Human Heart – English Lyrics

• By: Coldplay, We Are KING, Jacob Collier
• Album: Music Of The Sphere

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depths of Coldplay's "Human Heart," a collaboration with We Are KING and Jacob Collier. This song offers a poignant exploration of vulnerability and emotional expression, making it an excellent choice for understanding nuanced feelings and the language used to describe them in English.

[English]

Boys

Boys don't cry

...

Boys keep it all inside

I tried to hide it underneath

Still my heart starts to beat

My human heart

Only got a human heart

I wish it didn't run away

I wish it didn't fall apart

Oh, my human heart

Night and day, light and dark

Any day it could be torn in half (ooh)

Only got a human heart

Girls can make believe

Girls wear it on the sleeve

Thought I could pretend for trying's sake

Still my heart had to break

My human heart

Only got a human heart

I wish it didn't run away

I wish it didn't fall apart

Oh, my human heart

Night and day, light and dark

Any day it could be torn in half (ooh)

Only got a human heart

Ooh

Ooh

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation noun - the center of emotion
human /ˈhjuːmən/ A2	adjective - relating to or characteristic of people or human beings noun - a human being
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears noun - an act of crying
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put or keep out of sight
beat /biːt/ B1	verb - to strike repeatedly verb - (of the heart) to pulsate noun - a rhythmic pulsation
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to operate or function
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to drop to the ground unintentionally noun - an act of falling
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ B1	adverb - separated by a distance
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - the period of light between sunrise and sunset
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. adjective - of little weight; not heavy.
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light
torn /tɔːrn/ B2	verb - past participle of tear: to damage by pulling apart
sleeve /sliːv/ B1	noun - the part of a garment that covers the arm
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces verb - to violate or fail to observe (a law, promise, or agreement).
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of.
trying /ˈtraɪɪŋ/ B1	adjective - difficult or annoying

Key Grammar Structures

• Boys don't cry

  ➔ Present Simple Negative

  ➔ Uses the auxiliary verb "don't" (do + not) to negate the action of "cry" in the present simple. Used to express general truths or habits.

• Boys keep it all inside

  ➔ Present Simple

  ➔ Expresses a general truth or habit. The verb "keep" is in the base form because the subject is plural ("Boys").

• I tried to hide it underneath

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ The verb "tried" is the past simple form of "try". It describes a completed action in the past: the act of trying to hide something.

• Still my heart starts to beat

  ➔ Present Simple

  ➔ The verb "starts" is in the present simple, indicating a present action or fact. Note the third-person singular conjugation due to the singular subject "my heart".

• I wish it didn't run away

  ➔ Past Simple Subjunctive (with "wish")

  ➔ Expresses a wish about a present situation that is not true or is unlikely to happen. "didn't run away" is in the past simple, but in this context, it refers to the present.

• Any day it could be torn in half

  ➔ Modal verb (could) + Passive Voice

  ➔ "Could" expresses possibility. "Be torn" is in the passive voice, indicating that the subject "it" (the heart) is receiving the action.

• Girls can make believe

  ➔ Modal verb "can"

  ➔ "Can" expresses ability or possibility. In this context, it indicates that girls *have the ability* to make believe.

• Girls wear it on the sleeve

  ➔ Present Simple

  ➔ Expresses a general truth or characteristic. "Wear it on the sleeve" is an idiom, meaning to openly display one's feelings.