ALL THE LOVE – English Lyrics

• By: Katy Perry
• Album: 143

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the uplifting message of Katy Perry's 'ALL THE LOVE' and explore the English language through its emotive and accessible lyrics. This song offers a great opportunity to learn vocabulary related to feelings of hope, loss, and renewal. Its clear narrative of finding love again makes it a compelling and relatable song for language learners.

[English]

I had accepted love wasn't for me

I'd never go deep, oh, no

I'd given up watching sunsets

I disconnected, I didn't believe, no

I couldn't see, oh, no

I would just live with the regrets

I had nothing left

But you came along and

All the love that I ever lost (came back to me)

All the love that I ever lost (came back to me)

I was frozen, I was hopeless

Now there's poetry in every moment

All the love that I ever lost (came back to me)

Back to me, back to me

Back to me, back to me

Back-back to me, back to me

Back to me (came back to me)

Feels like I'm floatin'

The colors so bright when I look in your eyes, oh yeah

I needed you to set me free

...

Now everything's golden

Since you arrived, I'm higher than high, oh yeah

Still can't believe that you found me

I can finally breathe

Yeah, you gave me life and

All the love that I ever lost (came back to me)

All the love that I ever lost (came back to me)

I was frozen (frozen), I was hopeless (hopeless)

Now there's poetry in every moment

All the love that I ever lost (came back to me)

Back to me, back to me

Back-back to me (came back to me)

Ba-ba-back to me, back to me

Back to me (came back to me)

...

All the love that I ever lost (came back to me)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
lost /lɒst/ A2	verb - to misplace or be unable to find something adjective - without direction or purpose
frozen /ˈfroʊzən/ B2	adjective - turned into ice; very cold
hopeless /ˈhoʊplɪs/ C1	adjective - without hope; feeling that nothing will improve
poetry /ˈpoʊɪtri/ B2	noun - literary art of rhythmic and often metaphorical language
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ B1	noun - a very short period of time
bright /braɪt/ A2	adjective - giving out a lot of light adjective - intelligent; quick-witted
colors /ˈkʌlərz/ A2	noun - hues; visual sensations produced by light
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not imprisoned; not restrained adjective - without cost
breathe /briːð/ B1	verb - to take air into the lungs and exhale
higher /ˈhaɪər/ B1	adjective - more elevated; at a greater height
golden /ˈɡoʊldən/ B2	adjective - made of gold; having a golden colour; valuable
arrived /əˈraɪvd/ A2	verb - came to a place; reached a destination
set /sɛt/ A2	verb - to place or put something in a particular position
needed /ˈniːdɪd/ A2	verb - required; necessary
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
regrets /rɪˈɡrɛts/ B1	noun - feelings of sorrow or disappointment about past actions

Key Grammar Structures

• I had accepted love wasn't for me

  ➔ Past Perfect (Had + Past Participle)

  ➔ The phrase "had accepted" indicates an action completed before another past action, emphasizing the speaker's past state of mind.

• I'd never go deep, oh, no

  ➔ Contraction (I had → I'd)

  ➔ The contraction "I'd" is a shortened form of "I had," commonly used in informal and spoken English.

• All the love that I ever lost (came back to me)

  ➔ Relative Clause (that I ever lost)

  ➔ The relative clause "that I ever lost" provides additional information about "all the love," specifying which love is being referred to.

• Now there's poetry in every moment

  ➔ Present Simple with 'there's' (There is)

  ➔ The use of "there's" (short for "there is") in the present simple tense describes a current state or condition, emphasizing the presence of poetry in every moment.

• Feels like I'm floatin'

  ➔ Present Simple with 's' (Feels)

  ➔ The verb "feels" with the subject "I" uses the present simple tense with the addition of 's' to agree with the third-person singular subject, describing a current sensation.