Something Beautiful – English Lyrics

• By: Miley Cyrus
• Album: Something Beautiful

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into Miley Cyrus's "Something Beautiful" to explore its rich English lyrics, which offer a poetic journey through themes of profound emotional connection, vulnerability, and the search for beauty amidst life's challenges. The song's blend of pop and progressive pop elements, along with its deeply introspective and evocative songwriting, makes it a compelling piece for language learners and music enthusiasts alike.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind
lips /lɪps/ A1	noun - the two fleshy parts that form the edge of the mouth
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - a colorless, transparent, odorless, and tasteless liquid
wine /waɪn/ A2	noun - an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love, affection, or greeting noun - an act of kissing
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause the death of (a person, animal, or plant)
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
doves /dʌvz/ B1	noun - a stocky bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, typically having white plumage
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow noun - an act of crying
sunrise /ˈsʌnraɪz/ A2	noun - the time when the sun appears above the horizon in the morning
flash /flæʃ/ B1	noun - a sudden burst of light verb - shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way
spark /spɑːrk/ B2	noun - a small fiery particle thrown off from a fire, whee, or in explosive ignition verb - to ignite
arms /ɑːrmz/ A1	noun - weapons
golden /ˈɡoʊldən/ B1	adjective - made of or resembling gold
bomb /bɑːm/ B1	noun - an explosive device verb - attack (a place or person) with bombs
breath /breθ/ A2	noun - the air inhaled or exhaled in respiration
necklace /ˈnekləs/ A2	noun - an ornamental chain or string of beads, jewels, or links worn around the neck
obsessed /əbˈsest/ B2	adjective - preoccupied or filled with thoughts about someone or something
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
pearl /pɜːrl/ B1	noun - a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-gray, formed within the soft tissue of a living oyster or other shelled mollusk
devotion /dɪˈvoʊʃən/ B2	noun - love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause
ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ A2	noun - a very large expanse of sea, in particular, each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - with little or no light
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal

Key Grammar Structures

• Tell me something beautiful, tonight

  ➔ Imperative Mood; Adjective modifying a noun

  ➔ "Tell" is the imperative form, instructing someone. "Beautiful" is an adjective describing the noun "something".

• Until your lips turn blue

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction "until"; intransitive verb "turn"

  ➔ "Until" introduces a time clause. "Turn" here is intransitive, meaning it doesn't take a direct object.

• Said I don't wanna talk about it for too long

  ➔ Contraction ("wanna"); Negative sentence with auxiliary verb "do"

  ➔ "Wanna" is a contraction of "want to". "Don't" is formed with the auxiliary verb "do" to create the negative.

• Watching the doves cry into the sunrise

  ➔ Present participle as a noun modifier; Prepositional phrase

  ➔ "Watching" acts as a noun modifier describing the action. "Into the sunrise" is a prepositional phrase indicating direction.

• Send home the guards and lay down your arms

  ➔ Imperative mood; Phrasal verb ("lay down")

  ➔ "Send" and "lay" are in the imperative mood, giving commands. "Lay down" is a phrasal verb meaning to relinquish or surrender.

• When I'm in your palm, I'm like a pearl

  ➔ Conditional clause with "when"; Simile (like)

  ➔ "When I'm in your palm" introduces a condition. "Like a pearl" is a simile, comparing the speaker to a pearl.

• I drown in devotion as deep as the ocean

  ➔ Simile with "as...as"; Intransitive verb "drown"

  ➔ "As deep as the ocean" uses the "as...as" structure to compare the depth of devotion to the depth of the ocean. "Drown" is used intransitively, meaning there is no direct object.

• Eat my heart, break my soul

  ➔ Imperative mood; Direct object

  ➔ "Eat" and "break" are in the imperative mood. "My heart" and "my soul" are the direct objects of the verbs.