All of Me
Unveiling Love's Sacrifice: All of Me by Count Basie
Lyrics
You took my kisses and all my love
You received my kisses and all my love.
You taught me how to care
You instructed me on how to care.
Am I to be just remnant of a one side love affair
Questioning if I am destined to be a mere remainder of a one-sided love affair.
All you took
All the aspects of me that you took.
I gladly gave
I willingly offered everything to you.
There is nothing left for me to save
Nothing remains for me to salvage or hold onto.
All of me
Referring to the entirety of the speaker's being.
Why not take all of me
Suggesting the idea of complete possession by the other person.
Can't you see
Asking if the other person can perceive the speaker's dependence.
I'm no good without you
Expressing the speaker's inadequacy and dependence on the other person.
Take my lips
Offering the lips to be taken away, indicating a willingness to let go.
I want to loose them
Expressing a desire to be free from the burden of attachment.
Take my arms
Giving away the arms, implying a surrender of physical connection.
I'll never use them
Committing to never use the arms again.
Your goodbye left me with eyes that cry
Describing the emotional impact of the other person's departure.
How can I go on dear without you
Expressing difficulty in continuing without the other person.
You took the part that once was my heart
Highlighting the loss of the part that once constituted the speaker's heart.
So why not take all of me
Questioning why not take everything, as there's nothing left to lose.
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