Zara Larsson "Lush Life" Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified

Zara Larsson’s hit single “Lush Life” was originally released back in June 2015 but it took a full year for the song to start to buzz. It ended up debuting at No. 97 on the Hot 100 in July 2016-and peaked at No. 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. Since its release, it’s been streamed over 500 million times on Spotify and it all came together at a writing camp in Stockholm.
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[@chosuke02]

My god she's adorable.

[@cobalt6128]

Are you a male

[@zeljanasi]

Prod L Why is that even important?

[@idontreallyknoworcare9463]

Blazer Strike yeh saying she hates men and is proud of it is so adorable

[@bellaamartinn]

Can y'all stop hating on Zara? Honestly. 1. She's wearing a retainer, not braces & it actually makes her look really cute 2. She did sound a bit strange & clueless at times but you still shouldn't insult her and call her dumb Plus her voice is actually incredible & she's so so talented. Her music is awesome. Stop giving her shit.

[@alicephilippa8447]

Preach!

[@adriannagreaves6356]

AMEN👏👏

[@aannettegarcia8872]

Bruh but she didn't even sing

[@Cornflak3]

Shes actually a hardcore feminist.

[@vellshimmer1589]

She's not speaking "ghetto" on purpose, she has an accent, she's Swedish. English isn't her first language lol

[@yungjames5103]

Swedes always sound bare American when they talk english anyway

[@Sandalucious]

that's not a swedish accent tho .

[@LordPixel2012]

Sandalucious. She trying not having a swedish accent. That's why it sounds like it does.

[@reginabeer]

Shes definitively putting on an accent very much so...I'm Swedish lol

[@777letthelightin]

Vell Shimmer in Sweden they learn English first lmao

[@ArtbyAtlas]

She's a total goofball by the look of it; it's nice to see a rising star not take themselves too seriously. For everyone saying she's "talking black", keep in mind that even though she's in Sweden there's a lot of American pop culture that goes around the world--most of which is black. And her team is probably a lot of black people in it too.

[@yassingames2388]

Art by Atlas rasisct

[@Kiara-yq9dc]

She said herself she doesnt talk like this she just hates her Sweadish accent

[@kay9301]

+Kiara Shepard Maybe by that she didn't mean that it's not her accent. Most people from another country at one point have a really strong accent when they speak English but they try really hard to hide it and may get something sounding like how she does. A lot of people don't like their accents so they try their hardest to not have one. And this is probably the closest she's gonna get. And she might've not used to talk like this, but clearly this is how she talks now.

[@ttpdaoty]

Kay cass That’s true. I’m from Turkey and whenever I speak English, I try to do a British accent because if I don’t, I’m afraid people will make fun of me.

[@kirachantel3291]

also i don't hear what everyone is saying that she talks ghetto cause i've heard some wannabe white girls and she's not it also it could just be her accent cause she European idk

[@samuel2pac72]

No it's words like ''boo thang'' and they way she deliberately chose to speak with a twang, it's black. She's Swedish I am half I am fluent in the langue too in the same accent. Lastly I would just call it black ghetto, or even southern, terminology is black and twang would be southern.

[@crystiniaelarguioui5218]

white people live in the ghetto too yall know that? it's like saying a black person can't talk proper english like wtf? now people cant even talk how they want dios mio

[@crystiniaelarguioui5218]

sweden has ghettos wtf are you saying. i grew up in sweden i saw ghettos with my own eyes at one point we even lived in one. what i meant tho is the ghettos in america, where i live now. there are whites, blacks, asians etc. living in ghettos, talking street. ghettos are more associated with black people because of what ever reason, but all in once there are more poor white people in america than black (there are also more white people in america in general but yeah). not every black person is from the ghetto, thanks for insulting half of my ethnicity.

[@samuel2pac72]

I am Latino and Swedish i.e. white lmao, and why would it be an insult for white people to say that are not systematically oppressed? They're not btw. Sweden does not have fucking Ghettos, Tensta and Rinkeby are not a fucking ghettos, I am not bullshiting you when I state these facts about me, since you're Swedish too we can converse in Swedish just to prove to you lmao, I can talk ''orten svenska också bree'' I speak 3 langues fluently. ''ghettos are more associated with black people because of what ever reason'' there's definitely a reason for this baby girl. Yes there are trail park Trump supporting whites, they're not systematically oppressed however. On a lighter note ma, where in the states are you from, I'm from Harlem, NY.

[@andreaskristiansen99]

i live in stockholm and the most common name here is muhammed so yeah we have ghettos

[@kirachantel3291]

daammnnn everyone is really on tip in the comments i see... anyways love you zara and your music keep doing your thang girl

[@sofiadonoso9022]

"it smells like barbecue" I love her so much

[@faithnguyen8725]

HOW DID I NEVER SEE THIS UNTIL NOW. I LOVE HER SO MUCH 💗

[@TravisPavlik]

the moment you ask yourself, "does she have braces or a "grill?"

[@arrianna313]

Travis Pavlik its a retainer

[@LapissHamster]

Grill

[@IMMASICKKKFUCK]

Lush Life used to be my everyday song, altho im not a "pop" fan but this song was so dope!!

[@IMMASICKKKFUCK]

oh and she sounds exactly like rihanna in that song btw, maybe thats why i liked the song that much at the time....

[@jc_80]

YUBEL Δ her accent does remind me of Rihanna so much although she's from Sweden and Rihanna's from Barbados they have a similar American twang

[@urmum2497]

''My favourite place are the stage and bed'' 💀😂😂😂

[@AS-wz9ib]

it you guys want rappers, dont watch this video. dont troll, zara is incredibly talented and popular so gtfo

[@williammulholland3314]

Abby S agree with you an extent, she is talented, no Incredibly tho. She singing other people's songs.

[@AlexandraBayer]

I think she's an incredibly talented singer, even if not songwriter. Just look at any of her live performances, her vocals are crazy.

[@williammulholland3314]

Alexandra Bayer I think she's a pretty good singer but recently I think I'm getting a bit of a stuck up cunty vibe from her

[@AlexandraBayer]

william mulholland Oh, I agree with that. I've never really liked her personality from interviews and even her music videos, but I do like some of her songs, which is why I watched this video. I don't know if the vibe is "lately" though, because I've personally noticed it before.

[@williammulholland3314]

Alexandra Bayer the one she did with the black guy is a banger like, I've forgotten his name tho

[@brokentruce6987]

She is so bubbly I love it

[@shayharris6544]

I feel like her Swedish accent sounds like a toned downed version of rihanna

[@BernardoPatino]

Cardi B

[@kay9301]

I was thinking the same thinggg

[@cherrysky3205]

That’s not a Swedish accent omg 🤦‍♀️💀

[@nsyhjtj3784]

@@cherrysky3205 sis are you swedish? If ypure not then you wouldnt know would you?

[@chinstealer848]

@@cherrysky3205 it is moron 😂

[@Ogknav]

She's so adorable. And I love her singing.

[@gvancabetadze2242]

how does she looks even good with braces ?

[@joseuribe3333]

Gvanca Betadze retainer lol

[@irritablysavvy]

Wait, did anyone have trouble understanding the lyrics on this song? I thought that's what this was all about.

[@sugumarisubbiah573]

erratic_calm, I watch it too see the artists not really the meaning of the song... why'd you click on it?

[@dariuscarlos6707]

zara is so adorable I can't even

[@TheNial120]

I love her energy! And her music..... FIRE! She's not a corny white girl either she's just authentically goofy😍😍😍

[@vegaswithfreddy]

I can hear her randomly saying "cash me ousside"

[@-atroobah-4176]

Like?

[@andrewp.stewart4585]

Shut up

[@tuva6715]

I love Zara (as a Swede I'm really proud of her) but I still feel it's kinda unnecessary to have her songs on here since the lyrics aren't metaphorical at all, there's really nothing to not understand, haha. And since she don't write the songs herself it feels a bit weird to me having her sitting there talking about the lyrics like she did write them.

[@whojohn719]

we want EARL SWEATSHIRT

[@melynieguzman]

zara is such a queen

[@chrissmith635]

Get more rappers and producers on here. Nobody cares about these artists

[@araszkawibowo4748]

+Samed Koca so you're telling me that all rap songs dont have meanings? gtfo

[@CedXify]

Get Tyler The Creator on this shit for Yonkers

[@kyla738]

Don't watch this video then. I actually like when there are other artists on because this exposes me to a variety of music

[@SILENTthrowKNIFE]

Chris Smith She hot af doe

[@heyitstyty5534]

Chris Smith and nobody cares about you so just leave.

[@hayleecupcakes9796]

Did she say it smelled like barbecue 😂😂

[@aleezamasood]

I love Zara so much

[@Uruncleskips]

"I enjoy it so much, and it's really just my favorite place. [The Stage] And the bed."

[@chevychase7932]

Did she just tell us she ain't writing her own shit ? Thought we don't do that on here

[@caferaine]

I love her so much😩

[@avl321]

She sounds like Rihanna

[@MF22.]

Her voice is incredible.

[@theekalypso]

I love her.

[@tanamongoose3031]

I love herrrr

[@pimkantunthong]

This song is so deep! Woah!

[@jeshy04cc]

1:04 hahaha I really love her 😍

[@daminikota7036]

I love her so much

[@fatimacole5294]

got my life ! ❤

[@jeromeayongrobles1870]

She sounds like Rihanna 😂

[@larrysexualspooon658]

she's so nice

[@jamestyson6767]

*get that tingly tingly*

[@adriannagreaves6356]

"It smelled like barbecue" i love her so much😂💕💕

[@ragibperwez]

lush life is my favourite song

[@e.a3258]

She’s so adorable 😍

[@ISSASASSYBITCH-pi4hx]

She's gorg😍💛and she's funny😆😇

[@ellamary3956]

I like her ❤

[@sarayahclark4511]

Yaaassss

[@iFloating]

Danny Brown, Earl Sweathirst, Joey Bada$$, Flatbush Zombies or Kendrick Lamar! Any of those would be amazing :D

[@thecolorbrown6235]

0.01-0.05...had me weak

[@Thebrainlessrides]

why have a green screen to turn it to a yellow background?

[@anykadiancin8270]

PLEASE DO ONE WITH ARIANA GRANDE

[@ren4497]

Ariana doesn't even write her songs, plus her songs always talk about the same shit well this video is actually what I said but whatever

[@stephengarland34]

2 years ago today this was posted

[@MrZombieEater]

she's dope

[@ziggles_]

My name is spelled zahra but its pronounced the same and I love your songs

[@LLL-xi6vw]

July 2020

[@elijahashman9716]

i like her song with ty dolla sign alot.

[@Abou3atef]

lets just say I'll start to love her more after this video

[@MariNate1016]

That's my babyyy, need her in my life

[@emmanuelle4875]

I love her😂😂

[@clorox9219]

She's so pretty!

[@reecemercer3257]

saw her last Saturday lol

[@tylerboeck6631]

Do little lion man by Mumford and sons

[@corinaromero8218]

She’s so adorable😂💓if you hate just gtfo you know you can’t in her😂💗💗

[@EDEN-bs7qi]

she follows me on instagram ❤️❤️i couldn't believe and literally screamed💞💞love her

[@cassandraserna7686]

I love that song. That's what I say.

[@mayi111lamasbonita]

Im latin and i don't speak english but even a person that don't know speak your lenguage can see that she trying to talk like Rihanna, moves like rihanna, be rihanna

[@Skies216]

Do migos

[@ss11111ss]

why come up and explain a song that u didnt even write...

[@vilma9073]

C.Wallace it's still her song

[@ss11111ss]

fuck boy...

[@devlinproctor6417]

i bet you listen to drake though lmao

[@ss11111ss]

not my thing

[@samuel2pac72]

She just want to feel like a rapper, since Rap Genius used to exclusively be for rap and still is heavily associated with community. She's a corny girl, and a racist according to her own Instagram post, smh.

[@israelp4979]

Yall Should Do Grace VanderWaal Moonlight and I dont know my name

[@samirah278]

Don't know why everyone's complaining that she didn't write this song. Other famous artists don't either so stop making a big deal out of it. Her job is to sing and that's what she's done.

[@strongbow9323]

This is from a curling iron if anybody wonders Me:ok? Smells like Barbaque Me:PFFFFFFFTTT WHAAAAAAAAAAAT

[@aaditarahane6662]

you are wonderful zara love your voice are u swedish or something

[@letiziazzz]

Aadita Rahane she's Swedish!

[@daliakarim9733]

DU ÄR BÄST JAG ÄLSKAR DIG OCH DINA LÅTAR DU ÄR MITT ALLT ÄLSKAR DIG SÅ JÄVLA MYCKET💖💖💖💋💋😍😍😘😘

[@miara8496]

"If they're not the one, then they're not the one." Life advice from a 19yrs old about a song she didn't write. C'mon Genius. Find the real brains behind Lush Life and interview them instead.

[@chels-5457]

She’s beautiful

[@afiyamorrison6423]

I like how she says and the bed and then doing it all night all summer just dropped in and I'm like mhmmmmmmmmmmmmmnnnnn girlllll. Y'all knew what was up when y'all edited that video...

[@sharayushinde8613]

please meaning of stay of aleesia cara

[@MrZattack101]

anyone else love this font?

[@danielamohammed1984]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@kmurray2509]

“This is from a curling iron....I your wondering...it smell like barbecue”

[@queenv4340]

She's very beautiful

[@sophieplain2953]

I don't care that this wasn't her song, I still fucking love her🤷🏼‍♀️❤️

[@DarthOpinion]

She motivates me to take my clothes off and run through my city. LIVE IN THA MOMENT

[@selinarehm]

1:58 meine einstellung

[@akosihamsoy]

she's so cute

[@justaction]

Lyrics for dummies coming out soon

[@abhinavanand336]

The most gorgeous woman ever

[@hailebriggs4076]

I died "i got a boo thang" *strokes her hair*

[@samad934]

1:05 that time when your mom leaves you alone at home, then you accidentally break something & your mom is angry at you & ask about that......

[@SILENTthrowKNIFE]

Proud to be a swede!!

[@thebasketboy2]

shoutout sweden!

[@salshanevy]

she. is. my. spirit. animal.

[@TheGeminisWeirdo]

damn some of yall are so damn hateful lol like she isn't that bad she actually seems cool af. Its like people get thrashed for not being themselves but then when they're being themselves....they'll still get fucking thrashed

[@matthewdobler5684]

ahaaaa niice video.... she hot doe

[@jackyhuang8862]

Is it bad that I never expected her speaking voice to sound like that from hearing her songs. Idk why but she sounds different than I imagined lol.

[@melkezzy879]

0:06-0:10 Woah she's tweaking 💀

[@otongromli5538]

im in love. bzz who not.

[@josiahgreene6712]

Those shoulder I’m shook my innocent eyes

[@josiahgreene6712]

😂😂😂

[@sammarie907]

use to be my song

[@michaeltimney8274]

Sounds like she's from Compton

[@RamblingPizza]

she's so cute omg