Beautiful to Me
Johnny Come Lately Lyrics
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You go ahead and do it again
Unconditional love that you had given to me
I'm taking it
That looked inside my dirty heart
You are the one
That saw the good within my flaws
Just when i thought you'd done it all
You go ahead and do it again
Unconditional love that you had given to me
I'm taking it
You are the one
That cleanses through and through
You make me beautiful
But not as beautiful as you
You are so beautiful to me
Your face is all i need to see
You are so ... beautiful
The lyrics to Johnny Come Lately's song Beautiful To Me describe a sense of awe and gratitude towards a person who continually surprises the singer with their generosity and ability to see the good in others. The singer acknowledges the unconditional love shown to them by this person and admits to taking it. The person is described as someone who looked inside the singer's "dirty heart" and saw the good within their flaws. This lyric connotes depths of understanding from this person towards the singer, and they appreciate this so much.
Furthermore, the singer's admiration for this person grows as they describe how they cleanse them through and through and make them beautiful, but not as beautiful as the person who shows them such unconditional love. Overall, the lyrics speak to an appreciation for the transformative effects of love and the power of seeing the good in others despite their flaws. The song is a celebration of the beauty that comes from experiencing such transformative love and gratitude towards someone who demonstrates such unconditional kindness.
Line by Line Meaning
Just when i thought you'd done it all
My expectations of you have been exceeded yet again
You go ahead and do it again
You have done something even more amazing than before
Unconditional love that you had given to me
You have loved me without any limits or conditions
I'm taking it
I am accepting your love and all that it entails
You are the one
You are the person responsible for...
That looked inside my dirty heart
...seeing past my flaws and into my true self
That saw the good within my flaws
...finding positivity in my imperfections
That cleanses through and through
...purifying me from the inside out
You make me beautiful
...enhancing my beauty and bringing out the best in me
But not as beautiful as you
However, compared to you, my beauty pales in comparison
You are so beautiful to me
You are exceedingly beautiful in my eyes
Your face is all i need to see
Just being able to look at you is all I need to be happy
You are so ... beautiful
Reiterating the singer's admiration for their lover's beauty
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