Higher Power – English Lyrics

• By: Coldplay
• Album: Moon Music

Lyrics & Translation

“Higher Power” by Coldplay is an upbeat, 80s-inspired synth-pop track that offers a fantastic opportunity to learn English. Its clear, uplifting lyrics and catchy chorus make it easy to follow, allowing learners to grasp common phrases and expressions related to hope, joy, and overcoming challenges. The song's positive message and engaging musicality can help build vocabulary and improve listening comprehension in a fun and memorable way.

[English]

Three, two, one

...

Sometimes I just can't take it

Sometimes I just can't take it and it isn't alright

I'm not gonna make it

And I think my shoe's untied (oh-oh)

I'm like a broken record

I'm like a broken record, and I'm not playin' right

Drocer nekorb a ekil m'I

'Til you tell me on your heavenly phone

To hold tight (hold tight)

Come on (come on)

Come on (come on)

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Come on (come on)

Come on (come on)

Yeah, don't let go

Hold tight (hold tight)

Hold tight (hold tight)

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

"It's alright, it's alright," she said

I've got my hands up shakin' just to let you know

That you've got a higher power

Got me singin' every second, dancin' every hour

Oh, yeah, you've got a higher power

And you're really someone I wanna know (oh-oh)

...

This boy is electric (mmm)

This boy is electric and you're sparklin' like

The universe connected

And I'm buzzin' night after night after night (oh-oh)

This joy is electric (mmm)

This joy is electric and you're circuiting through

I'm so happy that I'm alive

Happy I'm alive at the same time as you

'Cause you've got a higher power

Got me singin' every second, dancin' every hour

Oh, yeah, you've got a higher power

And you're really someone I wanna know

(I wanna know, oh-oh, oh)

You've got, yeah, you've got a higher

You've got, yeah, you've got a higher

You've got, yeah, you've got a higher

You've got

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

You've got, oh, you've got a higher

You've got, yeah, you've got a higher

You've got, oh, you've got a higher

My hands up shaking just to let you know now

You've got a higher power

You've got me singin' every second, dancin' every hour

Oh, yeah, you've got a higher power

You're once in any lifetime

I'm going a million miles an hour

When for so long, I'd been down on my knees

Then your love song saved me over and over

For so long, I'd been down on my knees

'Til your love song floats me on, ee-oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to seize or capture verb - to endure or tolerate
alright /ɔːlˈraɪt/ A1	adjective - satisfactory but not exceptional
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - having been fractured or damaged
tell /tel/ A1	verb - to communicate information to someone
heavenly /ˈhevnli/ B2	adjective - resembling heaven; divine
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp or support with one's hands
higher /ˈhaɪər/ A2	adjective - situated at or extending to a great distance upwards
power /ˈpaʊər/ A2	noun - the ability to do something or act in a particular way
singing /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ A1	noun - the act of making musical sounds with the voice
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A1	noun - the activity of moving rhythmically to music
electric /ɪˈlektrɪk/ B1	adjective - relating to or operated by electricity adjective - very exciting
sparkling /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/ B2	adjective - shining brightly with flashes of light
connected /kəˈnektɪd/ B1	adjective - having a connection or relationship
buzzing /ˈbʌzɪŋ/ B2	verb - to make a low, continuous humming sound adjective - full of excitement and energy
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living, not dead
saved /seɪvd/ B1	verb - to rescue someone or something from danger
floats /floʊts/ B1	verb - rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking.

Key Grammar Structures

• Sometimes I just can't take it

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" for expressing inability.

  ➔ Here, "can't take it" means the speaker is finding something unbearable or difficult to endure. "Can't" is the contracted form of "cannot".

• I'm not gonna make it

  ➔ "gonna" as a colloquial form of "going to" for future tense.

  ➔ "I'm not gonna make it" expresses a pessimistic view about future success or survival. "Gonna" is a casual way to say "going to."

• I'm like a broken record

  ➔ Simile using "like" to make a comparison.

  ➔ The phrase "I'm like a broken record" is a simile. It compares the speaker to a broken record, implying repetition or getting stuck.

• 'Til you tell me on your heavenly phone

  ➔ Contraction "'Til" for "until". Preposition "on" with "phone".

  ➔ "'Til" is a shortened, informal version of "until". We use "on" when referring to communicating via a phone.

• I've got my hands up shakin' just to let you know

  ➔ Present perfect "I've got" (informal for "I have got"). Gerund "shakin'" modifying "hands". "Just to" expressing purpose.

  ➔ "I've got my hands up shakin'" means that the speaker is raising their hands and they are shaking. "Just to let you know" indicates the reason for this action.

• That you've got a higher power

  ➔ That-clause as object. Present perfect "you've got" (informal for "you have got").

  ➔ The phrase "that you've got a higher power" uses a "that" clause to express the object of knowledge. "You've got" is an informal way of saying "you have got".

• Happy I'm alive at the same time as you

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of "that") in "Happy I'm alive". Prepositional phrase "at the same time as".

  ➔ The sentence is a shortened form of "Happy that I'm alive..." The prepositional phrase "at the same time as" indicates coincidence in timing.