Halo – English Lyrics

• By: Beyoncé

Lyrics & Translation

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.