Hymn For The Weekend – English Lyrics

• By: Coldplay
• Album: A Head Full of Dreams

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the uplifting message and vibrant sounds of Coldplay's 'Hymn For The Weekend,' a song that blends themes of love, celebration, and cultural appreciation. Delve into the lyrics and learn how this track, featuring Beyoncé, encourages listeners to find joy in life's simple moments and embrace the power of human connection.

[English]

oh angel sent from up above you know you make my world light up

when I was down, when I was hurt you came to lift me up

life is a drink and love’s a drug oh now I think I must be miles up

when I was a river dried up you came to rain a flood

you said ‘drink from me, drink from me’ when I was so thirsty

poured on a symphony now I just can’t get enough

put your wings on me, on me when I was so heavy

poured on a symphony when I’m low low low low

I oh I oh I got me feeling drunk and high

so high so high oh I oh I oh I

now I’m feeling drunk and high so high so high

oh angel sent from up above I feel you coursing through my blood

life is a drink and your love’s about to make the stars come out

put your wings on me, on me when I was so heavy

poured on a symphony when I’m low low low low

I oh I oh I you got me feeling drunk and high

so high so high oh I oh I oh I

now I’m feeling drunk and high so high so high

I oh I oh I la la la la la la la

so high so high

oh I oh I oh I now I’m feeling drunk and high

so high so high that I shoot across the sky

that I shoot across the that I shoot across the sky

watch me shoot across the…..

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ B1	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as a messenger of God
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible verb - to make something start to burn
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
flood /flʌd/ B2	noun - an overflow of water onto land that is normally dry
symphony /ˈsɪmfəni/ B2	noun - an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra
thirsty /ˈθɜːrsti/ B1	adjective - feeling a need to drink
heavy /ˈhɛvi/ A2	adjective - of great weight; difficult to lift or move
drunk /drʌŋk/ B1	adjective - having consumed too much alcohol
high /haɪ/ A2	adjective - at a great distance above the ground
miles /maɪlz/ A2	noun - a unit of distance equal to 1,760 yards
coursing /ˈkɔːrsɪŋ/ C1	verb - to flow or run through something
shoot /ʃuːt/ B1	verb - to fire a projectile from a weapon
stars /stɑːrz/ A2	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky

Key Grammar Structures

• you know you make my world light up

  ➔ Simple Present Tense

  ➔ Used to express facts or habitual actions; here, it indicates a general truth about the love.

• when I was down, when I was hurt

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ Describes a completed action or state that happened in the past.

• life is a drink and love’s a drug

  ➔ Metaphorical Expression

  ➔ Uses metaphor to compare life and love to substances, emphasizing their intense and addictive qualities.

• put your wings on me, on me

  ➔ Imperative with Verb Phrase

  ➔ Imperative mood used to give a command or request; here, it is an emotional plea.

• I shoot across the sky

  ➔ Present Simple for Habitual Action

  ➔ Expresses a recurring or habitual action, indicating a continuous or repeated movement.

• so high so high

  ➔ Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ Repetition used for emphasis, highlighting the feeling of being extremely high.

• watch me shoot across the…..

  ➔ Imperative with Verb Phrase

  ➔ Imperative form used to command or invite the listener to observe the action.