#ESC2024: The best/worst lyrics of the final?

We all know that a killer lyric can be key to success (or failure). We’ve taken a look at those songs competing in the Grand Final, to see if there’s anything that will earn them those crucial extra points that could signal a victory.

Armenia – “Behave like a girl”

Austria – “We ram-dee-dum-dum-da We ram-dee-dum-dum-da”

Croatia – “I’m going away and I sold my cow”

Cyprus – “Wakin’ up in the mornin’, and I’m, I’m feelin’ like ooh-la-la”

Estonia – “Ducklings are small, but poppies are so tall”

Finland – “I am the king, I am the queen”

France – “Sorry if I disturb you”

Georgia – “My heart’s beatin’ louder, I’m runnin’ like tigers”

Germany – “I’m haunted by the voices deep within”

Greece – “When dusk comes, the plague eats me”

Ireland – “Through twisted tongues, a hex deployed on you”

Israel – “Who’s the fool who told you boys don’t cry?”

Italy – “I’m happy as a clam”

Latvia – “Everybody just pretending they’re preachers”

Lithuania – “I no longer want to dance, but I need to dance”

Luxembourg – “You’re not twenty anymore, you don’t have the time anymore”

Norway – “I was such a fair and sightly maiden with an evil stepmother”

Portugal – “I’m free falling, I’ll let you know when I get there”

Serbia – “The night frightens the day from arriving”

Slovenia – “I’m a mirror without borders I’m only a reflection of your fears”

Spain – “I know I’m not who you want”

Sweden – “It’s venomous ’cause I feel it inside of me”

Switzerland “Like ammonites, I just gave it some time now I found paradise”

Ukraine -“The ancestors will always follow you from heaven”

United Kingdom “Pulling me close, I feel a stillness in the air”

Do these songs have more important lyrics? Which song is your favourite? Tell us what you think.

Author: John Stanton

Source: Eurovision Ireland