Zero Gravity – English Lyrics

• By: Kate Miller-Heidke

Lyrics & Translation

Discover how Kate Miller-Heidke's "Zero Gravity" blends pop and opera to tell a powerful story of overcoming depression. This unique song offers a chance to explore the nuances of English while experiencing an uplifting message of resilience and freedom, making it a captivating and educational musical journey.

[English]

Hey, you

It's me again

Hey, you

Stone in my shoe

I've been aching

Feeling low

You're so heavy

I have got to let you go

I'm going where there's ze-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-ero

Gra-a-a-a-a-a-avity

Ze-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-ero

Gra-a-a-a-a-a-avity

Zero gravity

...

I'm free

Aah-aah-aah

Hey, you

Lock with no key

Hey, you

...

Earth with no sea

I've been freezing

On the ground

You're so heavy

I can't let you keep me down anymore

Oh, ze-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-ero

Gra-a-a-a-a-a-avity

Ze-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-ero

Gra-a-a-a-a-a-avity

(And it feels like)

Aah, ah-ah-ah-ah

(And it feels like)

Aah, ah-ah-ah-ah

(And it feels like)

Aah, ah-ah-ah-ah

(And it feels like)

Aah, ah-ah-ah-aaah

Nothing holding me down

Nothing holding me down

Nothing holding me down now

Nothing holding me down

Nothing holding me down

Nothing holding me down

Nothing holding me down now

Nothing holding me down

Ze-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-ero (nothing holding me down, nothing holding me down)

Gra-a-a-a-a-a-avity (nothing holding me down now, nothing holding me down)

Ze-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-ero (nothing holding me down, nothing holding me down)

Gra-a-a-a-a-a-avity (nothing holding me down now, nothing holding me down)

Ze-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-ero (nothing holding me down, nothing holding me down)

Gra-a-a-a-a-a-avity (nothing holding me down now, nothing holding me down)

Ze-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-ero (nothing holding me down, nothing holding me down)

Aah-aah-aah

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I have got to let you go.

  ➔ Modal verb "have got to"

  ➔ "Have got to" expresses strong obligation or necessity. It's similar to "have to" or "must". In this context, the speaker feels a strong need to end the relationship.

• I'm going where there's ze-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-ero Gra-a-a-a-a-a-avity

  ➔ Relative clause with "where"

  ➔ "Where" introduces a relative clause that modifies the noun "place" (implied). It indicates the destination or location the speaker is heading to.

• Lock with no key

  ➔ Prepositional phrase expressing lack of something

  ➔ The phrase "with no key" uses the preposition "with" to describe the lock as being without a key, emphasizing a sense of being trapped or inaccessible.

• I can't let you keep me down anymore.

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" + causative verb "let" + verb "keep" + adverb "anymore"

  ➔ This sentence uses multiple grammatical structures. "Can't let" expresses the speaker's refusal to allow someone to do something. "Keep me down" is an idiom that means to suppress or oppress someone. "Anymore" indicates that this situation has been ongoing but is now ending.

• Nothing holding me down now

  ➔ Present participle "holding" acting as an adjective

  ➔ "Holding" is a present participle that modifies "nothing," describing it as actively holding the speaker down. The word "now" emphasizes the change in the present moment.