Half A World Away – English Lyrics

• By: R.E.M.
• Album: Out Of Time

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into R.E.M.'s "Half A World Away," a deeply moving song that beautifully articulates feelings of loneliness and introspection. Its poetic lyrics, rich with evocative imagery and metaphors, offer a unique opportunity to engage with English in a profound way. The song's ability to express complex emotions through its carefully crafted words makes it special, allowing listeners to explore nuances of the language while connecting with universal themes of human experience.

[English]

This could be the saddest dusk ever seen

turn to a miracle high-alive

My mind is racing as it always will

My hands tired, my heart aches

I'm half a world away, here

My head sworn to go it alone and hold it along

Haul it along and hold it

Go it alone, hold it along

And hold

Oh, the lonely deep sit hollow

I'm half a world, half the world away

My shoes are gone, my life spent

I had too much to drink

I didn't think, and I didn't think of you

I guess that's all I needed

To go it alone and hold it along

Haul it along and hold it

Blackbirds, backwards, forwards and fall

And hold

Oh, this lonely world is wasted

Pathetic eyes high-alive

Blind to the tide that's turned the sea

The storm, it came up strong

It shook' the trees and blew away our fear

I couldn't even hear

To go it alone and hold it along

Haul it along and hold it

Go it alone and hold it along

And hold

Go it alone and hold it along

Haul it along and hold it

Blackbirds, backwards, forwards and fall

And hold

Oh, this could be the saddest dusk I've ever seen

turn to a miracle high-alive

My mind is racing as it always will

My hands tired, my heart aches

I'm half a world away

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