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[music] 00:01
I found a love [singing] 00:03
for me. 00:06
Darling, [music] just dive right in. 00:10
Follow my lead. [singing and music] 00:14
Well, I found a girl 00:18
[music] 00:21
beautiful and sweet. 00:22
Well, I never [music] knew you were 00:25
[singing] the someone waiting for me. 00:28
Cuz we were just kids when we fell in 00:32
love. Not knowing [singing] what it was. 00:36
[music] I will not give you up this 00:40
time. 00:45
Darling, just [music] kiss me slow. Your 00:48
heart is all I own. [music] And in your 00:52
eyes, [singing] you're holding mine. 00:57
[music] 01:01
Baby, 01:02
I'm 01:04
[music] dancing in the [singing] dark 01:06
with you between my [music] arms. 01:10
Barefoot on the cross. 01:14
We're listening to [music] our favorite 01:17
song. When you said you looked a mess, I 01:20
whispered [music] 01:24
underneath my breath, but you heard 01:25
[music] it. Darling, you look perfect 01:29
[music and singing] tonight. 01:34
Well, I found [music and singing] a 01:41
woman 01:42
stronger than anyone I know. 01:45
>> [music] 01:48
>> She shares my [singing] dreams. I hope 01:49
that someday I'll share her home. 01:51
[music] 01:54
I found the love 01:56
to carry [music] more than just my 02:00
secrets. To carry love, to carry 02:03
children [music] 02:07
of our own. 02:08
We are still kids, but we're so in 02:10
[music] love. Fighting against stars. 02:14
I know we'll [music] be all right 02:19
this time, 02:23
darling. Hold [music] my hand. You might 02:27
be your man. I see the future 02:31
in light. 02:37
Maybe [music] 02:41
I 02:43
dancing in the dark 02:45
with you [music] 02:48
between my arms, 02:49
barefoot on the cross, 02:52
listening to our favorite song. [music] 02:56
And I saw you in that dress looking so 02:59
beautiful. 03:04
I don't deserve [music] 03:05
this, darling. You look perfect. 03:08
[music] 03:17
No, 03:19
[music] 03:23
baby. 03:26
Dancing in the [music] dark. 03:30
you between my arms 03:34
or barefoot on the cross 03:37
or listening [music] 03:41
to our favorite song. I have faith in 03:42
what I [music] see. Now I know I have 03:46
met an angel [music] 03:50
in person and she looks perfect. [music] 03:53
I don't [singing] deserve 03:58
this. [music] You look perfect tonight. 04:01
[music] 04:09
[music] 04:17
I found a love 04:22
for me. 04:25
[music] 04:27
Darling, [singing] just dive right in. 04:29
>> [music] 04:33
>> Follow my lead. 04:33
Well, I found a girl. 04:37
Beautiful and sweet. [music] 04:41
Well, I never [singing] knew you were 04:44
the someone waiting [music] for me. 04:47
Cuz we were just kids when we fell in 04:51
[singing] love. Not knowing [music] what 04:54
it was. I will not give you [music] 04:58
up this time. 05:02
Darling, just kiss [music and singing] 05:07
me slow. Your heart is all I [singing] 05:09
own. And in [music] your eyes, you're 05:14
holding mine. 05:18
Baby, 05:21
I'm [music] 05:23
dancing in the dark 05:25
with you between [music] my arms, 05:29
barefoot on the cross. 05:33
[music] Listening to our favorite song. 05:36
When you said you looked a mess, I 05:40
whispered [music] 05:43
underneath my breath, but you heard it. 05:44
[music] Darling, you look perfect 05:49
tonight. 05:53
[music] 05:58
Well, I found a woman 06:00
stronger [music] than anyone I know. 06:04
She shares my dreams. I hope that 06:08
someday [music] I'll share her home. 06:10
I found the love 06:15
[music] to carry more than just my 06:19
secrets. To carry love, to carry 06:22
children of our [music] own. 06:26
We are still kids, but we're so in love. 06:29
Fighting against [music] stars. 06:34
I know we'll be all right 06:38
[music] this time. 06:42
Darling, hold my hand. My girl [music] 06:46
be your man. I see the future [music] 06:50
in light. 06:56
Maybe [music] 07:00
I 07:02
dancing in the dark 07:04
with you [music] between my arms, 07:07
barefoot on the cross, 07:11
listening [music] to our favorite song. 07:15
And I saw you in that dress looking so 07:18
beautiful. I don't 07:23
[music] 07:26
darling. You look perfect tonight. 07:28
[music] 07:35
Oh 07:38
[music] 07:43
baby, 07:45
I [music] 07:47
dancing in the dark 07:49
with you between my arms. 07:53
Barefoot on the [music] cross 07:57
or listening to our favorite song. I 08:00
have faith in what I see [music] now. I 08:04
know I have met an angel 08:08
in person and she looks perfect. [music] 08:12
I don't [singing] deserve 08:17
this. You [music] look perfect tonight. 08:20
[music] 08:31
I found a love [singing] 08:41
for me. 08:44
[music] Darling, just dive right in. 08:48
Follow my lead. 08:52
Well, I found a girl. 08:56
Beautiful [music] and sweet. 09:00
Well, I never [singing] knew you were 09:03
[music] the someone waiting for me. 09:06
Cuz we were just kids when we fell in 09:10
[singing] love. [music] Not knowing what 09:14
it was. I will not [singing] give you up 09:17
[music] this time. 09:22
Darling, just [music] kiss me slow. Your 09:26
heart is all I own. And [music] in your 09:30
eyes, [singing] you're holding mine. 09:35
Baby, 09:40
I'm 09:42
dancing [music and singing] 09:44
in the dark 09:45
with you [music] between my arms. 09:48
Barefoot on the cross. [music] 09:52
We're listening to our favorite song. 09:55
When you said you looked a mess, [music] 09:59
I whispered underneath [singing] my 10:02
breath, but you heard [music] it. 10:05
Darling, you look perfect [singing] 10:08
tonight. 10:12
[music] 10:14
Well, I found a woman 10:19
stronger than anyone I [music] know. 10:23
She shares my dreams. I hope that 10:27
someday I'll share her home. [music] 10:30
I found the love 10:34
to carry [music] more than just my 10:38
secrets. To carry love. to carry 10:41
children of our own. [music] 10:45
We are still kids, but we're so in 10:48
[music] love. Fighting against stars. 10:52
I know we'll [music] be all right. 10:57
[music] 11:02
Darings, hold my hand. [music] You might 11:05
be your man. I see the future 11:09
in light. 11:15
Maybe [music] 11:19
I 11:21
dancing in the dark 11:23
with you [music] between my arms, 11:26
barefoot on the [music] cross, 11:30
listening to our favorite song. [music] 11:34
When I saw you in that dress looking so 11:37
beautiful. I don't [music] 11:42
darling. You look perfect tonight. 11:47
[music] 11:53
Oh 11:57
[music] 12:02
baby, 12:04
I 12:06
dancing in the [music] dark 12:08
with you between my arms. 12:12
Barefoot [music] on the cross 12:16
or listening to our favorite song. I 12:19
have faith in what I [music] see now. I 12:23
know I have met an angel [music] 12:27
in person and she looks perfect. [music] 12:31
I don't [singing] 12:36
deserve 12:38
this. [music] You look perfect tonight. 12:39
[music] 12:45
[music] 12:50
>> [music] 12:58
>> I found a [singing] love 13:00
for me. 13:03
[music] 13:06
Darling, [singing] just dive right in. 13:07
[music] Follow my lead. 13:11
Well, I found a girl. 13:15
Beautiful and sweet. 13:19
[music] Well, I never knew [singing] 13:22
you were the someone waiting for me. 13:24
Cuz we were just kids when we fell in 13:29
[singing] love. Not knowing [music] what 13:32
it was. I will not give you [music] 13:36
up this time. 13:40
Darling, just kiss [music and singing] 13:45
me slow. Your heart is all I own. And in 13:47
[music] your eyes, you're [singing] 13:53
holding mine. 13:56
Baby, 13:59
I'm [music] 14:01
dancing in [singing] the dark 14:03
with you [music] 14:07
between my arms. 14:08
Barefoot on the cross. [music] 14:11
We're listening to our favorite song. 14:14
When you said you looked a mess, I 14:18
whispered [music] 14:21
underneath my breath, but you heard it. 14:22
[music] Darling, you look perfect 14:27
tonight. 14:31
Well, I found a woman 14:38
stronger [music] than anyone I know. 14:42
She shares my dreams. I hope that 14:46
someday [music] I'll share her home. 14:49
I found the love 14:53
to [music] carry more than just my 14:58
secrets. To carry love. to carry 15:00
children of our [music] own. 15:04
We are still kids, but we're so in love 15:08
[music] fighting against stars. 15:12
I know we'll be [music and singing] all 15:16
right 15:19
time, 15:21
darling. Hold my hand. [music] You might 15:24
be your man. I see the future [music] 15:28
in the light. 15:34
Maybe [music] 15:38
I 15:40
dancing in the [music] dark 15:42
with you between my arms, 15:45
barefoot on the cross, 15:49
listening [music] to our favorite song. 15:53
When I saw you in that dress looking so 15:56
beautiful. I don't [music] 16:01
[singing] darling you 16:06
perfect tonight. 16:08
[music] 16:13
Oh 16:16
[music] 16:20
baby, 16:24
[music] 16:26
dancing in the dark 16:27
with you between my arms 16:31
or barefoot on the [music] cross. 16:35
We're listening to our favorite song. I 16:38
have faith in what I see now. I know I 16:42
[music] have met an angel 16:46
in person and she looks perfect. I don't 16:50
[singing] deserve 16:56
this. You [music] look perfect tonight. 16:58
[music] 17:05
>> [music] 17:11
>> I found a love [music and singing] 17:19
for me. 17:22
[music] Darling, just dive right in. 17:26
Follow my lead. 17:30
Well, I found a girl. 17:34
Beautiful and [music] sweet. 17:38
Well, I never knew [singing] you were 17:41
the someone waiting for [music] me. 17:44
Cuz we were just kids when we fell in 17:48
love. [music] Not knowing what it was. I 17:52
will not [singing] give you up [music] 17:57
this time. 18:01
Darling, just [music] kiss [singing] me 18:04
slow. Your heart is all I own. And in 18:07
your eyes, [singing] you're [music] 18:12
holding mine. 18:15
Baby, 18:18
I'm 18:20
[music] dancing [singing] 18:22
in the dark 18:23
with you [music] between my arms. 18:26
Barefoot on the cross. [music] 18:30
We're listening to our favorite song. 18:33
When you said you looked a mess, [music] 18:37
I whispered underneath [singing] my 18:40
breath, but you heard [music] it. 18:43
Darling, you look perfect tonight. 18:46
[music] 18:52
Well, I found a woman 18:57
stronger than anyone I know. 19:01
She shares my dreams. I [music] hope 19:05
that someday I'll share her home. 19:07
I found the love 19:12
to carry [music] more than just my 19:17
secrets. To carry love. to carry 19:19
children [music] 19:23
of our own. 19:24
We are still kids, but we're so in 19:27
[music] love. Fighting against stars. 19:30
I know we'll [music] be all right, 19:35
[music] 19:40
darling. Hold my hand. [music] You might 19:43
be your man. I see the [music] future 19:47
in the light. 19:53
Maybe [music] 19:57
I 19:59
dancing in the dark 20:01
with you [music] between my arms, 20:04
barefoot on the [music] cross, 20:08
listening to our favorite song. [music] 20:12
When I saw you in that dress looking so 20:15
beautiful. I don't [music] 20:20
darling. You look perfect tonight. 20:25
[music] 20:32
Oh 20:36
[music] 20:39
baby, 20:43
I 20:44
dancing in the [music] dark 20:46
with you between my arms. 20:50
Barefoot [music] on the cross 20:54
or listening to our favorite song. I 20:57
have faith in what I [music] see now. I 21:01
know I have met an angel 21:05
in person and she [music and singing] 21:09
looks perfect. I don't deserve [music] 21:12
this. You [singing] 21:18
look perfect tonight. [music] 21:19
[music] 21:29
Heat. Heat. 21:29
[music] 21:43
>> [music] 21:50
[music] 21:55
[music] 22:01
>> Hey, 22:03
hey, hey. 22:07
[music] 22:09
>> [music] 22:18

Perfect – English Lyrics

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Dive into the romantic world of Ed Sheeran with 'Perfect.' This song is a wonderful tool for English learners to master emotive vocabulary, romantic idioms, and the use of descriptive adjectives in a melodic, easy-to-follow rhythm.

[English]
[music]
I found a love [singing]
for me.
Darling, [music] just dive right in.
Follow my lead. [singing and music]
Well, I found a girl
[music]
beautiful and sweet.
Well, I never [music] knew you were
[singing] the someone waiting for me.
Cuz we were just kids when we fell in
love. Not knowing [singing] what it was.
[music] I will not give you up this
time.
Darling, just [music] kiss me slow. Your
heart is all I own. [music] And in your
eyes, [singing] you're holding mine.
[music]
Baby,
I'm
[music] dancing in the [singing] dark
with you between my [music] arms.
Barefoot on the cross.
We're listening to [music] our favorite
song. When you said you looked a mess, I
whispered [music]
underneath my breath, but you heard
[music] it. Darling, you look perfect
[music and singing] tonight.
Well, I found [music and singing] a
woman
stronger than anyone I know.
>> [music]
>> She shares my [singing] dreams. I hope
that someday I'll share her home.
[music]
I found the love
to carry [music] more than just my
secrets. To carry love, to carry
children [music]
of our own.
We are still kids, but we're so in
[music] love. Fighting against stars.
I know we'll [music] be all right
this time,
darling. Hold [music] my hand. You might
be your man. I see the future
in light.
Maybe [music]
I
dancing in the dark
with you [music]
between my arms,
barefoot on the cross,
listening to our favorite song. [music]
And I saw you in that dress looking so
beautiful.
I don't deserve [music]
this, darling. You look perfect.
[music]
No,
[music]
baby.
Dancing in the [music] dark.
you between my arms
or barefoot on the cross
or listening [music]
to our favorite song. I have faith in
what I [music] see. Now I know I have
met an angel [music]
in person and she looks perfect. [music]
I don't [singing] deserve
this. [music] You look perfect tonight.
[music]
[music]
I found a love
for me.
[music]
Darling, [singing] just dive right in.
>> [music]
>> Follow my lead.
Well, I found a girl.
Beautiful and sweet. [music]
Well, I never [singing] knew you were
the someone waiting [music] for me.
Cuz we were just kids when we fell in
[singing] love. Not knowing [music] what
it was. I will not give you [music]
up this time.
Darling, just kiss [music and singing]
me slow. Your heart is all I [singing]
own. And in [music] your eyes, you're
holding mine.
Baby,
I'm [music]
dancing in the dark
with you between [music] my arms,
barefoot on the cross.
[music] Listening to our favorite song.
When you said you looked a mess, I
whispered [music]
underneath my breath, but you heard it.
[music] Darling, you look perfect
tonight.
[music]
Well, I found a woman
stronger [music] than anyone I know.
She shares my dreams. I hope that
someday [music] I'll share her home.
I found the love
[music] to carry more than just my
secrets. To carry love, to carry
children of our [music] own.
We are still kids, but we're so in love.
Fighting against [music] stars.
I know we'll be all right
[music] this time.
Darling, hold my hand. My girl [music]
be your man. I see the future [music]
in light.
Maybe [music]
I
dancing in the dark
with you [music] between my arms,
barefoot on the cross,
listening [music] to our favorite song.
And I saw you in that dress looking so
beautiful. I don't
[music]
darling. You look perfect tonight.
[music]
Oh
[music]
baby,
I [music]
dancing in the dark
with you between my arms.
Barefoot on the [music] cross
or listening to our favorite song. I
have faith in what I see [music] now. I
know I have met an angel
in person and she looks perfect. [music]
I don't [singing] deserve
this. You [music] look perfect tonight.
[music]
I found a love [singing]
for me.
[music] Darling, just dive right in.
Follow my lead.
Well, I found a girl.
Beautiful [music] and sweet.
Well, I never [singing] knew you were
[music] the someone waiting for me.
Cuz we were just kids when we fell in
[singing] love. [music] Not knowing what
it was. I will not [singing] give you up
[music] this time.
Darling, just [music] kiss me slow. Your
heart is all I own. And [music] in your
eyes, [singing] you're holding mine.
Baby,
I'm
dancing [music and singing]
in the dark
with you [music] between my arms.
Barefoot on the cross. [music]
We're listening to our favorite song.
When you said you looked a mess, [music]
I whispered underneath [singing] my
breath, but you heard [music] it.
Darling, you look perfect [singing]
tonight.
[music]
Well, I found a woman
stronger than anyone I [music] know.
She shares my dreams. I hope that
someday I'll share her home. [music]
I found the love
to carry [music] more than just my
secrets. To carry love. to carry
children of our own. [music]
We are still kids, but we're so in
[music] love. Fighting against stars.
I know we'll [music] be all right.
[music]
Darings, hold my hand. [music] You might
be your man. I see the future
in light.
Maybe [music]
I
dancing in the dark
with you [music] between my arms,
barefoot on the [music] cross,
listening to our favorite song. [music]
When I saw you in that dress looking so
beautiful. I don't [music]
darling. You look perfect tonight.
[music]
Oh
[music]
baby,
I
dancing in the [music] dark
with you between my arms.
Barefoot [music] on the cross
or listening to our favorite song. I
have faith in what I [music] see now. I
know I have met an angel [music]
in person and she looks perfect. [music]
I don't [singing]
deserve
this. [music] You look perfect tonight.
[music]
[music]
>> [music]
>> I found a [singing] love
for me.
[music]
Darling, [singing] just dive right in.
[music] Follow my lead.
Well, I found a girl.
Beautiful and sweet.
[music] Well, I never knew [singing]
you were the someone waiting for me.
Cuz we were just kids when we fell in
[singing] love. Not knowing [music] what
it was. I will not give you [music]
up this time.
Darling, just kiss [music and singing]
me slow. Your heart is all I own. And in
[music] your eyes, you're [singing]
holding mine.
Baby,
I'm [music]
dancing in [singing] the dark
with you [music]
between my arms.
Barefoot on the cross. [music]
We're listening to our favorite song.
When you said you looked a mess, I
whispered [music]
underneath my breath, but you heard it.
[music] Darling, you look perfect
tonight.
Well, I found a woman
stronger [music] than anyone I know.
She shares my dreams. I hope that
someday [music] I'll share her home.
I found the love
to [music] carry more than just my
secrets. To carry love. to carry
children of our [music] own.
We are still kids, but we're so in love
[music] fighting against stars.
I know we'll be [music and singing] all
right
time,
darling. Hold my hand. [music] You might
be your man. I see the future [music]
in the light.
Maybe [music]
I
dancing in the [music] dark
with you between my arms,
barefoot on the cross,
listening [music] to our favorite song.
When I saw you in that dress looking so
beautiful. I don't [music]
[singing] darling you
perfect tonight.
[music]
Oh
[music]
baby,
[music]
dancing in the dark
with you between my arms
or barefoot on the [music] cross.
We're listening to our favorite song. I
have faith in what I see now. I know I
[music] have met an angel
in person and she looks perfect. I don't
[singing] deserve
this. You [music] look perfect tonight.
[music]
>> [music]
>> I found a love [music and singing]
for me.
[music] Darling, just dive right in.
Follow my lead.
Well, I found a girl.
Beautiful and [music] sweet.
Well, I never knew [singing] you were
the someone waiting for [music] me.
Cuz we were just kids when we fell in
love. [music] Not knowing what it was. I
will not [singing] give you up [music]
this time.
Darling, just [music] kiss [singing] me
slow. Your heart is all I own. And in
your eyes, [singing] you're [music]
holding mine.
Baby,
I'm
[music] dancing [singing]
in the dark
with you [music] between my arms.
Barefoot on the cross. [music]
We're listening to our favorite song.
When you said you looked a mess, [music]
I whispered underneath [singing] my
breath, but you heard [music] it.
Darling, you look perfect tonight.
[music]
Well, I found a woman
stronger than anyone I know.
She shares my dreams. I [music] hope
that someday I'll share her home.
I found the love
to carry [music] more than just my
secrets. To carry love. to carry
children [music]
of our own.
We are still kids, but we're so in
[music] love. Fighting against stars.
I know we'll [music] be all right,
[music]
darling. Hold my hand. [music] You might
be your man. I see the [music] future
in the light.
Maybe [music]
I
dancing in the dark
with you [music] between my arms,
barefoot on the [music] cross,
listening to our favorite song. [music]
When I saw you in that dress looking so
beautiful. I don't [music]
darling. You look perfect tonight.
[music]
Oh
[music]
baby,
I
dancing in the [music] dark
with you between my arms.
Barefoot [music] on the cross
or listening to our favorite song. I
have faith in what I [music] see now. I
know I have met an angel
in person and she [music and singing]
looks perfect. I don't deserve [music]
this. You [singing]
look perfect tonight. [music]
[music]
Heat. Heat.
[music]
>> [music]
[music]
[music]
>> Hey,
hey, hey.
[music]
>> [music]

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

beautiful

/ˈbjuːtɪfl/

A1
  • adjective
  • - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically

perfect

/ˈpɜːrfɪkt/

A1
  • adjective
  • - having all the required or desirable elements

darling

/ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/

B1
  • noun
  • - a person very much loved or endeared

dancing

/ˈdænsɪŋ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to move rhythmically to music

whispered

/ˈwɪspərd/

B2
  • verb
  • - to speak very softly using one's breath

secrets

/ˈsiːkrəts/

A2
  • noun
  • - something kept hidden from others

deserve

/dɪˈzɜːrv/

B2
  • verb
  • - to be worthy of something

future

/ˈfjuːtʃər/

A2
  • noun
  • - the time after the present

angel

/ˈeɪndʒəl/

B1
  • noun
  • - a spiritual being; a very kind or lovely person

barefoot

/ˈberfʊt/

B2
  • adjective
  • - wearing nothing on the feet

faith

/feɪθ/

B2
  • noun
  • - complete trust or confidence in someone or something

dreams

/driːmz/

A2
  • noun
  • - aspirations or goals; visions while sleeping

stronger

/ˈstrɔːŋɡər/

A2
  • adjective
  • - having more physical power or moral resilience

carry

/ˈkæri/

A2
  • verb
  • - to support or hold the weight of

children

/ˈtʃɪldrən/

A1
  • noun
  • - young human beings

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Well, I never knew you were the someone waiting for me.

    ➔ Past Progressive Participle Phrase

    ➔ The phrase "waiting for me" acts as an adjective describing "someone".

  • Cuz we were just kids when we fell in love.

    ➔ Adverbial Clause of Time

    ➔ The clause starting with "when" indicates the specific period in the past.

  • I will not give you up this time.

    ➔ Future Simple (Refusal/Determination)

    ➔ Using "will not" emphasizes a firm resolution for the future.

  • Your heart is all I own.

    ➔ Relative Clause with omitted 'that/which'

    ➔ The clause "(that) I own" modifies "all".

  • I'm dancing in the dark with you between my arms.

    ➔ Present Continuous

    "I'm dancing" describes an action happening at the moment of speaking.

  • When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath.

    ➔ Reported Speech / Past Simple

    "you looked a mess" is the content of what was said in the past.

  • I hope that someday I'll share her home.

    ➔ Object Clause (Noun Clause)

    ➔ The clause "(that) someday I'll share her home" functions as the object of "hope".

  • I have met an angel in person and she looks perfect.

    ➔ Present Perfect

    "have met" connects a past experience to the current moment.