All I Want
Ride Lyrics


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There is a little wind blowing
Maybe you feel it too
Strange people on the rise
One day they gonna come for you for you

All I want
All I want
All I want
All I want

Wanna hear a secret, honey?
The future is torn from under you
It's not a pretty picture
This is 1932

All I want
All I want
All I want is to leave this time (all I want)
Believe it (all I want)

All I want is to leave this time

I can feel how you want me to feel
I can know what you want me to know

All I wanted, all I wanted
I can be what you want me to be
I can go where you want me to go

All I wanted, all I wanted

All I want
All I want
All I want is to leave this time (all I want)
Believe it (all I want)
All I want is to leave this time (all I want)
All I want
All I want is to leave this time (all I want)
Believe it (all I want)

All I want is to leave this time

I can feel how you want me to feel
I can know what you want me to know

All I wanted, all I wanted
I can be what you want me to be
I can go where you want me to go





All I wanted, all I wanted

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Ride's song All I Want suggest a sense of restlessness and discontent with the present moment, as well as a desire to escape it. The opening lines of the song, "There is a little wind blowing, maybe you feel it too," suggest that there is a sense of change in the air, but it is not yet clear what that change will be. The repetition of the phrase "All I want" throughout the song emphasizes the singer's single-minded focus on this desire to leave the present moment and find something different, something better.


The lyrics then take a turn towards darker territory with the lines "Wanna hear a secret, honey? The future is torn from under you. It's not a pretty picture. This is 1932." This references the Great Depression, which began in 1929 and lasted throughout much of the 1930s, leading to widespread economic hardship and social upheaval. The lyrics suggest that the singer is aware of the difficulties that lie ahead, and wants to escape them before they become fully manifest.


The final verses of the song suggest that the singer is willing to do whatever it takes to escape the present moment, even if it means sacrificing their own identity and desires to fit in with what others want them to be. The lines "I can feel how you want me to feel, I can know what you want me to know. All I wanted, all I wanted, I can be what you want me to be, I can go where you want me to go" suggest a sense of conformity and submission to outside forces. It is unclear whether this is meant to be a critique of society or a resignation to the singer's own inability to escape the present moment on their own terms.


Line by Line Meaning

There is a little wind blowing
Something is stirring, a change is coming.


Maybe you feel it too
You sense it as well.


Strange people on the rise
Unfamiliar people are gaining power and influence.


One day they gonna come for you for you
Their ascent to power may result in consequences for you.


All I want
The focus of this longing is stated.


Wanna hear a secret, honey?
A clandestine message is about to be revealed.


The future is torn from under you
The future is uncertain and unstable.


It's not a pretty picture
The situation is grim and unpromising.


This is 1932
A reference to a previous time of upheaval and uncertainty.


All I want is to leave this time
The desire to escape the current era is strong.


Believe it
The singer is urging the listener to accept this truth.


I can feel how you want me to feel
The artist is aware of the listener's desire for them to feel a certain way.


I can know what you want me to know
The singer is aware of the listener's desire for them to know certain things.


I can be what you want me to be
The singer is aware of the listener's desire for them to conform to certain expectations.


I can go where you want me to go
The singer is aware of the listener's desire for them to behave in certain ways or follow certain paths.


All I wanted, all I wanted
The longing and desire are repeated.


All I want is to leave this time
The desire to escape the current era is repeated.




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Mike Gardener, Andy Bell, Steve Queralt, Laurence Colbert

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