Beneath Your Beautiful – English Lyrics

• By: Labrinth, Emeli Sandé

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the world of emotional honesty with Labrinth and Emeli Sandé's "Beneath Your Beautiful." This song offers a chance to explore themes of vulnerability and the courage to reveal your true self, teaching you how to express deeper feelings in English. Discover the beauty of looking beyond the surface through its evocative lyrics and soulful melody.

[English]

(soft music)

♪ You tell all the boys "No" ♪

♪ Makes you feel good, yeah ♪

♪ I know you're out of my league ♪

♪ But that won't scare me away, oh, no ♪

♪ You've carried on so long ♪

♪ You couldn't stop if you tried it ♪

♪ You've built your wall so high ♪

♪ That no one could climb it ♪

♪ But I'm gonna try ♪

♪ Would you let me see beneath your beautiful ♪

♪ Would you let me see beneath your perfect ♪

♪ Take it off now, girl, take it off now, girl ♪

♪ I wanna see inside ♪

♪ Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight ♪

♪ You let all the girls go ♪

♪ Makes you feel good, don't it ♪

♪ Behind your Broadway show ♪

♪ I heard a boy say, "Please, don't hurt me" ♪

♪ You've carried on so long ♪

♪ You couldn't stop if you tried it ♪

♪ You've built your wall so high ♪

♪ That no one could climb it ♪

♪ But I'm gonna try ♪

♪ Would you let me see beneath your beautiful ♪

♪ Would you let me see beneath your perfect ♪

♪ Take it off now, boy, take it off now, boy ♪

♪ I wanna see inside ♪

♪ Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight ♪

♪ Oh, tonight ♪

♪ See beneath, see beneath ♪

♪ I ♪

♪ Tonight ♪

♪ I'm gonna climb on top your ivory tower ♪

♪ I'll hold your hand and then we'll jump right out ♪

♪ We'll be falling, falling, but that's okay ♪

♪ 'Cause I'll be right here ♪

♪ I just wanna know ♪

♪ Would you let me see beneath your beautiful ♪

♪ Would you let me see beneath your perfect ♪

♪ Take it off now, girl, take it off now, girl ♪

♪ 'Cause I wanna see inside ♪

♪ Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, tonight ♪

♪ See beneath your beautiful, oh, tonight ♪

♪ We ain't perfect, we ain't perfect, no ♪

♪ Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
carry /ˈkæri/ A2	verb - to hold and transport something verb - to continue or proceed in a particular way
build /bɪld/ A2	verb - to construct something by putting parts together
climb /klaɪm/ A2	verb - to go up or ascend
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ B1	adjective - having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfʊl/ B1	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	noun - a performance or display
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical or emotional pain
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to move downward, often rapidly and without control
tower /ˈtaʊər/ B1	noun - a tall, narrow building or structure
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist
inside /ɪnˈsaɪd/ A2	noun - the inner part of something
try /traɪ/ A1	verb - to attempt to do something
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to cease or discontinue
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
ivory /ˈaɪvəri/ B2	noun - a hard, white material from the tusks of animals adjective - resembling the color of ivory

Key Grammar Structures

• Would you let me see beneath your beautiful

  ➔ Polite request with 'Would' + possessive adjective

  ➔ "Would you" introduces polite requests. "Your" shows possession (belonging to the listener)

• You've built your wall so high

  ➔ Present perfect + adverb intensifier

  ➔ "You've built" (present perfect) emphasizes completed action with present relevance. "So high" uses "so" as an intensifier

• But I'm gonna try

  ➔ Contrast conjunction + informal future (gonna)

  ➔ "But" introduces contrast. "Gonna" (informal for "going to") expresses future intention

• I heard a boy say, 'Please, don't hurt me'

  ➔ Reported speech + imperative negation

  ➔ "I heard... say" introduces reported speech. "Don't hurt" is negative imperative form

• We'll be falling, falling

  ➔ Future continuous + repetition for emphasis

  ➔ "We'll be falling" shows future continuous tense. Repetition of "falling" emphasizes ongoing action

• You couldn't stop if you tried it

  ➔ Conditional (impossible scenario) + modal verb

  ➔ "Couldn't stop... if you tried" describes an impossible hypothetical situation using past modal "could"

• Take it off now, girl

  ➔ Imperative mood + vocative noun

  ➔ "Take it off" is imperative command. "Girl" is vocative (directly addressing listener)

• We ain't perfect

  ➔ Informal negation (ain't)

  ➔ "Ain't" is colloquial contraction replacing "am not/is not/are not/has not/have not"

• I'm gonna climb on top your ivory tower

  ➔ Informal future (gonna) + metaphorical phrase

  ➔ "Gonna" expresses future intention. "Ivory tower" is metaphorical idiom meaning emotional isolation