Beauty And A Beat – English Lyrics

• By: Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of modern English pop with 'Beauty And A Beat'. This song is perfect for learners to practice colloquial expressions, rhythmic phrasing, and the energetic vocabulary of dance and romance in a contemporary setting.

[English]

Yeah Young Money

Nicki Minaj Ju stin

Show you off Tonight I wanna show you off

Aye, aye, aye What you've got

A billion could've never bought Aye, aye, aye

We gonna party like it's 3012 tonight I wanna show you all the finer things in life

So just forget about the world, we young tonight I'm coming for ya, I'm coming for ya

'Cause all I need is a beauty and a beat Who can make my life com plete

It's all 'bout you when the music makes you move Baby, do it like you do

'Cause all- Body rock

Girl, I can feel your body rock Aye, aye, aye

Take a bow You're on the hottest ticket now, oh, oh, oh

We gonna party like it's 3012 tonight I wanna show you all the finer things in life

So just forget about the world, we young tonight I'm coming for ya, I'm coming for ya

'Cause all I need is a beauty and a beat Who can make my life com plete

It's all 'bout you when the music makes you move Baby, do it like you do

'Cause all- In time, ink lines, bitches couldn't get on my incline

World tours, it's mine, ten little letters on a big sign Justin Bieber, you know I'ma hit 'em with the ether

Buns out, wiener, but I gotta keep a eye out for Selener Beauty, Beauty and the Beast

Beauty from the East, beautiful confessions to the priest Beast, beauty from the streets, beat'll get deceased

Every time beauty on the beats, eats Body rock

Oh, I wanna feel your body rock 'Cause all I need is a beauty and a beat

Who can make my life com plete It's all 'bout you when the music makes you move

Baby, do it like you do 'Cause all-

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
billion /ˈbɪljən/ A2	noun - the number 1,000,000,000
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	verb - to enjoy oneself at a social gathering
finer /ˈfaɪnər/ A2	adjective - of superior quality
forget /fərˈɡet/ A1	verb - to fail to remember
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ A1	noun - the quality of being physically attractive
complete /kəmˈpliːt/ A2	verb - to make whole or perfect
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds combined
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position
rock /rɒk/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically back and forth
hottest /ˈhɒtɪst/ A1	adjective - very popular or fashionable
ticket /ˈtɪkɪt/ A1	noun - a pass to enter an event
tours /tʊərz/ A2	noun - a series of performances in different places
confessions /kənˈfɛʃənz/ B2	noun - statements admitting something
priest /priːst/ B1	noun - a religious leader
deceased /dɪˈsiːst/ C1	adjective - dead

Key Grammar Structures

• A billion could've never bought

  ➔ Modal perfect (could have + past participle)

  ➔ Used to express a past possibility or ability that did not happen.

• We gonna party like it's 3012 tonight

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (it is + subjunctive/past tense)

  ➔ Used after 'like' to describe a hypothetical situation, often using the past tense.

• I'm coming for ya

  ➔ Present Continuous for future arrangements

  ➔ The speaker uses "I'm coming" to indicate a firm intention or plan.

• All I need is a beauty and a beat

  ➔ Relative clause with 'that' omitted

  ➔ The full phrase is "All (that) I need...", where the relative pronoun is understood.

• You're on the hottest ticket now

  ➔ Prepositional phrase describing a state

  ➔ Used to describe being in a "hottest ticket" position, meaning very popular or in demand.

• Bitches couldn't get on my incline

  ➔ Modal verb for past inability

  ➔ Using "couldn't" to emphasize that others were not able to reach her level.

• I gotta keep a eye out for Selener

  ➔ Informal construction (gotta = have got to)

  ➔ "Gotta" is a colloquial way of saying "have to," expressing obligation.

• The music makes you move

  ➔ Causative verb (make + object + infinitive without 'to')

  ➔ Used to describe the effect the music has on someone, forcing or causing them to move.