Shiny – English Lyrics

• By: Sara Bareilles

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the tender emotions of Sara Bareilles' "Shiny," a beautiful song perfect for learners to connect with English through its clear, heartfelt lyrics. This poignant ballad, a tribute to mothers, offers relatable themes of love and appreciation, making it an engaging way to explore everyday vocabulary and emotional expressions in English.

[English]

She has her back to me at the kitchen sink

I'm trying to read her mind wondering

what she doesn't say to anybody

The laundry's folded, beds are made

It's like this every single day

It's memorized, but a thin disguise

I see what she can't see

Her light only ever landing on me

But there's a glimmer in her brown eyes

The ones she gave to me

So I know we can both be shiny

She calls on Sundays checking in

We talk about the weather again

It never changes, she wonders where the rain is

Once in a while I catch a glimpse

of the truest things that she keeps hidden

Her secret heart

That's my favorite part

I see what she can't see

Her light only ever landing on me

But there's a glimmer in her brown eyes

The ones she gave to me

So I know we can both be shiny

Shiny

All that glitters isn't gold, but gold is all I see

So I know we can both be shiny

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
back /bæk/ A1	noun - the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips
kitchen /ˈkɪtʃɪn/ A1	noun - a room or area where food is prepared and cooked
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought verb - to be annoyed or worried by something
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to utter words in order to convey information, an opinion, a feeling, or a request
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - each of the twenty-four-hour periods, reckoned from one midnight to the next, into which a week, a month, or a year is divided, and corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its axis
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. adjective - giving off light; bright.
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight
shiny /ˈʃaɪni/ A2	adjective - reflecting light; bright
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to give someone or something a name or description noun - a shout or cry
weather /ˈweðər/ A1	noun - the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls to earth in drops verb - to fall as moisture from the atmosphere
glimpse /ɡlɪmps/ B1	noun - a brief or incomplete view or look
hidden /ˈhɪdn/ B1	adjective - kept out of sight; concealed.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - an organ that pumps blood through the body
gold /ɡoʊld/ A2	noun - a yellow precious metal, the chemical element of atomic number 79