High Hopes – English Lyrics

• By: Joji, Omar Apollo
• Album: SMITHEREENS

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional landscape of 'High Hopes' by Joji and Omar Apollo, a song that beautifully captures the push and pull of relationships. Explore the nuances of vulnerability and longing, and enrich your understanding of how music can express our deepest desires and uncertainties.

[English]

High hopes

High hopes

High hopes

High hopes

A little messed up, do you feel it?

A little bit of this and a little bit of that

She wanna know which way I'm leanin'

Am I really made of this? Am I really made of that?

And is it so bad if you need me?

Just a little bit, whoa, don't get rid of me, ayy

But love is so blind when you feel it (so blind)

Can't defeat it, hope you feelin' good

High hopes

High hopes

High hopes

High hopes

I'ma talk like I don't really mean it

Bless me, St. John's, I'ma act like I don't really need it

Bet you see these funds, ayy, they gon' cheer me up, ayy

Brand new whip sound like Cheerio, ayy, yeah, ayy

Wake me up, Rey Mysterio, ayy, yeah, hey

Wipe my eyes, can't see clearly, though

I been on the block, boy move soft like some cereal, ayy, yeah

High hopes with you, man, I wanna see you again

High hopes with you, man, I wanna see you again (yeah, yeah)

I don't think you good at keepin' secrets

All the bags on the floor make you heated

Blind my eyes, boy too bright, he got them sequins

Man, I hope you comin' back to cop that free shit

Back to cop that free shit, that's elite shit

High hopes

High hopes

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hope /hoʊp/ A1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to want something to happen or be true
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
blind /blaɪnd/ A2	adjective - unable to see
bright /braɪt/ A2	adjective - giving out a lot of light; intelligent
secret /ˈsiːkrɪt/ A1	noun - something that is kept hidden or unknown
clear /klɪr/ A2	adjective - easy to see through; transparent verb - to remove obstacles or make something easier to understand
lean /liːn/ B1	verb - to incline or bend the body in a particular direction
wipe /waɪp/ A1	verb - to clean or dry something by rubbing with a cloth or hand
cheer /tʃɪr/ A2	verb - to shout in praise or encouragement
elite /ɪˈliːt/ B1	adjective - the best or most skilled members of a group
sequin /ˈsiːkwɪn/ B2	noun - a small, shiny disk used for decoration on clothing
fund /fʌnd/ B1	noun - a sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose
whip /wɪp/ A2	noun - a device or motion used to strike or control
block /blɒk/ A1	noun - a solid piece of hard material
soft /sɒft/ A1	adjective - easy to mold, cut, or compress; not hard

Key Grammar Structures

• A little messed up, do you feel it?

  ➔ Inversion (Do-support for emphasis)

  ➔ The sentence uses **do** to create a question, emphasizing the feeling of being messed up. The inversion of subject and auxiliary verb adds to the informal, conversational tone.

• Am I really made of this? Am I really made of that?

  ➔ Parallelism & Rhetorical Questions

  ➔ The repeated structure 'Am I really made of...' and the use of two contrasting objects (this/that) creates parallelism. The questions are rhetorical, not expecting an answer, and used for emphasis.

• And is it so bad if you need me?

  ➔ Conditional Clause with 'if'

  ➔ This sentence uses a conditional clause to explore the hypothetical situation of the listener needing the speaker. 'If' introduces the condition (you need me).

• But love is so blind when you feel it (so blind)

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Time/Condition with 'when'

  ➔ 'When' introduces an adverbial clause, specifying the time or condition under which the main clause's statement is true. The phrase 'so blind' emphasizes the degree of blindness.

• I'ma talk like I don't really mean it

  ➔ Contraction and Ellipsis

  ➔ 'I'ma' is a contraction of 'I am going to'. The sentence employs ellipsis, omitting words for a more informal tone. 'Like' functions as a conjunction here.

• Bet you see these funds, ayy, they gon' cheer me up, ayy

  ➔ Contraction & Informal Language

  ➔ 'Gon' is short for 'going to'. The use of 'ayy' and the overall sentence structure reflect informal, colloquial speech.

• Brand new whip sound like Cheerio, ayy, yeah, ayy

  ➔ Simile and Slang

  ➔ The sentence uses a simile ('sound like') to compare the sound of the car to Cheerios. The repeated 'ayy' and 'yeah' are slang expressions.

• Man, I hope you comin' back to cop that free shit

  ➔ Informal Language & Ellipsis

  ➔ The sentence uses informal language, including the slang word 'shit'. Ellipsis occurs, omitting words for a more casual tone. 'Comin'' is a contraction.

• All the bags on the floor make you heated

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement and Informal phrasing

  ➔ Even though it's grammatically correct, the phrasing sounds more casual. The subject 'All the bags' is plural, and the verb 'make' agrees.