Be Yourself – English Lyrics

• By: Audioslave
• Album: Out of Exile

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Audioslave's "Be Yourself," a song celebrated for its powerful message of authenticity and self-acceptance. Its direct and introspective lyrics offer a compelling way to explore English vocabulary related to emotions, personal struggles, and resilience. The song's universal theme, combined with Chris Cornell's distinctive vocals and the band's hard rock style, makes it a special piece for understanding profound ideas expressed in accessible language.

[English]

("Be Yourself" by Audioslave)

♪ Someone falls to pieces sleeping all alone ♪

♪ Someone kills the pain ♪

♪ Spinning in the silence ♪

♪ She finally drifts away ♪

♪ Someone gets excited in a chapel yard ♪

♪ And catches a bouquet ♪

♪ Another lays a dozen ♪

♪ White roses on a grave ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ And to be yourself is all that you can do ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ To be yourself is all that you can do ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Someone finds salvation in everyone ♪

♪ Another only pain ♪

♪ Someone tries to hide himself ♪

♪ Down inside himself he prays ♪

♪ Someone swears his true love until the end of time ♪

♪ Another runs away ♪

♪ Separate or united, healthy or insane ♪

♪ To be yourself is all that you can do ♪

♪ All that you can do, oh ♪

♪ To be yourself is all that you can do ♪

♪ All that you can do, oh ♪

♪ To be yourself is all that you can do ♪

♪ All that you can do, hey ♪

♪ To be yourself is all that you can do ♪

♪ And even when you've paid enough ♪

♪ Been pulled apart or been held up ♪

♪ Every single memory of the good or bad ♪

♪ Faces of love ♪

♪ Don't lose any sleep tonight ♪

♪ I'm sure everything will end up alright ♪

♪ You may win or lose ♪

♪ But to be yourself is all that you can do ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ To be yourself is all that you can do ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ To be yourself is all that you can do ♪

♪ All that you can do, hey ♪

♪ To be yourself is all that you can do ♪

♪ All that you can do ♪

♪ To be yourself is all that you can ♪

♪ To be yourself is all that you can ♪

♪ Be yourself is all that you can do ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
falls /fɔːlz/ A2	verb - to drop down, to descend
kills /kɪlz/ B1	verb - to cause death
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical or emotional suffering
silence /ˈsaɪ.ləns/ B1	noun - absence of sound
drifts /drɪfts/ B2	verb - to be carried slowly by wind or water
chapel /ˈtʃæp.əl/ B2	noun - a small place of worship
bouquet /buˈkeɪ/ C1	noun - an arranged bunch of flowers
roses /ˈroʊ.zɪz/ A2	noun - a type of flowering plant, often red or pink
grave /ɡreɪv/ B1	noun - a place of burial for a dead body
salvation /ˌsæl.vəˈsteɪ.ʃən/ C1	noun - the act of being saved from harm or loss
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment
memory /ˈmem.ə.ri/ B1	noun - the ability to recall past experiences
sleep /sliːp/ A1	noun - a natural state of rest for the body and mind verb - to rest in a state of sleep
win /wɪn/ A2	verb - to be victorious or to achieve success
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to fail to keep or retain something
true /truː/ A2	adjective - accurate, genuine, in accordance with fact
healthy /ˈhel.θi/ B1	adjective - in good physical or mental condition
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - mentally ill; wildly foolish

Key Grammar Structures

• Someone falls to pieces sleeping all alone

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb 'falls' is in the present simple tense, indicating a habitual or general action.

• She finally drifts away

  ➔ Adverb Placement

  ➔ The adverb 'finally' is placed before the main verb 'drifts' to modify the action.

• To be yourself is all that you can do

  ➔ Infinitive as Subject

  ➔ The infinitive 'to be' functions as the subject of the sentence.

• Separate or united, healthy or insane

  ➔ Parallel Structure

  ➔ The use of 'or' to connect pairs of adjectives creates a parallel structure.

• Every single memory of the good or bad

  ➔ Adjective Order

  ➔ The adjectives 'single' and 'good/bad' follow the typical order: opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose.

• Don't lose any sleep tonight

  ➔ Negative Imperative

  ➔ The sentence uses 'don't' to form a negative imperative, advising against an action.

• I'm sure everything will end up alright

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will'

  ➔ The verb 'will end' indicates a future action, expressing certainty.

• You may win or lose

  ➔ Modal Verb 'may'

  ➔ The modal verb 'may' expresses possibility or permission.