Singer-songwriter/Producer Amber Mark's multifaceted and sophisticated pop … Read Full Bio ↴Singer-songwriter/Producer Amber Mark's multifaceted and sophisticated pop sound is rooted in a wide range of inspirations soaked up from time spent in the U.S., India, Germany, Brazil, and Nepal. She began writing music as a way to work through the 2013 death of her mother and in 2016, while in her early twenties, released her first songs: "Space," "Monsoon" (featuring her mother's voice), and "Way Back." The debut, supported by DJ Zane Lowe, left the biggest impact. The following year, after she signed with the Universal-distributed PMR Records -- home to similarly hard-to-pigeonhole singer/songwriters Jamie Woon and Jessie Ware -- Mark released 3:33am, an EP that featured the three previous singles and four new songs. Following the vibrant "Heat Wave" later that year, Mark issued another single, "Love Me Right," in early 2018.

All The Work
Amber Mark Lyrics

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I have cried many miles worth of tears
Damn well tried, I gave up all these years
Seems like there is a point to everything
So it goes
Such is life
Singing mmmhmmmm

You want me back

You see all that
I have begun
And what I've done

Now that i, I put in all the work
Down in all the dirt
You want to try, to say that you and I
Should get back to how we were

Now that i, I put in all the work (you want me back)
Down in all the dirt (you see all that)
You wanna try, to say that you and I (I have begun)
Should get back to how we were (and that I've done)

I had gained all the pain, all the fear
Where were you when I felt I could not get here?
All of a sudden I'm all you need
Listen 'bout all of our memories
Tell by the way you're digging me
Just give u
I've moved on

Now that i, I put in all the work
Down in all the dirt
You wanna try, to say that you and I
Should get back to how we were

Now that i, I put in all the work (you want me back)
Down in all the dirt (you see all that)
You wanna try, to say that you and I (I have begun)
Should get back to how we were (and what I've done)

All of a sudden I'm all you need

Overall Meaning

The song "All the Work" by Amber Mark is about the singer's journey of self-discovery and finding her strength after going through a difficult time. She talks about how she has cried a lot of tears and given up many years in order to get to where she is now. She acknowledges that everything happens for a reason and sings "mmmhmm" as a way of accepting it. She questions why someone from her past would want to try to get back with her now that she has put in all the work and has come so far on her own. She mentions the pain and fear she had to overcome and how she moved on from it all, implying that she doesn't need anyone to validate her own success.

The chorus of the song is the main focus and it repeats the line "Now that I, I put in all the work, down in all the dirt." This indicates that the singer has gone through a lot of hard work and struggles to get to where she is now. The line "All of a sudden I'm all you need" highlights how someone from her past suddenly wants to be with her again after she has accomplished so much on her own. The song ends with the same chorus, emphasizing the idea that the singer doesn't need anyone else to validate her success and that she has come out stronger from her past struggles.

Line by Line Meaning

I have cried many miles worth of tears
I have shed a lot of tears.

Damn well tried, I gave up all these years
I tried my best, but eventually gave up after years of effort.

Seems like there is a point to everything
It appears that everything happens for a reason.

So it goes
That's just the way it is.

Such is life
That's the nature of life.

Singing mmmhmmmm
Expressing agreement or acknowledgement.

You want me back
You want to be with me again.

You see all that
You notice everything that I have done.

I have begun
I have started something new.

And what I've done
I have accomplished things.

Now that i, I put in all the work
After doing all the hard work