Michael Feinstein (born September 7, 1956) is an American singer, a pianist… Read Full Bio ↴Michael Feinstein (born September 7, 1956) is an American singer, a pianist, music revivalist, and an interpreter of, and anthropologist and archivist for, the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook. The Library of Congress elected him to the National Sound Recording Advisory Board, an organization dedicated to safeguarding America’s musical heritage.

But Beautiful
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Love is funny or it's sad,
Or it's quiet or it's mad,
It's a good thing or it's bad,
But beautiful!

Beautiful to take a chance
And if you fall, you fall,
And I'm thinking I wouldn't mind at all.

Love is tearful or it's gay.
It's a problem or it's play,
It's a heartache either way,
But beautiful!

And I'm thinking if you were mine

I'd never let you go,
And that would be but beautiful I know.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Michael Dees's song But Beautiful have a deep meaning and insight about love. The song starts by saying that love can make you feel many different emotions, such as being happy or sad, quiet or mad, good or bad, but at the end of the day, it's still beautiful. The concept of love being a paradox of different emotions is encapsulated in the line "Love is tearful or it's gay. It's a problem or it's play, It's a heartache either way."

The second half of the song emphasizes how love is worth the risk, and how sometimes falling in love is a chance worth taking. The lyric "Beautiful to take a chance, And if you fall, you fall, And I'm thinking I wouldn't mind at all," shows us that love is worth everything, even the risk of getting hurt. Michael Dees also expresses his desire to hold onto love, saying "And I'm thinking if you were mine, I'd never let you go, and that would be but beautiful I know."

Overall, Michael Dees's song But Beautiful teaches us that love is not just a feeling, it's an experience. Love is about the good and the bad, the happy and the painful, but in the end, it's still beautiful.

Line by Line Meaning

Love is funny or it's sad,
Love can be humorous or melancholic,

Or it's quiet or it's mad,
It can be serene or intense,

It's a good thing or it's bad,
Love can bring joy or pain,

But beautiful!
Despite its complexities, love is still beautiful.

Beautiful to take a chance
It's worth risking for love,

And if you fall, you fall,
Even if you get hurt, it's still worthwhile,

And I'm thinking I wouldn't mind at all.
The possibility of falling in love is exciting,

Love is tearful or it's gay.
Love can make you cry or be full of joy,

It's a problem or it's play,
It can be complicated or simple,

It's a heartache either way,
Love can be painful despite its form,

But beautiful!
Regardless of its struggles, love is still magnificent.

And I'm thinking if you were mine
I can't help but imagine having you as my own,

I'd never let you go,
I would always hold onto you,

And that would be but beautiful I know.
Because with you, everything would feel even more beautiful.

Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., MUSIC SALES CORPORATION, BOURNE CO.
Written by: JOHNNY BURKE, JIMMY VAN HEUSEN

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