What Makes You Beautiful
One Direction Lyrics
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You're turnin' heads when you walk through the door
Don't need make-up to cover up
Bein' the way that you are is enough
Everyone else in the room can see it
Everyone else but you
Baby, you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground, it ain't hard to tell
You don't know, oh-oh
You don't know you're beautiful
If only you saw what I can see
You'll understand why I want you so desperately
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe
You don't know, oh-oh
You don't know you're beautiful, oh-oh
That's what makes you beautiful
So c-come on, you got it wrong
To prove I'm right, I put it in a song
I don't know why, you're being shy
And turn away when I look into your eyes
Everyone else in the room can see it
Everyone else but you
Baby, you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground, it ain't hard to tell
You don't know, oh-oh
You don't know you're beautiful
If only you saw what I can see
You'll understand why I want you so desperately
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe
You don't know, oh-oh
You don't know you're beautiful, oh-oh
That's what makes you beautiful
Na, na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na
Na, na-na-na, na-na
Na, na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na
Na, na-na-na, na-na
Baby, you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground, it ain't hard to tell
(You don't know, oh-oh)
You don't know you're beautiful
Baby, you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground, it ain't hard to tell
You don't know, oh-oh
You don't know you're beautiful
If only you saw what I can see
You'll understand why I want you so desperately
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe
You don't know, oh-oh
You don't know you're beautiful, oh-oh
You don't know you're beautiful, oh-oh
That's what makes you beautiful
The song "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction is an upbeat pop love song. The song talks about a girl who is insecure about herself and doesn't see her beauty. The guy singing the song tells the girl that she is beautiful and that she should be confident about herself. He admires her every move, even the way she flips her hair. He wishes that she could see herself through his eyes to understand why he is so desperately in love with her. He finds it amusing how the girl doesn't realize how beautiful she really is, which is what makes her even more beautiful to him.
The song has a catchy melody that sticks in your mind, and it's easy to sing along to. The lyrics are simple yet powerful, expressing the feeling of young love and admiration. The message of the song is empowerment and confidence, encouraging listeners to embrace their unique beauty and not let their insecurities get in the way of being happy and loved.
Line by Line Meaning
You're insecure, don't know what for
You lack confidence and are unsure of yourself for reasons unknown to me
You're turnin' heads when you walk through the door
You are attracting attention when entering a room
Don't need make-up to cover up
You don't require makeup to hide what you consider to be imperfections
Bein' the way that you are is enough
Your natural appearance and personality are adequate as they are
Everyone else in the room can see it
All others present are aware of your beauty and worth
Everyone else but you
You are the only one not recognizing your own beauty and worth
Baby, you light up my world like nobody else
You have a special, unique beauty that brightens up my life like no one else can
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
Your simple actions can evoke strong emotions in me
But when you smile at the ground, it ain't hard to tell
Even though you may not realize it, your facial expressions and body language reflect your unawareness of your own attractiveness
You don't know, oh-oh
It is not in your awareness to know your own beauty
If only you saw what I can see
If you only had the same perspective as me, you would understand how beautiful you really are
You'll understand why I want you so desperately
Once you do come to understand your worth, you will see why I crave your love and attention so much
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe
Your beauty is so captivating that I can hardly fathom it
So c-come on, you got it wrong
You are mistaken in your belief that you are not beautiful
To prove I'm right, I put it in a song
I am expressing my perspective and admiration for you through this piece of music
I don't know why, you're being shy
I am unsure why you are shy about accepting your beauty
And turn away when I look into your eyes
You seem to avoid eye contact and recognition of your own worth when I try to point it out to you
Na, na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na
Nonsensical fillers in the song
You don't know you're beautiful
You are oblivious to your own beauty
That's what makes you beautiful
Your lack of awareness of your own value and beauty is what makes you so captivating and endearing to me
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Savan Harish Kotecha, Rami Yacoub, Carl Anthony Falk
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
ibrahim
good song
Cheryl Blossom
I Agree Harry I s Cute
Cheryl Blossom
It’s 8 years
@nooneforever2966
[Liam:]
You're insecure,
Don't know what for,
You're turning heads when you walk through the door,
Don't need make-up,
To cover up,
Being the way that you are is enough,
[Harry:]
Everyone else in the room can see it,
Everyone else but you,
[All:]
Baby you light up my world like nobody else,
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed,
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell,
You don't know,
Oh, oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
If only you saw what I can see,
You'd understand why I want you so desperately,
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe,
You don't know,
Oh, oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
Oh, oh,
That's what makes you beautiful
[Zayn:]
So c-come on.
You got it wrong.
To prove I'm right
I put it in a song.
I don't know why
You're being shy,
And turn away when I look into your eye-eye-eyes,
[Harry:]
Everyone else in the room can see it,
Everyone else but you,
[All:]
Baby you light up my world like nobody else,
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed,
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell,
You don't know,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
If only you saw what I can see,
You'll understand why I want you so desperately,
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe,
You don't know,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
Oh oh,
[Harry:]
That's what makes you beautiful
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
[Harry:]
Baby you light up my world like nobody else,
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed,
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell,
[All:]
You don't know,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
[All:]
Baby you light up my world like nobody else,
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed,
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell,
You don't know,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful (Oh),
If only you saw what I can see,
You'll understand why I want you so desperately ([Harry:] desperately),
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe,
You don't know,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
Oh oh,
[Harry:]
That's what makes you beautiful
@caitlyn567
Ok but 8 years???? No no no this can’t be right. Also I only just noticed it has 1B views it probably happened ages ago but I’m proud
@TheTalkshowwithKingsman
https://youtu.be/6uZNWeCdZ_s
@sofia9840
more than 8 years😏
@popcornpeanut4518
ted ritola In your opinion :)
Those bands had their times, but those have passed, and it’s time for other more present and also great bands to get credit too :)
@katieeeelewis5989
@ted ritola Everyone has their own type of music. If you don't think this is good music, then why are you even here? I personally hate the bands you listed. To me, rock music is just people yelling while some type of guitar (bass or electric) and some drums are playing over them. With rap music, I just thing it's people rolling their tongues and mumbling. With K-POP, since I'm not Korean and I can't understand most of what they say, other people's opinions are different than mine, but I just think it's people hiding there bad singing talent with dancing. ( The K-POP I've heard isn't really good but I haven't heard much so I really can't judge them). I refuse to listen to anything but Pop music and a few country songs because that is the only thing that I sounds like real music. Everyone's taste in music is different and everyone like different sounds. For example I hate rock and you might like it or someone else might like it. It is an opinion. I hate whistling and it might be the best sound in the world to you or someone else. Same with rap music, countey music, slurping, burping, shushing, ect. Everyone likes different things. Also, just to remember for next time you and someone else disagree on a sound, remember misophonia. It's a disorder where someone hates certain noises and types of music and when they hear those they get really mad, they might cry, it could even make them feel suicidal from what I've read about it. Just keep that in mind. Also, no hate to you but take an English class.
@TheLoulou1110
@ted ritola Honey, you know that Elvis Presley is not a boys band, right? even if i loove these bands, and the king, and they were genuises; but not everybody love this kind of beautiful music. And there is a new and a very magnificient types of music, but i guess that for me, this song doesn't match with it. But I love the songs of Zayn Malik , after the band (but not the one for disney).
@fathimathumar1380
Who else wanted to be that girl 9 years ago and still wished they were?