Beautiful People (Stay High) – English Lyrics

• By: The Black Keys
• Album: Ohio Players

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the vibrant energy of The Black Keys' "Beautiful People (Stay High)"! This track, a dynamic blend of blues rock and funk, offers a fantastic way to engage with modern English, especially its expressions of joy and overcoming challenges. With its catchy chorus and collaborative spirit, this song is a testament to the power of music to uplift and connect, making it an enjoyable and accessible piece for language learners.

[English]

All of those beautiful people say, "Hey"

All of those beautiful people stay high

All of those beautiful people say, "Yeah"

I'm tellin' you why

Time I've been gone

I been strugglin' alone

Keepin' all of my demons to myself

I'm saving my grace

For that heavenly place

To the sun, I will sing you my song

Nah, nah-nah-nah-nah

Nah, nah-nah-nah-nah

Never coming back down

Nah, nah-nah-nah-nah

Nah, nah-nah-nah-nah

Never coming back down

All of those beautiful people say, "Hey"

All of those beautiful people stay high

All of those beautiful people say, "Yeah"

I'm tellin' you why

Hard as it's been, to being once again

Just a friend on the wind

Seekin' shelter

There's a crack in the sky

And a light from on high

I get higher and higher when I'm with her

Nah, nah-nah-nah-nah

Nah, nah-nah-nah-nah

Never coming back down

All of those beautiful people say, "Hey"

All of those beautiful people stay high

All of those beautiful people say, "Yeah"

I'm tellin' you why

All of those beautiful people say, "Hey" (nah, nah-nah-nah-nah)

All of those beautiful people stay high (nah, nah-nah-nah-nah)

All of those beautiful people say, "Yeah" (nah, nah nah-nah-nah)

I'm tellin' you why (never coming back down)

...

(Nah, nah-nah-nah-nah)

(Never coming back down)

All of those beautiful people say, "Hey" (nah, nah-nah-nah-nah)

All of those beautiful people stay high (nah, nah-nah-nah-nah)

All of those beautiful people say, "Yeah" (nah, nah-nah- nah-nah)

I'm tellin' you why (never coming back down)

All of those beautiful people say, "Hey" (nah, nah nah-nah-nah)

All of those beautiful people stay high (nah, nah-nah-nah-nah)

All of those beautiful people say, "Yeah" (nah, nah-nah-nah-nah)

I'm tellin' you why (never coming back down)

...

Key Grammar Structures

• All of those beautiful people say, "Hey"

  ➔ Simple Present

  ➔ The verb "say" is in the **Simple Present** to describe a habitual or general action.

• I'm telling you why

  ➔ Present Continuous + infinitive complement

  ➔ "I'm telling" uses the **Present Continuous** to show an ongoing action, and "why" is the **infinitive complement** of the verb.

• I've been gone

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ "I've been" is the contraction of **I have been**, the **Present Perfect** used to link a past state to the present.

• I have been struggling alone

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "have been struggling" combines **have/has + been + present participle** to express an action that started in the past and continues now.

• I get higher and higher when I'm with her

  ➔ Comparative degree + adverbial clause (when)

  ➔ "higher and higher" uses the **comparative form** repeated for emphasis, and "when I'm with her" is an **adverbial clause of time** introduced by "when".

• Never coming back down

  ➔ Gerund phrase as complement

  ➔ "Never coming back down" is a **gerund phrase** that functions as a complement, expressing a state that continues indefinitely.

• I'm saving my grace for that heavenly place

  ➔ Present Continuous + preposition "for" of purpose

  ➔ "I'm saving" uses the **Present Continuous** to show an ongoing intentional action, and "for" introduces the **purpose** of that action.

• There’s a crack in the sky and a light from on high

  ➔ Existential there + indefinite article + prepositional phrase

  ➔ "There’s" is the contraction of **there is**, an **existential there** used to introduce something that exists, followed by the **indefinite article "a"** and the **prepositional phrase** "in the sky".