Higher – English Lyrics

• By: Chris Stapleton
• Album: Higher

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of Chris Stapleton's 'Higher,' a song that beautifully illustrates how profound feelings can be expressed through simple, yet powerful metaphors. For English language learners, this song is a fantastic way to explore comparative language and the use of imagery to convey deep emotion. The clear, heartfelt lyrics offer a masterclass in storytelling, making the language of love and adoration universally understandable and moving.

[English]

I could climb the highest hill

Reach my hands up to the sky

Maybe touch a passin' cloud

My heart would know all the while

That you take me higher

So much higher

...

I could board an aeroplane

And look down across the land

But it could never reach that place

That I know your sweet lovin' can

...

Cause you take me higher

So much higher

...

Your love's the sunrise that turns my night into day

It gives me wings and lets me fly away

...

I could shoot out into space

Count the endless sea of stars

But with you, I'd have to say

My heaven's never quite that far

'Causе you take me higher

So much highеr

So much higher

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
climb /klaɪm/ A2	verb - to move up, using the hands and feet or by a steep ascent
highest /ˈhaɪɪst/ A2	adjective - at the greatest vertical extent; top
hill /hɪl/ A1	noun - a naturally raised area of land, smaller than a mountain
reach /riːtʃ/ A2	verb - to stretch out an arm or hand in order to touch or grasp something verb - to arrive at a place, a state, or a level
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the area above the earth, in which clouds, the sun, and stars can be seen
cloud /klaʊd/ A1	noun - a visible mass of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system; also, the emotional or spiritual core of a person
higher /ˈhaɪər/ A2	adjective - at or to a greater height adverb - to a greater degree or level
board /bɔːrd/ B1	verb - to get on or into a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle
aeroplane /ˈeərəpleɪn/ A2	noun - a powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a jet engine or propellers
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
sweet /swiːt/ B1	adjective - pleasant and endearing; delightful
sunrise /ˈsʌnraɪz/ A2	noun - the time in the morning when the sun appears or begins to rise in the sky
wings /wɪŋz/ A2	noun - the modified forelimbs of a bird or insect, used for flying; also, a main supporting surface of an aircraft
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - to move through the air using wings or an engine
shoot /ʃuːt/ B1	verb - to move swiftly and suddenly in a specified direction (e.g., 'shoot out into space')
space /speɪs/ A2	noun - the universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
endless /ˈɛndləs/ B2	adjective - having no end or limit
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky that is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ B1	noun - a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God and the angels; also, a state of supreme happiness