I'm Beautiful – English Lyrics

• By: Aloe Blacc
• Album: Shine Through

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the empowering message of Aloe Blacc's "I'm Beautiful" and enhance your English skills along the way. The song's clear and repetitive affirmations of self-worth make it a great tool for language learners to practice positive vocabulary and confident expression. Its soulful melody and heartfelt lyrics about overcoming negativity offer a special and inspiring way to connect with the English language.

[English]

Sometimes people say things

that they don't really mean.

They just might call you names

to lift their self esteem.

But soon enough, they'll realize

that it'll never work.

Because inside they're trying to hide

how much they really hurt.

But as long as you know who you are

and what you're about

Nothing they say can shake your pride

and make you doubt

The beauty you have in you

and when they give attitude

you can tell them like this.

Say, I'm beautiful and spiritual

and I think it's about time to tell you this.

I'm gonna be the best me

that I know how to be.

One day you learn how much it means

to believe in yourself.

So take these words and share these words

to help somebody else.

You never know. Anything's possible.

You just might make a friend.

So when they try to make you cry,

tell them again and again.

Say it like this- I'm beautiful and spiritual

and I think it's about time to tell you this.

I'm gonna be the best me

that I know how to be.

Say it again my brother, I'm beautiful

and spiritual and I think it's about time

to tell you this. I'm gonna be the best me

that I know how to be.

I'm beautiful and I'm spiritual

and I think it's about time to tell you this.

I'm gonna be the best me that I know how to be.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
realize /ˈriːəlaɪz/ B1	verb - become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly.
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - put or keep (something) out of sight.
pride /praɪd/ B1	noun - a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction.
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ A2	noun - a combination of qualities, such as shape, colour, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight.
attitude /ˈætɪtjuːd/ B2	noun - a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is revealed by a person's behaviour or posture.
spiritual /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/ B2	adjective - concerned with or devoted to religious beliefs.
best /best/ A2	adjective - of the most excellent, pleasing, or satisfactory type or quality.
learn /lɜːrn/ A2	verb - gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught.
share /ʃeər/ A2	verb - have a portion of (something) with another or others.
possible /ˈpɒsəbl/ B1	adjective - capable of happening or being done.
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection.
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - shed tears, typically as an expression of sadness or pain.
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - move back and forth or up and down quickly.
doubt /daʊt/ B1	verb - feel uncertain or lack confidence about. noun - a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction.
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - accept that (something) is true, especially without proof.

Key Grammar Structures

• Sometimes people say things that they don't really mean.

  ➔ Defining relative clause (that‑clause) with present simple

  ➔ The clause "that they don't really mean" defines the noun "things".

• They just might call you names to lift their self‑esteem.

  ➔ Modal verb "might" + infinitive of purpose (to‑infinitive)

  ➔ "might" expresses possibility; "to lift" shows the purpose of calling names.

• But soon enough, they'll realize that it'll never work.

  ➔ Future simple with contraction (will + not → it'll) + noun clause

  ➔ "they'll" = "they will"; "it'll" = "it will"; the clause "that it'll never work" is the object of "realize".

• Because inside they're trying to hide how much they really hurt.

  ➔ Present continuous progressive + infinitive complement (to hide) + indirect question

  ➔ "they're trying" is present continuous; "to hide" explains the purpose; "how much they really hurt" is an indirect question functioning as object.

• But as long as you know who you are and what you're about,

  ➔ Conditional clause with "as long as" + indirect questions (who‑clause, what‑clause)

  ➔ "as long as" introduces a condition; "who you are" and "what you're about" are indirect questions acting as objects of "know".

• Nothing they say can shake your pride and make you doubt.

  ➔ Modal verb "can" + bare infinitive (shake, make) + coordinated verbs

  ➔ "can" expresses ability/possibility; "shake" and "make" follow directly without "to".

• Say, I'm beautiful and spiritual and I think it's about time to tell you this.

  ➔ Imperative sentence + present simple + idiomatic expression "it's about time" + infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "Say" is the command; "I'm" = "I am"; "it's about time" means "now is the right moment"; "to tell" shows purpose.

• I'm gonna be the best me that I know how to be.

  ➔ Informal future "gonna" + relative clause (that‑clause) + infinitive "to be"

  ➔ "gonna" = "going to" (future intention); "that I know how to be" defines "the best me".

• One day you learn how much it means to believe in yourself.

  ➔ Simple present for future meaning + indirect question (how much it means) + infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "One day" sets a future time; "you learn" is present simple used for future; "how much it means" is an indirect question acting as object of "learn"; "to believe" shows purpose.