High – English Lyrics

• By: James Blunt
• Album: Back To Bedlam

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into James Blunt's evocative song "High," a perfect track for language learners to explore expressions of profound happiness and new beginnings. Its clear, emotive lyrics about a 'beautiful dawn' and overcoming loneliness offer accessible vocabulary and a relatable story of hope, making it special for anyone seeking to understand heartfelt English songwriting.

[English]

Beautiful dawn

...

Lights up the shore for me

There is nothing else in the world

I'd rather wake up and see with you

Beautiful dawn

I'm just chasing time again

Thought I would die a lonely man

In endless night

But now I'm high

...

Running wild among all the stars above

Sometimes it's hard

To believe you remember me

...

Beautiful dawn

Melts with the stars again

Do you remember the day

When my journey began?

Will you remember the end of time?

Beautiful dawn

...

You're just blowing my mind again

Thought I was born to endless night

Until you shine

High

Running wild among all the stars above

Sometimes it's hard

To believe you remember me

...

Will you be my shoulder

When I'm grey and older?

Promise me tomorrow starts with you

Getting high

Running wild among all the stars above

Sometimes it's hard

To believe you remember me

High

Running wild among all the stars above

Sometimes it's hard

To believe you remember me

...

Key Grammar Structures

• There is nothing else in the world

  ➔ Existential 'there + be' structure with a quantifier and noun phrase.

  ➔ This line utilizes the **'there + be'** structure to express existence. 'Nothing else' acts as a quantifier, specifying what does not exist.

• I'd rather wake up and see with you

  ➔ Preference structure: 'would rather' + infinitive, and the use of preposition 'with' to indicate accompaniment.

  ➔ The phrase **'I'd rather'** expresses preference. The use of **'with you'** indicates accompaniment.

• Thought I would die a lonely man

  ➔ Conditional clause (implied) and the use of the verb 'die'. The structure is expressing a counterfactual thought or possibility.

  ➔ This sentence expresses a counterfactual thought. The use of **'would die'** indicates a hypothetical situation in the past, contrary to what happened. **'a lonely man'** is the complement.

• But now I'm high

  ➔ Simple present tense; 'high' as an adjective describing the current state.

  ➔ This is a simple declarative sentence, showing the current state. **'High'** is used as an adjective.

• Running wild among all the stars above

  ➔ Present participle used as a modifier; Prepositional phrase 'among all the stars above'.

  ➔ **'Running'** acts as a participle, modifying the implied subject (I). The prepositional phrase provides context.

• Sometimes it's hard

  ➔ It as a subject, and 'hard' as an adjective.

  ➔ Simple structure with **'it'** as the subject and **'hard'** as the adjective describing the difficulty of something (implied).

• Will you remember the end of time?

  ➔ Future tense using 'will'; Direct Object 'the end of time'.

  ➔ This is a future tense question. The subject is 'you'. **'Will'** indicates the future. **'the end of time'** is the object.

• You're just blowing my mind again

  ➔ Present continuous tense, emphasizing an ongoing action; 'again' as an adverb of time.

  ➔ This line uses the present continuous tense (**'You're blowing'**) to describe an action happening now or around now. **'Again'** signifies repetition.

• Promise me tomorrow starts with you

  ➔ Imperative sentence; Structure: Verb (promise) + object (me) + clause. Future tense implied in 'tomorrow starts'.

  ➔ This is an imperative sentence, making a request. The structure **'Promise me'** is followed by a clause. The future is implied.