Lock yourself up in your room
So the world can never reach you
Emily, am I speaking Japanese?
Got me falling on my knees
Got me praying to St. Peter
Emily, see the price I have to pay?
I would give my life away
If I knew that I could reach her
Emily, why'd you make this hard for me?
It’s not the way it’s meant to be
I don’t want ever to hate you

[Bridge]
Emily dance
Emily dance, dance, dance, Emily dance
Emily dance, dance, dance, Emily dance
Emily dance, dance, dance
Emily dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance
Emily dance


[Chorus]
Emily, it’s your life (Emily)
And you can’t live it twice (Emily, yeah)
One day you'll understand, Emily take my hand (Emily)
Emily, I love you
And I know you do, too (Emily, yeah)
You never make no sense
Screaming at me in French (Emily)
"Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?"
"Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?" (Emily)
Shut up, listen to me
Dance with me Emily (Emily)
"Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?" (You never make no sense)
"Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?" (Screaming at me in French)
Shut up, listen to me
Dance with me Emily
Emily, dance

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“Emily” is the english version of the popular french song “Elle Me Dit”. In this version, the character Emily replaces the singer as the one who the song is directed towards.

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Release Date
September 24, 2012
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