All Falls Down Lyrics – Lizzy McAlpine

[Verse 1: Lizzy McAlpine]
In this verse, McAlpine begins by describing a sense of emptiness, asking how she can become more like someone she admires or aspires to be. She feels disconnected from her true self and struggles to define who she is at the moment. She longs for guidance on how to prevent time from catching up with her, reflecting a fear of stagnation and the weight of time passing.

[Chorus: Lizzy McAlpine]
The chorus emphasizes the overwhelming nature of life’s burdens, where everything seems to fall apart all at once. McAlpine conveys that these challenges and emotional struggles accumulate and eventually crash down simultaneously, illustrating the intense pressure she feels.

[Verse 2: Lizzy McAlpine]
Here, McAlpine speaks about a moment of success—playing a sold-out show at the age of twenty-three. Despite the outward joy of achieving this milestone, she admits that she often experiences sadness after the excitement fades. She questions whether she is simply convincing herself that she’s fine, revealing an inner conflict between maintaining a façade of happiness and acknowledging her true feelings.

[Verse 3: Lizzy McAlpine]
In the final verse, McAlpine reflects on her twenty-second year as a difficult and anxiety-filled time. She expresses frustration at the inevitability of time moving forward, knowing that she can never reclaim the past. This line encapsulates her struggle with time and the loss of control she feels over it.

[Outro: Lizzy McAlpine]
The outro repeats the sentiment of everything falling down at once, reinforcing the emotional weight that McAlpine has been carrying throughout the song. The repetition of this phrase underscores the inevitability and persistence of these feelings, as though she’s unable to escape the cyclical nature of life's pressures.