Nobody's There – English Lyrics

• By: Bebe Rexha
• Album: DIRTY BLONDE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of Bebe Rexha's 'Nobody's There.' This song is an excellent tool for English learners to understand nuances of emotional expression, introspective vocabulary, and the use of metaphors to describe mental states, all delivered through clear, heartfelt vocal delivery.

[English]

(Oh-oh)

She'll cut you like a knife

She may even break a couple of hearts tonight

There's fire in her eyes

She don't mean to, but she's trouble in paradise

Don't turn the lights on

She's in a mood, and the night's young

Don't let the morning come

She wanna dance like nobody's watching, like nobody's there

Like nobody's there, there, there, there, there

Like nobody's there, there, there, there, there

Like nobody's there, there, there, there, there

Like nobody's there, like nobody's there (oh-oh)

She's on her own vibration

She makes the room go loud

She's got no destination

Nothing gon' bring her down

Riding her own frequency, yeah

Can't you just let a girl be, yeah

Don't turn the lights on

She's in a mood, and the night's young

Don't let the morning come

She wanna dance like nobody's watching, like nobody's there

Like nobody's there, there, there, there, there

Like nobody's there, there, there, there, there

Like nobody's there, there, there, there, there

Like nobody's there, like nobody's there (oh-oh)

(Oh-oh)

(Oh-oh)

(Oh-oh)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cut /kʌt/ A1	verb - to divide or open with a sharp tool
knife /naɪf/ A2	noun - an instrument with a blade used for cutting
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces
hearts /hɑːrts/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; the center of emotion
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A2	noun - combustion or intense emotion/passion
trouble /ˈtrʌbl/ A2	noun - difficulty, problems, or a person causing issues
paradise /ˈpærədaɪs/ B1	noun - an ideal or perfect place
mood /muːd/ B1	noun - a temporary state of mind or feeling
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
watching /ˈwɒtʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - observing or looking at something
vibration /vaɪˈbreɪʃn/ B2	noun - a continuous slight shaking or an emotional feeling/aura
loud /laʊd/ A2	adjective - producing a lot of noise
destination /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn/ B1	noun - the place to which someone is going
frequency /ˈfriːkwənsi/ B2	noun - the rate at which something occurs; radio waves

Key Grammar Structures

• She'll cut you like a knife

  ➔ Future Simple (Will)

  ➔ The contraction "'ll" indicates a prediction or a characteristic behavior that is expected to happen.

• She may even break a couple of hearts tonight

  ➔ Modal verb of probability (May)

  ➔ "May" is used here to suggest a possibility that something will happen.

• She don't mean to, but she's trouble in paradise

  ➔ Present Simple (Negative) / Subject-Verb agreement (Colloquial)

  ➔ In informal English, "don't" is often used instead of "doesn't" with third-person singular subjects.

• She wanna dance like nobody's watching

  ➔ Informal contraction (Wanna) / Subjunctive-like clause

  ➔ "Wanna" stands for "want to". The phrase "like nobody's watching" functions as an adverbial clause describing the manner of dancing.

• She's on her own vibration

  ➔ Prepositional phrase describing state of being

  ➔ The phrase "on her own vibration" uses the preposition "on" to define her current mental or emotional state.

• Nothing gon' bring her down

  ➔ Slang future tense (Going to)

  ➔ "Gon'" is a colloquial phonetic reduction of "going to", used to express future intent or prediction.

• Can't you just let a girl be, yeah

  ➔ Negative Interrogative / Idiomatic expression

  ➔ "Let a girl be" is an idiomatic way of saying "let someone be" or "leave someone alone".

• Don't let the morning come

  ➔ Imperative (Negative) / Causative structure

  ➔ The structure "let [object] [base verb]" is a causative form used to grant permission or allow something to happen.