Beautiful – English Lyrics

• By: Clean Bandit, DaVido, Love Ssega
• Album: What Is Love?

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the vibrant sounds of Clean Bandit's "Beautiful," a fusion of electropop and Afrobeat rhythms. Featuring DaVido and Love Ssega, this song offers a chance to appreciate the nuances of English lyrics delivered with a unique Afrobeat twist, perfect for listeners interested in diverse musical collaborations and cross-cultural expressions.

[English]

Ooh yeah

Skrr

...

Eh, I'm getting moved on from the bullshit

Eh, and now you see me on some new shit

But don't forget, I never gave up, I never gave up

Eh, but now I got my cake up and I'm fucking famous

If she tells you that she loves you oh

(She loves you, loves you, loves you)

And she'll never let you go, never let you go

If she tells you that she loves you oh

(She loves you, loves you, loves you)

I can't make it beautiful (One, two three, four)

Beautiful

...

I got what you need, yeah

What you drinkin', it's on me, yeah

You can lean on me, yeah

Everything's on me, yeah

I said ooh, baby dancer

I wanna do what I can, girl

For you I'ma 10er

For you I'ma stand up

Oh she be gangster

But for real we're no planners

Don't say baby leave town

We're needin' an answer

If she tells you that she loves you oh

(She loves you, loves you, loves you)

And she'll never let you go, never let you go

If she tells you that she loves you oh

(She loves you, loves you, loves you)

I can't make it beautiful (One, two three, four)

Beautiful

...

I got what you need, yeah

What you drinkin', it's on me, yeah

You can lean on me, yeah

Everything's on me, yeah

I'm gonna pray that our minds our the same

Givin' you more like you callin' my name

I'm gonna pray that your heart is to blame

Beautiful you in your beautiful way

I'm gonna pray that our minds our the same

Givin' you more like you callin' my name

I'm gonna pray that your heart is to blame

Beautiful you in your beautiful way

...

(One, two three, four)

...

If she tells you that she loves you oh

(She loves you, loves you, loves you)

And she'll never let you go, never let you go

If she tells you that she loves you oh

(She loves you, loves you, loves you)

I can't make it beautiful

Beautiful

I got what you need, yeah

What you drinkin', it's on me, yeah

You can lean on me, yeah

Everything's on me, yeah

I got what you need, yeah

What you drinkin', it's on me, yeah

You can lean on me, yeah

Everything's on me, yeah

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ A1	adjective - very attractive
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to care deeply about someone noun - a deep affection
pray /preɪ/ A2	verb - to speak to a god or gods
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something necessary noun - a requirement
lean /liːn/ A2	verb - to rest against something for support
famous /ˈfeɪməs/ A1	adjective - well-known
gangster /ˈɡaŋstər/ B1	noun - a member of a gang
stand /stænd/ A1	verb - to be in an upright position
blame /bleɪm/ A2	verb - to say someone is responsible for something bad noun - responsibility for something bad
dancer /ˈdænsər/ A1	noun - a person who dances
answer /ˈænsər/ A1	noun - a reply to a question verb - to reply to a question
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the part of a person that thinks and feels
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood noun - the center of emotion
same /seɪm/ A1	adjective - identical
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method or manner

Key Grammar Structures

• Eh, I'm getting moved on from the bullshit

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase 'I'm getting moved on' uses the present continuous tense to describe an action happening now or around now, emphasizing the ongoing process of moving away from something.

• If she tells you that she loves you oh

  ➔ If clause (Type 1)

  ➔ The phrase 'If she tells you...' is a Type 1 conditional sentence, used to talk about a possible situation and its result, assuming the condition is likely to be true.

• I can't make it beautiful (One, two three, four)

  ➔ Modal verb (can't)

  ➔ The use of 'can't' expresses inability or impossibility, indicating that the speaker is unable to make something beautiful.

• I got what you need, yeah

  ➔ Simple past tense

  ➔ The phrase 'I got' uses the simple past tense to describe a completed action in the past, emphasizing that the speaker has already obtained what is needed.

• You can lean on me, yeah

  ➔ Modal verb (can)

  ➔ The use of 'can' expresses ability or permission, indicating that the speaker is willing and able to provide support.

• I'm gonna pray that our minds our the same

  ➔ Going to future

  ➔ The phrase 'I'm gonna pray' uses the 'going to' future to express a planned or intended action in the future, indicating a decision made in the present.

• Beautiful you in your beautiful way

  ➔ Adjective order

  ➔ The phrase 'beautiful you in your beautiful way' demonstrates adjective order, where 'beautiful' is used both as an opinion adjective and a descriptive adjective, following the typical order of opinion before size, age, shape, color, origin, material, and purpose.