All This Time – English Lyrics

• By: Deorro

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the sounds of nostalgia and longing in Deorro's 'All This Time,' a progressive house track that beautifully blends emotion with melody. This song offers a chance to immerse yourself in the language of heartfelt memories, understanding how music can capture and convey deep personal experiences.

[English]

All this time

Still a part of me

Standing on your street

At your door

Knocking to the beat

Of a melody

Take me back

Take me back to summers when the nights were long

Pick it up

Pick it up, the pieces where we left off

Still hear it, just like a record

Play on after all this time

Still feel it, with me forever

Back seat, with your hands in mine

...

Back seat, with your hands in mine

...

Back seat, with your hands in mine

...

I don't mind

If you're haunting me

In my memory

Let's rewind

'Cause I can't believe

Feels like centuries

Take me back

Take me back to summers when the nights were long

Pick it up

Pick it up, the pieces where we left off

Still hear it, just like a record

Play on after all this time

Still feel it, with me forever

Back seat, with your hands in mine

...

Back seat, with your hands in mine

...

Still hear it, just like a record

...

Play on after all this time

Still feel it, with me forever

Back seat, with your hands in mine

See you, and I go falling

Right back, to our wasteland

And I hear it, just like a record

Play on after all this time

All this time, yeah all this time

All this time, yeah all this time

All this time, yeah all this time

All this time

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town, typically with houses on one or both sides
door /dɔːr/ A1	noun - a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle
beat /biːt/ A2	noun - a rhythmic unit in music or poetry; a regular pulse verb - to strike repeatedly
melody /ˈmɛl.ə.di/ B1	noun - a sequence of musical notes that is pleasant and memorable
summer /ˈsʌm.ər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
long /lɒŋ/ A1	adjective - measuring a great distance from end to end; lasting for a great amount of time
pick /pɪk/ A2	verb - to select or choose
piece /piːs/ A1	noun - a portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole
record /ˈrɛk.ɔːd/ B1	noun - a disc that stores sound, or a written account of events verb - to capture sound or information for later playback
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in an activity for enjoyment or recreation; to perform music on an instrument
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or a physical sensation
hear /hɪə(r)/ A1	verb - to perceive sound with the ears
memory /ˈmem.ə.ri/ B1	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
haunt /hɔːnt/ B2	verb - to appear repeatedly as a ghost; to persist in the mind
rewind /riːˈwaɪnd/ B2	verb - to wind back to an earlier point, especially on a recording
centuries /ˈsen.tʃər.iz/ B2	noun - periods of one hundred years

Key Grammar Structures

• Still a part of me

  ➔ Present Perfect Simple - expresses a state that started in the past and continues to the present.

  ➔ The word "Still" emphasizes the continuing nature of the feeling. The verb "to be" in the present perfect indicates a lasting connection: "I **am** still connected to you."

• Take me back to summers when the nights were long

  ➔ Past Subjunctive (implied) - expressing a wish or hypothetical situation. Use of 'when' to introduce a subordinate clause describing a past time.

  ➔ The phrase "Take me back" is a request framed as a wish. The 'when' clause provides context, describing a specific, fondly remembered time: "...to summers **when** the nights were long."

• Still hear it, just like a record

  ➔ Simile - using 'like' to draw a comparison between the sound and a record.

  ➔ The simile "just like a record" creates a vivid image of a sound that is continuous, nostalgic, and perhaps slightly imperfect, like an old vinyl record. The word "just" intensifies the comparison.

• Feels like centuries

  ➔ Figurative Language (Hyperbole) - exaggeration for effect. 'Like' introduces a simile.

  ➔ The phrase "Feels like centuries" is a hyperbole, meaning it's an exaggeration to emphasize how long the time apart has felt. It doesn't literally mean centuries, but conveys a strong sense of prolonged duration.