All This Time – English Lyrics

• By: O.LIVIA
• Album: IBBY

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical journey of O.LIVIA's "All This Time," a soulful R&B track that explores the crucial themes of self-discovery and inner child work. The song offers valuable modern English vocabulary related to personal freedom and emotional reflection, with compelling phrases like 'learning to fly outside your cage' and 'the power that you held inside'—perfect for connecting with contemporary, heartfelt songwriting in English.

[English]

[Music] [Applause]

I don't ever think I'd let you down. No  way. We took the long way. I'm never too  

far away. I'll be what you need. In the  dark, I'd find you. Come back to remind  

you. I will always know your name. Learning  to fly outside your gaze. Seeing the colors  

that you paint. Hoping you learn to catch  the rain. Now you finally see why you came.  

Ooh. All this time I've been blind. The power  that you held inside, I did it for you. Free  

your mind. It's our time. Don't look at what  you left behind. It's all for you. [Music]

Oh, all this time.

[Music]

All this time.

Now it's time that you let go  to what wasn't yours to hold.

So close your fist and draw your power right back  

in. The enemy within me is  set free into fire outside

the colors that [Applause] you learn to  cast. Now you finally see why you came.  

All this time I've been blind because  inside I did it for you. I did it for  

you. Free your mind. It's our time.  It's our time. Left behind. It's  

all for you. It's all for you. [Music]  All this time. All this time. [Music]

All this time. All this time.

I want to be free from myself. [Music]  I'm going to be free from myself.

I'm no longer at your will. I'm no longer at your  will. I'm not doing what you say. Not doing what  

you say. I'm done with the expectations.  I'm done with expectations. Ready to do  

it my own way. [Music] Going my own way. All  this time. All this time. I've been blind.  

I never let you inside. I did  it for you. I did it for you,  

babe. Free your mind. It's our time  behind. It's all for you. It's all for you.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
blind blaɪnd A2	adjective - unable to see; lacking perception or awareness
power ˈpaʊər A1	noun - the ability or capacity to control or influence others
free friː A1	verb - to release from confinement or control adjective - not confined or enslaved
mind maɪnd A1	noun - the faculty of human thought and consciousness
learn lɜːrn A1	verb - to acquire knowledge or skill through study or experience
catch kætʃ A1	verb - to grasp or capture something in motion
rain reɪn A1	noun - water falling in drops from the clouds
fly flaɪ A1	verb - to move through the air with wings
colors ˈkʌlərz A1	noun - the aspect of things that is caused by differing qualities of light
expectations ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz B1	noun - a strong belief that something will happen or be the case
remind rɪˈmaɪnd A2	verb - to cause someone to remember something
enemy ˈɛnəmi A1	noun - a person who feels hatred towards you or who attacks or tries to harm you
cast kæst A2	verb - to throw or direct something
will wɪl A1	noun - the faculty of conscious and especially of deliberate action
hold hoʊld A1	verb - to have or keep in one's grasp
way weɪ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't ever think I'd let you down. No way.

  ➔ Present perfect with 'have' omitted in contraction

  ➔ The contraction 'I'd' here stands for 'I would' or 'I had', showing a past action with present relevance.

• I'll be what you need. In the dark, I'd find you.

  ➔ Future simple with 'will' contraction and conditional mood

  ➔ 'I'll' is a contraction of 'I will', indicating a future action. 'I'd find' is conditional, suggesting a hypothetical situation.

• Learning to fly outside your gaze.

  ➔ Present continuous for future arrangements

  ➔ 'Learning to fly' here indicates a future action that is planned or ongoing.

• Now you finally see why you came.

  ➔ Adverb of time 'finally' for emphasis

  ➔ 'Finally' emphasizes the completion of an action after a long wait or struggle.

• All this time I've been blind.

  ➔ Present perfect continuous for ongoing action

  ➔ 'I've been blind' indicates an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.

• Free your mind. It's our time.

  ➔ Imperative mood for commands

  ➔ 'Free your mind' is a direct command using the imperative mood.

• I'm no longer at your will.

  ➔ Present simple with 'be' for permanent states

  ➔ 'I'm no longer' uses 'be' to indicate a permanent change in state.

• I'm done with the expectations.

  ➔ Present perfect with 'be done'

  ➔ 'I'm done' is a common idiomatic expression meaning the speaker has finished with something.