High Hopes – English Lyrics

• By: Kodaline
• Album: In a Perfect World

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - having been fractured or damaged.
scared /skerd/ A2	adjective - afraid; frightened.
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A1	noun - an emotional state or reaction. verb - perceive (something) by touch or other physical sensation.
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged; insane.
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of.
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A2	verb - have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something that one has known or experienced in the past).
blame /bleɪm/ B1	verb - assign responsibility for a fault or wrong.
accept /əkˈsept/ B1	verb - consent to receive or undertake (something offered).
start /stɑːrt/ A1	verb - begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space.
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - of great vertical extent.
hopes /hoʊps/ B1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
spinning /ˈspɪnɪŋ/ B1	verb - turn or cause to turn or whirl around quickly.
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
ghosts /ɡoʊsts/ B1	noun - an apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear or become manifest to the living, typically as a nebulous image.
memories /ˈmeməriz/ B1	noun - something remembered from the past; a recollection.
naive /naɪˈiːv/ B2	adjective - (of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment.

Key Grammar Structures

• It takes me back to when it all first started

  ➔ Present simple tense used with 'it takes' to describe a general truth or action

  ➔ 'It takes' is used to indicate the amount of time or effort needed for something

• But it's not that easy

  ➔ Use of 'it is not that easy' to express difficulty or challenge

  ➔ 'It's not that easy' is a common phrase to acknowledge difficulty in achieving or doing something

• Memories, they seem to show up so quick

  ➔ Use of 'seem to' + base verb to express an opinion or perception

  ➔ 'Seem to' is used to indicate something appears to be a certain way based on perception

• And the world keeps spinning around

  ➔ Present continuous tense with 'keeps' to show ongoing action or persistence

  ➔ 'Keeps spinning' illustrates the idea of something continuing without stopping