Keep Your Head Up – English Lyrics

• By: Andy Grammer

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the inspiring message of Andy Grammer's 'Keep Your Head Up,' a song about perseverance and positivity. Learn how this catchy tune can help you navigate life's challenges with a smile, offering valuable lessons in resilience and optimism. Explore the song's creation, meaning, and impact, and let its uplifting lyrics brighten your day.

[English]

Whoa, ayy

Whoa-oh, oh

I've been waiting on a sunset, bills on my mindset

I can't deny they're getting high

Higher than my income, income's breadcrumbs

I've been trying to survive

The glow that the sun gets right around sunset

Helps me realize that

This is just a journey, drop your worries

You are gonna turn out fine

Oh, you'll turn out fine

Fine, oh, you'll turn out fine

But you gotta keep your head up, oh

And you can let your hair down, ayy

You gotta keep your head up, oh

And you can let your hair down, ayy

I know it's hard, know it's hard to remember sometimes

But you gotta keep your head up, oh

And you can let your hair down, ayy

I got my hands in my pockets, kicking these rocks

It's kinda hard to watch this life go by

I'm buying into skeptics, skeptics mess with

The confidence in my eyes

I'm seeing all the angles, thoughts get tangled

I start to compromise

My life and the purpose, is it all worth it?

Am I gonna turn out fine?

Oh, you'll turn out fine

Fine, oh, you'll turn out fine

But you gotta keep your head up, oh

And you can let your hair down, ayy

You gotta keep your head up, oh

And you can let your hair down, ayy

I know it's hard, know it's hard to remember sometimes

But you gotta keep your head up, oh

And you can let your hair down, ayy

Only rainbows after rain

The sun will always come again

And it's a circle, circling around again

It comes around again

I said, only rainbows after rain

The sun will always come again

And it's a circle, circling around again

It comes around

But you gotta keep your head up, oh

And you can let your hair down, ayy

You gotta keep your head up, oh

And you can let your hair down, ayy

I know it's hard, know it's hard to remember sometimes

But you gotta keep your head up, oh

And you can let your hair down, ayy

And keep your head up (oh)

And you can let your hair down (ayy)

Keep your head up (oh)

And you can let your hair down (ayy)

Keep your head up (oh)

And you can let your hair down (ayy)

I said, oh (oh, ayy)

No-no, no, no-no, no

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A2	verb - staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or event.
sunset /ˈsʌnset/ A2	noun - the time when the sun disappears below the horizon
bills /bɪlz/ A2	noun - a statement of the amount of money owed for goods or services
mindset /ˈmaɪndset/ B2	noun - the established set of attitudes held by someone
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - of great vertical extent.
income /ˈɪnkʌm/ A2	noun - money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments.
breadcrumbs /ˈbrɛdkrʌmz/ B2	noun - small pieces of bread, especially dried ones, used for coating food before frying or grilling.
glow /ɡloʊ/ B1	noun - a steady radiance of light or heat.
journey /ˈdʒɜːrni/ B1	noun - an act of traveling from one place to another.
worries /ˈwɜːriz/ A2	noun - the state of being anxious and troubled over actual or potential problems.
hair /heər/ A1	noun - any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans
hard /hɑːrd/ A1	adjective - solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced.
rocks /rɑːks/ A1	noun - the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
skeptics /ˈskeptɪks/ C1	noun - persons who question the validity of claims lacking empirical evidence.
confidence /ˈkɑːnfɪdəns/ B1	noun - the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; firm trust.
angles /ˈæŋɡlz/ B1	noun - a particular way of approaching or considering a matter
thoughts /θɔːts/ A2	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind
tangled /ˈtæŋɡəld/ B2	adjective - twisted together untidily; matted.
compromise /ˈkɑːmprəmaɪz/ B2	verb - to settle a dispute by mutual concession.
purpose /ˈpɜːrpəs/ B1	noun - the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.
worth /wɜːrθ/ A2	adjective - having a specified value.
rainbows /ˈreɪnboʊz/ A2	noun - A multicolored arc in the sky caused by refraction and dispersion of light in rain or water droplets.
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - Moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops.
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - The star that provides light and heat to Earth.
circle /ˈsɜːrkl/ A1	noun - A round plane figure whose boundary consists of points equidistant from a fixed point.

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been waiting on a sunset, bills on my mindset

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The present perfect continuous, "I've been waiting", emphasizes the duration of the action leading up to the present moment. It suggests the speaker has been waiting for some time and is still waiting.

• I can't deny they're getting high

  ➔ Gerund (getting)

  ➔ "Getting" functions as part of the continuous tense, describing an ongoing process. The phrase means the bills are increasing substantially.

• Higher than my income, income's breadcrumbs

  ➔ Comparative adjective

  ➔ "Higher than" is a comparative adjective showing that the bills are greater than the income. It is the comparative form of the adjective "high".

• Helps me realize that This is just a journey

  ➔ Noun Clause (that this is just a journey)

  ➔ The word "that" introduces a noun clause that functions as the object of the verb "realize". The entire clause is the thing the speaker is realizing.

• You are gonna turn out fine

  ➔ Future with "gonna"

  ➔ "Gonna" is a contraction of "going to", used to express a future intention or prediction. In this case, it indicates a prediction or assurance that the listener will be fine in the future.

• But you gotta keep your head up, oh

  ➔ Modal Verb "gotta"

  ➔ "Gotta" is a colloquial contraction of "got to", expressing necessity or obligation. Here, it means "you have to" or "you must" keep your head up.

• I know it's hard, know it's hard to remember sometimes

  ➔ Ellipsis (Subject and Auxiliary Verb)

  ➔ The repeated "know" implies an omitted "I know". This is ellipsis, where words are left out because they are understood from the context. Complete sentence would be "I know it's hard, I know it's hard to remember sometimes".

• Only rainbows after rain

  ➔ Inversion (emphasis)

  ➔ While the sentence is simple, it's implying "There are only rainbows after rain." The emphasis is placed on "only rainbows" by placing it at the beginning of the sentence. This is a form of stylistic inversion.