-- Kevin Shields
All I Need
My Bloody Valentine Lyrics
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When I come back you'll need to choose
Oh, whatever I ask you take take take take
Oh, this is all I need to say
It's in your eye, I wondered why
No need to say (how close) can we lie
Oh, we don't talk, you know all I need
You don't ask what I needed to do
When I come back you'll need to choose
Oh, all I ask you do do do do
Oo, this is all I need from you
"My Bloody Valentine's" song "All I Need" is a love song that incorporates elements of shoegaze rock music. The lyrics talk about the dynamics between two people in a relationship and how one person is asking for the bare minimum, which is just to be understood and accepted. In the first verse, the singer is saying that they do not need permission to do what they need to do. They are confident that when they return, the other person will make the right decision. The singer then makes a request for their partner to take whatever they ask for, hinting that it is something simple.
The second verse relates to how the singer understands the other person, even if they do not communicate, and that they do not have to. The singer then says that they do not require a verbal response as they already know what they need. The final verse repeats the same request for the other person to take what they ask for as all they need is for them to cooperate with their needs. The overall theme of the song is about communication in a relationship, and how sometimes all you need is for the other person to understand you without having to express everything explicitly.
Line by Line Meaning
You don't ask what I needed to do
You don't inquire about the actions I take.
When I come back you'll need to choose
You'll need to decide when I return.
Oh, whatever I ask you take take take take
You always take what I ask for without any hesitation.
Oh, this is all I need to say
I don't need to say anything else.
It's in your eye, I wondered why
I can see something in your eye and I'm curious about it.
No need to say (how close) can we lie
We don't need to express with words how close we can be to each other.
Oh, we don't talk, you know all I need
We don't have to talk because you understand what I need.
Oh, this is what I need to take
This is what I need to possess.
You don't ask what I needed to do
You don't inquire about the actions I take.
When I come back you'll need to choose
You'll need to decide when I return.
Oh, all I ask you do do do do
All I ask you is to perform certain actions.
Oo, this is all I need from you
This is all I need from you.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: KEVIN SHIELDS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@adenb76
You don't ask what I needed to do
When I come back you'll need to choose
Oh, whatever I ask you take take take take
Oh, this is all I need to say
It's in your eye, I wondered why
No need to say (how close) can we lie
Oh, we don't talk, you know all I need
Oh, this is what I need to take
You don't ask what I needed to do
When I come back you'll need to choose
Oh, all I ask you do do do do
Oo, this is all I need from you
@ImKinoNichtSabbeln
If you like music like MBV,
listen to what labels esp like Rough Trade cross-funded in the 80ies and 90ies.
Beginning 1989, RGT produced several sample CDs packed with diverse bands. Ca 1/3 was like MBV, Galaxy 500, Pink Turns Blue, Ultra Vivid Scene, Pixies, etc.
And even the CD booklets were nice introducing each band by a one-sided portrait
(Btw: wikipedia's list of former RGT artists is ridicolously incomplete.
My advise: Instead, look at snapshots of sample CD back covers)
PS: No affiliation to RGT, here.
PPS: Thank you, Geoff Travis. You enabled some music worth listening to.
@adenb76
My thoughts on this song :
" life in a flash...
...heart pounding
alchemy of sounds and images...
... life fading, death coming
A new beginning
...a smile............hope........................ fear"
@user-lx9dh9vi6f
all i need is a new album
@luisitodk9299
2 albums
@elmago1236
See you in 2 centuries when they are released
@trevordoolan5011
Last I hear, release year is due 2029...
@kanako9617
@elmago 123 hahaha
@JettBrando
🤣🤣🤣
Hold Your Breath
@jacobwalker8565
To think that this song was written and recorded in the eighties blows my mind more than the visuals...
@pedrinhosangrento5003
heyy man check my cover if u want to! 🤟
@sevenchambers
Yeah. The indie rock stuff got overshadowed.
@AbXorb
Like being inside the Isn't Anything album cover. ♥