All I Want
Yearning Echoes: Unveiling the Soulful Desires in John Rock Prophet's 'All I Want'
Lyrics
All I want and nothing more
All the speaker desires and nothing additional
To hear you knocking at my door
The desire for the subject to come knocking at their door
If I can see your face one more
The wish to see the subject's face once more
I can die a happy man, I'm sure
Expressing contentment; feeling fulfilled if they see the subject's face again
When you said your last goodbye
Recalling the pain of the subject's last goodbye
I channel it out the pain inside
Attempting to suppress the emotional distress caused by the farewell
I stayed in bed in tears all night
Staying in bed and crying throughout the night due to the pain
Without somebody by my side
Feeling the absence of companionship during this difficult time
And if you love me, no
Questioning why the subject, if they truly love the speaker, would leave
Why do you leave me? No
Repeating the query regarding the subject's departure despite claiming love
And take my body, yeah
Symbolic reference to giving oneself entirely to the subject
Take my body, oh
Reiteration of offering one's body to the subject
'Cause all I want is, no
Expressing a simple desire, without additional requests
And all I need is
Emphasizing the essential requirement
To find somebody
The longing to discover someone similar to the subject
I find somebody
Asserting the intention to encounter such a person
Like you
Comparing potential future partners to the subject
Like you
Continued comparison of potential partners to the subject
Like you
-Like you, like you
-Like you
-Like you, like you, you, like you, you
-You brought out the best in me, boo
Recognition that the subject brought out a previously unseen positive aspect in the speaker
A part of me I'd never seen
Realization of a part of oneself that was previously unknown, credited to the subject
You took my soul and you washed it clean, no
Metaphorical cleansing of the speaker's soul by the subject
Our love was made for movie screens
Viewing the love shared as something cinematic or larger than life
But if you love me, no
Reiterating the inquiry into why the subject would depart despite claiming love
Why do you leave me? No
Repetition of questioning the departure despite professed love
And take my body
Symbolic reference to the subject taking control of the speaker's physical being
Take my body
Repeating the willingness to give oneself to the subject
And all I want is, no
Restating the simple desire without additional requests
And all I need is
Emphasizing the fundamental necessity
To find somebody
Continuing the desire to encounter someone akin to the subject
I'll find somebody
Asserting the determination to find such an individual
Like you
Reaffirming the comparison of potential partners to the subject
Like you
Continued affirmation of the comparison to the subject
Like you
-Like you, like you
-You
-You, like you
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