Somebody – English Lyrics

• By: Justin Bieber
• Album: Justice

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of modern English through Justin Bieber's 'Somebody.' This song is an excellent resource for learning conversational terms related to emotional support and relationships, featuring clear pronunciation and rhythmic phrasing that makes it perfect for language learners.

[English]

Every time I wake up next to you, I talk to God

And I'm so damn grateful

'Cause you make up for all the things I'm not

Didn't know I needed nothing, 'til I needed you ('til I needed you)

In a world that's spinnin', it ain't easy lettin' go

Eight billion people we just lookin' for a hand to hold

Everybody's tryna find someone to hold on to (hold on to)

It's okay, it's okay, we all try to pretend that we're brave

When I'm weak, yeah, I'm strong, 'cause of you at end of the day

Everybody needs somebody (everybody need somebody)

Somebody to remind you that you're not alone

Who gon' defend you like an army (defend you like an army)

And never let go (never let go)

Everybody needs somebody (everybody needs somebody)

Somebody to wake up to when everyone's gone

So if you need me, then you got me (if you need me, then you got me)

I'll be the shoulder you cry on

Everybody needs some-

...

Everybody needs somebody

...

Every time I look at you, I'm lookin' at a star

It's the way you light up every room just being who you are

Didn't know I needed nothing, 'til I needed you ('til I needed you, oh, woah)

But before I met you, I never believed in magic

But you stole my heart before anyone knew you had it

I know (yeah, yeah) that you know (yeah, yeah)

What we got, it don't come easy

It's okay, it's okay, we all try to pretend that we're brave

When I'm weak, yeah, I'm strong, 'cause of you at end of the day

Everybody needs somebody (everybody need somebody)

Somebody to remind you that you're not alone

Who gon' defend you like an army (defend you like an army)

And never let go (never let go)

Everybody needs somebody (everybody need somebody)

Somebody to wake up to when everyone's gone

So if you need me, then you got me (if you need me, then you got me)

I'll be the shoulder you cry on

Everybody needs some-

...

Everybody needs some somebody

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
grateful /ˈɡreɪtfl/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing an appreciation of kindness
spinnin /ˈspɪnɪn/ A2	verb - turning or whirling quickly
pretend /prɪˈtend/ A2	verb - to behave as if something is true when it is not
brave /breɪv/ A2	adjective - ready to face and endure danger or pain
weak /wiːk/ A1	adjective - lacking the power of performing physically demanding tasks
strong /strɒŋ/ A1	adjective - having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks
remind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ A2	verb - cause someone to remember someone or something
defend /dɪˈfend/ B1	verb - resist an attack made on someone or something
army /ˈɑːmi/ A2	noun - an organized military force
shoulder /ˈʃəʊldə(r)/ A1	noun - the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
star /stɑː(r)/ A1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ A2	noun - the power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious forces
stole /stəʊl/ A2	verb - past tense of steal; to take without permission
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - accept that something is true

Key Grammar Structures

• Every time I wake up next to you, I talk to God

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time using 'Every time' as a conjunction.

  ➔ The phrase "Every time" functions as a conjunction here to define the frequency of the action.

• Cause you make up for all the things I'm not

  ➔ Phrasal verb 'make up for' (to compensate for).

  ➔ The phrasal verb "make up for" implies compensating for personal flaws or shortcomings.

• Didn't know I needed nothing, 'til I needed you

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of 'I' at the beginning) and time conjunction 'til'.

  ➔ The "subject" is omitted in conversational English. 'Til' is a common shortened form of 'until'.

• When I'm weak, yeah, I'm strong, 'cause of you

  ➔ Conditional-like relationship using 'When' and causal prepositional phrase 'because of'.

  ➔ Here, "because of" links the strength to the person who causes it.

• Who gon' defend you like an army

  ➔ Future intention using the slang contraction 'gon'' (going to).

  ➔ In informal English, "gon'" is used to replace "going to" to indicate future intent.

• If you need me, then you got me

  ➔ First conditional structure (If + present simple, + present simple/future meaning).

  ➔ The clause "If you need me" sets a condition, and "you got me" promises the result.

• But before I met you, I never believed in magic

  ➔ Past simple and Past perfect tense combination.

  ➔ The Past Perfect "never believed" establishes a state that existed before the Past Simple action "met".

• What we got, it don't come easy

  ➔ Noun clause as a subject ('What we got') and colloquial negative ('don't').

  ➔ "What we got" acts as a noun clause. In casual speech, "don't" is used with the third-person singular.