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Lola by Mika

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Mika

Lola

Release date: 2012

From The Origin of Love
Track 2
3:43
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About This Track

‘Lola’ by Mika is a pop song from the album ‘The Origin of Love’ (released in 2012). The lyrics sound bemused and hurt, casting love as something inconsistent and being told what to feel as nonsense. A recurring refrain frames Lola as a focal point for “sex and lies and mystery”, while the speaker also slips into jealousy and sadness, and pushes back against claims that everything is true.

"Lola" is a track by Mika, from the album The Origin of Love, released 2012. The track is 3:43 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Mika.

About the Artist

Mika

Mika

Lyrics

Lola

People always make me crazy
Love me lots, don't love me maybe
What's the point in singing silly love songs?

Who they think they are to tell us?
Make me sad and make me jealous
Don't believe a word, 'cause they are so wrong

Lola, ah, Lola, ah

Sex and lies and mystery
They don't bring out the best in me
Keep jumping from one lover to another

Thank you for the time you've taken
Cleaning up the mess I'm making
Make the same mistake over and over

Lola, I've made up my mind
I'm not gonna fall in love this time
Lola, I've made up my mind
I'm not gonna fall in love this time

Ah, Lola, ah

Why pretend to be so jaded
It's so easy just to hate it
Anyone can love you for a dollar

But when you find your lust for real
You'll beg and borrow, cheat and steal
Trying to get the money just to call her

Lola, I've made up my mind
I'm not gonna fall in love this time
Lola, I've made up my mind
I'm not gonna fall in love this time

Like a fish out of water
It picks you up then spits you out
Why do we even bother
When there's only one way out?

And we both know it, lover

Lola, I've made up my mind
I'm not gonna fall in love this time
Lola, I've made up my mind
I'm not gonna fall in love this time

You can stop it if you try
Love makes you laugh, love makes you cry
The oldest game in history, repeated

You can stop it if you try
Love makes you laugh, love makes you cry
The oldest game in history, repeated

Lola, ah, Lola baby, it's just another love song
Lola, ah, Lola baby, it's just another love song

Lola, I've made up my mind
Lola baby, it's just another love song
Lola, I've made up my mind
Lola baby, it's just another love song

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Track details

From The Origin of Love

3:432012
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Album
The Origin of Love
The Origin of Love
Mika
2012
Track number
2
Release year
2012
  1. 1Origin of Love
    4:36
  2. 2Lola
    3:43
  3. 3Stardust
    3:18
  4. 4Make You Happy
    3:09

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Fryars, Jodi Marr, MIKA
    Producer
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