Imogen Heap - Half Life Lyrics






I knew that I'd get like this again
That's why I try to keep at bay
Be a hundred percent when I'm with you and then
A perfect heart's length away

The stickler is you've played not one beat wrong
You never promised me anything
Even sat me down, warned me just how they fall
And I knew the odds were I'd never win

yet here I am
It's a half life
With you as my quarterback
A daft life

My self-worth measured in text back tempo
It's been 2 days and 8 minutes too slow
There may well be others but I still like to pretend
That I'm the one you really want to grow old with

You've got a schedule to stick to
Got a world to keep sweet
You're so much to everyone all the time
Will you ever slow down? Will I ever come first?
The universe contracts to sign
Hold me darling, please

It's a half life
With you as my quarterback
A daft life
It's a half life
With you as my quarterback
A daft life

You know you'll never be lonely
You know you'll always be loved
And maybe you'll never need more than that
But of the surplus that loves, what's to become of us?
Does it even register on your conscience?

Long for one last showdown
From a box in the crowd, air compressed tight to explode
I'm clenching my ticket to the only way out
As you disappear in a puff of smoke

It's a half life
With you as my quarterback
A daft life





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  1. b.... ....

    i wish she could actually make the soundtrack for half life alyx. that would be dope af.

  2. S.... S....

    "There may well be others but I still like to pretend
    That I'm the one you really want to grow old with"

    This part always aches my chest.

  3. G.... B....

    scrolled to the comments and bitch what the fuck

  4. A.... V....

    It's alright, I didn't need my heart anyway...😟 Scorbus, stay, don't break

  5. C.... S....

    "There may well be others, but I like to pretend
    That I'm the one you really want to grow old with"
    This line hit me so hard, god
    I almost cried
    I was just making a pbj

  6. B.... M....

    Imogen is a criminally underrated and influential artist.

  7. E.... ....

    Half Life 3

  8. C.... B....

    I came here because i love Imogen Heap and now that I read the comments I remember she did the music for Cursed Child!! I kinda wanna see it now

  9. K.... ....

    Where is the 3rd ?

  10. R.... P....

    Isn't this the name of a game?

  11. E.... ....

    I feel like it's Scorpius narrating this. Saying sorry that he wasn't a good enough friend. Thinking it's his fault that Albus isn't his friend anymore. And now I'm sobbing.

  12. D.... G....

    "I knew that I'd get like this again
    That's why I try to keep at bay
    Be a hundred percent when I'm with you and then
    A perfect heart's length away

    The stickler is you've played not one beat wrong
    You never promised me anything
    Even sat me down, warned me just how they fall
    And I knew the odds were I'd never win

    yet here I am
    It's a half life
    With you as my quarterback
    A daft life

    My self-worth measured in text back tempo
    It's been 2 days and 8 minutes too slow
    There may well be others but I still like to pretend
    That I'm the one you really want to grow old with

    You've got a schedule to stick to
    Got a world to keep sweet
    You're so much to everyone all the time
    Will you ever slow down? Will I ever come first?
    The universe contracts to sign
    Hold me darling, please

    It's a half life
    With you as my quarterback
    A daft life
    It's a half life
    With you as my quarterback
    A daft life

    You know you'll never be lonely
    You know you'll always be loved
    And maybe you'll never need more than that
    But of the surplus that loves, what's to become of us?
    Does it even register on your conscience?

    Long for one last showdown
    From a box in the crowd, air compressed tight to explode
    I'm clenching my ticket to the only way out
    As you disappear in a puff of smoke

    It's a half life
    With you as my quarterback
    A daft life"

  13. J.... W....

    My son came to me in tears.
    SCORPIUS I WILL PROTECT YOU DARLING!

  14. W.... ....

    SCORBUS 💛💛💛

  15. M.... m....

    I wanna cry, ehhhh Scorpios and albus ;-;

  16. M.... L....

    Does anyone know if they used the instrumental version in Cursed Child? And was it in the scene ok the stairs?

    Scorbus feels

    M.... L....

    Meret Lerch yes that's why i listened to this song in the first place, in the credits of the Cursed Child script, the soundtrack is credited to Imogen Heap and this one sounds just like the one played in the stairs scene <3

  17. s.... i....

    SCORBUS!!

  18. G.... C....

    I think the best thing in this video is there are so many SCORBUS comments!
    I love you all!

  19. M.... ....

    "You know you'll never be lonely
    You know you'll always be loved
    And maybe you'll never need more than that
    But of the surplus that loves, what's to become of us?"

    i'm suffering with the scorbus so obviously romance

  20. I.... K....

    So many feels for Scorpius and Albus..

    I.... K....

    Ilana Kashi literally I saw it last year and I was like “oh it will be nice” and then at the end I was wiping mascara off my face for hours.

  21. t.... l....

    scorbus 3

  22. j.... ....

    how did they use this for that scorbus scene and think, "no, not gay at all" omfg

    j.... ....

    I've come to one of for conclusions. All of which I'm happy with.1) Scorbus is canon2) Imogen Heap ships Scorbus hardcore3) JKR ships Scorbus, therefore making it canon4) JKR didn't listen to the vocals before okaying this. So it's canon.

    j.... ....

    They knew but wanted us to figure it out
    Was not hard

    j.... ....

    Evieadams273 dude..this song is from an album made in 2009 so no, Imogen Heap doesn’t ship scorbus.

  23. I.... ....

    the soundtrack to the gayest scene in cc

    I.... ....

    THIS SONG PROVES THAT SCORBUS IS CANON

  24. I.... d....

    "if i had to choose a companion to spend the rest of the eternal darkness with i'd choose you"
    "You two belong together"
    "You're kind, Scorpius, to the depths of you belly, to the tips of your fingers."
    "I didn't like my life without you in it either"

    I.... d....

    I die EveryTime ahhhh you're here too 😭

    I.... d....

    No offense, but I'd choose someone massive and really good at magic. (Act Four Scene Five - Albus)

    I.... d....

    You ruined everything that is beautiful in the universe.

    I.... d....

    hi lance mcclain

  25. D.... A....

    "the one to grow old with.." That's quite strong isn't it.. 😐😯😶

  26. B.... F....

    Scorbus 💕

  27. S.... P....

    SCORBUS 😍😢😭

    S.... P....

    A SCORBUS SHIPPER AND A HAMILTRASH HELLO THERE FRIEND

    S.... P....

    +Val J HELLO FAM! 💙 You like the right things 😉

  28. f.... ....

    There are always songs that bring back memories and feelings. Even years removed, a song can make you feel it. That another human can capture a moment in time for me is amazing...a little scary, but amazing.

    f.... ....

    That was deep man, but true.

  29. B.... C....

    This is a song everybody needs to hear.

  30. �.... ....

    sad song... no hl3 and everybody knows it

  31. K.... L....

    I saw Narnai many years ago when it came out, with my then very young son....I didn't know whose angelic voice sang "I can't take it in" until a few days ago........I am so gobsmacked......and some dude even went so far as to match her sopng with some video game Final Fantasy.......brought me to tears. Love this awesome musician. Her music hits me right in the feelings.

  32. �.... ....

    i think this song is about confirming hl3

  33. C.... u....

    28 people are not happy in their lives! How could anyone not like or love this song??

    It's a half liiiifffffffeeeeeee
    with you as my quarterback <3

  34. N.... ....

    sad song about half life 3     ),:

    N.... ....

    @IAN BLOX Apparently, its only a hearts length away. :P

    N.... ....

    @10100rsn This song is perfect for my Nightcore videos :D

  35. D.... ....

    Half-Life 3 CONFIRMED!

    D.... ....

    @desarj34 more nux's theme from mad max fury road. lol

  36. n.... ....

    Can you make a song about Episode 3?

    n.... ....

    She might have, it hasn't been confirmed yet ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  37. h.... h....

    good music

  38. D.... A....

    It's a half life
    With you as my quarterback
    A daft life

    ninja cutting onion

  39. K.... A....

    she has a beautiful voice

  40. J.... N....

    These lyrics are beyond perfect. 

  41. J.... S....

    Don't you think it's scary when someone has written a song about exactly what you are feeling? 

    Absolutely perfect song. I wish I had Imogen's level of creativity and imagination.

    J.... S....

    Had to stop my car on my way home from work. This song hit a nerve. :')

    J.... S....

    Always seems to doesn't it! Such a beautiful song and fantastic artist.

    J.... S....

    it's easy to forget that we're never alone in the way we feel. there are 7 billion people on this earth and we're all the same species. Very good chances for at least two people to feel the same way in similar circumstances, or else the poets and songwriters would never have had any success at all.

    J.... S....

    @Jonny Stoker Most singers are performers: they don't understand people but their agents understand what sells. Imogen Heap seems more like a writer: all of those thoughts we all have deep inside, that we are not wise enough to form into words, she can eloquently state in short sentences that make us realize we're all on the same wavelength after all!

    J.... S....

    She is admirable, incomparable, unattainable and... adorable!

  42. x.... ....

    IMOGEN brought me here.

  43. b.... ....

    Someone please help me find the sheet music for this. Preferably free:)

  44. L.... ....

    Because he is not good enough. you deserve to be given love in a relationship. I know you'll find somebody better.

  45. x.... ....

    I liked 2, 6, 9,

  46. x.... ....

    Half life, as in Mathematics

  47. H.... M....

    she´s the best i´ve ever heard in my lifetime. and i really like that song

  48. p.... ....

    I've been there, too. The guy who was my first love, my first lover, was "the one" to quite a few females. He made it clear to me before we even met in person that he was not to be "kept" and the mere mention of it would run him off. I took what I could get from him because he captivated me, lured me in and became my everything. After a few years of being his part-time lover and never a friend, I pulled away as best I could. He is no longer in my life but I'll always wonder why I didn't matter.

    p.... ....

    You didn't do anything wrong. You can't repair the damage in other people.

  49. w.... ....

    Chills. My exact situation.. that guy that is everyones friend. When we're together I can't help but feel like we have a strong connection, he makes me feel special, yet its never enough, and I am just always waiting and hoping. He's such a great guy, he hasn't done anything wrong except to not reciprocate, you know that you're essentially one of many admirers and the best thing you can do for yourself is to just fade away.

  50. N.... ....

    Who is Ariana? But I don't care. I'm here cause of Imogen and her beautiful voice *-*

  51. a.... ....

    OMG!....This song had me SOBBING!....SO TOUCHING!...GORGEOUS!!!

  52. J.... ....

    God...this song gave me chills more and more as i listened to it...it's been a while since that happens.

  53. r.... ....

    Half Life videogame is maybe the best ever made. In realism. Hopefully somebody makes a music video with this song and images of Half Life game. ;-)

  54. C.... H....

    I love that game :D

  55. R.... m....

    i truly loved this song before ariana sung it...

  56. r.... ....

    Half Life. Like the videogame.

  57. s.... t....

    those are the best feelings to find and relate to a piece of music, right

  58. D.... M....

    memories of denver, colorado back in late 2009 for me! intense but life-changing and sweet.

  59. E.... M....

    I keep thinking the light spiral in her hands is spinning :x

  60. B.... P....

    change the record commenters
    never change the record imogen

  61. o.... ....

    love at first hear

  62. F.... S....

    it's not that I don't like it. I agree they can get annoying,but telling off a commenter that said the same thing as many others seems wrong cause those others got off the hook you know what I mean? Then as far as Arianna goes I like her, you probably don't, but everyones entitled to there opinion you know, there can't be yin without yang.

  63. F.... S....

    no, I'm just trying to get across simply if you don't like it just ignore it

  64. F.... S....

    well i'm not talking about here, I came here and found you doing it .-. and you still are... I rest my case :)

  65. F.... S....

    says the man obsessing over comments that mention her .-.

  66. T.... ....

    When I first saw this song I hoped it was about Half-Life, sadly its not, great song by any matter!

  67. E.... A....

    May I recomend a band called Sigur Rós? :)

  68. J.... J....

    Soooooooo you mad?

  69. O.... ....

    It's funny how this album has so much to do with Earth Science: ellipses, half-lives, earth, tidal

  70. B.... T....

    It does annoy my eyes.

  71. H.... L....

    Wow, was this song written for my life or something?

  72. s.... ....

    I can relate to this song..

  73. M.... L....

    ... Are you roleplaying someone.
    And no, it's not a question, because it's that specific typing quirk.

  74. B.... S....

    amazing song

  75. C.... ....

    This was a nice comment but...I can't over how annoying it is to look at because you had to capitalize every word in the damn paragraph...why? Just please...tell me why people do this? Why do you do it?

  76. A.... K....

    I'm so glad I'm not the only one- <3

  77. S.... ....

    Oh wow, I get this song now. At first I just thought it sounded beautiful. But I actually have an understanding of it now.

    +1 up

  78. m.... ....

    my self worth measured in text back tempo- one of my favourite lines of hers

  79. M.... S....

    Adds to my happy medium

  80. A.... R....

    I like this album. o3o~

  81. G.... P....

    But she's not a band, she's just an individual singer.

  82. L.... ....

    Who could even think she was a man? I think she's gorgeous. o.O And her voice... Just.. what. xD HOW DOES ONE MISTAKEN. D:

  83. C.... S....

    same here man

  84. T.... ....

    This is what music is supposed to sound like.

  85. T.... S....

    I remember listening to her at first and thinking she was a guy. It wasn't her, it was just that EVERY BAND I LISTENED TO was a high-voiced guy. Then I saw her and face-palmed at my failures.

  86. R.... F....

    REALLY? I THOUGHT SHE WAS A POTATO.

  87. G.... ....

    Celebrate Diversity! :)

  88. E.... S....

    same here dude. my favorite bands are canibal corpse, slipknot, dying fetus e.t.c but i love listening to imogen heap everyday!

  89. A.... ....

    Just for that song though

  90. R.... m....

    Ariana's voice isn't fitting enough for this song. Imogen, on the other hand, fits perfectly. <3 Immi all the way!

  91. Y.... C....

    actually cookies brought me here XD

  92. 1.... ....

    Alright, alright, no need to go calling me by my middle name now.

  93. T.... L....

    Ariana's cover all the way.....! -3 xo

  94. s.... ....

    I nearly started to cray:'ø

  95. T.... ....

    okok calm down it's my opinion I wanted to listen to the original NO FRIGGIN HATE YOU PSYCHO BITCH

  96. K.... ....

    Thumbs up if Ariana brought you here

  97. 1.... ....

    Then GTFO. or, listen to the song longer.

  98. i.... s....

    Ariana Brought me her :) Bu i still love this version <3