High Hope – English Lyrics

• By: Josie Edwards

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

HEAD RUSH, OUT OF TOUCH

I'VE BEEN FALLIN' FOR THE LONGEST TIME

EYES UP ALL MY LIFE

HOLD ME STEADY WHEN WE'RE ON THE LINE

OH, HONEY, DON'T YOU FIND IT FUNNY

IT'S YOUR SHADOW THAT I'M SLIPPING IN?

VERTIGO, DON'T YOU KNOW

I'M DIZZY FROM THE WORDS THAT YOU TWIST AND SPIN?

WE CROSSED THE WORLD ON A TIGHTROPE

‘TIL IT LEFT ME FEELING HOLLOW

I BEGGED YOU NOT TO LET GO

BUT YOU HEARD ONLY "ECHO"

OH, OH-OH OH, OH-OH OH

OH, YOU HEARD ONLY ECHO-OH, OH-OH OH

NOW I'M HANGING BY MY HIGH HOPE

OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH, OH

LIES LOOK, CLOSE THE BOOK

YOU WON'T SEE ME IN YOUR DREAMLESS SLEEP

CHIN UP ALL MY LIFE

I STAYED BY YOUR SIDE AS A GHOST YOU KEEP

IN YOUR HEAD, IN YOUR STEP

I'LL BE WITH YOU TILL YOUR FINAL BREATH

WE CROSSED THE WORLD ON A TIGHTROPE

‘TIL IT LEFT ME FEELING HOLLOW

I BEGGED YOU NOT TO LET GO

BUT YOU HEARD ONLY "ECHO"

OH, OH-OH OH, OH-OH OH

OH, YOU HEARD ONLY ECHO-OH, OH-OH OH

NOW I'M HANGING BY MY HIGH HOPE

OH IM HANGING BY MY HIGH HOPE

OH IM HANGING BY MY HIGH HOPE

OH IM HANGING BY MY HIGH HOPE

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN FROM THE START

YOU WERE NOT SOMEBODY I SHOULD TRUST WITH ALL MY HEART

BUT I TOOK THE LEAP

SO WE CROSSED THE WORLD ON A TIGHTROPE

‘TIL IT LEFT ME FEELING HOLLOW

I BEGGED YOU NOT TO LET GO

BUT YOU HEARD ONLY "ECHO"

OH, OH-OH OH, OH-OH OH

OH, YOU HEARD ONLY ECHO-OH, OH-OH OH

NOW I'M HANGING BY MY HIGH HOPE

OH, OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH, OH

OH, I'M HANGING BY MY HIGH HOPE

OH, I'M HANGING BY MY HIGH HOPE

OH, I'M HANGING BY MY HIGH HOPE

OH, I'M HANGING BY MY HIGH HOPE

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to drop or descend verb - to be in love
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
steady /ˈstedi/ B1	adjective - firmly fixed or established
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ B1	noun - a dark area produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
vertigo /ˈvɜːrtɪɡoʊ/ C1	noun - a sensation of whirling and loss of balance
dizzy /ˈdɪzi/ B1	adjective - having or feeling a sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance
twist /twɪst/ B1	verb - to turn or wind around
cross /krɔːs/ A2	verb - to go from one side to the other
hollow /ˈhɑːloʊ/ B2	adjective - having a space or cavity inside
beg /beɡ/ A2	verb - to ask someone earnestly or humbly for something
echo /ˈek.oʊ/ B1	noun - a sound or sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener
hang /hæŋ/ A2	verb - to be suspended or supported from above
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
lie /laɪ/ B1	noun - an intentionally false statement
dreamless /ˈdriːmləs/ C1	adjective - without dreams
ghost /ɡoʊst/ B1	noun - the spirit of a dead person
breath /breθ/ A1	noun - the air taken into and expelled from the lungs
trust /trʌst/ B1	noun - firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something
leap /liːp/ A2	verb - to jump or spring a long way

Key Grammar Structures

• I'VE BEEN FALLIN' FOR THE LONGEST TIME

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ This tense, indicated by "I'VE BEEN FALLIN'" and "FOR THE LONGEST TIME", expresses an action that started in the past and continued up to the present, emphasizing its duration.

• HOLD ME STEADY WHEN WE'RE ON THE LINE

  ➔ Imperative + Adverbial Clause of Time

  ➔ The phrase "HOLD ME STEADY" is an imperative, giving a direct command. "WHEN WE'RE ON THE LINE" is an adverbial clause of time, specifying the condition or moment for the command.

• IT'S YOUR SHADOW THAT I'M SLIPPING IN?

  ➔ Cleft Sentence (`It's...that...`)

  ➔ The structure "IT'S YOUR SHADOW THAT I'M SLIPPING IN" is a cleft sentence, used to emphasize the part 'your shadow' by placing it after 'It is/was' and before a 'that' clause.

• I'M DIZZY FROM THE WORDS THAT YOU TWIST AND SPIN?

  ➔ Adjective + Preposition + Defining Relative Clause

  ➔ "DIZZY FROM" shows the cause of the feeling. "THAT YOU TWIST AND SPIN" is a defining relative clause that specifies which 'words' are being referred to.

• ‘TIL IT LEFT ME FEELING HOLLOW

  ➔ Verb `leave` + Object + Present Participle

  ➔ The verb "leave" is used here in the structure "LEFT ME FEELING", describing the result or state someone is in after an action, followed by an object and a present participle.

• I BEGGED YOU NOT TO LET GO

  ➔ Verb + Object + Negative Infinitive

  ➔ This structure, with "NOT TO LET GO", shows that someone pleaded with another person to avoid performing a specific action, using 'not to' before the base form of the verb.

• NOW I'M HANGING BY MY HIGH HOPE

  ➔ Present Continuous + Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ The present continuous "I'M HANGING" describes an action happening at the moment. "BY MY HIGH HOPE" is an idiomatic expression, implying reliance on a fragile or slim chance.

• I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN FROM THE START

  ➔ Modal Perfect (Should Have + Past Participle)

  ➔ The modal perfect "SHOULD HAVE KNOWN" is used to express regret or to say that something was expected or advisable in the past, but it didn't happen.

• I STAYED BY YOUR SIDE AS A GHOST YOU KEEP

  ➔ "As a" (role/capacity) + Omitted Relative Pronoun

  ➔ "AS A GHOST" indicates the role or capacity the speaker was in. The relative pronoun (that/whom) is omitted before "YOU KEEP", which is common when it's the object of the clause.