Heartbeat – English Lyrics

• By: Shawn Mendes
• Album: Lyle, Lyle Crocodile Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vocabulary of romantic excitement and genuine affection with 'Heartbeat.' This upbeat, acoustic-pop song provides clear, emotionally direct lyrics, perfect for learning vocabulary related to love, devotion, and physical sensations. As an original track from the *Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile* movie, its clean, positive theme makes it a special, universally relatable entry point into Shawn Mendes's heartfelt songwriting style.

[English]

I look into the stars at night

The only substitution When it's not your eyes, yeah

Can't get enough

It's official

I want a lot

And not a little

If we keep it us

It's so simple

Wherever you are, wherever you are

Heartbeat

It speeds up whenever you Want me

What you got I want it like All week

I need that, I wanna be

Wherever you are, wherever you are

Heartbeat

It speeds up whenever you Want me

What you got I want it like All week

I need that, I wanna be

Wherever you are, wherever you are

Twenty minutes till I'm home

And tell me all the ways You wanna make this go

Now I can't get enough now

It's official

You want a lot

And not a little

If we keep it us, it's so simple

Wherever you are, wherever you are

Heartbeat

It speeds up whenever you Want me

What you got I want it like All week

I need that, I wanna be

Wherever you are, wherever you are

Heartbeat

It speeds up whenever you Want me

What you got I want it like All week

I need that, I wanna be

Wherever you are, wherever you are

Nuna na na na, nuna na na na

Nuna na na na, nuna na na

Nuna na na na, nuna na na

Wherever you are, wherever you are

Nuna na na na, nuna na na

Nuna na na na, nuna na na

Nuna na na na, nuna na na

Wherever you are, wherever you are

Heartbeat

It speeds up whenever you Want me

What you got I want it like All week

I need that, I wanna be

Wherever you are, wherever you are

Heartbeat

It speeds up whenever you Want me

What you got I want it like All week

I need that, I wanna be

Wherever you are, wherever you are

Heartbeat

You've got what I like On me

You've got what I like All week

Wherever you are, wherever you are

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heartbeat /ˈhɑːrtbiːt/ A1	noun - the movement of the heart as it pumps blood
speed /spiːd/ A1	verb - to move or go quickly noun - the rate at which someone or something moves
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential
official /əˈfɪʃəl/ A2	adjective - relating to an authority or public organization
simple /ˈsɪmpəl/ A1	adjective - easy to understand or do
substitution /ˌsʌbstɪˈtuːʃən/ B1	noun - the act of replacing something with something else
enough /ɪˈnʌf/ A1	adjective - as much as necessary
week /wiːk/ A1	noun - a period of seven days
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or produce something
substitution /ˌsʌbstɪˈtuːʃən/ B1	noun - the act of replacing something with something else
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organ of sight
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - a large ball of gas in space that gives off light
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
ways /weɪz/ A1	noun - a method or manner of doing something
lot /lɒt/ A1	noun - a large amount or number

Key Grammar Structures

• I look into the stars at night

  ➔ Simple present tense

  ➔ The verb "look" is in the simple present, used for regular actions or facts.

• It’s official

  ➔ Present simple of the verb "to be" + adjective

  ➔ The contraction "it's" = "it is" uses the present simple of "be" followed by the adjective "official".

• I can’t get enough

  ➔ Modal verb "can" in negative form + base verb

  ➔ The negative modal "can’t" (= "cannot") is followed by the base verb "get" to express inability or strong denial.

• If we keep it us, it’s so simple

  ➔ First conditional: "if" + present simple

  ➔ The clause "If we keep it us" uses the present simple after "if" to talk about a possible situation; the result clause also uses present simple.

• Wherever you are, wherever you are

  ➔ Relative adverb "wherever" introducing concessive clauses

  ➔ The word "wherever" means "in any place that" and creates a clause that can refer to any location.

• It speeds up whenever you want me

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time with "whenever"

  ➔ "Whenever" means "at any time that"; the clause "whenever you want me" tells when the action happens.

• I want a lot and not a little

  ➔ Quantifier contrast: "a lot" vs. "not a little"

  ➔ "A lot" indicates a large amount, while "not a little" also stresses a large amount (double negative).

• I need that, I wanna be

  ➔ Informal contraction "wanna" = "want to" + infinitive

  ➔ "Wanna" is a colloquial shortening of "want to"; it is followed by the base form "be".

• Twenty minutes till I’m home

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with "till" (until) indicating time

  ➔ "Till" (or "until") means "up to the point when"; here it shows the amount of time before "I’m home".