Amy Linnea Deasismont (born 15 April, 1992 in Norrköping, Sweden), is a Swe… Read Full Bio ↴Amy Linnea Deasismont (born 15 April, 1992 in Norrköping, Sweden), is a Swedish pop singer now performing as Amy Deasismont. She was born in Norrköping but lived in the UK until she was four and a half. Her first television performance was in an episode of the Swedish music-talent series “Småstjärnorna” (The Small Stars) in 2000. Amy's first album This is me now (May 18th 2005) was released when she was only 12 years old. "What's in it for me", "Welcome to the city" and "Shooting star" became a big success. 120.000 copies of "This is me now" were sold in Sweden. Under her current management, she has been on a top 1 position in Sweden for 6 weeks during the summer of 2005. The same year she won the NRJ Radio Awards, the Nickelodeon Kids Choice and the Nordic Hit Music Awards.

Amy's second album "Still me Still now" sold gold before it was in the shops. "Don't cry your heart out", "Big guns" and "It can only get better" are the albums singles. Amy's third album, "Music In Motion", was released 28th of November. A single called "Is It Love?" was released 26th of September 2007.

Amy was the youngest participant ever on Melodifestivalen when she made the Final of the 2008 edition. She was 15 at the time and could enter Melodifestivalen as she would've been 16 by the time that she would have performed at Eurovision. Amy finished 8th out of 10 in the Melodifestivalen final.

Amy's family consists of father Lee from the UK, Swedish mother Chrisbeth and her three sisters Lisa, Danielle and Holly. Amy's dogs are named Penny and Pixie. Amy was host for the children's tv-show "Bulldog" 2011-2015.

She wrote and starred as the lead role in the Tv-series "Thunder in my heart". The show won Kristallen as best "young drama series" in 2023.

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If I Ain't Got You
Amy Diamond Lyrics

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Ahh hah, naa ahh ah hah hah

Some people live for the fortune
Some people live just for the fame
Some people live for the power, yeah yeah
Some people live just to play the game
Some people think that the physical things
Define what's within

And I've been there before
But that life's a bore
So full of the superficial

Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby
If I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you

Some people search for a fountain
That promises forever young
Some people need three dozen roses
And that's the only way to prove you love him
Hand me the world on a silver platter
And what good would it be
With no one to share
With no one who truly cares for me

Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it aint you baby
If I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you, you, you

Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby
If I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you, eh yeah ehh

If I ain't got you with me baby, ooh oh
See nothing in this

Whole wide world don't mean a thing
If I ain't got you with me baby, yeah eh yeah

Overall Meaning

In Amy Diamond's song "If I Ain't Got You", she addresses the common tendencies for people to chase after money, power, and material possessions. She notes how some people search for forever young through things like fountains or need grand gestures like three dozen roses to feel loved, but in reality, these things mean nothing without someone to share them with. The lyrics emphasize the importance of genuine connection and love, as these are the things that truly matter in life. The chorus repeats the line, "But everything means nothing if I ain't got you", which drives the message of the song home.

Line by Line Meaning

Some people live for the fortune
Some people's ultimate goal is to become wealthy or have large amounts of money.

Some people live just for the fame
Some people's ultimate goal is to become famous or gain public recognition.

Some people live for the power, yeah yeah
Some people's ultimate goal is to gain control over others or have power and influence.

Some people live just to play the game
Some people's ultimate goal is to win and compete at the expense of others.

Some people think that the physical things Define what's within
Some people believe that material possessions define their identity or self-worth.

And I've been there before But that life's a bore So full of the superficial
The singer has experienced this way of living before and finds it unfulfilling and shallow.

Some people search for a fountain That promises forever young
Some people seek out mythical or impossible things like a fountain of youth to preserve their youth and beauty forever.

Some people need three dozen roses And that's the only way to prove you love him
Some people require grand romantic gestures, like receiving dozens of roses, to feel loved and valued.

Hand me the world on a silver platter And what good would it be With no one to share With no one who truly cares for me
Even if the artist was given everything in the world, it would be meaningless without someone to share it with and who genuinely cares for them.

Some people want it all But I don't want nothing at all If it ain't you baby If I ain't got you baby Some people want diamond rings Some just want everything But everything means nothing If I ain't got you
The artist realizes that having material possessions or achieving external success means nothing if they do not have the person they love by their side.

If I ain't got you with me baby, ooh oh See nothing in this Whole wide world don't mean a thing If I ain't got you with me baby, yeah eh yeah
The singer truly believes that nothing in the world would matter or bring them true happiness if they did not have the person they love with them.

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