Hello Out There – English Lyrics

• By: Johnny Cash
• Album: Songwriter

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the prophetic voice of Johnny Cash in 'Hello Out There,' a song that travels from the depths of space to the core of human spirituality. Written in English, its straightforward yet profound lyrics offer a unique opportunity to explore grand themes through accessible language. The song's repetitive structure in the verses can aid language learners in recognizing patterns and building vocabulary, all while experiencing a timeless piece of American music history.

[English]

(birds chirping)

(upbeat bright music)

♪♪♪

♪ Hello out there ♪

♪ This is planet Earth ♪

♪ Calling, calling, calling, calling, calling ♪

♪ Hello out there ♪

♪ Our net worth ♪

♪ Is falling, falling, falling, falling, falling ♪

♪ We're the third from the sun ♪

♪ We are blue and white ♪

♪ Spinning, spinning, spinning, spinning, spinning, ♪

♪ If you wish upon a star, wish upon us tonight ♪

♪ We're dimming, dimming, dimming, dimming, dimming ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Hello out there ♪

♪ We're in the milky way ♪

♪ And sailing, sailing, sailing, sailing, sailing ♪

♪ In this final fight for life and peace ♪

♪ We're failing, failing, failing, failing, failing ♪

♪ Hello out there ♪

♪ You'll see a morning star ♪

♪ Gaining, gaining, gaining, gaining, gaining ♪

♪ And the alpha and omega will meet ♪

♪ Raining, raining, raining, raining, raining ♪

♪ And the die is cast and the lines are drawn ♪

♪ And the time is soon to be ♪

♪ When the angels sound their seven trumpets ♪

♪ 'Cross the land and the sea ♪

♪ And the King will come ♪

♪ And reign a thousand years ♪

♪ And restore His earthly realm ♪

♪ And there will be no night for He will be our light ♪

♪ Throughout eternity with Him ♪

♪♪♪

(bright music)

♪♪♪

♪ Hello out there ♪

♪ Hello out there ♪

♪ Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello ♪

(bright music)

♪♪♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
planet /ˈplænɪt/ B1	noun - a large body in space that orbits a star
white /waɪt/ A2	adjective - the color of snow or milk
spinning /ˈspɪnɪŋ/ B2	verb - to turn around quickly
dimming /ˈdɪmɪŋ/ B2	verb - to reduce brightness or light
sailing /ˈseɪlɪŋ/ B1	verb - to travel in a boat with sails
failing /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/ B2	verb - not succeed or come to an end
gaining /ˈɡeɪnɪŋ/ B2	verb - to increase in amount or achievement
restore /rɪˈstɔːr/ B2	verb - to bring back to a previous condition
reign /reɪn/ B2	verb - to rule as a king or queen
cast /kɑːst/ B2	verb - to throw or send something
trumpet /ˈtrʌmpɪt/ B2	noun - a brass musical instrument with a flared bell

Key Grammar Structures

• Our net worth Is falling, falling, falling, falling, falling

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense (for trends)

  ➔ The phrase "Is falling" indicates an action that is happening now and is ongoing, often suggesting a trend or a continuous process of decline.

• Calling, calling, calling, calling, calling

  ➔ Present Participle (for continuous/repeated action)

  ➔ The repeated use of the "-ing" form, "Calling", emphasizes an ongoing, continuous, or repeated action, creating a sense of urgency or persistence.

• If you wish upon a star, wish upon us tonight

  ➔ First Conditional Sentence

  ➔ This sentence uses the first conditional structure ("If you wish", wish upon us) to express a real or very probable situation in the present or future and its likely result or instruction.

• And the King will come

  ➔ Future Simple Tense (with "will")

  ➔ "will come" is used to express a future event, a prediction, or a statement of fact about something that will happen.

• And the die is cast and the lines are drawn

  ➔ Present Simple Passive Voice

  ➔ The phrases "is cast" and "are drawn" use the present simple passive voice, emphasizing the action and its result rather than who performed it.

• When the angels sound their seven trumpets

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Time

  ➔ The clause "When the angels sound their seven trumpets" functions as an adverbial clause of time, indicating when the main action (implied future event) will occur.

• And there will be no night

  ➔ Future Existence ("There will be")

  ➔ The structure "there will be" is used to state that something will or will not exist in the future, in this case, the absence of "night".

• for He will be our light

  ➔ Conjunction "for" (cause/reason)

  ➔ Here, "for" acts as a coordinating conjunction to introduce the reason or cause for the preceding statement (why there will be no night).

• We're the third from the sun

  ➔ Contraction

  ➔ "We're" is a contraction of "We are", commonly used in spoken English and songs to make language sound more natural and fit the rhythm.

• We're the third from the sun

  ➔ Ordinal Number

  ➔ "the third" is an ordinal number used to indicate position or order in a sequence, here referring to Earth's place relative to the sun.