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(dramatic music) 00:00

(upbeat music) 00:05

♪ I've been thinking ♪ 00:12

♪ Was it all a different scene in my head ♪ 00:14

♪ Ooh ♪ 00:19

♪ You've got powers ♪ 00:21

♪ You instructed all the demons instead ♪ 00:23

♪ Mmm ♪ 00:27

♪ Ooh, everyone sees a man so tall, so perfect, they said ♪ 00:29

♪ Yeah, you've got ambition ♪ 00:36

♪ I thought we would grow in time, I wasn't prepared ♪ 00:38

♪ Now, am I forgiven ♪ 00:44

♪ Oh ♪ 00:46

♪ You look like you're so damn scared ♪ 00:47

♪ I don't really think you care ♪ 00:49

♪ You know, you know that our time is through ♪ 00:51

♪ It's over when I leave, you said ♪ 00:55

♪ We're never gonna meet again ♪ 00:57

♪ You played your game, it was all for you ♪ 00:59

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ 01:03

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ 01:06

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ 01:08

♪ It's all for you ♪ 01:09

♪ Is it always just a stand-in for a man that can't heal ♪ 01:12

♪ Ooh ♪ 01:17

♪ I've got arrows, am I shooting through the sky ♪ 01:20

♪ For us still ♪ 01:24

♪ Na, na, na ♪ 01:26

♪ And I have a spent a year ♪ 01:28

♪ Wondering if I had all of the blame ♪ 01:30

♪ Ah, yeah ♪ 01:35

♪ And love's a bitter fruit ♪ 01:37

♪ If you choose to remain in your shame ♪ 01:38

♪ But you couldn't listen, no ♪ 01:43

♪ You look like you're so damn scared ♪ 01:46

♪ I don't really think you care ♪ 01:48

♪ You know, you know that our time is through ♪ 01:50

♪ It's over when I leave, you said ♪ 01:54

♪ We're never gonna meet again ♪ 01:56

♪ You played your game, it was all for you ♪ 01:58

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ 02:02

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ 02:04

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ 02:07

♪ It's all for you ♪ 02:08

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ 02:11

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ 02:13

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ 02:15

♪ It's all for you ♪ 02:17

♪ Kneeling at your temple, love was accidental ♪ 02:19

♪ Singing bruises ♪ 02:23

♪ I was foolish ♪ 02:25

♪ Thinking I was careful, losing every battle ♪ 02:27

♪ Singing bruises ♪ 02:32

♪ I was foolish ♪ 02:34

♪ No hands, no rush ♪ 02:36

♪ No touch, no crime ♪ 02:38

♪ No blood, no love ♪ 02:40

♪ I'm doing it all for you ♪ 02:42

♪ No hands, no rush ♪ 02:45

♪ No touch, no crime ♪ 02:47

♪ No blood, no love ♪ 02:49

♪ I'm doing it all for you ♪ 02:51

♪ You look like you're so damn scared ♪ 02:53

♪ I don't really think you care ♪ 02:55

♪ Don't care ♪ 02:57

♪ You know, you know that our time is through ♪ 02:58

♪ You know that our time is ♪ 03:00

♪ It's over when I leave, you said ♪ 03:02

♪ We're never gonna meet again ♪ 03:03

♪ You played your game, it was all for you ♪ 03:05

♪ I said, so long ♪ 03:10

♪ I said, so long ♪ 03:12

♪ I said, so long ♪ 03:14

♪ It's all for you ♪ 03:16

♪ I said, so long ♪ 03:18

♪ I said, so long ♪ 03:20

♪ I said, so long ♪ 03:22

♪ It's all for you ♪ 03:24

(upbeat music) 03:26

All For You – English Lyrics

Olly Alexander

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(dramatic music)

(upbeat music)

♪ I've been thinking ♪

♪ Was it all a different scene in my head ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ You've got powers ♪

♪ You instructed all the demons instead ♪

♪ Mmm ♪

♪ Ooh, everyone sees a man so tall, so perfect, they said ♪

♪ Yeah, you've got ambition ♪

♪ I thought we would grow in time, I wasn't prepared ♪

♪ Now, am I forgiven ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ You look like you're so damn scared ♪

♪ I don't really think you care ♪

♪ You know, you know that our time is through ♪

♪ It's over when I leave, you said ♪

♪ We're never gonna meet again ♪

♪ You played your game, it was all for you ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ It's all for you ♪

♪ Is it always just a stand-in for a man that can't heal ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ I've got arrows, am I shooting through the sky ♪

♪ For us still ♪

♪ Na, na, na ♪

♪ And I have a spent a year ♪

♪ Wondering if I had all of the blame ♪

♪ Ah, yeah ♪

♪ And love's a bitter fruit ♪

♪ If you choose to remain in your shame ♪

♪ But you couldn't listen, no ♪

♪ You look like you're so damn scared ♪

♪ I don't really think you care ♪

♪ You know, you know that our time is through ♪

♪ It's over when I leave, you said ♪

♪ We're never gonna meet again ♪

♪ You played your game, it was all for you ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ It's all for you ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ It's all for you ♪

♪ Kneeling at your temple, love was accidental ♪

♪ Singing bruises ♪

♪ I was foolish ♪

♪ Thinking I was careful, losing every battle ♪

♪ Singing bruises ♪

♪ I was foolish ♪

♪ No hands, no rush ♪

♪ No touch, no crime ♪

♪ No blood, no love ♪

♪ I'm doing it all for you ♪

♪ No hands, no rush ♪

♪ No touch, no crime ♪

♪ No blood, no love ♪

♪ I'm doing it all for you ♪

♪ You look like you're so damn scared ♪

♪ I don't really think you care ♪

♪ Don't care ♪

♪ You know, you know that our time is through ♪

♪ You know that our time is ♪

♪ It's over when I leave, you said ♪

♪ We're never gonna meet again ♪

♪ You played your game, it was all for you ♪

♪ I said, so long ♪

♪ It's all for you ♪

♪ I said, so long ♪

♪ It's all for you ♪

(upbeat music)

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, and perceives
power /ˈpaʊər/ B1	noun - the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of images, ideas, or feelings that happen during sleep
scene /siːn/ B2	noun - a part of a play, movie, or written work
powerful /ˈpaʊərfəl/ B2	adjective - having great power or strength
scared /skeərd/ A2	adjective - feeling afraid or frightened
game /ɡeɪm/ A2	noun - an activity that one participates in for entertainment
bruises /ˈbruːzɪz/ B2	noun - injuries appearing as purple or brown marks on the skin caused by bleeding underneath
love /lʌv/ B1	noun - a deep affection or attachment to someone or something
blood /blʌd/ B1	noun - the red liquid flowing through the body’s arteries and veins
care /keər/ A2	verb - to feel concern or interest
leave /liːv/ B1	verb - to go away from a place
meet /miːt/ A2
game /ɡeɪm/ A2	noun - an activity that one participates in for entertainment

Key Grammar Structures

I've been thinking

➔ Present Perfect Continuous Tense

➔ The phrase "I've been thinking" uses the present perfect continuous to describe an action that started in the past and is still ongoing or has recently stopped.
You instructed all the demons instead

➔ Past Simple Tense

➔ The phrase "You instructed" is in the past simple tense, used to indicate a completed action in the past.
Now, am I forgiven

➔ Present Simple Passive Voice (interrogative form)

➔ The phrase "am I forgiven" is a question in the present simple passive voice, used to ask if forgiveness has been granted to the speaker.
You look like you're so damn scared

➔ Simile with "like"

➔ The phrase "like you're so damn scared" uses "like" to compare the person's appearance to fear, functioning as a simile.
No hands, no rush

➔ Negation with adverbs of frequency/tempo

➔ The phrase "No hands, no rush" uses negation to emphasize that there is no need to hurry or physical contact.
Thinking I was careful, losing every battle

➔ Past Simple and Gerund (progressive action)

➔ The phrase "thinking I was careful" is in the past continuous sense implying reflective thought, while "losing every battle" indicates ongoing struggle in the past.