All The Lies – English Lyrics

• By: Alok, Felix Jaehn, The Vamps

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "All The Lies," a captivating collaboration from Alok, Felix Jaehn, and The Vamps. This song offers a perfect opportunity to learn English through its emotional and relatable lyrics, exploring themes of love, deception, and heartbreak. Its clear vocals and poignant storytelling make understanding the nuances of English expression both enjoyable and impactful, providing insights into common phrases and emotional vocabulary.

[English]

We were gonna go to Paris

We were gonna get tattoos

Told my mama I would marry you

Started building a foundation

Me, you from the ground straight up

We built our walls so strong no one got through

You tell me all the things I wanna hear

When I'm gone you say you want me near

You look me in the eyes

Say that we will stay for life

These feelings that we caught won't disappear

Of all the lies I heard

I love you was my favourite

I know goodbyes, they hurt

I need to hear you say it

One time before I go

Whisper it slow

Of all the lies I heard

I love you was my favourite

Say it slow

I love you was my favourite

Say it slow

I love you was my favourite

You told me you and him were good friends

Known him since you've been at school

Told me I was overthinking like I do

You said I didn't need to worry

We'd get along 'cause he's so cool

Girl, you must've thought I was some kinda fool?

You tell me all the things I wanna hear

When I'm gone you say you want me near

You look me in the eyes, say that we will stay for life

These feelings that we caught won't disappear

Of all the lies I heard

I love you was my favourite

I know goodbyes, they hurt

I need to hear you say it

One time before I go, whisper it slow

Of all the lies I heard

I love you was my favourite

Say it slow

I love you was my favourite

Say it slow

I love you was my favourite

Of all the lies I heard

I love you was my favourite

I know goodbyes, they hurt

I need to hear you say it

One time before I go, whisper it slow

Of all the lies I heard

I love you was my favourite

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Key Grammar Structures

• We were gonna go to Paris

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'were gonna' is a contraction of 'were going to', indicating an action that was planned or expected in the past but did not necessarily happen.

• Told my mama I would marry you

  ➔ Past Simple with Future in the Past

  ➔ The phrase 'I would marry' indicates a future action from the perspective of the past, showing a plan or intention that existed at that time.

• We built our walls so strong no one got through

  ➔ Past Simple with Result

  ➔ The phrase 'no one got through' shows the result of the action 'built our walls so strong', emphasizing the consequence of the past action.

• You look me in the eyes, say that we will stay for life

  ➔ Present Simple in a Direct Speech

  ➔ The phrase 'we will stay' is used in direct speech to express a future intention or promise, even though it is reported in the past.

• Of all the lies I heard, I love you was my favourite

  ➔ Past Simple with Emphasis

  ➔ The phrase 'I love you was my favourite' emphasizes the specific lie that stood out among others, using the past simple to indicate a completed action.