All My Life – English Lyrics

• By: Foo Fighters

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the raw energy of Foo Fighters' 'All My Life' and dive into the English language through its powerful and evocative lyrics. This song offers a unique opportunity to explore figurative language and a dynamic vocal performance that shifts from a tense whisper to an explosive scream. Learning the lyrics to 'All My Life' can help you appreciate the nuances of tone and emotion in rock music.

[English]

(rock music)

♪ All my life, I've been searching for something ♪

♪ Something never comes, never leads to nothing ♪

♪ Nothing satisfies but I'm getting close ♪

♪ Closer to the prize at the end of the rope ♪

♪ All night long I dream of the day ♪

♪ When it comes around and it's taken away ♪

♪ Leaves me with the feeling that I feel the most ♪

♪ Feel it come to life when I see your ghost ♪

♪ Calm down, don't you resist ♪

♪ You've such a delicate wrist ♪

♪ And if I give it a twist ♪

♪ Something to hold when I lose my grip ♪

♪ Will I find something in there ♪

♪ To give me just what I need ♪

♪ Another reason to bleed ♪

♪ One by one hidden up my sleeve ♪

♪ One by one hidden up my sleeve ♪

♪ Hey, don't let it go to waste ♪

♪ I love it but I hate the taste ♪

♪ Weight keeping me down ♪

♪ Hey, don't let it go to waste ♪

♪ I love it but I hate the taste ♪

♪ Weight keeping me down ♪

♪ Will I find a believer ♪

♪ Another one who believes ♪

♪ Another one to deceive ♪

♪ Over and over, down on my knees ♪

♪ If I get any closer ♪

♪ And if you open up wide ♪

♪ And if you let me inside ♪

♪ On and on, I got nothing to hide ♪

♪ On and on, I got nothing to hide ♪

♪ Hey, don't let it go to waste ♪

♪ I love it but I hate the taste ♪

♪ Weight keeping me down ♪

♪ Hey, don't let it go to waste ♪

♪ I love it but I hate the taste ♪

♪ Weight keeping me down ♪

♪ All my life, I've been searching for something ♪

♪ Something never comes, never leads to nothing ♪

♪ Nothing satisfies but I'm getting close ♪

♪ Closer to the prize at the end of the rope ♪

♪ All night long, I dream of the day ♪

♪ When it comes around and it's taken away ♪

♪ Leaves me with the feeling that I feel the most ♪

♪ Feel it come to life when I see your ghost ♪

♪ Then I'm done, done, on to the next one ♪

♪ Done, done and I'm on to the next one ♪

♪ Done, done and I'm on to the next one ♪

♪ Done, done and I'm on to the next one ♪

♪ Done, done and I'm on to the next one ♪

♪ Done, done and I'm on to the next one ♪

♪ Done, done and I'm on to the next one ♪

♪ Done, I'm done and I'm on to the next ♪

♪ Done, done, on to the next one ♪

♪ Done, I'm done and on to the next one ♪

♪ Done, done, on to the next one ♪

♪ Done, I'm done and I'm on to the next ♪

♪ Hey, don't let it go to waste ♪

♪ I love it but I hate the taste ♪

♪ Weight keeping me down ♪

♪ Hey, don't let it go to waste ♪

♪ I love it but I hate the taste ♪

♪ Weight keeping me down ♪

♪ Done, done, on to the next one ♪

♪ Done, I'm done and I'm on to the next ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the period between birth and death
searching /ˈsɜːrtʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - trying to find something
something /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ A1	noun - an unspecified thing
nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ A1	noun - not anything
satisfies /ˈsætɪsfaɪz/ B2	verb - to meet expectations or needs
prize /praɪz/ B1	noun - something given for victory or success
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state
ghost /ɡoʊst/ B1	noun - spirit of a dead person
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ B1	verb - to fight against something
delicate /ˈdelɪkət/ B2	adjective - fragile or easily damaged
lose /luːz/ A1	verb - to no longer have something
bleed /bliːd/ B2	verb - to lose blood
hidden /ˈhɪdən/ B1	adjective - concealed or not easily seen
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to feel intense dislike for
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use something carelessly noun - material that is not wanted
believer /bɪˈliːvər/ B2	noun - someone who believes something
deceive /dɪˈsiːv/ C1	verb - to make someone believe something that is not true

Key Grammar Structures

• All my life, I've been searching for something

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase 'I've been searching' uses the Present Perfect Continuous to emphasize the ongoing nature of the action over a period of time, here 'all my life'.

• Something never comes, never leads to nothing

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ The line uses a double negative ('never comes, never leads') which, in standard English, would typically be avoided. However, in poetic or lyrical contexts, it can be used for emphasis or stylistic effect.

• Closer to the prize at the end of the rope

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'at the end of the rope' is a prepositional phrase that modifies the noun 'prize' by indicating its location or position.

• Calm down, don't you resist

  ➔ Tag Question

  ➔ The phrase 'don't you resist' is a tag question added to the imperative 'calm down' to seek confirmation or to soften the command.

• And if I give it a twist

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ The phrase 'if I give it a twist' is a Type 1 conditional sentence, used to talk about a possible situation and its likely result.

• One by one hidden up my sleeve

  ➔ Adverbial Phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'one by one' is an adverbial phrase that describes the manner in which the action of hiding is performed.

• Hey, don't let it go to waste

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase 'don't let it go to waste' is in the imperative mood, used to give a direct command or instruction.

• Weight keeping me down

  ➔ Gerund as Subject

  ➔ The phrase 'weight keeping me down' uses a gerund ('keeping') as the subject of the sentence, which is a verb form that functions as a noun.