Only Human – English Lyrics

• By: Cheryl
• Album: Only Human

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Cheryl's 'Only Human,' an electronic ballad that invites listeners to embrace self-forgiveness and live authentically. This heartfelt song offers a rich vocabulary for expressing emotions and personal reflection, making it a unique way to connect with the nuances of English through its inspiring message and contemporary pop sound.

[English]

I've been holdin' out for some silver in the clouds

It just gets dark, it just gets hard to see

Well, you told me, "Go for broke", you go first, I'll hold the rope

And make your way down to solid ground with me

You are the universe

Do you see it, do you feel it hurt?

All the energy, stressin' over what we're worth

It's only love, it's only dust

Making up the two of us

And we all, all fall down

You're only human

You're only human

...

With your words stuck in your throat

Find our love through a telescope

Yeah, the view below gives me vertigo

So just keep your fingers crossed

Sign your luck and sing your loss

Until you love so loud, if you listen, you can hear it shout

You are the universe

Do you see it, do you feel it hurt?

All the energy, stressin' over what we're worth

It's only love, it's only dust

Making up the two of us

And we all, all fall down

You're only human

You're only human

...

I get out of the boxes I'm livin' in

I get out of this sin that I'm swimmin' in

Break it down, spit it out

Won't drown, won't track me down

I get out of the boxes I'm livin' in

I get out of this sin that I'm swimmin' in

Break it down, spit it out

Don't burn, let the color burst

You are the universe

Do you see it, do you feel it hurt?

All the energy, stressin' over what we're worth

It's only love, it's only dust

Making up the two of us

And we all, all fall down

You're only human

You're only human

You're only human

Oh-oh, you're only human

Oh, no, you're only human

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
human /ˈhjuːmən/ B1	adjective - relating to or characteristic of people
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection
energy /ˈɛnərdʒi/ B1	noun - the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity
worth /wɜrθ/ B2	noun - the value of something, especially in terms of money
dark /dɑrk/ A2	adjective - with little or no light
clouds /klaʊdz/ A1	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to separate into parts or destroy the cohesion of
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to drop down from a higher place to a lower level
drown /draʊn/ B2	verb - to submerge in water and kill by suffocation
color /ˈkʌlər/ A1	noun - the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light
view /vjuː/ A1	noun - the ability to see something or to be seen from a particular place
telescope /ˈtɛlɪskoʊp/ B2	noun - an optical instrument that aids in the observation of distant objects