Lyrics Deconstruction

As a part of our research, my group and we had to annotate the lyrics of our chosen song which is called 'Santa tell me' by 'Ariana Grande'. The lyrics consisted of a verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus then the end. We found the lyrics on the internet on a website called 'A-Z lyrics' and it took us around 1 hour to deconstruct and annotate it.

(Chorus)

Santa tell me if you're really there
don’t make me fall in love again
if he won't be here next year

The singer Ariana Grande is in the Christmas spirit calling out to the Christmas legend Santa Claus asking him if she should fall in love with the this guy.

Santa tell me if he really cares
'Cause I can give it all away if he won't be here next year

Ariana is not sure whether the guy she is dating is really in love with her or just using her for attention, therefore she is asking Santa for advice on whether she should date this guy she is talking about.

(Verse 1)

Feeling Christmas all around- Ariana is in the Christmas spirit all year round

And I'm trying to play it cool
but it's hard to focus when I see him walking around the room

Ariana wants to take this slow and act cool however she feels nervous when she sees this guy walking around in the same room as her. She is so in love with this guy that she can’t control herself.

Let it snow, it's blasting now- popular song sang by George Strait
But I won't get in the mood- she will not fall in love again
I'm avoiding every mistletoe until I know

(Pre- Chorus)

Its true love that he thinks of
so next Christmas
I'm not all alone, boy

Ariana says she wants to find hew true love by next Christmas so she will have somebody to celebrate it with and not be alone next Christmas.

(Chorus)

Santa, tell me if you're really there
don’t make me fall in love again if he won't be here
Next year

The singer Ariana Grande is in the Christmas spirit calling out to the Christmas legend Santa Claus asking him if she should fall in love with the this guy.

Santa, tell me if he really cares
'Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here
Next year

Ariana is not sure whether the guy she is dating is really in love with her or just using her for attention, therefore she is asking Santa for advice on whether she should date this guy she is talking about.

(Verse 2)

I've been down this road before
Fell in love on Christmas night
but on New Year's Day I woke up and he wasn't by my side

Ariana was remembering old Christmas days in previous years where she was looking for a man. She thought she has finally found the one, however realised that the guy she was with only used her for her body.

Now I need someone to hold- she wants someone to trust and hold
be my fire in the cold- she wants him to love her
but it's hard to tell if this is just a fling- she is unsure whether this new relationship is a quick fling or something deep and meaningful.

(Pre- Chorus)

Or if it's true love that he thinks of
So next Christmas
I'm not all alone, babe

Ariana says she wants to find hew true love by next Christmas so she will have somebody to celebrate it with and not be alone next Christmas.

(Chorus)

Santa, tell me if you're really there
don’t make me fall in love again if he won't be here
Next year

The singer Ariana Grande is in the Christmas spirit calling out to the Christmas legend Santa Claus asking him if she should fall in love with the this guy

Santa, tell me if he really cares
'Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here
Next year

Ariana is not sure whether the guy she is dating is really in love with her or just using her for attention, therefore she is asking Santa for advice on whether she should date this guy she is talking about.

(Bridge)

Oh, I wanna have him beside me like oh-oh-oh
on the 25th by the fire place, oh-oh-oh

Ariana wants her and her boyfriend to be snuggled up by the fire on Christmas Day enjoying themselves near the warmth of the fire.

But I don't want no broken heart
this year I've got to be smart. Oh, baby
if you want me, if you want me

As Ariana is a lot older and smarter now, she is trying one last time to find the right guy and she will ensure she is more smarter and wiser about how she does it this time round.

(Chorus)

Santa, tell me if you're really there
don’t make me fall in love again if he won't be here
Next year

The singer Ariana Grande is in the Christmas spirit calling out to the Christmas legend Santa Claus asking him if she should fall in love with the this guy

Santa, tell me if he really cares
'Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here
Next year

Ariana is not sure whether the guy she is dating is really in love with her or just using her for attention, therefore she is asking Santa for advice on whether she should date this guy she is talking about.

Santa, tell me if you're really there
don’t make me fall in love again if he won't be here
Next year

The singer Ariana Grande is in the Christmas spirit calling out to the Christmas legend Santa Claus asking him if she should fall in love with the this guy

Santa, tell me if he really cares
'Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here
Next year

Ariana is not sure whether the guy she is dating is really in love with her or just using her for attention, therefore she is asking Santa for advice on whether she should date this guy she is talking about.