You Are Everything
Marvin Gaye & Diana Ross Lyrics
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Who looked just like you
He walked like you do
I thought it was you
As he turned the corner
I called out your name
I felt so ashamed
When it wasn't you
You are everything
And everything is you
Oh, you are everything
And everything is you
'Cause you are everything
And everything is you
How can I forget
When each face that I see
Brings back memories
Of being with you
I just can't go on
Living life as I do
Comparing each girl with you
Knowing they just won't do
They're not you
'Cause you are everything
And everything is you
Oh, you are everything
And everything is you
You are everything
And everything is you
The lyrics to Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross's "You Are Everything" is a heartfelt tribute to a loved one. The song expresses the singer's desire to be everything to their significant other. The singer references seeing someone who looks like their loved one, and how their heart was filled with hope and joy, only for their hopes to be dashed when it turned out not to be them. The yearning for their loved one is evident in the lyrics, as the singer cannot seem to forget the memories that they shared and how each face they see reminds them of their beloved. Comparing other potential partners to their loved one only highlights the fact that no one can compare to them.
The song's central theme is about the idea of finding someone who fulfills every aspect of your life. Every moment and everything seems to fill the singer's heart with their loved one, as they cannot go on living their life without them. The lyrics are deeply emotional and speak to the idea of finding completeness with one's partner. The song's arrangement combines well with their emotive lyrics to create an everlasting classic that touches the listener's soul.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh darling
Expressing affection to the loved one
I want to be everything to you
Desire to be the one and only for the loved one
Today I saw somebody
Narrating a recent experience
Who looked just like you
Someone resembling the loved one
He walked like you do
Having the same style of walking as the loved one
I thought it was you
Assuming it is the loved one
As he turned the corner
When the person walked away
I called out your name
Trying to get the person's attention
I felt so ashamed
Feeling embarrassed for mistaking someone else for the loved one
When it wasn't you
Realizing it was not the loved one
Wasn't you
Repetitive emphasis on not being the one
You are everything
Acknowledgement of the loved one's importance
And everything is you
The loved one is connected to everything in the singer's life
How can I forget
Rhetorical question expressing the difficulty of forgetting the loved one
When each face that I see
Every face that the singer sees
Brings back memories
Nostalgia associated with the loved one
Of being with you
Reminiscing about moments shared with the loved one
I just can't go on
Unable to move on without the loved one
Living life as I do
How the singer is currently living
Comparing each girl with you
Measuring others against the loved one
Knowing they just won't do
Realization that others can't replace the loved one
They're not you
Emphasis on the uniqueness of the loved one
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Linda Diane Creed, Thomas Randolph Bell
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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You are everything
Oh darling
I want to be everything to you
Today I saw somebody
Who looked just like you
He walked like you do
I thought it was you
As he turned the corner
I called out your name
I felt so ashamed
When it wasn't you
Wasn't you
You are everything
And everything is you
Oh, you are everything
And everything is you
'Cause you are everything
And everything is you
How can I forget
When each face that I see
Brings back memories
Of being with you
I just can't go on
Living life as I do
Comparing each girl with you
Knowing they just won't do
They're not you
'Cause you are everything
And everything is you
Oh, you are everything
And everything is you
You are everything
And everything is you
@savastikotsoni4004
That' s the song my husband and I danced to at our wedding recepion.Now that my beloved has passed away , this is a sweet yet painful memory...
@alanwiseman-kc3bx
soz 2 hear that girl, reminds me of my childhood in 70s, sum gud days not totally but sunny days fings woz cheaper etc
@topcatcoolio8807
God bless you. Believe in Jesus. You will meet again
@bjmartin1215
This version with Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye is good. The Stylistics' version was great.
@cjrddic3548
❤ RIP. MARVIN. ❤
2024. STILL. Listening
@sharondee6314
This song takes my breath away.
@yvonnestephens656
Yes, I want to.hear it over and over, it's that good. 2:52
@emilyh.8704
1974, hot summer days, riding the gravel back roads in Alice, Texas..shy, young woman.. thought I had all the time in the world to play around, not a care..now some 49 years later, oh my God how wrong I was..❤🌈😔💋
@theknobbla5447
Girl with the hour glass figure , time runs out for everyone ! 🌻
@emilyh.8704
@@theknobbla5447right you are lol...I'm talking more of friends I had then that are no longer here,.😢 few of them I 🙏 pray I will see again...and others just seem to drift away..I truly believe there is a place in heaven that our heavenly Father has for us all from those days of happiness and love with all our friends, where we all will be joined together and take up where we left off..I so believe that to be true..❤🕊️🙏🌈❤️