all the kids are depressed – English Lyrics

• By: Jeremy Zucker
• Album: glisten

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw honesty of Jeremy Zucker's "all the kids are depressed" and explore the emotional depth of its English lyrics. This poignant indie pop track offers a unique opportunity to understand contemporary expressions of vulnerability and collective experience, making it a powerful song for language learners interested in authentic and relatable lyrical content.

[English]

I PUT OUT A CASTING CALL FOR THIS MUSIC VIDEO

3 WEEKS AGO

ASKING FRIENDS AND STRANGERS

TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH DEPRESSION

I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT

I RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF EMAILS AND MESSAGES

FROM PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD

TELLING ME THEIR DEEPEST

FEARS, HOPES, AND DREAMS.

THINGS THEY COULDN'T TELL THEIR

FRIENDS, FAMILY, OR LOVED ONES.

I HOPE THIS FILM GIVES YOU A VOICE.

I HOPE THIS FILM HELPS YOU.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

♪ HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SMILING? ♪

♪ IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S BEEN TOO LONG ♪

♪ SOME DAYS I DON'T FEEL LIKE TRYING ♪

♪ SO WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU ON? ♪

♪ WHOA ♪

♪ I THINK TOO MUCH ♪

♪ WE DRINK TOO MUCH ♪

♪ FALLING IN LOVE ♪

♪ LIKE IT'S JUST NOTHING ♪

♪ I WANT TO KNOW ♪

♪ WHERE DO WE GO ♪

♪ WHEN NOTHING'S WRONG ♪

♪ CAUSE ALL THE KIDS ARE DEPRESSED ♪

♪ NOTHING EVER MAKES SENSE ♪

♪ I'M NOT FEELING ALRIGHT ♪

♪ STAYING UP TIL SUNRISE ♪

♪ AND HOPING SHIT IS OKAY ♪

♪ PRETENDING WE KNOW THINGS ♪

♪ I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED ♪

♪ MY NATURAL REACTION ♪

♪ IS THAT WE'RE SCARED ♪

♪♪♪

♪ SO I GUESS WE'RE SCARED ♪

♪♪♪

♪ NO I CAN'T REALLY KEEP LYING ♪

♪ CAUSE I'VE BEEN SCARED ALL ALONG ♪

♪ I'M GETTING SICK OF SLEEPING IN ♪

♪ WHILE ALL MY FRIENDS ARE POPPING PILLS ♪

♪ AND I DON'T THINK THAT THEY'RE WRONG ♪

♪ WHOA ♪

♪ I THINK TOO MUCH ♪

♪ WE DRINK TOO MUCH ♪

♪ FALLING APART ♪

♪ LIKE IT'S JUST NOTHING ♪

♪ I WANT TO KNOW ♪

♪ WHERE DO WE GO ♪

♪ WHEN NOTHING'S WRONGG ♪

♪ CAUSE ALL THE KIDS ARE DEPRESSED ♪

♪ NOTHING EVER MAKES SENSE ♪

♪ I'M NOT FEELING ALRIGHT ♪

♪ STAYING UP TIL SUNRISE ♪

♪ AND HOPING SHIT IS OKAY ♪

♪ PRETENDING WE KNOW THINGS ♪

♪ I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED ♪

♪ MY NATURAL REACTION ♪

♪ IS THAT WE'RE SCARED ♪

♪ (THAT WE'RE SCARED, THAT WE'RE SCARED) ♪

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

♪ I WON'T DENY IT CAUSE ♪

♪ YOU SAW WHAT IT WAS ♪

♪ I CAN'T DENY IT IF ♪

♪ YOU WON'T GIVE A FUCK ♪

♪ SO I'LL SEW IT UP ♪

♪ YOU KNOW I AM SO IN LOVE ♪

♪ ALL THE KIDS ARE DEPRESSED ♪

♪ NOTHING EVER MAKES SENSE ♪

♪ I'M NOT FEELING ALRIGHT ♪

♪ STAYING UP TIL SUNRISE ♪

♪ AND HOPING SHIT IS OKAY ♪

♪ PRETENDING WE KNOW THINGS ♪

♪ I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED ♪

♪ MY NATURAL REACTION ♪

♪ IS THAT WE'RE SCARED ♪

♪♪♪

♪ SO I GUESS WE"RE SCARED ♪

♪♪♪

♪ I WON'T DENY IT CAUSE ♪

♪ YOU SAW WHAT IT WAS ♪

♪ I CAN'T DENY IT IF ♪

♪ YOU WON'T GIVE A FUCK ♪

♪ SO I'LL SEW IT UP ♪

♪ YOU KNOW I AM SO IN LOVE ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
depression /dɪˈprɛʃən/ B2	noun - a mental health disorder characterized by persistent sadness
experience /ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/ B1	noun - an event or activity that a person has undergone
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of wanting something to happen verb - to want something to happen or be true
dreams /driːmz/ B1	noun - series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - by oneself; without others
scared /skeərd/ B2	adjective - feeling frightened or worried
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - deep affection or attachment towards someone verb - to feel deep affection for someone
sense /sens/ B1	noun - a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to cause to happen
sense /sɛns/ B1	noun - a human faculty for perceiving stimuli
long /lɒŋ/ A2	adjective - measuring a great distance from end to end
stay /steɪ/ A2	verb - to remain in a particular place

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ SO WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU ON? ♪

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with an expletive; use of 'what' as a pronoun introducing a noun phrase.

  ➔ The phrase uses a strong expletive, "fuck", for emphasis. The structure is a question asking about someone's state of mind or what is influencing them. The phrase "are you on" is colloquial for 'are you taking' (drugs) or 'what's your deal?'

• ♪ I THINK TOO MUCH ♪

  ➔ Present simple tense; use of modal verb 'think' to express a habitual action or state.

  ➔ This line expresses a constant state of overthinking. The present simple tense indicates that this is a recurring thought pattern. The adverb "too" intensifies the verb "think".

• ♪ FALLING APART LIKE IT'S JUST NOTHING ♪

  ➔ Present continuous tense used to describe a process; use of 'like' as a conjunction introducing a clause of manner.

  ➔ The phrase describes a state of emotional or mental breakdown. 'Falling apart' is an idiom meaning to become distressed or lose control. The 'like it's just nothing' part emphasizes the feeling of numbness or detachment.

• ♪ I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED ♪

  ➔ Indirect question; use of 'what' as an object pronoun; past simple tense.

  ➔ This line expresses confusion and a lack of understanding about a past event. It's a statement phrased as a question, indicating the speaker is unsure of the cause of their current state.