Alone, Pt. II – English Lyrics

• By: Alan Walker, Ava Max

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of Alan Walker and Ava Max! 'Alone, Pt. II' is a perfect track for learners to practice English through its repetitive, emotive lyrics and clear vocal delivery, helping you master modern pop vocabulary and expressions of emotion.

[English]

We were young, posters on the wall Praying we're the ones that the teacher wouldn't call

We would stare at each other 'Cause we were always in trouble

And all the cool kids did their own thing I was on the outside always looking in

Yeah, I was there but I wasn't They never really cared if I wasn't

We all need that someone who gets you like no one else Right when you need it the most

We all need a soul to rely on, a shoulder to cry on A friend through the highs and the lows

I'm not gonna make it a-la, la-la-la-la-la, la, la-la-la-la-la, 'lone I'm not gonna make it a-la, la-la-la-la-la, la, la-la-la-la-la, 'lone

I'm not gonna make it a-la, la-la-la-la-la, la, la-la-la-la-la, 'lone I'm not gonna make it a-la, la-la-la-la-la, la, la-la-la-la-la, 'lone

Then I saw your face, your forgiving eyes Looking back at me from the other side

Like you understood me And I'm never letting you go, oh

We all need that someone who gets you like no one else Right when you need it the most

We all need a soul to rely on, a shoulder to cry on A friend through the highs and the lows

I'm not gonna make it a-la, la-la-la-la-la, la, la-la-la-la-la, 'lone I'm not gonna make it a-la, la-la-la-la-la, la, la-la-la-la-la, 'lone

I'm not gonna make it a-la, la-la-la-la-la, la, la-la-la-la-la, 'lone I'm not gonna make it a-la, la-la-la-la-la, la, la-la-la-la-la, 'lone

I'm not gonna make it alone

la-la-la-la-la, la, 'lone

I'm not gonna make it a-la, la-la-la-la-la, la, la-la-la-la-la, 'lone

'Cause you are that someone that gets me like no one else Right when I need it the most

And I'll be the one you rely on, a shoulder to cry on A friend through the highs and the lows

I'm not gonna make it a-la, la-la-la-la-la, la, la-la-la-la-la, 'lone I'm not gonna make it a-la, la-la-la-la-la, la, la-la-la-la-la, 'lone

I'm not gonna make it a-la, la-la-la-la-la, la, la-la-la-la-la, 'lone I'm not gonna make it a-la, la-la-la-la-la, la, la-la-la-la-la, 'lone

I'm not gonna make it alone

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alone /əˈloʊn/ A1	adjective - having no one else present
pray /preɪ/ B1	verb - to address a prayer to God or a deity
stare /ster/ B1	verb - to look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something
trouble /ˈtrʌbəl/ A2	noun - difficulty or problems
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
rely /rɪˈlaɪ/ B1	verb - to depend on with full trust or confidence
shoulder /ˈʃoʊldər/ A2	noun - the joint connecting the arm to the torso
high /haɪ/ A1	noun - a period of great success or happiness
low /loʊ/ A1	noun - a period of sadness or failure
forgiving /fərˈɡɪvɪŋ/ B2	adjective - ready and willing to forgive
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2	verb - to perceive the intended meaning of
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of a person's head

Key Grammar Structures

• Praying we're the ones that the teacher wouldn't call

  ➔ Past forms for future in the past

  ➔ The use of "wouldn't" acts as the past equivalent of "will not," used here to describe a past expectation about a future event.

• I was on the outside always looking in

  ➔ Past Continuous (implied) / Participle phrase

  ➔ The structure "was... looking" describes an ongoing state in the past, effectively using the past continuous structure.

• They never really cared if I wasn't

  ➔ Zero Conditional / Reported speech logic

  ➔ The word "if" introduces a conditional clause about a past state ("wasn't"), contrasting the subject's feelings with the group's indifference.

• We all need that someone who gets you like no one else

  ➔ Relative clause / Object pronoun usage

  ➔ The relative pronoun "who" defines "someone," while the clause "gets you" uses the second person object pronoun.

• I'm not gonna make it alone

  ➔ Future intention (Be going to) / Informal contraction

  ➔ The colloquial "gonna" is a contraction of "going to," expressing a negative prediction or state of inability about the future.

• Then I saw your face, your forgiving eyes

  ➔ Simple Past tense / Adjective formation

  ➔ The verb "saw" is the past tense of "see," and "forgiving" is a present participle used as an adjective.

• Looking back at me from the other side

  ➔ Participial phrase / Directional preposition

  ➔ The participle "looking" functions as a modifier describing the eyes, while "from" indicates the point of origin.

• And I'll be the one you rely on

  ➔ Future Simple / Reduced relative clause

  ➔ The "that/whom" is omitted before "you rely on," which is a common feature in English relative clauses.