Imperfections – English Lyrics

• By: Céline Dion
• Album: Courage

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the empowering message of Céline Dion's "Imperfections" while practicing your English. This song offers a chance to learn vocabulary related to self-reflection and relationships. What makes it special is its honest and vulnerable take on the universal human experience of dealing with personal flaws, making it a relatable and inspiring song for language learners.

[English]

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♪ I try ♪

♪ To give all myself to you ♪

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♪ But before I can get there ♪

♪ Got parts of me I'm trying to lose ♪

♪ Yeah, I got my own imperfections ♪

♪ I got my own set of scars to hide ♪

♪ I got my own imperfections ♪

♪ I can't hold your heart when I'm fixing mine ♪

♪ So... ♪

♪ Give it up, give it up ♪

♪ I ain't gonna save you ♪

♪ Give it up, give it up now ♪

♪ Give it up, give it up ♪

♪ I ain't gonna save you ♪

♪ Give it up, give it up now ♪

♪ 'Cause I got my own imperfections ♪

♪ I got my own imperfections ♪

♪ I got my own imperfections ♪

♪ Yeah, I got my own ♪

♪ I got my own ♪

♪ Hold on ♪

♪ Not trying to put you on the shelf ♪

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♪ But before I can love you ♪

♪ I need to learn to love myself ♪

♪ 'Cause I got my own imperfections ♪

♪ I got my own set of scars to hide ♪

♪ I got my own imperfections ♪

♪ I can't hold your heart when I'm fixing mine ♪

♪ So... ♪

♪ Give it up, give it up ♪

♪ I ain't gonna save you ♪

♪ Give it up, give it up now ♪

♪ Give it up, give it up ♪

♪ I ain't gonna save you ♪

♪ Give it up, give it up now ♪

♪ 'Cause I got my own imperfections ♪

♪ I got my own imperfections ♪

♪ I got my own imperfections ♪

♪ Yeah, I got my own ♪

♪ I got my own ♪

♪ They're part of me, and you are too ♪

♪ And I don't really want to choose ♪

♪ Can you love them the way that I love you? ♪

♪ They make me who I am today ♪

♪ And they won't ever go away ♪

♪ Can you love them the way that I love you? ♪

♪ 'Cause I got my own imperfections ♪

♪ I got my own imperfections ♪

♪ I got my own imperfections ♪

♪ Yeah, I got my own ♪

♪ I got my own ♪

♪ Before I can love you ♪

♪ I need to learn to love myself ♪

♪

♪ Before I can trust you ♪

♪ I need to learn to trust myself ♪

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♪ (Before I can love you) ♪

♪ (I got my own) ♪

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♪ (Before I can trust you) ♪

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
imperfections /ˌɪm.pərˈfek.ʃənz/ B1	noun - faults or weaknesses in someone or something
scars /skɑːrz/ A2	noun - marks left on the skin or body after a wound or injury has healed
hide /haɪd/ A1	verb - to put something in a place where it cannot be seen or found
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to have or keep something in your hand or arms
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body, often used symbolically for emotions
fixing /ˈfɪk.sɪŋ/ A2	verb - to repair or correct something
save /seɪv/ A1	verb - to rescue or protect someone or something from harm
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have deep affection for someone or something noun - a deep feeling of affection
learn /lɜːrn/ A1	verb - to gain knowledge or skill by studying or practicing
trust /trʌst/ A2	verb - to believe that someone is good or honest and will not harm you noun - firm belief in the reliability or truth of someone or something
part /pɑːrt/ A1	noun - a piece or segment of something larger
today /təˈdeɪ/ A1	adverb - on this day
away /əˈweɪ/ A1	adverb - at a distance from the speaker or from a particular place
choose /tʃuːz/ A1	verb - to select something or someone from a group
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method or manner of doing something

Key Grammar Structures

• I try

  ➔ Present Simple tense

  ➔ Used to describe a habitual action or a general truth.

• But before I can get there

  ➔ Conditional clause (Type 1) and modal verb 'can'

  ➔ Used to express a possibility in the present or future and 'can' to express ability.

• I'm trying to lose

  ➔ Present Continuous tense

  ➔ Used to describe an action happening now or around now.

• I got my own imperfections

  ➔ Possessive adjective 'my' and the verb 'got'

  ➔ Indicates possession; 'got' is used in informal English to mean 'have'.

• I can't hold your heart

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't' (contraction of 'cannot') and object pronoun 'your'

  ➔ 'Can't' expresses inability. 'Your' shows possession, and here its playing as a object pronoun.

• I ain't gonna save you

  ➔ Informal contraction 'ain't' (is/am/are not) and future tense 'going to'

  ➔ 'Ain't' is a non-standard contraction. 'Going to' expresses future plans or intentions.

• I need to learn to love myself

  ➔ Modal verb 'need' + infinitive 'to learn' + reflexive pronoun 'myself'

  ➔ 'Need' expressing necessity. Infinitive structure 'to learn'. 'Myself' for self-reference.

• They're part of me

  ➔ Contraction of 'they are' and prepositional phrase 'part of'

  ➔ 'They're' acts as a subject and verb. 'Part of' indicating inclusion.

• Can you love them the way that I love you?

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' + interrogative form + relative clause 'that I love you'

  ➔ Asking for someone's ability to love. 'That I love you' is a relative clause.

• Before I can trust you

  ➔ Conditional clause (Type 1) and modal verb 'can'

  ➔ Expressing a future possibility or condition. 'Can' implies ability.