Beauty Marks – English Lyrics

• By: Ciara
• Album: Beauty Marks

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful and enjoyable experience, and Ciara's 'Beauty Marks' is a perfect song for English learners. The lyrics are clear, heartfelt, and tell a beautiful story of love and self-acceptance. By listening to this song, you can learn vocabulary related to emotions and relationships, and the slow tempo makes it easy to follow along. What makes this song special is its authentic message about embracing imperfections, a universal theme that resonates with everyone.

[English]

Oh, what a feeling

To wake up everyday, knowing I am loved by you

I can't believe it

What did I do to deserve someone to hold me like you do?

If nobody's perfect

Then all that I want is to be imperfect with you

'Cause you take me as I am

And I take you as you are

With your heart in weathered hands

And the bruises on my heart

That make me who I am

That make you who you are

Baby, when you take my hand

You show me that my scars are beauty marks

Oh, beauty marks

Beauty marks

I look in the mirror, and I see all my flaws

But you see light in all I do

Now I'm realizing that the uglyness I saw

There are pretty things to you

And I don't have to cover anything, I share it all

I don't have to hide from the truth

'Cause you take me as I am

And I take you as you are

With your heart in weathered hands

And the bruises on my heart

That make me who I am

That make you who you are

Baby, when you take my hand

You show me that my scars are beauty marks

Oh, beauty marks

Beauty marks

Now I know why you love me

So real, it feels like a dream

No looking back to the past

It was all part of the plan

I feel the love in your haze

Boy, when you touch me like that

The way you love every part

You show me my scars are beauty marks, beauty marks

Oh, they're beauty marks, beauty marks

'Cause you take me as I am

And I take you as you are

With your heart in weathered hands

And the bruises on my heart

That make me who I am

That make you who you are

Baby, when you take my hand

You show me that my scars are beauty marks

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ A2	noun - A combination of qualities, such as shape, colour, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight.
mark /mɑːrk/ A2	noun - A small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt. verb - To make a mark on (something).
scar /skɑːr/ B1	noun - A permanent mark left on the skin or other tissue after a wound or injury has healed. verb - To mark with a scar.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - The emotional or moral nature of a human being. noun - A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system.
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - The end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb. verb - To give (something) to someone.
bruise /bruːz/ B1	noun - An injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing underlying blood vessels. verb - To inflict a bruise on (someone or something).
weathered /ˈweðərd/ B2	adjective - Worn, damaged, or changed in colour or texture by exposure to the weather.
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ A2	adjective - Having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be. verb - To make (something) perfect.
imperfect /ɪmˈpɜːrfɪkt/ B1	adjective - Not perfect; faulty or incomplete.
flaw /flɔː/ B2	noun - A mark, blemish, or other imperfection which mars a substance or object.
ugliness /ˈʌɡlinəs/ B1	noun - The quality of being unpleasant or repulsive to look at.
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A2	adjective - (Of a person, especially a woman or girl) attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - An intense feeling of deep affection. verb - To feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone).
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - To lay hold of (something) with one's hands; grasp. verb - To accept or receive (something offered or given).
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	verb - To allow or enable to be seen. noun - A theatrical performance, especially a musical or variety entertainment.
realize /ˈriːəlaɪz/ B1	verb - To become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly.
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - To put or keep out of sight; conceal from view.
truth /truːθ/ A2	noun - The quality or state of being true.
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep. verb - To experience dreams during sleep.
past /pæst/ A2	noun - The time or a period of time before the moment of speaking or writing. adjective - Gone by in time and no longer existing.

Key Grammar Structures

• I can't believe it

  ➔ Negative contraction with modal verb ‘can’ + base verb

  ➔ The word "can't" is the contraction of "cannot", used here to express disbelief.

• What did I do to deserve someone to hold me like you do?

  ➔ Past simple interrogative with auxiliary ‘did’ + base verb

  ➔ The auxiliary "did" forms a past‑tense question; the main verb stays in its base form "do".

• If nobody's perfect

  ➔ First‑type conditional clause with present simple

  ➔ "If" introduces a possible condition; "nobody's" is a contraction of "nobody is" in the present simple.

• Then all that I want is to be imperfect with you

  ➔ Verb ‘want’ + infinitive clause as subject complement

  ➔ "All that I want" is the subject; the infinitive "to be imperfect" completes its meaning.

• You take me as I am

  ➔ Comparative structure ‘as … as’ (here ‘as I am’)

  ➔ "as I am" means ‘in the way that I currently am’, using the pattern ‘as + subject + verb’.

• Now I'm realizing that the uglyness I saw

  ➔ Present continuous progressive ‘am realizing’

  ➔ "I'm realizing" shows an action that is happening right now, using ‘be’ + present participle.

• I don't have to hide from the truth

  ➔ Modal ‘have to’ in negative form ‘don't have to’ (no obligation)

  ➔ "don't have to" means there is no necessity; the verb after it stays in base form "hide".

• It was all part of the plan

  ➔ Simple past passive‑like construction with ‘was’ + noun phrase

  ➔ "was" is the past form of "be"; the sentence states a past state: everything belonged to the plan.

• The way you love every part

  ➔ Nominal relative clause introduced by ‘the way’

  ➔ "The way" functions as a noun meaning ‘the manner’; the clause "you love every part" describes that manner.