All of Me
Oscar Peterson Lyrics


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You took my kisses and you took my love
You taught me how to care
Am I to be just the remnant of a one-sided love affair?
All you took, I gladly gave
There's nothing left for me to save

All of me why not take all of me
Can't you see I'm no good without you
Take my lips I want to lose them
Take my arms I'll never use them
Your good bye left me with eyes that cry
How can I go on dear without you





You took the part that once was my heart
So why not take all of me

Overall Meaning

In Oscar Peterson Trio's song All of Me, the lyrics speak of a love that has been completely given to another person, but in return, only received a one-sided relationship. The opening lines, "You took my kisses and you took my love, you taught me how to care" illustrate how one person had given everything they had to the other; they had trusted them completely and had let down their guard. However, the following sentence "Am I to be just the remnant of a one-sided love affair?" shows how the relationship was not mutual; only one person was invested in it, and the other person had taken everything and left nothing in return. The lyricist is essentially stating that they have already given everything they can, and there is nothing left for them to save.


In the chorus, the lyrics "All of me, why not take all of me? Can't you see I'm no good without you..." serve as a plea to the other person not to abandon them. The singer has already lost everything, and without the other person, they are incomplete. The lines "Take my lips, I want to lose them, take my arms, I'll never use them," are symbolic of how the person doesn't want anyone or anything else in their life if they can't have the one they loved. The lyric "You took the part that once was my heart, so why not take all of me?" carries the message that the entire essence of the person belongs to the one they love, so why not take every part of them?


Line by Line Meaning

You took my kisses and you took my love
You accepted the affection I gave you.


You taught me how to care
You instructed me on how to feel for someone.


Am I to be just the remnant of a one-sided love affair?
Do I have only a broken heart from loving you by myself?


All you took, I gladly gave
I willingly gave everything you asked for.


There's nothing left for me to save
I cannot save anything from the relationship anymore.


All of me why not take all of me
Why don't you take my whole being?


Can't you see I'm no good without you
I cannot survive without you.


Take my lips I want to lose them
I'm willing to lose the memory of our love by giving up our kisses.


Take my arms I'll never use them
My arms would be useless without you holding me.


Your good bye left me with eyes that cry
I'm crying because of the sadness from you saying goodbye.


How can I go on dear without you
I cannot imagine living without you.


You took the part that once was my heart
You have taken the most essential part of me that was my heart.


So why not take all of me
So, why don't you take everything else?




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Round Hill Music Big Loud Songs, MARLONG MUSIC CORP., BMG Rights Management
Written by: Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons

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Renato Dantas

Vim pelo Felipe Scagliusi. Realmente uma ótima música.

Life is a gift

Eu tb!

Enemy Standu

O msm comigo

vincente vangogh

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henriqued2012 DF

Eu também! Mas já curtia muito o Oscar Peterson e sua fantástica mão esquerda!

Victor

Eu também.

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Pianist 오동한 Ohdonghan

I was Oscar's a fan.
And I am a fan still now.
He is a hero in my mind ~~~

Blue Ginger

he is

Tian Xing

Sooooo good, speechless.

Catedraldeleon

Awesome music :)! Great talent :)!

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