All My Life – English Lyrics

• By: Falling In Reverse, Jelly Roll
• Album: Popular Monster

Lyrics & Translation

If you're looking for a unique and motivating way to learn English, "All My Life" by Falling In Reverse and Jelly Roll is a great choice. The song's lyrics are a straightforward and honest account of personal struggles and the desire to change, making them easy to understand and relate to. Its blend of rock and country creates a powerful and catchy tune that's fun to sing along with, helping you to practice your pronunciation and fluency in a natural way.

[English]

I've been high and low

I've been sober

I've been faded

Searching for my love in

All the wrong places

Word up on the streets is

I got a bad reputation

Yeah, I may have drew blood

But that was true love

I get a stroke of bad luck

Everywhere I look

Every time I go right

Everything goes wrong

And I self-destruct

When I’m close to love

So someone save my soul

Because

All my life

I've f***ed up

And I can’t deny

I’m doing my best to

Get it together

Woohoo

If I told you once

I’ve told you a million times

I just can't live

Like this forever

Woohoo

Yeah I’ve been up and down

I’ve been through hell and back

I’ve had my share of drama

Baby, please cut me some slack

I know you want to get

Through to me

But I am my worst enemy

Yeah, I may have drew blood

But that was true love

I get a stroke of bad luck

Everywhere I look

Every time I go right

Everything goes wrong

And I self-destruct

When I’m close to love

Better buckle down

Giddy up

Here we go

Because

All my life

I’ve f***ed up

And I can’t deny

I’m doing my best

To get it together

Woohoo

If I told you once

I’ve told you a million times

I just can't live

Like this forever

Woohoo

Forever

Woohoo

Go!

Giddy up!

Yee-Haw!

All my life

I’ve f***ed up

And I can't deny

I'm doing my best to

Get it together

If I told you once

I’ve told you a million times

I just can't live

Like this forever

I can't live like this forever

All my life

I’ve f***ed up

And I can’t deny

I’m doing my best to

Get it together

I just can't live like this

If I told you once

I’ve told you a million times

I just can't live

Like this forever

Woohoo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for (someone)
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
wrong /rɒŋ/ A1	adjective - not correct or true
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the red fluid that circulates in the body
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
reputation /ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/ B2	noun - the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something
enemy /ˈɛnɪmi/ B1	noun - a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
drama /ˈdrɑːmə/ B1	noun - an exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances
sober /ˈsoʊbər/ B2	adjective - not affected by alcohol; not drunk
faded /ˈfeɪdɪd/ B2	adjective - having lost freshness or intensity of color or flavor
luck /lʌk/ A2	noun - success or failure apparently brought by chance
hell /hɛl/ A2	noun - a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering
deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ B2	verb - state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of
best /bɛst/ A1	adjective - of the most excellent or desirable type or quality
forever /fərˈɛvər/ A2	adverb - for all future time; for always

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been high and low

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense (experience/state)

  ➔ Uses "I've been" (I have been) to describe a past experience that has relevance to the present. It emphasizes the speaker's experience of both high and low periods.

• Searching for my love in all the wrong places

  ➔ Present Participle as Adjective

  ➔ "Searching" functions as an adjective modifying the subject (I - implied). It describes the ongoing action of looking for love.

• Word up on the streets is I got a bad reputation

  ➔ Informal Grammar/ Colloquialism

  ➔ This sentence uses informal language and grammar. The expected structure is: "The word on the streets is that I have a bad reputation." The speaker omits "that" and uses a more casual phrasing.

• I may have drew blood, but that was true love

  ➔ Modal Verb + Perfect Infinitive (may have done)

  ➔ "May have drew" (should be 'drawn') is used to express a possibility or uncertainty about a past action. However, "drew" is grammatically incorrect; it should be "drawn".

• Every time I go right, everything goes wrong

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction "every time" (adverbial clause of time)

  ➔ "Every time" introduces a clause that modifies the main clause, indicating when the main clause event occurs. It highlights the repeated nature of the sequence.

• And I self-destruct when I’m close to love

  ➔ Zero Conditional (general truth/habit)

  ➔ This sentence expresses a general truth or a habitual action. The structure is "if/when + present simple, present simple." It describes a predictable consequence.

• If I told you once I’ve told you a million times

  ➔ Mixed Conditional / Hyperbole

  ➔ While seemingly a conditional sentence, it's more accurately a statement of emphasis using hyperbole. "A million times" isn't literal; it's used to exaggerate the number of times the speaker has said something. Grammatically, it vaguely resembles a third conditional but lacks the consequence.

• I just can't live like this forever

  ➔ Modal Verb of Inability (can't)

  ➔ "Can't" expresses the speaker's inability or unwillingness to continue living in the current situation. It shows a strong desire for change.