All That I Want
Dreams Unveiled: Barbra Streisand's Yearning for Love and Glamour
Lyrics
I want a gown of diamonds
I desire an elegant dress adorned with diamonds.
Long gloves and sweet perfumes
Desire for long gloves and sweet perfumes.
Hats made of silks and satins
Expressing a wish for hats made of luxurious materials like silks and satins.
Seaqueens and ostrich plums
Mention of extravagant accessories like seaqueens and ostrich plums.
I want to wear mascara
Expressing a desire to wear mascara for enhanced beauty.
Polish my nails real bright
Expressing a desire to have well-polished and bright nails.
I want to be an actress
Expressing a desire to be an actress, highlighting the allure of the profession.
Actresses play all night
Noting that actresses engage in activities throughout the night.
If I should sneeze it's a sign
Suggesting that sneezing might be considered a sign or omen.
All that I want to will be mine
Expressing a belief that everything desired can be attained.
Oh please, pretty, please
A polite plea, emphasizing the desire for something.
Dear nose make me sneeze
An amusing request for a sneeze, possibly seen as a sign of luck or fulfillment.
I want to find my true love
Expressing a desire to find true love, echoing common themes in love songs.
Like all the love songs say
Referencing the desire for a love story similar to those depicted in songs.
I want to do what I want
Expressing a strong desire to do what one wants.
I want to get my way
Asserting the desire to have things go one's way.
Wild dreams grow wise
Suggesting that dreams become wiser as one grows older.
When sweet childhood flies
Highlighting the wisdom gained as childhood innocence fades away.
Time waved a hand
Describing time's impact on perception, using a metaphor of waving a hand.
And the breeze blue the sand from my eyes
Indicating a change in perspective, symbolized by the removal of sand from the eyes.
I want a gown of kingdom
Expressing a desire for a grand gown, with a caution that diamonds might be burdensome.
Diamonds would weigh me down
Highlighting the potential downside of excessive luxury.
Pompoms and plums are pretty
Commenting on the attractiveness of pompoms and plums, with a caveat for circus clowns.
If you're a circus clown
Humorously noting that certain accessories may be suitable for circus clowns.
Funny how black mascara
Reflecting on the tendency of black mascara to streak when tears start flowing.
Streaks when the tears begin
Pointing out that makeup can't conceal the genuine sparkle or emotions within.
Nail polish, rouge and powder
Stating the limitations of beauty products in capturing inner radiance.
Can't paint the sparkle in
Contrasting a past dependence on sneezing as a sign with a changed perspective on sneezing.
Once I was slaved to a sneeze
Observing that sneezing, once significant, is now perceived as a mere disease.
Now sneezing is just a disease
Playing with the idea that a rose is a rose, and a nose is just a nose, emphasizing simplicity.
A rose is a rose
Acknowledging the clichéd nature of phrases related to true love found in love songs.
And a nose just a nose
Offering a more realistic view that real love involves separation or leaving.
True love's a phrase for love songs
Reiterating the desire for a love worth living, emphasizing authenticity.
Real love's a leaving thing
Reaffirming the desire for the things sung about, highlighting the authenticity of desires.
I want the love worth living
Continuing the expression of a wish for a fulfilling and genuine love.
I want the things I sing
Repeating the desire for the things sung about, reinforcing the authenticity of desires.
I want the love worth living
Reaffirming the desire for a love worth living, emphasizing authenticity.
I want the things I sing
Concluding with a repetition of the desire for the things sung about, emphasizing authenticity.
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