Give It All

Yearning for Everything Unseen: Foals' 'Give It All' Explained
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Lyrics

Give me something I haven't seen

Seeking novelty and new experiences

Give me the red light turning green

Desiring a change or a shift in direction

Give me the words but not the page

Wanting the essence without unnecessary details

Give me it all

Yearning for complete fulfillment


Give me the time but not an age

Requesting time without the burden of age

Give me a look but not the rage

Desiring a gaze without intense anger

Give me the feel for where I'll go

Seeking a sense of direction and destination

Give me it all

Yearning for total fulfillment


Give me the way it could have been

Longing for an alternate path or outcome

Give me the ghost that's on the screen

Yearning for a ghostly presence or memory

Give me the way but not the means

Desiring a way without the undesirable methods

Give me it all

Seeking complete fulfillment once again


Give me something I haven't seen

Reiteration of the desire for novelty

Give me the red light turning green

Repetition of the desire for change

Give me the words but not the page

Repeating the desire for essence over details

Give me it all

Reiterating the quest for complete fulfillment


I called you up

Expressing attempts at communication

Three times last night

Highlighting persistent efforts to connect

Running through the streets

Physical struggle, possibly metaphorical

Bloody, from a fist fight

Symbolic aftermath of a conflict


Keep you warm

Offering warmth and comfort

Keep you there

Desire to keep someone close

Wanna keep you all

Expressing the wish for complete possession


See you there, wanna see you some day

Anticipation of a future meeting

As you look back, I'm pulling away

Acknowledging a distancing effect

You caught the bus and I caught the train

Physical separation through different modes of transport

All that remains are words in the rain

Reduced connection, only words remaining


Ooooh, oooh, oooo oooooh

Expressing emotional intensity

Ooooh, oooh, oooo oooooh

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Give me the shade of a thunder cloud

Desiring obscurity or cover from emotional storms

Give me a good bye said out loud

Wishing for a clear farewell

Give me the day with no memories

Longing for a day without painful memories

Give me it all

Reiteration of the desire for complete fulfillment


I know you could be here with me

Acknowledging the potential for shared experiences

By the rain and the palm of the valley

Referencing natural elements as witnesses

But you're there by the tube stop in the freezing rain

Highlighting physical separation in harsh conditions


See you there, wanna see you some day

Anticipation of future reunion

As you look back, I'm pulling away

Acknowledging the distance growing

You caught the bus and I caught the train

Physical separation through different modes of transport

All that remains are words in the rain, rain

Emphasizing the fading impact of words in difficult times


Ooooh, oooh, oooo oooooh

Reiteration of emotional intensity

Ooooh, oooh, oooo oooooh

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So solo, I see you there

Emphasizing individuality and solitude

You fall like a fifty weight

Metaphorical fall and impact

The time goes

Time passing without immediate resolution

I'll be right there

Promising presence in the future

I feel, I feel there's a fork in the road

Sensing a crucial decision point ahead


Oh woah woah

Expressing emotional intensity and yearning

Oh woah woah

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