High and Dry – English Lyrics

• By: Radiohead
• Album: The Bends

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Two jumps in a week

I bet you think that's pretty clever

Don't you boy?

Flying on your motorcycle

Watching all the ground beneath you drop

You'd kill yourself for recognition

Kill yourself to never ever stop

...

You broke another mirror

You're turning into something you are not

Don't leave me high

Don't leave me dry

Don't leave me high

Don't leave me dry

...

Drying up in conversation

You will be the one who cannot talk

...

All your insides fall to pieces

You just sit there wishing you could still make love

They're the ones who'll hate you

When you think you've got the world all sussed out

...

They're the ones who'll spit at you

You will be the one screaming out

Don't leave me high

Don't leave me dry

Don't leave me high

Don't leave me dry

...

It's the best thing that you've ever had

The best thing that you've ever, ever had

It's the best thing that you've ever had

The best thing you've had has gone away

So don't leave me high

Don't leave me dry

Don't leave me high

Don't leave me dry

Don't leave me high

...

Don't leave me high

Don't leave me dry

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
jumps /dʒʌmps/ A1	noun - an act of jumping verb - to move quickly off the ground
week /wiːk/ A1	noun - a period of seven days
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief
boy /bɔɪ/ A1	noun - a male child or young man
flying /ˈflaɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move through the air using wings or an aircraft
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A2	noun - the surface of the earth
drop /drɒp/ A2	verb - to fall or allow something to fall
recognition /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/ B1	noun - the act of knowing who or what someone or something is
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ B1	noun - a surface that reflects light
turning /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/ B1	verb - to change into something different
dry /draɪ/ A1	adjective - not wet verb - to make or become dry
conversation /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən/ B1	noun - a talk between two or more people
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to say words in order to communicate noun - the act of speaking
pieces /ˈpiːsɪz/ A2	noun - parts of something
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to dislike something or someone very much noun - a strong feeling of dislike
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all the people and things on it
screaming /ˈskriːmɪŋ/ B1	verb - to give a loud, piercing cry
best /best/ A1	adjective - of the highest quality noun - the most excellent thing or person
gone /ɡɒn/ A1	verb - past or moved away