Growing up in houses just two minutes away from each other in Swords, a working class town near Dublin airport, Stephen Garrigan and Mark Prendergast met aged eight, when they were the only boys in the school choir. Skip forward six years and they recruited Vinny May , also situated a stones throw away and together set about forming the first of myriad bands. The line-up for Kodaline was recently completed by the addition of bassist Jason Boland . The band's name, incidentally, means absolutely nothing. For the moment they wanted something they could take ownership of.
The band became a YouTube sensation with their music video for the song 'All I Want' which tells the heartbreaking beauty-and-the-beast type story. On October 4th 2013 Kodaline released another music video for this song called 'All I Want part 2" this again tells us about the man.
On June 17th 2013, Kodaline released their first studio album, In a Perfect World, with 11 tracks including 'All I Want', 'Pray', 'Love Like This' and 'High Hopes'. The oldest track on their album is 'High Hopes' which was based on a series of breakups that members of the band were facing during that time.
Teaching each other the principles of songcraft, the music they came up with some of which can be found on their self titled EP isn't wan or introspective or self-serving. Instead, it's bold, epic and stirring. Currently maintaining an air of understated mystery, Kodaline are soon set to unveil themselves to the world with these first four tracks recorded with Steve Harris (producer for Dave Matthews band, mixer for U2).
Singles have featured in a number of TV shows, including 'Remember the time' in Grey's Anatomy and 'All I Want' in "The Vampire Diaries". This song was also used ,very effectively, as the backing music in the 2012 Google Zeitgeist advert.
Kodaline have also been doing many tours recently and their last two in the UK were completely sold out. They enjoy being on the stage and are looking forwards to many festivals in the upcoming summer, such as T in the Park and the V festival.
To celebrate the beginning of 2014, Kodaline released an alternative video for their song 'One Day' on January 1st, 2014. Also, on the 15th of January, Kodaline received the EBBA for the people's choice award along with another award for the best Irish Act. This promising band has been acclaimed for their many talents and will surely continue to produce such heart-rendering music.
Kodaline have announced their second album: 'Coming Up For Air' which will be released in February 2015. A couple of the songs have already been made public. They are also going on another tour around various places in the world after it's release, starting in the amazing Glasgow Barrowlands. They will also be returning to America after their last tour was cancelled due to Jay's broken wrist.
All I Want
Kodaline Lyrics
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To hear you knocking at my door
'Cause if I could see your face once more
I could die as a happy man I'm sure
When you said your last goodbye
I died a little bit inside
I lay in tears in bed all night
Alone without you by my side
But if you loved me
Why did you leave me
Take my body
Take my body
All I want is
All I need is
To find somebody
I'll find somebody
Ooh oh
Ooh oh
Ooh oh
Ooh oh
'Cause you brought out the best of me
A part of me I'd never seen
You took my soul wiped it clean
Our love was made for movie screens
But if you loved me
Why did you leave me
Take my body
Take my body
All I want is
All I need is
To find somebody
I'll find somebody
Ooh oh
Ooh oh
Ooh oh
Ooh oh
Ooh ah
Ooh oh
Ooh, if you loved me
Why did you leave me
Take my body
Take my body
All I want is
All I need is
To find somebody
I'll find somebody
Like you, ooh
The song "All I Want" by Kodaline perfectly captures the feelings of heartbreak, loss, and longing after a relationship ends. The opening line, "All I want is nothing more, to hear you knocking at my door," sets the tone for the rest of the song, expressing a deep desire to have the love lost returned. The chorus, "But if you loved me, why did you leave me, take my body, take my body, all I want is all I need is to find somebody, I'll find somebody like you," highlights the struggle the singer is facing in questioning why their love would leave them, but also accepting that they need to move on.
Throughout the song, the memories of the past relationship are clearly still fresh and haunting the singer. They reminisce that the love they shared was "made for movie screens." The bridge of the song, "'cause you brought out the best of me, a part of me I'd never seen, you took my soul wiped it clean," suggests that the singer was transformed by the love they shared and had given themselves wholly to it. The song ends on a hopeful note, echoing the promise to find someone like the one they lost.
Ultimately, "All I Want" is a poignant song about the pain that comes with heartbreak and the struggle to pick up the pieces and move on. Kodaline's lyrics masterfully convey the depth of emotions associated with a break-up and the difficulty in letting go.
Line by Line Meaning
All I want is nothing more
The singer desires only one thing
To hear you knocking at my door
The singer wants to hear the person they miss to come back to them.
'Cause if I could see your face once more
The singer wants to see the face of their beloved one more time.
I could die as a happy man I'm sure
The singer would be happy to die after seeing their beloved one more time.
When you said your last goodbye
The singer is talking about a goodbye the person said.
I died a little bit inside
The singer feels emotionally hurt after the goodbye.
I lay in tears in bed all night
The singer cries themselves to sleep.
Alone without you by my side
The singer feels lonely without the person they miss.
But if you loved me
The singer wonders if the person actually loved them or not.
Why did you leave me
The singer is questioning the reason for the person leaving them.
Take my body
The singer is willing to give their body to the person they miss.
All I want is
The singer reiterates what they desire the most.
All I need is
The singer expresses that they don't need anything else but that one thing they desire.
To find somebody
The singer wants to find someone similar to the person they miss.
I'll find somebody
The singer is hopeful they will find someone someday.
Cause you brought out the best of me
The person the singer misses had a positive impact on them.
A part of me I'd never seen
The person the singer misses helped them discover something new about themselves.
You took my soul wiped it clean
The person the singer misses made them feel renewed and refreshed.
Our love was made for movie screens
The singer believed their love story was like a movie.
Like you, ooh
The singer is still longing for someone like the person they miss.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: James Oliver Richard Flannigan, Mark Daniel Prendergast, Stephen Joseph Garrigan, Vincent Thomas May
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