[Chorus] Had to have high, high hopes for a living Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision Always had high, high hopes (High, high hopes) Had to have high, high hopes for a living Didn't know how but I always had a feeling I was gonna be that one in a million Always had high, high hopes
[Verse 1] Mama said, fulfill the prophecy Be something greater, go make a legacy Manifest destiny, back in the days We wanted everything, wanted everything Mama said, burn your biographies Rewrite your history, light up your wildest dreams Museum victories, every day We wanted everything, wanted everything
[Pre-Chorus] Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated All tied up, no more love and I'd hate to see you waiting 母は言った、「諦めちゃダメ、少しつらい時もある 身動きも取れず、愛も信じられない、でもそんなあなたを見たくない」
[Verse 2] Mama said, it's uphill for oddities The stranger crusaders, ain't ever wannabes The weird and the novelties don't ever change We wanted everything, wanted everything (High, high hopes)
[Bridge] Stay up on that rise Stay up on that rise and never come down, oh Stay up on that rise Stay up on that rise and never come down
そのまま上がり続けろ 上昇気流に乗るんだ、落ちることなく 上がり続けるんだ 天高く、下は見ないで
[Pre-Chorus] Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated All tied up, no more love and I'd hate to see you waiting They say it's all been done but they haven't seen the best of me-eh-eh-eh So I got one more run and it's gonna be a sight to see-eh-eh-eh
”Shoot for”で「~を目指す」という意味があります。 直訳すると「星を目指す」という意味から転じて、 「目標を高く持つ、高望みをする」という意味で使われます。 似た表現に”reach for the stars”という表現もあります。 ここでは、どんなに困窮似ていた時でも、高い目標を持ち続けたブレンドンの意志の強さを表しています。
[Verse 1] Do you ever feel like a plastic bag Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again? Do you ever feel, feel so paper-thin Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?
Do you ever feel already buried deep? Six feet under screams, but no one seems to hear a thing Do you know that there's still a chance for you? 'Cause there's a spark in you
[Verse 2] You don't have to feel like a waste of space You're original, cannot be replaced If you only knew what the future holds After a hurricane comes a rainbow
Maybe a reason why all the doors are closed So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow And when it's time, you'll know
My name is Auggie Pullman. Next week I start fifth grade, and since I’ve never been to a real school before I’m pretty much totally petrified. Absolutely.
[Pre-Chorus] And I ain't tryna mess with your self-expression But I've learned a lesson that stressin' and obsessin' 'bout somebody else is no fun And snakes and stones never broke my bones
[Chorus] So oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh You need to calm down, you're being too loud And I'm just like oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh (Oh) You need to just stop, like can you just not step on my (his, our) gown? You need to calm down
[Verse 2] You are somebody that we don't know But you're comin' at my friends like a missile Why are you mad when you could be GLAAD? (You could be GLAAD) Sunshine on the street at the parade But you would rather be in the dark ages Makin' that sign must've taken all night
[Pre-Chorus] You just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace And control your urges to scream about all the people you hate 'Cause shade never made anybody less gay
このようにして、テイラーがヘビ(嘘つき)女と呼ばれるようになってしまう事件が 起こってしまいました。 テイラーの6枚目のアルバム"Reputaion"に収録されている”Look What You Made Me Do"という曲は、このヘビ女事件と、 ケイティ・ペリーとの長年の確執(英語だとFeud)を歌っている内容となります。
以上が歌詞に登場しているSnakeの説明となります。
Stonesは下記の英語のことわざから引用していると考えています。
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
[Verse 2] New money, suit and tie I can read you like a magazine Ain't it funny? Rumors fly And I know you heard about me So hey, let's be friends I'm dyin' to see how this one ends Grab your passport and my hand I can make the bad guys good for a weekend
'Cause we're young and we're reckless We'll take this way too far It'll leave you breathless, hmm Or with a nasty scar Got a long list of ex-lovers They'll tell you I'm insane But I've got a blank space, baby And I'll write your name
[Verse 4] Screaming, crying, perfect storms I can make all the tables turn Rose garden filled with thorns Keep you second guessin' like "Oh my God, who is she?" I get drunk on jealousy But you'll come back each time you leave 'Cause, darling, I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream