My All
Luciano Pavarotti Lyrics


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I am thinking of you
In my sleepless solitude tonight
If it's wrong to love you
Then my heart just won't let me be right
'Cause I've drowned in you
And I won't pull through
Without you by my side
I'd give my all to have
Just one more night with you
I'd risk my life to feel
Your body next to mine
'Cause I can't go on
Living in the memory of our song
I'd give my all for your love tonight

Baby can you feel me
Imagining I'm looking in your eyes
I can see you clearly
Vividly emblazoned in my mind
And yet you're so far
Like a distant star
I'm wishing on tonight

I'd give my all to have
Just one more night with you
I'd risk my life to feel
Your body next to mine
'Cause I can't go on
Living in the memory of our song
I'd give my all for your love tonight

I'd give my all to have
Just one more night with you
I'd risk my life to feel
Your body next to mine
'Cause I can't go on
Living in the memory of our song
I'd give my all for your love tonight




(I'd) give my all for your love
Tonight

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "My All" by Luciano Pavarotti and Mariah Carey are a declaration of love, longing, and desperation. The song speaks to the yearning of the heart that cannot be quenched, despite the difficulties and challenges that the lovers may face. The singer is thinking about a person whom they love and cannot be with. The first verse establishes the melancholic mood of the song, as the singer cannot sleep and is consumed by thoughts of the person they love. The second verse highlights the intensity of their desire to be with the person and the sacrifices they are willing to make to do so, even if it means risking their life. The third verse reveals the depth of the singer's imagination and how the person they love is so vivid in their mind. The repetition of the chorus underscores the singer's desperation for their love, as they would give their all for one more night with the person.


The melody of the song is hauntingly beautiful, with the collaboration of two legendary voices that complement each other's style. The song was released in 1998 and was included in both Pavarotti's and Carey's respective albums. "My All" was a commercial success and topped the charts in several countries, including the US, UK, and Canada.


Line by Line Meaning

I am thinking of you
I cannot stop thinking about you


In my sleepless solitude tonight
I can't sleep tonight because you're always on my mind


If it's wrong to love you
I know that our love may not be socially acceptable


Then my heart just won't let me be right
But my heart won't allow me to do anything but love you


'Cause I've drowned in you
I am completely consumed by my love for you


And I won't pull through
I know I won't be able to make it without you


Without you by my side
I need you to be with me


I'd give my all to have
I would do anything to have


Just one more night with you
Just one night to be with you


I'd risk my life to feel
I would even risk my life


Your body next to mine
Just to be close to you again


'Cause I can't go on
I can't continue to live like this


Living in the memory of our song
Only living in the past memories of our love


Baby can you feel me
Do you feel my love?


Imagining I'm looking in your eyes
I imagine myself staring into your eyes


I can see you clearly
I can see every detail of you in my mind's eye


Vividly emblazoned in my mind
The image of you is burned into my mind


And yet you're so far
But you are physically far from me


Like a distant star
Like a star that I cannot reach


I'm wishing on tonight
I'm hoping my wish comes true tonight


I'd give my all for your love tonight
I would sacrifice everything for your love tonight


(I'd) give my all for your love
I would give everything I have for your love


Tonight
Right now




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@kijanayoung2000

Vocal analysis of this performance:

I can honestly see why some parts were dubbed but for the most part alot of this wasn't.

1. Her raspiness here is breathtaking. I love how her rasp isn't harsh. It's timbre actually melds with her voice. Her voice stays warm and the rasp lends itself to her vocal characteristics seamlessly. Beautiful😍

2. Her tone additionally is incredibly beautiful here😍😍😍and her placement of notes here wasn't nasal like alot of the performances that followed from Rainbow Era. This is actually one of the last live performances from Mimi from 1999 where she uses a forward placement without major resorting to nasal resonance

I only have issues with breath support in the main My All and some phrasing choices and pitch(she was flat on a couple of notes here) which she corrected in the dubbed version of the song.

She seemed to end alot of her phrases sooner than expected because her breath was high up in her body rather than fully engaging the diaphragm in controlling the flow of air through her chords further exacerbating phrasing issues notably at the end of verses and proper vocal cord adduction

These vocal cord adduction issues caused by fluctuation in breath support in the middle voice is why you can see her pulling away from the mic at certain parts notably between A4 and D5: whenever she felt like her adduction wasn't effective and she felt like "she would go into an uncontrollable rasp"

Vocal cord adduction is a critical component to correct placement of a register as the vocal cords approximate correctly and vibrate within complementary oscillation. And to ensure proper adduction, the airflow needs to be consistent in the cords hence proper diaphragm engagement to regulate this.

Also I think she was more vocally consistent in the remix than in the ballad itself. Here you can see her confident as she is aware it's fast paced so she subconsciously breathes deeper to engage. The result, her cords adduct in an appropriate manner; less rasp in the remix and more confidence in performance



All comments from YouTube:

@MIXANDMTCH

im avoiding using undubbed in titles since. well... if you look up 'undubbed performance' its literally like 99% mariah videos

@tomasck2973

And most of them ROCK

@legitmimifan

My God! It's always the tone that saves her. Her voice is naturally beautiful, runs and stuff like that are just bonus.

@flyingbaloon6358

ikr

@xxhobistar52.

4:47
I love that so much. She’s sounds amazing undubbed.

@flyingbaloon6358

I've never realised that the arrangement is heavenly beutiful

@kwaziness

2:21 UNDERRATED AF RUN

@truedatdatdatdat

SHE SANG THE FUCK OUT OF THIS!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!! very impressed. was not expecting her to belt as high as she did in the ending remix part. she was giving her ALL to those fans! they were so lucky. watching her creative mind at play when she changes things vocally is like watching a genius. she is so fucking unique its insane. this is a talent that cant be taught. this is someone born with a gift & someone who STUDIES their voice & music as whole. phenomenal & raw. I appreciate this so much

@alrightyalan3939

UGHHHH, HER TONE, VOCALS, AND THE ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTAL NEEDS TO BE USED MORE OFTEN FOR THIS SONG!!!!

@kwaziness

people really tried saying 1999 was her worst year vocally 🙄

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