All I Want Is You
Tufts University Beelzebubs Lyrics

The Tufts University Beelzebubs’ song "All I Want Is You" is a poignant love song about how the desire and need for one another is more important than materialistic things that couples often chase.

The lyrics are a conversation between two people in a relationship. The first verse starts with the chorus with the line “you say you want diamonds on a ring of gold,” which is society’s definition of a perfect marriage proposal. The second line, “you say you want your story to remain untold,” played on the idea that the couple does not need to publicize their love to others to prove its validity. The following lines, “all the promises we made, from the cradle to the grave, when all I want is you,” emphasizes how the simple confession of love is more meaningful than grandiose promises. The second verse focuses on material possessions and how they are not as important as a relationship. “You say you give me a highway with no one on it, treasure just to look upon it, and all the riches in the land,” is a metaphor for how nobody has the things that the couple has because they have each other. You can have all the material things in the world, but it would mean nothing when you don’t have anyone to share it with.

Overall, "All I Want Is You" is a love song that reminds its listeners that couples’ promises may be grand and materialistic, but the simple truth of wanting each other is enough to make them happy.