Nobody's There – English Lyrics

• By: Bebe Rexha
• Album: DIRTY BLONDE

Lyrics & Translation

Learning English through 'Nobody’s There' allows students to explore abstract vocabulary related to emotions, mental health, and introspective self-reflection. The song’s clear, emotive delivery makes it an excellent tool for practicing rhythm and intonation while understanding contemporary American pop songwriting.

[English]

(Oh-oh)

She'll cut you like a knife

She may even break a couple of hearts tonight

There's fire in her eyes

She don't mean to, but she's trouble in paradise

Don't turn the lights on

She's in a mood, and the night's young

Don't let the morning come

She wanna dance like nobody's watching, like nobody's there

Like nobody's there, there, there, there, there

Like nobody's there, there, there, there, there

Like nobody's there, there, there, there, there

Like nobody's there, like nobody's there (oh-oh)

She's on her own vibration

She makes the room go loud

She's got no destination

Nothing gon' bring her down

Riding her own frequency, yeah

Can't you just let a girl be, yeah

Don't turn the lights on

She's in a mood, and the night's young

Don't let the morning come

She wanna dance like nobody's watching, like nobody's there

Like nobody's there, there, there, there, there

Like nobody's there, there, there, there, there

Like nobody's there, there, there, there, there

Like nobody's there, like nobody's there (oh-oh)

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(Oh-oh)

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(Oh-oh)

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(Oh-oh)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
knife /naɪf/ A2	noun - a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade
hearts /hɑːrts/ A1	noun - the organ in the chest that pumps blood; symbol of emotion/love
trouble /ˈtrʌbəl/ A2	noun - difficulty or problems; a source of annoyance
paradise /ˈpærədaɪs/ B2	noun - an ideal or idyllic place or state
mood /muːd/ B1	noun - a temporary state of mind or feeling
vibration /vaɪˈbreɪʃən/ B2	noun - a periodic motion or feeling of energy
destination /ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən/ B1	noun - the place to which someone is going
frequency /ˈfriːkwənsi/ B2	noun - the rate at which something occurs or is repeated
watching /ˈwɒtʃɪŋ/ A1	verb - looking at someone or something with attention
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time
loud /laʊd/ A2	adjective - producing or capable of producing much noise
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - separate into pieces as a result of a blow or strain
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen
riding /ˈraɪdɪŋ/ B1	verb - to be carried or travel in or on a vehicle or medium

Key Grammar Structures

• She'll cut you like a knife

  ➔ Future Simple (will)

  ➔ "She'll" is the contraction of "she will", used here to express a likely outcome or characteristic behavior.

• She don't mean to, but she's trouble in paradise

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement (Colloquial/Informal)

  ➔ In informal English, "don't" is sometimes used with third-person singular subjects instead of "doesn't".

• She wanna dance like nobody's watching

  ➔ Informal contraction (wanna)

  ➔ "Wanna" is a contraction of "want to", commonly used in casual speech and music lyrics.

• Like nobody's watching

  ➔ Present Continuous tense

  ➔ "Is watching" describes an action that is currently happening or happening generally in the context of the dance.

• Nothing gon' bring her down

  ➔ Future intention (Slang contraction)

  ➔ "Gon'" stands for "going to", used to express future intention or inevitability.

• Can't you just let a girl be

  ➔ Modal verb for ability/possibility

  ➔ "Can't" is used here to make a rhetorical request, asking if it is possible for someone to stop interfering.

• She's in a mood

  ➔ Idiomatic expression

  ➔ "In a mood" is an idiom indicating that someone is feeling temperamental, unhappy, or emotional.

• She's on her own vibration

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ "On her own vibration" uses the preposition "on" to describe her state of mind or personal energy.