Give It All
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Give me something I haven't seen
Give me the red light turning green
Give me the words but not the page
Give me it all

Give me the time but not an age
Give me a look but not the rage
Give me the feel for where I'll go
Give me it all

Give me the way it could have been
Give me the ghost that's on the screen
Give me the way but not the means
Give me it all

Give me something I haven't seen
Give me the red light turning green
Give me the words but not the page
Give me it all

I called you up
Three times last night
Running through the streets
Bloody, from a fist fight

Keep you warm
Keep you there
Wanna keep you all

See you there, wanna see you some day
As you look back, I'm pulling away
You caught the bus and I caught the train
All that remains are words in the rain

Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh

Give me the shade of a thunder cloud
Give me a good bye said out loud
Give me the day with no memories
Give me it all

I know you could be here with me
By the rain and the palm of the valley
But you're there by the tube stop in the freezing rain

See you there, wanna see you some day
As you look back, I'm pulling away
You caught the bus and I caught the train
All that remains are words in the rain, rain

Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh

So solo, I see you there
You fall like a fifty weight
The time goes
I'll be right there
I feel, I feel there's a fork in the road





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Oh woah woah

Overall Meaning

The song "Give It All" by Foals paints a picture of a person who is looking for something extraordinary and unique that he has never experienced before. This is evidenced by the repetition of the line "Give me something I haven't seen" which forms the chorus. The persona seeks something but doesn't want to necessarily pay the price, preferring to have the words but not the page and give him the way but not the means. He yearns for the past, the present, and the future but doesn't want to be limited by his age. The lyrics also shed light on someone who is in love but struggling to maintain a relationship. The lines, "You caught the bus and I caught the train. All that remains are words in the rain" paints a picture of two lovers torn apart, and only their words remain in the rain.


The lyrics in the chorus "Give me the red light turning green" indicates that the subject of the song is ready to take on life, regardless of whatever obstacles or challenges may arise. He is willing to conquer all and take all. The song is characterized by the use of metaphors, especially "words in the rain" and "shade of a thundercloud," that create a sense of nostalgia and anxiety. The imagery in the song provides an insight into the persona's quest for self-awareness and meaning.


Line by Line Meaning

Give me something I haven't seen
I want something new, something I haven't experienced before.


Give me the red light turning green
I want to see things change or progress, to see movement forward.


Give me the words but not the page
I want to hear what you have to say, not just read it on paper.


Give me it all
I want everything, every part of whatever you're offering or experiencing.


Give me the time but not an age
I want to experience the moment, not just know how many years have passed.


Give me a look but not the rage
I want to see you, but not when you're angry or upset.


Give me the feel for where I'll go
I want to have a sense or intuition of where things are headed or what's in store.


I called you up Three times last night Running through the streets Bloody, from a fist fight
Last night, I tried to contact you multiple times while I was running through the streets after getting into a physical altercation.


Keep you warm Keep you there Wanna keep you all
I want to hold you close, make sure you're alright, and keep you close to me always.


See you there, wanna see you some day As you look back, I'm pulling away You caught the bus and I caught the train All that remains are words in the rain
I hope to see you again someday, but as we part ways, I realize that I'm moving on and you're not, and all that's left between us are words spoken in a moment that will quickly fade like raindrops.


Give me the way it could have been Give me the ghost that's on the screen Give me the way but not the means Give me it all
I want to see what could have been, to remember what's no longer there, and to think about moving forward without thinking too much about how it will happen.


Give me the shade of a thunder cloud Give me a good bye said out loud Give me the day with no memories Give me it all
I want to experience different kinds of emotions, including sadness or saying goodbye, without necessarily remembering every little detail.


I know you could be here with me By the rain and the palm of the valley But you're there by the tube stop in the freezing rain
I realize that you could be here with me in this moment, but instead you're somewhere else in the cold and wet.


So solo, I see you there You fall like a fifty weight The time goes I'll be right there I feel, I feel there's a fork in the road
I see you standing alone and looking weighed down, and I sense that there's a decision or crossroads coming up that we will both have to face.




Lyrics © Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Yannis Barnabas Emanuel Philippakis, James Andrew Smith, Jack William Bevan, Walter James Morrison Gervers

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Marc Bonneau

À tomber par terre... Génial !

Finn Cleverly

can anyone recommend artists that have a sound like this? i love four tet and foals individually, and this sound is amazing. would love to find artists/bands that sound like this naturally. pls help

Mono Aural

Finn Cleverly Specifically this remix? Not really sure. Foals, themselves though? I dig The Cast of Cheers, i'd say that was pretty similar. And The Edmund Fitzgerald, of course.

thekinderskat

awesome!

Luffystar

Its so mellow

piazaun

amazing =O

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