Never Felt So Alone – English Lyrics

• By: Labrinth
• Album: Ends & Begins

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative world of 'Never Felt So Alone' by Labrinth, featuring Billie Eilish. This song offers a rich tapestry of emotional English, perfect for understanding expressions of loneliness, despair, and vulnerability. Its poignant lyrics and atmospheric production provide an authentic glimpse into complex human feelings, making it an excellent piece to deepen your English listening comprehension and emotional vocabulary. Listen to how Labrinth and Eilish masterfully use tone and phrasing to convey profound solitude, enhancing your appreciation for the nuanced power of the English language in music.

[English]

♪ And I never felt so alone ♪

♪ Felt so alone, no, no ♪

♪ And I never felt so alone ♪

♪ Felt so alone, no, no ♪

♪ And I never felt so alone ♪

♪ Felt so alone, no, no ♪

♪ And I never felt so alone ♪

♪ Felt so alone, no, no ♪

♪ In a whip ♪

♪ Thinking, What if ♪

♪ You and this ♪

♪ Never existed ♪

♪ Hollow kiss ♪

♪ Bottle liquor ♪

♪ Man, I'm sick ♪

♪ Man, I'm schizo ♪

♪ All white leather ♪

♪ You know this man ain't shit without you in the interior ♪

♪ I'm dying somewhere in the dark ♪

♪ All white leather ♪

♪ And I think, What if we weren't riding and dying together ♪

♪ The whole world would fall apart ♪

♪ And I never felt so alone ♪

♪ Felt so alone, no, no ♪

♪ And I never felt so alone ♪

♪ Felt so alone, no, no ♪

♪ I thought you were my new best friend ♪

♪ Wish I knew better then ♪

♪ Who knew you were just out to get me? ♪

♪ My whole world just fell apart ♪

♪ 'Cause I never felt so alone ♪

♪ Felt so alone, no, no ♪

♪ I could never be more alone than when I ain't got you here ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alone /əˈloʊn/ A1	adjective - without company; isolated
felt /fɛlt/ A1	verb - past tense of 'feel'; to perceive or experience emotionally
existed /ɪɡˈzɪstɪd/ A2	verb - past tense of 'exist'; to have actual being
hollow /ˈhɒl.oʊ/ B1	adjective - having a hole or empty space inside
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - a touch with the lips as a sign of love, greeting, etc.
liquor /ˈlɪk.ər/ B1	noun - alcoholic drink, especially distilled spirits
schizo /ˈskɪt.soʊ/ C1	noun - informal term for a person with schizophrenia
leather /ˈlɛð.ər/ A2	noun - material made from the skin of an animal
interior /ɪnˈtɪri.ər/ B1	noun - the inner part of something
dying /ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ/ A2	verb - present participle of 'die'; nearing death
riding /ˈraɪ.dɪŋ/ A1	verb - present participle of 'ride'; to sit on and travel on an animal or vehicle
together /təˈɡɛð.ər/ A1	adverb - in or into one company; with each other
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ A2	adverb - separated by a distance
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
better /ˈbɛt.ər/ A1	adjective - of a higher quality or more desirable
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features

Key Grammar Structures

• And I never felt so alone

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ The verb "felt" is in the simple past tense, showing a completed feeling in the past.

• What if we weren't riding and dying together

  ➔ Second Conditional (hypothetical) with past continuous

  ➔ The phrase "weren't riding" uses the past continuous to describe an unreal situation in a second‑conditional clause.

• I could never be more alone than when I ain't got you here

  ➔ Modal verb "could" + comparative "more … than" + informal negative "ain't"

  ➔ The modal "could" expresses ability or possibility, while "more … than" makes a comparison; "ain't" is an informal contraction for "am not".

• I thought you were my new best friend

  ➔ Reported speech (thought + past simple of "be")

  ➔ The verb "thought" introduces reported speech; "were" is the past simple of "be" used after a reporting verb.

• Wish I knew better then

  ➔ Wish + past simple (unreal present)

  ➔ The verb "knew" is in the past simple after "wish" to express a wish about a present situation that is not true.

• Who knew you were just out to get me?

  ➔ Indirect question

  ➔ The clause "who knew you were just out to get me" is an indirect question; the verb "knew" remains in past simple.

• Man, I'm sick

  ➔ Contraction in present simple ("I'm")

  ➔ "I'm" is the contracted form of "I am" used in the present simple to state a current condition.

• All white leather

  ➔ Attributive adjective phrase (adjective before noun)

  ➔ "All" and "white" are adjectives that directly modify the noun "leather", forming an attributive phrase.

• The whole world would fall apart

  ➔ Conditional result clause with "would" (second conditional)

  ➔ "Would" marks the result of an unreal condition; here it shows what would happen if the imagined situation were true.