All For You – English Lyrics

• By: Cian Ducrot
• Album: Little Dreaming

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of Cian Ducrot's "All For You," a song that beautifully captures the universal feelings of love and loss. Its simple yet profound lyrics offer a great opportunity for English language learners to connect with heartfelt storytelling in music. The song’s clear and soulful delivery makes it easy to follow along and learn new expressions of emotion.

[English]

(gentle wistful music)

♪ I roll over, but it's empty ♪

♪ You used to lay here beside me ♪

♪ I swallow my pride 'cause it's all on me ♪

♪ Is it too late ♪

♪ Forgive me ♪

♪ Did you mean what you said, are you angry ♪

♪ Lost more than a friend, now I'm on my knees ♪

♪ I don't know why I'm praying tonight ♪

♪ But if you can hear me ♪

♪ Tell me if you hear me ♪

♪ And I should have called ♪

♪ And I should have tried ♪

♪ And I should have walked you home every night ♪

♪ And I should have kissed you ten thousand times ♪

♪ Just to tell you I love you ♪

♪ I should have done it all ♪

♪ All for you, baby ♪

♪ But now I'm just a little too late ♪

♪ To be what you needed ♪

♪ But I hope that he is ♪

(gentle wistful music continues)

♪ You took me around but we got nowhere ♪

♪ 'Cause you were naive while I was too scared ♪

♪ So when we lit a fire, you run towards the flames ♪

♪ And I stood around and I watched you burn ♪

♪ Then arose up to claim you and left you in the dirt ♪

♪ Kept my hands to myself like I kept my word ♪

♪ Fool you once, never twice, I guess you've learned ♪

♪ And I don't know why I'm praying tonight ♪

♪ But if you can hear me ♪

♪ Tell me if you hear me ♪

♪ And I should have called ♪

♪ And I should have tried ♪

♪ And I should have walked you home every night ♪

♪ And I should have kissed you ten thousand times ♪

♪ Just to tell you I love you ♪

♪ I should have done it all ♪

♪ All for you, baby ♪

♪ But now I'm just a little too late ♪

♪ To be what you needed ♪

♪ But I hope that he is ♪

♪ I shouldn't have promised that I'd never fall ♪

♪ But you saw the writing all over the walls ♪

♪ I try not to cry in the places we'd go to ♪

♪ But I still fucking care for you ♪

♪ I hope that he calls ♪

♪ I hope that he tries ♪

♪ I hope that he walks you home every night ♪

♪ I hope that he kisses you ten thousand times ♪

♪ Just to tell you he loves you ♪

(gentle wistful music swells)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pride /praɪd/ B2	noun - a feeling of satisfaction from one's achievements
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; not knowing where to go verb (past tense of lose) - to fail to keep or get control of something
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to speak loudly to someone to communicate or attract attention
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace on foot
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - to touch or press with the lips as a sign of love or greeting noun - a touch with the lips as a sign of affection
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to want something to happen or be true, especially in the future
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to communicate with someone by phone or other means
walked /wɔːkt/ A1	verb (past tense of walk) - moved by walking
burn /bɜrn/ B2	verb - to be on fire; to be ignited
reach /riːtʃ/ B2	verb - to arrive at a place or goal
need /niːd/ A2	verb - to require something as necessary