All My Life

Track Info

  • Title
    All My Life
  • Released
  • Duration

Original Release

Cover Art for Britpop
Studio Album

About

All My Life is a song by Robbie Williams from his album Britpop. The track sits among the album’s more reflective material and contributes to its broader exploration of longevity, perspective and emotional continuity.

The song was written by Williams alongside Freddy Wexler and Elliah Heifetz. Wexler is known for his work with major American pop artists including Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez, while Heifetz has built a reputation as a contemporary songwriter and producer working across pop and alternative projects. Their involvement places All My Life within a modern international songwriting context rather than a purely retrospective one.

Musically, All My Life favours restraint over aggression. Its steady tempo and uncluttered arrangement allow the lyric to remain central, focusing on commitment, endurance and the passage of time. Unlike some of Britpop’s sharper tracks, the song avoids irony or provocation, opting instead for clarity and emotional directness.

“That’s going to be the next thing, the next single.”Robbie Williams

Within the context of Britpop, All My Life functions as a stabilising presence. It reflects Williams’ interest in grounding the album not only in attitude and nostalgia, but also in lived experience, reinforcing the sense of an artist assessing his past while writing with contemporary collaborators and intent.

Lyrics

A wise man one said use your delusions
I'd like to point out that man was me
My life is based on a true story
One of dreams, chaos and audacity

So go ahead and stage an intervention
Try to put me in a place I don't belong
You tell me I'm addicted to the light
And maybe you're not wrong, but

All my life
I've been chasing visions at the edge of my mind
My oh my
If I can't be who I am, then man, I'd rather die
And I'm alright
Even if it's just another beautiful lie
Baby, I've been crazy all my life

The only thing I'd miss is misbehaviour
I've made friends with knowing that I'm strange
Masochistic, but I'm always entertaining
And I know I'll die, but I'll never leave the stage

So go ahead, let's have an intervention
Try to put me in a place I don't belong
You tell me I'm addicted to the light
And maybe you're not wrong, but

All my life
I've been chasing visions at the edge of my mind
My oh my
If I can't be who I am, then man, I'd rather die
And I'm alright
Even if it's just another beautiful lie
Baby, I've been crazy all my life

I rise like lions in the night
You need to run, but I stay and fight
I am the darkness and the light
The light, the light, the light, the light (Oh)

All my life
I've been chasing visions at the edge of my mind
My oh my
If I can't be who I am, then man, I'd rather die
And I'm alright
Even if it's just another beautiful lie (Lie-lie-lie)
Baby, I've been crazy all my life
Crazy all my life

Credits

  • Vocalist

    Robbie Williams
  • Songwriter

    Robbie Williams, Elliah Heifetz, Freddy Wexler
  • Producer

    Karl Brazil, Owen Parker, Freddy Wexler

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