All I Want Is You
Emerson Lake & Palmer Lyrics

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Sweep those blues outside the door
You won't need them anymore
I'm coming to you
I must have been a fool before
Now all I want
All I want
All I want is you

So roll away your loneliness
You have to send your last S.O.S.
Turn you heart on put mind at rest
'cause all I want
All I want
All I want is you

I'm on flight 1 1 2
The airports straight ahead
Runway lights in blue and red
Now the seatbelt sign's aglow
I'm nearly home, nearly home

So throw, throw those long sad books away
Times and crimes of yesterday
Tonight I'm gonna love you
Till the break of day
'cause all I want

All I want
All I want is you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "All I Want Is You" by Emerson Lake & Palmer express a love declaration to someone who is apparently lonely and feeling blue. The songwriter wishes to take away their sadness and make them feel loved. The opening line of the refrain "Sweep those blues outside the door, You won't need them anymore" as communicated by the singer sums up the whole message of the song. The first verse of the song reminisces the past when the singer was a fool and didn't realize the value of the person he is addressing now. However, he goes on to say that now he knows that all he wants is that person, and they are everything he needs to be happy.

The second verse talks about the singer's arrival at the airport, looking forward to meeting the person. He asks them to put their mind at rest and throw away their loneliness, promising to love them until the break of day. The song's lyrics are simple but expressed with great affection and emotion. It conveys the feeling of being in love and having everything else in life even if you have one person by your side. "All I Want Is You" is a classic love ballad that stands the test of time and resonates with everyone who has been in love.

Line by Line Meaning

Sweep those blues outside the door
Get rid of your sadness and negative feelings.

You won't need them anymore
You don't have to hold onto your negative feelings anymore because I am coming to make everything better.

I'm coming to you
I am on my way to be with you and make you happy.

I must have been a fool before
In the past, I was a fool not to realize that all I need in my life is you.

Now all I want
All that matters to me now is you.

All I want
I am emphasizing that you are all I want.

All I want is you
This is the main message of the song - my desire is to be with you and have a happy life together.

So roll away your loneliness
I want you to let go of your loneliness and take comfort in my presence.

You have to send your last S.O.S.
You don't have to call for help anymore because I am here for you now.

Turn you heart on put mind at rest
Listen to your heart and let your mind relax because I will take care of everything.

'cause all I want
The reason for all of this is because all I want is to be with you.

I'm on flight 1 1 2
I am on a plane, flying towards you.

The airports straight ahead
I can see the airport where I will land and finally be with you.

Runway lights in blue and red
I can see the airport runway lights and know I am getting closer to you.

Now the seatbelt sign's aglow
I am fastening my seatbelt because I am about to land and finally see you.

I'm nearly home, nearly home
I am close to being with you and I can't wait.

So throw, throw those long sad books away
Let go of the past and any sadness you have felt before.

Times and crimes of yesterday
Forget about the past and any mistakes we might have made - today is a new day.

Tonight I'm gonna love you
I am going to show you how much I love you tonight.

Till the break of day
I will love you and be with you until morning comes.

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Comments from YouTube:

Olimpio Palhares Ferreira

8y↑2

Inesquecível o estilo diferente da música eletrônica misturada com estilo caribenho!!!

Ben W.

9y↑19

I personally don't think this is that bad. I think that if the cover was different then people would take this album more seriously.

Eric B Gordon

3y↑1

Coining an amended phrase: you can't judge [an album] by looking at the cover.

rorrante

7y↑16

Always loved this song. This album is very under-rated. I don't mind the cover, but today it does look like they're contestants for "The Bachelorette", lol.

ghostownaproach

7y↑6

It's almost like there are two different ELP s the Tarkus (side 1) Brain Salad Surgery etc and then the Tarkus side 2 and this album. After years of never even listening to side 2 of Tarkus then finally giving it another try, it was decidedly better than I had initially reacted to and felt like discovering a new album but one that was there all along. That is how this whole album feels especially now that E and L are gone. I listened to all these videos last night and they bring back great memories and sound way better than at the time of the album's release most of us gave it credit for. Now I want this album again. Thanks for putting it up.

Keith Davies

4y↑7

everybody seems to slam this album WHY???? ITS EXCELLENT ITS ELP

The UnknownCommenter

4y↑1

this sucks. Even elp hated it

Keith Davies

4y↑1

@The UnknownCommenter yeah,yeah. well it sounds SUPERB on my SME going through KT88s reaching my ears via AE1s

"Oficer and a gentleman" i would put up alongside " pirates" and KARN ok the cover is no Geiger, but who plays a cover?

M. .KELLY

8y↑6

I have been waiting years for this version to get here! Thanks!!

ChevKen

4y↑4

Oh my God...ugh. The demands of a record contract in the 1970's must have been brutal. I can feel all three band members struggling through this.

Tsitra Communications

Brutal still was the demand for variety.

Beat Brunner

7y↑7

Amazing Song.

Chuck Dee

This is a good song. I’m convinced the cover made half the people turn against this album.

Hans Sipkes

Musicianship is still very high on the album but some songs on side 1 are a bit too poppy. Side 2 is perfect, the piano parts greg,s voice. And carl,s drums sound so good.

mikew4001

6y↑20

When I saw the record cover in my local record store for the first time, I really thought it was a new album of The Bee Gees .... 😄

Manfred Mann

3y↑2

I can see that too. This is one of those albums that has a 2 inch cut on the bottom sending it straight to the bargain rack about a year or two later.

Alan Levy

3y↑1

even in Greg lake's book, he describes the cover as looking like The Bee Gees on holiday!

mikew4001

@Alan Levy It really does! :-)

米田さとし

3y↑5

Early 70's prog-rock is so brilliant that the music had ruined after the movement. Probably ELP had needed to change their music radically as Asia or "90125 Group". But I think Love Beach album is an amazing music transcending the age and the trend.

CLARK THE SHARK SHOW

4y↑2

So many people say this album sucks and all because of the cover ,.. but the cover was supposed to be funny making fun of disco and themselves , etc DUH ,. i guess no one got the joke ,..but listen to this album and every song is insane fucking killer HERE !!

Ghengis Papadragon

8y↑3

I always loved this song and it was played on the radio here in Orlando on 105.1 which was odd but during that time you would here songs from Tormato so there may have been a dj sneaking them in. The cover is horrible we all agree on that.

Aurora Martell

8y↑20

I wish I could have married Greg... <3

John Meowzer

6y↑3

I was a rabid fan of Keith Emerson but his keyboards in this don't do much for me. In their prime, ELP's sheer otherness appealed to me - they were different even among Prog bands, but maybe for that reason they weren't able to change and adapt and continue on like Yes and Genesis managed to do.

Ernesto Gasulla

2y↑1

The two bands you list had some drastic personnel changes. To achieve mainstream success Genesis had to get rid of Gabriel and Hackett, Yes of Howe and Wakeman. ELP was, by definition, ELP, their only pop oriented musician was Lake and he was simply mediocre at that.

Rob

3y↑1

Please tell me I'm not in hell. . . Lesson to be learned: when you are filthy rich, enjoy life at your pace and do not be "owned". Do not sign 2 and 3 album contracts and 200 tour dates a year ( Elvis, Michael Jackson, the list goes on). Read Greg's book, it will help with this.

Susan Czajkowskyj

5y↑3

I have this cd.

Tibor Szentpétery

I've got also this one❤

Queen bee

If this is their worst album, that is better than thousands careers, they are gods. Just a bad record for this band, not bad music at all

John Meowzer

6y↑1

Ha, I loved ELP but never bought this. Just the cover-shot put me off, ha. Once a critic said If ELP were ever forced to be normal, that would be the end of them. - prophetic words.

Thomas Aquinas

Palmer's hair....!!!!!!

Lightmane

When the yt comment says "I don't think this is that bad", it's that bad.

DavidRagan1734

This song is fine. I have no clue what the thought was with the cover...it would fit Pablo Cruise or Firefall, but doesn't fit ELP's image at all.

Michael Jones

Pic was taken on Love Beach in the Bahamas a few miles from Lyford Cay where the presidents would play golf

massimo marchesin

Un disco BRUTTO??? Ce ne fossero di dischi come LOVE BEACH attualmente in circolazione!!!!!! Preferite il NIENTE o quasi che ti propongono oggigiorno??? Mahmoud??? La rappresentante di lista??? La Elettra Lamborghini??? Achille Lauro??? Ma chi sono al confronto di Musicisti con i CGLNI e i contro CGLNI come QUESTI??? Anche il PEGGIOR album di EL&P che per me è IN THE HOT SEAT, è CENTO se non di più volte MEGLIO di quello che sta andando oggigiorno!!!!! Ma per favore va!!!!!!