Skeletons (Lexi Needed a Break) – English Lyrics

• By: Labrinth
• Album: Euphoria Season 2 Official Score (From The Hbo Original Series)

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I've got, you've got skeletons in the closet, my dear

I've got, you've got skeletons in the closet, my dear

And now here I am, here I am, naked, in all my glory

They've got, we've got skeletons in the closet, who cares?

I've got (I've), you've got (you've got) skeletons in the closet, my dear

I've got (I've), you've got (you've got) skeletons in the closet, my dear

And now here I am (woo), here I am, naked, in all my glory (glory, glory)

Let's wipe up (up), make up and hang 'em outside the closet, my dear (woo)

...

Tell 'em, tell 'em, tell 'em (woo)

Hang 'em outside the closet, my dear (tell 'em, tell 'em, tell 'em) (woo)

Skeletons in the closet, my dear (woo)

...

Hang 'em outside the closet, my dear (doo, doo-doo-doo, doo, doo, doo-doo-doo)

Doo, doo-doo-doo, doo, doo, doo-doo-doo

I'm hangin' 'em, doo, doo, doo-doo-doo (woo)

I'm hangin' 'em, I'm, doo, doo, doo-doo-doo

Doo, doo-doo-doo, doo, doo, doo-doo-doo (woo)

Doo, doo-doo-doo, doo, doo, doo-doo-doo

I'm hangin' 'em, doo, doo, doo-doo-doo (woo)

I'm hangin' 'em, doo, doo, doo-doo-doo

Doo, doo-doo-doo, doo, doo, doo-doo-doo

(Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo)

(Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo)

(Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo)

(Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
skeletons /ˈskɛlɪtənz/ B1	noun - The bony framework of a human or animal body. In the context of the song, it primarily refers to the idiom 'skeletons in the closet', meaning hidden shameful secrets from the past.
closet /ˈklɑːzɪt/ A2	noun - A small room or recess for storing clothes or other items, typically with a door.
dear /dɪər/ A2	noun - A loved or cherished person; used as a term of endearment. adjective - Regarded with deep affection; cherished.
naked /ˈneɪkɪd/ B1	adjective - Without clothes or coverings; exposed, bare.
glory /ˈɡlɔːri/ B2	noun - High renown or honor won by notable achievements; magnificence or great beauty.
wipe /waɪp/ B1	verb - To clean or dry (something) by rubbing its surface with a cloth or one's hand.
hang /hæŋ/ A2	verb - To suspend or be suspended from above with the lower part free.
care /kɛər/ A2	verb - To feel concern or interest; to be troubled or affected by something (often used in negative contexts like 'who cares?').

Key Grammar Structures

• I've got, you've got skeletons in the closet, my dear

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The use of 'I've got' and 'you've got' indicates actions that happened in the past and have results relevant to the present.

• And now here I am, here I am, naked, in all my glory

  ➔ Present Simple

  ➔ The phrase 'here I am' is in the present simple tense, indicating a current state or condition.

• They've got, we've got skeletons in the closet, who cares?

  ➔ Contractions

  ➔ The use of 'they've got' and 'we've got' are contractions of 'they have got' and 'we have got', common in informal speech.

• Let's wipe up, make up and hang 'em outside the closet, my dear

  ➔ Let's + Verb

  ➔ 'Let's' is a contraction of 'let us', used to make suggestions or proposals.

• Tell 'em, tell 'em, tell 'em (woo)

  ➔ Apostrophe for Contraction

  ➔ The apostrophe in 'tell 'em' replaces 'them', a common contraction in informal speech.

• Hang 'em outside the closet, my dear (doo, doo-doo-doo, doo, doo, doo-doo-doo)

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase 'hang 'em' is in the imperative mood, used to give a direct command or instruction.