"Here's to Us" is a song by English recording artist Ellie Goulding from Girls, Vol. 3 (Music from the HBO Original Series) (2016).
The song was for the fifth season for the American HBO television series 'Girls'.
Background[]
The song was the fourth track on the soundtrack. The soundtrack was released on the 19th of February along with the song itself. It was instantly available for streaming on Spotify.
The song at first could only be bought along with the album however, on the 28th of March, it was available to be bought individually.
Commercial performance[]
The song was well received by fans and critics alike where the song was mostly described as a 'reminiscent' of Goulding's second studio album "Halcyon" (2012) due to it's vibe and with the utilization of a piano as part of the instrumental of the track.
The song entered in the top 50 of the US iTunes Charts.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
You're falling at your feet, giving everything up
There's something in the way, love is never enough
I see you're sorry how I'm burning down the gun
With a war in your mind that never wants to be won
I catch you in a light no one else can see
I know you see her, and you'll never see me
She makes you feel the most, keep your souls aligned
But what we had, it never really died
[Chorus]
And this is what I'll say if I had any words
Wish we hadn't messed up, now your heart is with hers
And I know that your love wasn't here to stay
I gave you all of mine but you gave it away
And now you're the one who hurts
You had to love someone else just to know your worth
But here's to us, here's to us, here's to us
[Verse 2]
Yeah, this is just a phase, pretty sure of that
And one day, you and I, we will never look back
You kept me in the flames but the fire was out, the fire was out, the fire was out
[Chorus]
And this is what I'll say if I had any words
Wish we hadn't messed up, now your heart is with hers
And I know that your love wasn't here to stay
I gave you all of mine but you gave it away
And now you're the one who hurts
You had to love someone else just to know your worth
[Bridge: Harmonization]
Ah, oh, oh, ah, ah, oh
Ah, oh, oh, ah, ah, oh
Ah, oh, oh, ah, ah, oh
Ah, oh, oh, ah, ah, oh
[Chorus]
And this is what I'll say if I had any words
Wish we hadn't messed up, now your heart is with hers
And I know that your love wasn't here to stay
I gave you all of mine but you gave it away
And now you're the one who hurts
You had to love someone else just to know your worth
[Outro]
But here's to us, here's to us, here's to us