Makna Lirik Lagu Price Tag – Jessie J, B.o.B

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Okay, Coconut Man, Moonhead and PeaYou ready?
Seems like everybody’s got a priceI wonder how they sleep at nightWhen the sale comes first and the truth comes secondJust stop for a minute and smileWhy is everybody so serious?Acting so damn mysteriousGot shades on your eyes and your heels so highThat you can’t even have a good time
Everybody look to their leftEverybody look to their rightCan you feel that? YeahWe’re paying with love tonight
It’s not about the money, money, moneyWe don’t need your money, money, moneyWe just wanna make the world danceForget about the price tagAin’t about the, uh, cha-ching, cha-chingAin’t about the, yeah, ba-bling, ba-blingWanna make the world danceForget about the price tag
We need to take it back in timeWhen music made us all uniteAnd it wasn’t low blows and video hosAm I the only one getting tired?Why is everybody so obsessed?Money can’t buy us happinessCan we all slow down and enjoy right now?Guarantee we’ll be feeling alright
Everybody look to their left (to their left)Everybody look to their right (to their right)Can you feel that? YeahWe’re paying with love tonight
It’s not about the money, money, moneyWe don’t need your money, money, moneyWe just wanna make the world danceForget about the price tagAin’t about the, uh, cha-ching, cha-chingAin’t about the, yeah, ba-bling, ba-blingWanna make the world danceForget about the price tag (yeah, yeah)
Well, keep the price tag (yeah) and take the cash back (back)Just give me six strings (six strings) and a half stack (half stack)And you can, can keep the cars, leave me the garageAnd all I, yes, all I need are keys and guitars
And guess what? In 30 seconds, I’m leaving to MarsYeah, we leaping across these undefeatable oddsIt’s like this, man, you can’t put a price on a lifeWe do this for the love, so we fight and sacrifice every night
So we ain’t gon’ stumble and fall, never (nah)Waiting to see this in the sign of defeat, uh-uhSo we gon’ keep everyone moving their feetSo bring back the beat and then everyone sing
It’s not about the money, money, moneyWe don’t need your money, money, moneyWe just wanna make the world danceForget about the price tagAin’t about the, uh, cha-ching, cha-chingAin’t about the, yeah, ba-bling, ba-blingWanna make the world danceForget about the price tag (hey, hey)
It’s not about the money, money, money (we don’t need it)We don’t need your money, money, money (no I don’t, we don’t need it)We just wanna make the world dance (dance)Forget about the price tag (dance your ass off, ah-ah)Ain’t about the, uh, cha-ching, cha-chingAin’t about the, yeah, ba-bling, ba-bling (it ain’t about)Wanna make the world dance (yeah, yeah)Forget about the price tag (forget about the price tag)
Yeah, yeah, oh-ohForget about the price tag

Lagu “Price Tag” bercerita tentang bagaimana dunia saat ini terlalu terobsesi dengan uang dan materi. Jessie J ingin menyampaikan bahwa kebahagiaan tidak bisa dibeli, dan hidup bukan hanya tentang berapa banyak uang yang kita punya.

Pesan utamanya adalah:

Jangan menilai segalanya dari uang. Nikmati hidup, saling mencintai, dan bersenang-senanglah tanpa memikirkan harga.

1. Kritik terhadap Materialisme

Lirik “It’s not about the money, money, money” menolak pandangan hidup yang hanya mengejar kekayaan. Jessie J mengingatkan bahwa orang sekarang sering melupakan arti sebenarnya dari kebahagiaan karena terlalu fokus pada uang dan barang mewah.

2. Kritik terhadap Industri Musik

Pada bagian awal lagu, Jessie J juga menyinggung bagaimana industri musik lebih mementingkan keuntungan daripada kualitas atau pesan dari lagu itu sendiri.
Ia ingin mengembalikan makna musik sebagai sarana ekspresi, kegembiraan, dan persatuan, bukan sekadar bisnis.

3. Pesan tentang Kebahagiaan dan Kesederhanaan

Lirik “We just wanna make the world dance, forget about the price tag” bermakna ajakan untuk bersenang-senang, menari, dan menikmati hidup tanpa memikirkan uang atau status sosial.
Menurut Jessie J, hal-hal sederhana seperti tawa, cinta, dan kebersamaan justru lebih berharga daripada harta benda.

4. Pesan Sosial

Lagu ini juga merupakan kritik halus terhadap masyarakat modern yang sering menilai seseorang dari apa yang mereka miliki — mobil, pakaian, atau gadget mahal. Jessie J menekankan pentingnya keaslian diri dan empati dibandingkan dengan hal-hal materi.

Kesimpulan

“Uang memang penting, tapi bukan segalanya. Yang paling berharga dalam hidup adalah cinta, kebahagiaan, dan kejujuran.”

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