The Hills – English Lyrics

• By: The Weeknd
• Album: Beauty Behind The Madness

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the haunting world of The Weeknd's 'The Hills' to unlock a rich vocabulary for discussing complex emotions like guilt, desire, and the intoxicating allure of a hidden life. Its raw lyrics and dark, cinematic soundscape offer a unique insight into contemporary R&B, making it a powerful song to explore authentic English expressions and cultural references.

[English]

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Your man on the road, he doing promo ♪

♪ You said keep our business on the low-low ♪

♪ I'm just trying to get you out the friend zone ♪

♪ 'Cause you look even better than the photos ♪

♪ I can't find your house, send me the info ♪

♪ Driving through the gated residential ♪

♪ Found out I was coming, sent your friends home ♪

♪ Keep on trying to hide it, but your friends know ♪

♪ I only call you when it's half-past five ♪

♪ The only time that I'll be by your side ♪

♪ I only love it when you touch me, not feel me ♪

♪ When I'm fucked up, that's the real me ♪

♪ When I'm fucked up, that's the real me, yeah ♪

♪ I only call you when it's half-past five ♪

♪ The only time I'd ever call you mine ♪

♪ I only love it when you touch me, not feel me ♪

♪ When I'm fucked up, that's the real me ♪

♪ When I'm fucked up, that's the real me, babe ♪

♪ I'ma let you know and keep it simple ♪

♪ Trying to keep it up don't seem so simple ♪

♪ I just fucked two bitches 'fore I saw you ♪

♪ And you gon' have to do it at my tempo ♪

♪ Always trying to send me off to rehab ♪

♪ Drugs started feeling like it's decaf ♪

♪ I'm just trying to live life for the moment ♪

♪ And all these motherfuckers want a relapse ♪

♪ I only call you when it's half-past five ♪

♪ The only time that I'll be by your side ♪

♪ I only love it when you touch me, not feel me ♪

♪ When I'm fucked up, that's the real me ♪

♪ When I'm fucked up, that's the real me, yeah ♪

♪ I only call you when it's half-past five ♪

♪ The only time I'd ever call you mine ♪

♪ I only love it when you touch me, not feel me ♪

♪ When I'm fucked up, that's the real me ♪

♪ When I'm fucked up, that's the real me, babe ♪

♪ Hills have eyes, the hills have eyes ♪

♪ Who are you to judge ♪

♪ Who are you to judge ♪

♪ Hide your lies, girl, hide your lies ♪

♪ Only you to trust ♪

♪ Only you ♪

♪ I only call you when it's half-past five ♪

♪ The only time that I'll be by your side ♪

♪ I only love it when you touch me, not feel me ♪

♪ When I'm fucked up, that's the real me ♪

♪ When I'm fucked up, that's the real me, yeah ♪

♪ I only call you when it's half-past five ♪

♪ The only time I'd ever call you mine ♪

♪ I only love it when you touch me, not feel me ♪

♪ When I'm fucked up, that's the real me ♪

♪ When I'm fucked up, that's the real me, babe ♪

(soft music) (singing in Amharic)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another
business /ˈbɪznɪs/ A2	noun - a person's regular occupation, profession, or trade.
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection.
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation.
gated /ˈɡeɪtɪd/ B2	adjective - having a gate, especially one that restricts access
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put something out of sight
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection or liking for noun - an intense feeling of affection.
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - come into or be in contact with something noun - the action of touching
real /riːəl/ A2	adjective - actually existing or occurring
simple /ˈsɪmpəl/ A2	adjective - easily understood or done
tempo /ˈtɛmpoʊ/ B2	noun - the speed at which a passage of music is or should be played.
drugs /drʌɡz/ B1	noun - a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs used for seeing
judge /dʒʌdʒ/ B1	verb - form an opinion or conclusion about. noun - a public official appointed to decide cases in a law court.
trust /trʌst/ B1	verb - believe in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of (someone or something). noun - firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.

Key Grammar Structures

• I can't find your house, send me the info

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't' + base verb

  ➔ 'Can't' is a contraction of 'cannot', expressing inability or prohibition.

• I'm just trying to get you out the friend zone

  ➔ Present continuous tense ('am trying') + infinitive

  ➔ The phrase 'trying to' indicates an ongoing effort or attempt to do something.

• Found out I was coming, sent your friends home

  ➔ Past simple tense ('found', 'sent')

  ➔ The verbs 'found out' and 'sent' are in past simple tense, indicating completed actions in the past.

• Only you to trust

  ➔ Infinitive 'to trust' after 'only you'

  ➔ The phrase 'to trust' is an infinitive that complements the subject 'only you', emphasizing trust.

• Who are you to judge

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with 'who are you' + infinitive 'to judge'

  ➔ The question 'who are you to judge' challenges authority or moral standpoint of the person asked.

• Hide your lies, girl, hide your lies

  ➔ Imperative sentences ('hide your lies') and with vocative ('girl')

  ➔ An imperative sentence giving a command, addressed to 'girl' as a vocative.