Naked – English Lyrics

• By: Lizzo
• Album: Special

Lyrics & Translation

Discover self-love and body positivity with Lizzo's 'Naked.' This vulnerable R&B track encourages listeners to embrace their true selves, challenging societal beauty standards and promoting a deeper connection with one's own body. Learn how Lizzo uses her music to redefine perceptions of beauty and strength.

[English]

Welcome to my body, I know it's nice to meet it

Fantasies been written 'bout the beauty and the sweetness

Can I be discreet with you? Will you keep all my secrets?

I just wanna lay it down and open up the deepness

All the conversations say I should feel a way

I don't care what people think or spend or sway

We can run away (yeah)

Let down my guard, undo my robe

I'm standin' here, don't need no clothes

I'm naked

Love how you look at me naked

Come make this body feel sacred

I'm a big girl, can you take it?

Naked

Beauty is a gift, but curses everyone that chase it

I wish we could live without no body expectations

I've seen every part of me and, babe, I can't erase it

If I get on top of you, you promise to embrace it?

Let down my guard (let down my guard), undo my robe (undo my robe)

I'm standin' here, don't need no clothes

I'm naked

Love how you look at me naked

Come make this body feel sacred

I'm a big girl, can you take it?

Naked (ooh, whoa)

Ooh, ooh

Let down my guard, undo my robe

I'm standin' here, don't need no clothes

I'm naked

Love how you look at me naked

Come make this body feel sacred

I'm a big girl, don't you waste it

Naked

Ooh, shit

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
body /ˈbɒd.i/ A2	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
naked /ˈneɪ.kɪd/ B1	adjective - not wearing clothes; exposed
beauty /ˈbjuː.ti/ B2	noun - the quality of being aesthetically pleasing; attractiveness noun - a beautiful person or thing
sweetness /ˈswiːt.nəs/ B2	noun - the quality of being sweet; pleasant taste or demeanor noun - kindness or warmth of manner
fantasies /ˈfæn.tə.siːz/ B2	noun - imaginary or dreamlike scenarios; imagined desires
secrets /ˈsiː.krets/ B1	noun - things kept hidden or known only to a few; confidential information
conversations /ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃənz/ B1	noun - talks between people; dialogues
way /weɪ/ B1	noun - a method or direction of doing something; a route
guard /ɡɑːd/ B1	noun - a person who protects or watches over; a protective barrier verb - to protect or watch over
robe /roʊb/ B2	noun - a long loose outer garment worn by some people; a dressing gown
clothes /kloʊz/ B1	noun - garments worn on the body; clothing
gift /ɡɪft/ A2	noun - a thing given to someone as a present
curses /ˈkɜː.sɪz/ B2	noun - words or phrases believed to have magical power; maledictions
expectations /ˌekspekˈteɪ.ʃənz/ B2	noun - beliefs about how things should be; anticipation
part /pɑːt/ B1	noun - a piece or portion of something; a role
erase /ɪˈreɪz/ B1	verb - to remove or eliminate (writing, marks, or data)
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ B2	verb - to hold someone in one's arms; to accept or adopt
sacred /ˈseɪ.krɪd/ B2	adjective - holy or connected with the divine; worthy of reverence

Key Grammar Structures

• Welcome to my body, I know it's nice to meet it

  ➔ Introductory "it" clause

  ➔ The sentence uses the introductory "it" construction ("it's nice to meet it") to introduce the main clause. "It" is a dummy subject here, anticipating the real subject, the infinitive clause "to meet it".

• Fantasies been written 'bout the beauty and the sweetness

  ➔ Passive voice (present perfect)

  ➔ The sentence uses the present perfect passive voice ("been written") to emphasize that the fantasies are the recipients of the action of being written. The action of writing is completed.

• Can I be discreet with you? Will you keep all my secrets?

  ➔ Modal verbs and questions

  ➔ The sentences use modal verbs "can" and "will" to express ability/possibility and willingness/future respectively, and are formulated as direct questions.

• I just wanna lay it down and open up the deepness

  ➔ Contracted form "wanna" and phrasal verb

  ➔ The sentence uses the colloquial contracted form "wanna" (want to) and the phrasal verb "lay it down". "Lay it down" implies surrender or vulnerability.

• I'm standin' here, don't need no clothes

  ➔ Present continuous tense and double negative

  ➔ The sentence uses the present continuous tense ("I'm standin'") to describe an action happening at the moment of speaking and the double negative "don't need no" for emphasis.

• Love how you look at me naked

  ➔ Adverbial clause of manner (implied)

  ➔ This phrase implies an adverbial clause of manner. It's short for "I love the way you look at me naked."

• Beauty is a gift, but curses everyone that chase it

  ➔ Relative clause with "that"

  ➔ The sentence includes a relative clause "that chase it" which modifies the noun "everyone". "That" is used as the relative pronoun to refer to "everyone".

• If I get on top of you, you promise to embrace it?

  ➔ Conditional sentence (second conditional)

  ➔ This sentence uses the second conditional to express a hypothetical situation in the present or future. "If" + past simple, "would" + base verb.