High and Dry
Radiohead · 1995
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Don't leave me high
- Don't leave me dry
- Don't leave me high
- Don't leave me dry
Sing the opening verse
- Two jumps in a week
- I bet you think that's pretty clever, don't you, boy?
- Flying on your motorcycle
- Watching all the ground beneath you drop
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Watching all the ground beneath you drop
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You broke another mirror
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You will be the one who cannot talk
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
They're the ones who'll spit at you
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
The best thing that you've ever, ever had
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Two ? in a week
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Kill ? to never, ever stop
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Don't ? me high
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
They're the ones ? spit at you
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
The best ? that you've ever, ever had
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "don't" in the whole song?
"don't"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "leave" in the whole song?
"leave"
Exercise 24
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- Flying on your motorcycle
- The best thing that you've ever, ever had
- They're the ones who'll hate you
Exercise 25
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "High and Dry" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 26
If you could ask Radiohead one question about "High and Dry", what would it be and why?
Exercise 27
Rewrite the chorus of "High and Dry" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
that's→don't→you'd→you're→they're→you've→
Exercise 29
If you could change the ending of the story told in "High and Dry", what would happen instead?
Exercise 30
"High and Dry" was released in 1995. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.