Halo – English Lyrics

• By: Beyoncé

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the emotional depth of "Halo" by Beyoncé, a perfect song for English language learners. Its clear vocals and poignant lyrics offer an excellent opportunity to expand your vocabulary related to love, vulnerability, and personal transformation. By focusing on the powerful metaphors and universal themes of finding light after darkness, you can enhance your understanding of English expressions while appreciating the song's enduring melodic and lyrical beauty.

[English]

(soft music)

♪ Remember those walls I built ♪

♪ Well, baby, they're tumbling down ♪

♪ And they didn't even put up a fight ♪

♪ They didn't even make a sound ♪

♪ I found a way to let you in ♪

♪ But I never really had a doubt ♪

♪ Standin' in the light of your halo ♪

♪ I got my angel now ♪

♪ It's like I've been awakened ♪

♪ Every rule I had you breakin' ♪

♪ It's the risk that I'm takin' ♪

♪ I ain't never gonna shut you out ♪

♪ Everywhere I'm lookin' now ♪

♪ I'm surrounded by your embrace ♪

♪ Baby, I can see your halo ♪

♪ You know you're my saving grace ♪

♪ You're everything I need and more ♪

♪ It's written all over your face ♪

♪ Baby, I can feel your halo ♪

♪ Pray it won't fade away ♪

♪ I can feel your halo, halo ♪

♪ I can see your halo, halo ♪

♪ I can feel your halo, halo ♪

♪ I can see your halo, halo ♪

♪ Hit me like a ray of sun ♪

♪ Burning through my darkest night ♪

♪ You're the only one that I want ♪

♪ Think I'm addicted to your light ♪

♪ I swore I'd never fall again ♪

♪ But this don't even feel like fallin' ♪

♪ Gravity can't begin ♪

♪ To pull me back to the ground again ♪

♪ It's like I've been awakened ♪

♪ Every rule I had you breakin' ♪

♪ The risk that I'm takin' ♪

♪ I'm never gonna shut you out ♪

♪ Everywhere I'm lookin' now ♪

♪ I'm surrounded by your embrace ♪

♪ Baby, I can feel your halo ♪

♪ Pray it won't fade away ♪

♪ I can feel your halo, halo ♪

♪ I can see your halo, halo ♪

♪ I can feel your halo, halo ♪

♪ I can see your halo, halo ♪

♪ Halo ♪

♪ Halo ♪

(gentle music)

♪ Everywhere I'm lookin' now ♪

♪ I'm surrounded by your embrace ♪

♪ Baby, I can see your halo ♪

♪ You know you're my saving grace ♪

♪ You're everything I need and more ♪

♪ It's written all over your face ♪

♪ Baby, I can feel your halo ♪

♪ Pray it won't fade away ♪

♪ I can feel your halo, halo ♪

♪ I can see your halo, halo ♪

♪ I can feel your halo, halo ♪

♪ I can see your halo, halo ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
walls /wɔːlz/ B2	noun - vertical structures that enclose or divide spaces
tumbling /ˈtʌm.bəlɪŋ/ B2	verb - to fall or roll over and over
fight /faɪt/ A2	noun / verb - a struggle or conflict / to try to defend yourself or oppose someone
sound /saʊnd/ A2	noun / verb - vibration that can be heard / to hear a noise
let /lɛt/ A1	verb - to allow or permit
doubt /daʊt/ B1	noun / verb - uncertainty / to hesitate or question something
light /laɪt/ A2	noun / adjective - illuminance / not heavy or dark
angel /ˈeɪn.dʒəl/ B2	noun - a spiritual being in many religions / a person with kind qualities
awake /əˈweɪk/ B2	adjective / verb - not asleep / to stop sleeping
rule /ruːl/ B2	noun / verb - a regulation or law / to control or govern
risk /rɪsk/ B2	noun - the possibility of loss or danger
surround /səˈraʊnd/ B2	verb - to enclose on all sides
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ B2	noun / verb - hugging / to hold someone in arms
grace /ɡreɪs/ B2	noun - simple elegance or refinement / a prayer before a meal
face /feɪs/ A2	noun / verb - front of the head / to confront something
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation

Key Grammar Structures

• they're tumbling down

  ➔ Contracted form of 'they are' + present participle

  ➔ The phrase "they're" is a contraction of **they are**, indicating present continuous tense.

• Well, baby, they're tumbling down

  ➔ Using the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action

  ➔ The phrase shows the action of walls collapsing is happening right now, indicated by the present continuous tense.

• And I never really had a doubt

  ➔ Use of past perfect tense 'had' to express a past state or experience

  ➔ The past perfect tense indicates that the speaker had no doubts before a certain point in the past.

• Everywhere I'm lookin' now

  ➔ Use of present continuous tense 'am lookin'' to describe an ongoing action

  ➔ The phrase indicates that the speaker is actively observing their surroundings at the moment, using the present continuous tense.

• You're the only one that I want

  ➔ Relative clause 'that I want' specifying which 'one' is being referred to

  ➔ The relative clause 'that I want' describes and clarifies which 'one' is being referred to.

• Baby, I can feel your halo

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' used to express ability or possibility

  ➔ The modal verb 'can' indicates the speaker's ability or sense of possibility to feel the halo.