Something Beautiful

• By: Miley Cyrus
• Album: Something Beautiful

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

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

Grammar:

• 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.