“High Enough to Carry You Over” is a song off of CHVRCHES‘ sophomore album, Every Open Eye. It’s the only standard edition track where Martin Doherty takes the mic in lieu of Lauren Mayberry.
Martin accuses his soon-to-be ex of being their breakup’s main instigator, similar to “Leave a Trace.”
[Verse 1]
No more barricades, slowly diffusing
I'll be leaving now, nobody's losing
If you could play your part, stay in resistance
Every fault would fade into the distance
[Pre-Chorus]
Run if you like
All the mistakes that you left behind
Hold me down
You can't deny and I can't deny
Open your eyes
I'll look away and you come around
To build your words
High enough to carry you over
[Chorus]
And I never would've given you up
Never would've given you up, you up
If you only hadn't given me up
Only hadn't given me up, me up
Then I never would've given you up
Never would've given you up, you up
If you only hadn't given me up
Only hadn't given me up, me up
[Verse 2]
No more clarity, only confusion
Every focused thought just an illusion
If I could see you now, if you would listen
Every fault would fade into the distance
[Pre-Chorus]
Run if you like
All the mistakes that you left behind
Hold me down
You can't deny and I can't deny
Open your eyes
I'll look away and you come around
To build your words
High enough to carry you over
[Chorus]
And I never would've given you up
Never would've given you up, you up
If you only hadn't given me up
Only hadn't given me up, me up
Then I never would've given you up
Never would've given you up, you up
If you only hadn't given me up
Only hadn't given me up, me up
[Bridge]
And you are
If I only hadn't given you up
If you only hadn't given me up
And you are
If I only hadn't given you up
Losin' my breath and leavin' the rest
[Pre-Chorus]
Run if you like
All the mistakes that you left behind
Hold me down
You can't deny and I can't deny
Open your eyes
I'll look away and you come around
To build your words
High enough to carry you over
[Chorus]
And I never would've given you up
Never would've given you up, you up
If you only hadn't given me up
Only hadn't given me up, me up
Then I never would've given you up
Never would've given you up, you up
If you only hadn't given me up
Only hadn't given me up, me up
Then I never would've given you up
Never would've given you up, you up
If you only hadn't given me up
Only hadn't given me up, me up
Then I never would've given you up
Never would've given you up, you up
If you only hadn't given me up
Only hadn't given me up
High Enough to Carry You Over was written by Lauren Mayberry & Martin Doherty & Iain Cook.
High Enough to Carry You Over was produced by CHVRCHES.
CHVRCHES released High Enough to Carry You Over on Fri Sep 25 2015.