Higher Place – English Lyrics

• By: Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Ne-Yo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying world of electronic dance music with "Higher Place" by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Ne-Yo. This chart-topping hit, with its uplifting melodies and profound lyrics about everlasting love, offers a fantastic way to immerse yourself in English vocabulary related to emotions, relationships, and aspirations. Its clear vocals and catchy chorus make it an accessible and engaging song for language learners, providing a rhythmic and memorable experience to enhance your English listening and comprehension skills.

[English]

Show me to a higher place (higher place, higher place)

Take me to outer space (outer of space, outer of space)

I want you to be my friend (be my friend, be my friend)

We'll make it till the world ends (world ends, world ends)

Show me to a higher place (higher place, higher place)

Take me to outer space (outer of space, outer of space)

I want you to be my friend (be my friend, be my friend)

We'll make it till the world ends (world ends, world ends)

Don't give me love

Governed by life

Limited by

These worldy heights

I want a love

That the universe

Can never stop

Can never hurt

I want a love that will last

After this world is our past

A love that no time could erase

A love in a higher place

Show me to a higher place (higher place, higher place)

Take me to outer space (outer of space, outer of space)

I want you to be my friend (be my friend, be my friend)

We'll make it till the world ends (world ends, world ends)

Show me to a higher place

Take me to outer space

I want you to be my friend

We'll make it till the world ends

Don't sell me short

On unconditional

I want a love

Beyond what we all know oh

I want a love that will last

After this world is our past

A love that no time could erase

A love in a higher place

Show me to a higher place

Take me to outer space

I want you to be my friend

We'll make it till the world ends

Show me to a higher place

Take me to outer space

I want you to be my friend

We'll make it till the world ends

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or location verb - to put in a particular position
higher /ˈhaɪər/ A2	adjective - at a greater altitude or level
space /speɪs/ A2	noun - the physical universe beyond the earth's atmosphere
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
ends /ɛndz/ A2	verb - to come to a final part or conclusion noun - the final part of something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
limited /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/ B1	adjective - restricted in size, amount, or extent; small or few verb - to restrict the size, amount, or extent of (something)
heights /haɪts/ B1	noun - the measurement from base to top or apex
universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜːrs/ B1	noun - all existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos.
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - cause physical pain or injury to noun - physical injury or pain
last /læst/ A2	verb - continue or remain in operation or existence for a particular period of time adjective - coming after all others in time or order; final
past /pæst/ A2	noun - the time before the present adjective - that has existed or happened in the time before the present
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
erase /ɪˈreɪs/ B2	verb - rub out or remove (something written or drawn)
short /ʃɔːrt/ A2	adjective - of little length; not long
unconditional /ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəl/ C1	adjective - not subject to any conditions
sell /sɛl/ A2	verb - give or hand over (something) in exchange for money.
governed /ˈɡʌvərnd/ B2	verb - conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of (a state, organization, or people) with authority.

Key Grammar Structures

• Show me to a higher place

  ➔ Imperative mood + preposition 'to'

  ➔ The sentence uses the imperative mood, a command, using the base form of the verb 'show'. The preposition "to" indicates direction, where you are being directed. "Show" me the way "to" a higher place.

• Take me to outer space

  ➔ Imperative mood + preposition 'to'

  ➔ Similar to the previous example, it's an imperative sentence. 'Take' is the base verb. 'To outer space' indicates the destination or direction.

• We'll make it till the world ends

  ➔ Future simple (will) + adverbial clause of time (till)

  ➔ 'We'll' is a contraction of 'we will', showing future intention. 'Till' is used as a conjunction here, meaning 'until', connecting the main clause with the time when the action will stop.

• Don't give me love governed by life

  ➔ Negative imperative + past participle as adjective

  ➔ 'Don't give' is a negative command. 'Governed' is the past participle of 'govern' being used as an adjective to describe what kind of love is not wanted.

• Limited by these worldly heights

  ➔ Past participle as adjective + preposition 'by'

  ➔ 'Limited' is a past participle acting as an adjective modifying an unstated subject (e.g., love, feelings). The preposition 'by' indicates the agent or cause of the limitation.

• I want a love that will last

  ➔ Relative clause (that) modifying a noun

  ➔ 'That will last' is a relative clause that modifies the noun 'love'. It describes the type of love the speaker desires.

• After this world is our past

  ➔ Subject-verb-complement structure with possessive pronoun

  ➔ 'This world' is the subject, 'is' is the verb (linking verb), and 'our past' is the complement (a noun phrase). 'Our' is a possessive pronoun modifying 'past'.

• A love that no time could erase

  ➔ Relative clause + modal verb of ability (could)

  ➔ 'That no time could erase' is a relative clause modifying 'love'. 'Could erase' indicates a hypothetical ability: time is not able to erase the love.