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"Good for you" lyrics start like this:I'm on my 14 caratsI'm 14 caratDoing it up like MidasNow you say I got a touchSo good, so goodMake you never wanna leaveSo don't, so don'tWhat does the first line mean? 14 carats seem to refer to 14 carat gold.What do you mean you're "on" your 14 carat gold?

JungKim · Accepted Answer

Is this expression rather unusual? Is that why I'm not getting any answer? <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/6.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/6.gif' alt='Emotion: sad'/>

Blue Jay · Answer

Song lyrics don't always make perfect sense.

I found a couple of sources that suggest that the line is I'm in my 14 carats, but I couldn't tell which is right when I listened to the song.
I would take 14 carats to refer to gold jewelry. In the context of the rest of the song, I would interpret it to mean that she is wearing her jewelry and her sexiest dress, and "looking like a million dollars".

JungKim · Answer

Thanks for your answer, Blue Jay.
If the correct one is "I'm on my 14 carats/I'm 14 carat", could this possibly mean that she's currently wearing her 14 carat gold thingy to such an extent that she is 14-carat gold herself? In other words, could the use of "on" imply the fact that she's wearing the gold at this time but that she might change into something else such as a diamond, as suggested in the lyrics later on?

If on the other hand it's "I'm in my 14 carats", does this mean that she's basically covered in some gold thingy?

Also, the word "carat" is in the plural in the first line but in the singular in the second. Why is that?

Blue Jay · Answer

To me, it wouldn't make sense to say I'm on my 14 carats, so your guess is as good as mine.
I'm in... and I've on... would both make sense, though, and would have similar meanings. Neither would require her to be completely covered. You could say She was in a bikini, or She was in heels.
This is speculation, but the plural carats might suggest that she is wearing several items of gold jewelry, The singular carat in reference to herself would indicate that she is (figuratively) made of gold; in other words, she is special and valuable.
As I mentioned before, song lyrics don't always make perfect sense.

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