Time-Bomb – English Lyrics

• By: All Time Low
• Album: DGC Records

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying pop-punk world of All Time Low with "Time-Bomb"! This song is a fantastic way to learn English through its passionate lyrics about intense relationships and the feeling of living on the edge. You'll pick up on emotional vocabulary and energetic expressions, while the catchy hooks make it a memorable listening experience. Its relatable themes of love, chaos, and youthful determination make it special and an engaging way to connect with the language.

[English]

From the get-go I knew this was hard to hold

Like a crash the whole thing spun out of control

Oh, on a wire, we were dancing

Two kids, no consequences

Pull the trigger, without thinking

There's only one way down this road

It was like a time-bomb set into motion

We knew that we were destined to explode

And if I have to pull you out of the wreckage

You know I'm never gonna let you go

We're like a time-bomb

Gonna lose it

Let's defuse it

Baby, we're like a time-bomb

But I need it

Wouldn't have it any other way

Well there's no way out of this

So let's stay in

Every storm that comes

Also comes to an end

Oh, resistance is useless

Just two kids stupid and fearless

Like a bullet shooting the love-sick

There's only one way down this road

It was like a time-bomb set into motion

We knew that we were destined to explode

And if I have to pull you out of the wreckage

You know I'm never gonna let you go

We're like a time-bomb

Gonna lose it

Let's defuse it

Baby, we're like a time-bomb

But I need it

Wouldn't have it any other way

...

Got my heart in your hands

Like a time-bomb ticking

It goes off, we start again

When it breaks, we fix it

Got your heart in my hands

Like a time-bomb ticking

We should know better

But we won't let go

It was like a time-bomb set into motion

We knew that we were destined to explode

And if I have to pull you out of the wreckage

You know I'm never gonna let you let me go

Like a time-bomb

Gonna lose it

Let's defuse it

Baby we're like a time-bomb

But I need it

Wouldn't have it any other way

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to carry or support something with your hands
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct behavior or events verb - to regulate or supervise something
explode /ɪkˈsploʊd/ B2	verb - to burst loudly and suddenly
destined /ˈdɛstɪnd/ B2	adjective - certain to happen or be
explosion /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/ B2	noun - a sudden, violent release of energy
sense /sɛns/ B1	noun - a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus
resistance /rɪˈzɪstəns/ B2	noun - the refusal to accept or comply with something
stupid /ˈstjuːpɪd/ B1	adjective - lacking intelligence or good judgment
fearless /ˈfɪərləs/ B2	adjective - lacking fear
bullet /ˈbʊlɪt/ A2	noun - a small metal projectile for firing from a gun
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
tick /tɪk/ A2	verb - to make a regular, clicking sound noun - a small parasitic arachnid that feeds on the blood of mammals
fix /fɪks/ B2	verb - to mend or repair noun - a solution to a problem

Key Grammar Structures

• From the get-go I knew this was hard to hold

  ➔ Idiomatic expression: "From the get-go"

  ➔ "From the get-go" means from the very beginning. It's an informal way to emphasize the starting point of something. The use of "was" indicates past tense.

• We were destined to explode

  ➔ Passive voice with "be destined to"

  ➔ "Be destined to" means that something is certain to happen in the future, almost fated. The passive voice emphasizes that the explosion will happen *to* them, rather than *by* them actively causing it.

• And if I have to pull you out of the wreckage, You know I'm never gonna let you go

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1) and Future Simple ("gonna")

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional sentence because it's a real possibility. "If I have to..." (present simple) implies the action is potentially happening. "gonna let you go" is an informal contraction of "going to let you go", indicating the future simple tense to show a promise or intention.

• Let's defuse it

  ➔ Imperative mood (Let's + verb)

  ➔ "Let's" is a contraction of "let us", which is used to make a suggestion or give a command including oneself. It's an invitation to do something together. "Defuse" is the verb.

• Wouldn't have it any other way

  ➔ Conditional Perfect (mixed)

  ➔ This is a short form of "I wouldn't have had it any other way". It's implying that *if* things had been different, the speaker still wouldn't want them to be different. The complete conditional sentence (although unsaid) would be something like: "If things were different, I wouldn't have had it any other way".

• Every storm that comes Also comes to an end

  ➔ Relative clause ("that comes")

  ➔ "That comes" is a relative clause modifying "every storm". It provides more information about which storm is being referred to. The relative pronoun "that" connects the clause to the main sentence.

• There's only one way down this road

  ➔ Existential "there is/are"

  ➔ "There's" is a contraction of "There is". It is used to indicate the existence of something. In this case, it emphasizes that only one path or direction is available or possible.