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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Hilltop Hoods
Performer
James Chatburn
Vocals
Matthew Lambert
Rap
Barry Francis
DJ
Daniel Smith
Rap
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra
Jamie Messenger
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Matthew Lambert
Composer
Barry Francis
Composer
Daniel Smith
Composer
Andrew Burford
Composer
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Orchestrator
Jamie Messenger
Co-Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
One Above
Producer
Matthew Lambert
Mixing Engineer
Barry Francis
Mixing Engineer
Neville Clark
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Life tempo unsustainable
Try memo all my days in full
Time encroach till I can't escape it all
Or die in the hope of the unobtainable
Drivin' this road's like lucid dreamin'
Sleep through the daytime, fly through the evening
If idol dreaming give life to my demons
Then please don't wake me, I'll die while I'm sleepin'
Man, I swore I never been here before
This tour's like a storm, blew me up on the shore
Don't know if I'm coming or going or who's runnin' this show
And whether it's curtains or encore
And everyday, I spend in space and dimension
Feelin' like I snap so frayed from the tension
Breaking the connection, chasing my redemption
Looking in the wrong place for perfection
I brought a piece of the road into the peace of our home
You the cornerstone of every bit of peace that I've known
But this fever to roam, I can't leave it alone
It claws at my flesh and it's deep in my bones
The music brought me back to life
But it was you that wore the sacrifice
Lost time, lost sleep, lost point of view
Lost high, lost me, lost all but you
[Chorus]
If we go higher, tryna tame the clouds
Lost in the night, the only way is down
Still, we go higher, tryna sate this thirst
Till we fly into the sun and fall in flames to Earth, Earth, Earth
[Refrain]
Higher
Higher
Higher
Ohh
[Verse 2]
She used to say, "You make me wanna run to you
I'm so proud of your accomplishments"
Looked at me like I had hung the moon
Now she looks at me like I'm blockin' it
'Cause when you're deep on a tour, no rest
Not feeling human, like you failed the Turing test
She don't want you to bounce too soon, man
I feel like Andy Kaufman, the Man on the Moon, and
When I'm feelin' half-human
I'm still hard to kill like Vents and Rasputin
And when life put the boot in
You gotta hit 'em with the fire, Street Fighter, Hadouken
24/7 ride the clouds on a 747, lights out, damn
I've never felt more present than I have right now
Shook to life by the landing gear
Inflight radio playin' 'Chandelier'
Now I'm standin' here with no standing room
Waiting on an old man to grab a bag or two
Then he tipped his hat and asked what I do
I said, "Dude, this is what I do"
And I'ma be consumed by all this so-called fun
I'ma burn up soon tryna touch the sun
[Chorus]
If we go higher, tryna tame the clouds
Lost in the night, the only way is down
Still we go higher, tryna sate this thirst
Till we fly into the sun and fall in flames to Earth, Earth, Earth
[Refrain]
Higher
Higher
Higher
Ohh
[Refrain]
Higher
Higher
Higher
Ohh
[Refrain]
Higher
High
I-igh
Ohh
[Chorus]
If we go higher, tryna tame the clouds
Lost in the night, the only way is down
Still we go higher, tryna sate this thirst
Till we fly into the sun and fall in flames to Earth
[Outro]
Higher
Higher
Higher
Ohh
Written by: Andrew Burford, Barry Francis, Daniel Smith, Matthew Lambert