All The Stars – English Lyrics

• By: Kendrick Lamar, SZA
• Album: Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to connect with culture, and "All the Stars" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA is a perfect example. The song's blend of Lamar's intricate rap verses and SZA's soulful chorus offers a rich tapestry of modern English vocabulary and phrasing. Exploring the lyrics can teach you about themes of ambition, identity, and perseverance, all while enjoying a global hit that was a significant cultural moment.

[English]

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♪ LOVE.. LETS TALK ABOUT LOVE ♪

♪ IS IT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING YOU HOPED FOR ♪

♪ OR DO THE FEELING HAUNT YOU... ♪

♪ OR DOES THE FEELING HAUNT YOU... ♪

♪ CAUSE MAYBE THE NIGHT THAT MY DREAMS MIGHT LET ME KNOW ♪

♪ ALL THE STARS ARE CLOSER ♪

♪ ALL THE STARS ARE CLOSER ALL THE STARS ARE CLOSER ♪

♪ MAYBE THE NIGHT THAT MY DREAMS MIGHT LET ME KNOW ♪

♪ ALL THE STARS GET CLOSER ALL THE STARS ARE CLOSER ♪

♪ ALL THE STARS ARE CLOSER ♪

♪ TELL ME WHAT YOU GON' DO TO ME ♪

♪ CONFRONTATION AINT NOTHING NEW TO ME ♪

♪ YOU COULD BRING A BULLET ♪

♪ BRING A SWORD, BRING A MORGUE ♪

♪ BUT YOU CAN'T BRING THE TRUTH TO ME ♪

♪ FUCK YOU AND ALL YOUR EXPECTATIONS ♪

♪ I DON'T EVEN WANT YOUR CONGRATULATIONS ♪

♪ I RECOGNIZE YOUR FALSE CONFIDENCE AND CALCULATED ♪

♪ PROMISES ALL IN YOUR CONVERSATION ♪

♪ I HATE PEOPLE THAT FEEL ENTITLED ♪

♪ LOOK AT ME CRAZY CAUSE I AINT INVITE YOU ♪

♪ OH YOU IMPORTANT ♪

♪ YOU THE MORAL TO THE STORY YOU ENDORSING ♪

♪ MUTHAFUKA I DON'T EVEN LIKE YOU ♪

♪ CORRUPTED MANS HEART WITH A GIFT ♪

♪ THATS HOW YOU FIND OUT WHO YOU DEALING WITH ♪

♪ A SMALL PERCENTAGE WHO I'M BUILDING WITH ♪

♪ I WANT THE CREDIT IF I'M LOSING OR IM WINNING ♪

♪ ON MY MAMA THATS THE REALIST SHIT ♪

♪ LOVE.. LETS TALK ABOUT LOVE ♪

♪ IS IT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING YOU HOPED FOR ♪

♪ OR DO THE FEELING HAUNT YOU ♪

♪ OR DOES THE FEELING HAUNT YOU ♪

♪ CAUSE MAYBE THE NIGHT THAT MY DREAMS MIGHT LET ME KNOW ♪

♪ ALL THE STARS ARE CLOSER ♪

♪ ALL THE STARS ARE CLOSER ALL THE STARS ARE CLOSER ♪

♪ MAYBE THE NIGHT THAT MY DREAMS MIGHT LET ME KNOW ♪

♪ ALL THE STARS GET CLOSER ♪

♪ ALL THE STARS ARE CLOSER ALL THE STARS ARE CLOSER ♪

♪ GETTING COLD WHEN AN EGO GETS TO TALKING I GET INVOLVED ♪

♪ LIKE A WEED BLOWN NO CONTROL NO ♪

♪ I'M SWITCH IN A WAY THAT YOU BRINGING ME DOWN ♪

♪ IT'S A TURN ON YOU DIDN'T WAIT FOR ME ♪

♪ LEAVE ME ALONE KEEP AWAY FROM ME ♪

♪ AND IT SOUND WRONG GET IT AWAY FROM ME ♪

♪ YEAAAA ♪

♪ I JUST CRIED FOR NO REASON I JUST PRAY FOR NO REASON ♪

♪ I JUST THINK FOR THE LIFE FOR THE DAY FOR THE HOURS ♪

♪ AND ANOTHER LIKE BREATHING ♪

♪ I DID IT ALL BUT IT FEEL GOOD ♪

♪ YOU LEFT IT ALL IF IT FEEL BAD ♪

♪ BETTER LIVE YOUR LIFE ♪

♪ WE BEEN RUNNING OUT OF TIME ♪

♪ (VOCALIZING) ♪

♪ CAUSE MAYBE THE NIGHT THAT MY DREAMS MIGHT LET ME KNOW ♪

♪ ALL THE STARS ARE CLOSER ♪

♪ ALL THE STARS ARE CLOSER ALL THE STARS ARE CLOSER ♪

♪ MAYBE THE NIGHT THAT MY DREAMS MIGHT LET ME KNOW ♪

♪ ALL THE STARS GET CLOSER ♪

♪ ALL THE STARS ARE CLOSER ALL THE STARS ARE CLOSER ♪

♪ ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection or romantic attachment
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to contemplate the possibility of doing something or that something might be the case.
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky
closer /ˈkloʊsər/ A2	adjective - near in space or time
new /njuː/ A1	adjective - recently made, invented, or developed
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true
false /fɔːls/ B1	adjective - not true or correct
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or considered collectively.
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
gift /ɡɪft/ A2	noun - a thing given willingly to someone without payment
losing /ˈluːzɪŋ/ B1	verb - be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something)
winning /ˈwɪnɪŋ/ B1	verb - gaining, resulting in victory
realist /ˈriːəlɪst/ B2	noun - a person who accepts a situation as it is and is prepared to deal with it accordingly adjective - representing things in a way that is accurate and true to life
talking /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to express ideas or feelings by speaking
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.

Key Grammar Structures

• IS IT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING YOU HOPED FOR

  ➔ Question formation with 'is it' and the use of 'everything' as a quantifier.

  ➔ The sentence asks if love is equivalent to all the expectations someone might have had about it. "Is it" introduces the question. "Everything" emphasizes a complete fulfillment of hopes.

• OR DO THE FEELING HAUNT YOU...

  ➔ Use of the auxiliary verb 'do' in a question, and the intransitive verb 'haunt'.

  ➔ This is an alternative question that suggests the feelings associated with love might be negative and recurring. "Do" is used to form the question. "Haunt" means to persistently be present in one's mind.

• YOU COULD BRING A BULLET, BRING A SWORD, BRING A MORGUE

  ➔ Use of the modal verb "could" expressing possibility and imperative forms using the base form of the verb "bring".

  ➔ "Could bring" suggests something that is possible, but not definite. "Bring a bullet, bring a sword, bring a morgue" are imperatives, commanding someone to do these actions, although rhetorically.

• BUT YOU CAN'T BRING THE TRUTH TO ME

  ➔ Use of the modal verb 'can't' indicating impossibility or inability.

  ➔ The phrase states that even with violence and death (bullet, sword, morgue), the addressee cannot make the speaker accept a specific "truth". "Can't bring" signifies the inability to deliver the truth.

• CORRUPTED MANS HEART WITH A GIFT

  ➔ Reduced relative clause (whose heart is) and implication of 'corrupted' as a past participle acting as an adjective.

  ➔ The line suggests a man's heart has been ruined or negatively influenced by a gift. "Corrupted" modifies "man's heart", describing its state. The full implied clause would be "a man whose heart is corrupted".

• THAT'S HOW YOU FIND OUT WHO YOU DEALING WITH

  ➔ Use of 'that's how' to introduce an explanation of a process, and a subordinate clause with 'who' as a relative pronoun.

  ➔ This line describes the outcome of giving a gift and its impact on revealing someone's true character. "That's how" introduces the result. "Who you dealing with" is a noun clause acting as the object of 'find out'.

• GETTING COLD WHEN AN EGO GETS TO TALKING I GET INVOLVED

  ➔ Present participle clause "getting cold" functioning as an adverbial clause of time, and subject-verb inversion after an adverbial clause.

  ➔ The phrase sets a scene and explains the speaker's reaction. "Getting cold" implies "when it is getting cold". "I get involved" is the main clause, with the preceding phrase setting the temporal context.