Camera – English Lyrics

• By: Ed Sheeran
• Album: Play

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the romantic world of Ed Sheeran's "Camera"! This beautiful ballad offers a chance to appreciate English lyrics focused on deep emotion and living in the moment. Learn how Sheeran uses simple, evocative language to express profound love and the idea that some memories are too precious for any camera, making it a perfect song to connect with the language through heartfelt storytelling.

[English]

You should see the way the stars

Illuminate your stunning silhouette

You're glowing in the dark

I had to count to ten and take a breath

You think that you don't have

Beauty in abundance but you do

That's the truth

You're frozen in motion

A perfect picture in a frame

Some visions don't ever fade

I don't need a camera to capture this moment

I'll remember how you look tonight

For all my life

When everything is black and white, your colour's exploding

There's something in the way you shine

I don't need a camera when you're in my eyes

You should see the way this night

Is unfolding beautifully for us

It's getting late, but I don't mind

We'll take this in until the sun comes up

And I think that what we have

Is like every dream I had came true

Lying here with you

A photo could not show

The way my heart is beating, babe

Some visions don't ever fade

I don't need a camera to capture this moment

I'll remember how you look tonight

For all my life

When everything is black and white, your colour's exploding

There's something in the way you shine

No, I don't need a camera when you're in my eyes

And in a flash, it's gone

But I'll keep holding on

To every little detail in the fabric of the night

Never letting go of it inside

I don't need a camera to capture this moment

I'll remember how you look tonight

For all my life

When everything is black and white, your colour's exploding

There's something in the way you shine

I don't need a camera

When you're in my eyes

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
illuminate /ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/ B2	verb - to light up or brighten something
stunning /ˈstʌnɪŋ/ B1	adjective - extremely impressive or attractive
glowing /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/ A2	adjective - emitting a steady radiance
abundance /əˈbʌndəns/ B1	noun - a very large quantity of something
frozen /ˈfroʊzən/ A2	adjective - turned into ice or hardened by cold
capture /ˈkæptʃər/ A2	verb - to record or store something
exploding /ɪkˈsploʊdɪŋ/ B1	verb - bursting violently with noise and force
unfolding /ʌnˈfoʊldɪŋ/ B2	verb - developing or becoming apparent
beating /ˈbiːtɪŋ/ A2	verb - pulsing or throbbing
detail /ˈdiːteɪl/ A2	noun - a small part of something
fabric /ˈfæbrɪk/ B1	noun - cloth or material
silhouette /ˌsɪlʊˈɛt/ B2	noun - the dark shape of something against a lighter background
shine /ʃaɪn/ A1	verb - to emit light
vision /ˈvɪʒən/ B1	noun - the ability to see or a mental image
fade /feɪd/ A2	verb - to gradually disappear or become less

Key Grammar Structures

• You're glowing in the dark

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ Describes an ongoing action/state using "are" + verb-ing ("glowing")

• I had to count to ten and take a breath

  ➔ Modal Verb for Obligation (Past)

  ➔ Expresses past necessity using "had to" + base verb

• You think that you don't have Beauty in abundance but you do

  ➔ Contrast Conjunction & Auxiliary Emphasis

  ➔ "but" shows contrast; "do" replaces verb for emphasis (affirms opposite idea)

• I don't need a camera to capture this moment

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ Shows reason using "to" + verb ("to capture") after main clause

• When everything is black and white, your colour's exploding

  ➔ Present Continuous Contraction

  ➔ Shortened form: "colour's" = "colour is" + verb-ing ("exploding")

• There's something in the way you shine

  ➔ Existential "There" + Relative Clause

  ➔ "There's" introduces existence; "in the way [that] you shine" modifies "something"

• We'll take this in until the sun comes up

  ➔ Future Simple + Time Clause

  ➔ "We'll" (future) main action; "until" clause uses present simple ("comes") for future time

• And in a flash, it's gone

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase + Contraction

  ➔ "in a flash" (idiomatic time expression); "it's" = "it is" (describing state)