Want You
YOU Lyrics


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You say you want
Diamonds on a ring of gold
You say you want
Your story to remain untold

But all the promises we make
From the cradle to the grave
When all I want is you

You say you'll give me
A highway with no one on it
Treasure just to look upon it
All the riches in the night

You say you'll give me
Eyes in a moon of blindness
A river in a time of dryness
A harbor in the tempest

But all the promises we make
From the cradle to the grave
When all I want is you

You say you want
Your love to work out right
To last with me through the night

You say you want
Diamonds on a ring of gold
Your story to remain untold
Your love not to grow cold

All the promises we break
From the cradle to the grave
When all I want is you

You all I want is
You all I want is




You all I want is
You

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to U2's "All I Want is You" are a poetic plea for love and devotion. The verses are filled with grand promises of wealth and luxury, but the refrain reminds the listener that all they truly desire is the person they love. The opening stanza features the singer addressing his lover's materialistic desires for diamonds and secrecy, but he counters these wants by explaining that he only desires her. The second verse follows a similar structure, with the singer rejecting his partner's offers of riches and instead seeking comfort in a relationship that endures. The final verse repeats the cycle of contrasting grand promises with the fundamental truth that love is what truly matters.


Line by Line Meaning

You say you want
The person being spoken to has expressed a desire


Diamonds on a ring of gold
They want material wealth, specifically diamonds on a gold ring


You say you want
Reiterating that the person being spoken to has expressed a desire


Your story to remain untold
They want privacy and to keep their personal history secret


But all the promises we make
Suggesting that people make many promises to each other


From the cradle to the grave
Throughout a person's entire life


When all I want is you
The person singing declares that they only want the person they are addressing


You say you'll give me
The person being spoken to has offered to provide something


A highway with no one on it
They will provide a road without traffic


Treasure just to look upon it
They will provide valuable objects to admire


All the riches in the night
They will provide wealth and luxury


You say you'll give me
Reiterating that the person being spoken to has offered to provide something


Eyes in a moon of blindness
They will provide clarity in confusing or difficult situations


A river in a time of dryness
They will provide sustenance in times of difficulty


A harbor in the tempest
They will provide a safe haven during storms and difficulties


But all the promises we make
Reiterating that people make many promises


From the cradle to the grave
Throughout a person's entire life


When all I want is you
Declaring that they only want the person they are addressing


You say you want
Reiterating that the person being spoken to has expressed a desire


Your love to work out right
They want their romantic relationship to succeed


To last with me through the night
They want their romantic relationship to endure


You say you want
Reiterating that the person being spoken to has expressed a desire


Diamonds on a ring of gold
They want material wealth, specifically diamonds on a gold ring


Your story to remain untold
They want privacy and to keep their personal history secret


Your love not to grow cold
They want their romantic relationship to remain passionate and loving


All the promises we break
Acknowledging the tendency to break promises


From the cradle to the grave
Throughout a person's entire life


When all I want is you
Reiterating that they only want the person they are addressing


You all I want is
Declaring that the person they are addressing is all they want


You all I want is
Reiterating that the person they are addressing is all they want


You all I want is
Asserting that the person they are addressing is all they want




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ADAM CLAYTON, DAVE EVANS, LARRY MULLEN, PAUL HEWSON

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Super Sylar

Anytime I need to see your face,
I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place where
your crystal mind and
Magenta feelings take up shelter
in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chic-a-cherry cola
I don't need to try and explain;
I just hold on tight
And if it happens again, I might move
so slightly
To the arms and the lips and the face
of the human cannonball
That I need to, I want to

Come stand a little bit closer
Breath in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you
When I get to you

[chorus:]

Ooh, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooh, I'd die to find out
Ooh, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooh, I'd die to find out

I'm the kind of person who endorses
a deep commitment
Getting comfy getting perfect
is what I live for
But a look, then a smell of perfume
It's like I'm down on the floor
And I don't know what I'm in for

Conversation has a time and place
In the interaction of a lover and
a mate,
But the time of talking,
using symbols, using words
Can be likened to a deep sea diver
who is swimming with a raincoat

Come stand a little bit closer
Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you
When I get to you

[chorus]

Anytime I need to see your face,
I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place where
your crystal mind and
Magenta feelings take up shelter
in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chic-a-cherry cola

I don't need to try and explain;
I just hold on tight
And if it happens again, I might move
so slightly
To the arms and the lips and the face
of the human cannonball
That I need to, I want to

[chorus]

So can we find out?



AniKbad

Anytime I need to see your face,
I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place where
your crystal mind and
Magenta feelings take up shelter
in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chic-a-cherry cola
I don't need to try and explain;
I just hold on tight
And if it happens again, I might move
so slightly
To the arms and the lips and the face
of the human cannonball
That I need to, I want to
Come stand a little bit closer
Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you
When I get to you
Ooh, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooh, I'd die to find out
Ooh, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooh, I'd die to find out
I'm the kind of person who endorses
a deep commitment
Getting comfy getting perfect
is what I live for
But a look, then a smell of perfume
It's like I'm down on the floor
And I don't know what I'm in for
Conversation has a time and place
In the interaction of a lover and
a mate,
But the time of talking,
using symbols, using words
Can be likened to a deep sea diver
who is swimming with a raincoat
Come stand a little bit closer
Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you
When I get to you
Anytime I need to see your face,
I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place where
your crystal mind and
Magenta feelings take up shelter
in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chic-a-cherry cola
I don't need to try and explain;
I just hold on tight
And if it happens again, I might move
so slightly
To the arms and the lips and the face
of the human cannonball
That I need to, I want to
So can we find out?



Gabriele Vitariello

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola
I don't need to try to explain
I just hold on tight and If it happens again
I may move so slightly to the arms
And the lips and the face
Of The Human Cannonball that
I need to I want to

Come stand a little bit closer
Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you when
I get to you

Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but
Ooh I'd die to find out
Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but
Ooh I'd die to find out

I'm the kind of person who endorses a deep commitment
Getting comfy getting perfect is what I live for
But a look and then a smell of perfume
It's like I'm down on the floor
And I don't know what I'm in for
Conversation has a time and place in the interaction
Of a lover and a mate but the time of talking
Using symbols, using words can be likened
To a deep sea diver who is swimming with a raincoat

Come stand a little bit closer
Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you when
I get to you

Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but
Ooh I'd die to find out
Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but
Ooh I'd die to find out

Ooh, ah
Ooh, ah

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola
I don't need to try to explain
I just hold on tight and If it happens again
I may move so slightly to the arms
And the lips and the face
Of The Human Cannonball that
I need to I want to



Shadowy

Lyrics:

Any time I need to see your face
I just close my eyes and I am taken to a place
Where your crystal mind and magenta feelings taken shelter
In the base of my spine, sweet like a chica cherry cola

I don't need to try and explain, I just hold on tight
And if it happens again, I might move so slightly
To the arms and the lips and the face and the human cannonball
I need to, I want to come stand a little bit closer

Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you when I get to you

Oh, I want you, I don't know if I need you
But oh, I would die to find out
Oh, I want you, I don't know if I need you
But oh, I would die to find out

I'm the kind of person who endorses a deep commitment
Getting comfy, getting perfect is what I live for
But I'm looking and the smell perfume, it's like I'm down
On the floor and I don't know what I'm in for

Conversation is time and place of the interaction of a lover
And the nick of time over talkin using signals, using words
Can be likened to a deep sea diver who is swimming
With a raincoat, come stand a little bit closer

Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you when I get to you

Oh, I want you, I don't know if I need you
But oh, I would die to find out
Oh, I want you, I don't know if I need you
But oh, I would die to find out

Any time I need to see your face
I just close my eyes and I am taken to a place
Where your crystal mind and magenta feelings taken shelter
In the base of my spine, sweet like a chica cherry cola

I don't need to try and explain I just hold on tight
And if it happens again I might move so slightly
To the arms and the lips and the face
And the human cannonball, I need to I want to

Oh, I want you, I don't know if I need you
But oh, I would die to find out
Oh, I want you I don't know if I need you
But oh, I would die to find out, so can we find out

Oh, I want you, I don't know if I need you
But oh, I would die to find out
Oh, I want you, I don't know if I need you
But oh, I would die to find out

Oh, I want you, I don't know if I need you
But oh, I would die to find out
Oh, I want you I don't know if I need you
But oh, I would die to find out, die to find out

Oh, I want you, I don't know if I need you
But oh, I would die to find out
Oh, I want you, I don't know if I need you
But oh, I would die to find out



Aeceath

Anytime I need to see your face,
I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place where
your crystal mind and
Magenta feelings take up shelter
in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chic-a-cherry cola
I don't need to try and explain;
I just hold on tight
And if it happens again, I might move
so slightly
To the arms and the lips and the face
of the human cannonball
That I need to, I want to

Come stand a little bit closer
Breath in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you
When I get to you

[chorus:]

Ooh, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooh, I'd die to find out
Ooh, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooh, I'd die to find out

I'm the kind of person who endorses
a deep commitment
Getting comfy getting perfect
is what I live for
But a look, then a smell of perfume
It's like I'm down on the floor
And I don't know what I'm in for

Conversation has a time and place
In the interaction of a lover and
a mate,
But the time of talking,
using symbols, using words
Can be likened to a deep sea diver
who is swimming with a raincoat

Come stand a little bit closer
Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you
When I get to you

[chorus]

Anytime I need to see your face,
I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place where
your crystal mind and
Magenta feelings take up shelter
in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chic-a-cherry cola

I don't need to try and explain;
I just hold on tight
And if it happens again, I might move
so slightly
To the arms and the lips and the face
of the human cannonball
That I need to, I want to

[chorus]



Loan

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola
I don't need to try to explain
I just hold on tight and If it happens again
I may move so slightly to the arms
And the lips and the face
Of The Human Cannonball that
I need to I want to

Come stand a little bit closer
Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you when
I get to you

Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but
Ooh I'd die to find out
Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but
Ooh I'd die to find out

I'm the kind of person who endorses a deep commitment
Getting comfy getting perfect is what I live for
But a look and then a smell of perfume
It's like I'm down on the floor
And I don't know what I'm in for
Conversation has a time and place in the interaction
Of a lover and a mate but the time of talking
Using symbols, using words can be likened
To a deep sea diver who is swimming with a raincoat

Come stand a little bit closer
Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you when
I get to you

Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but
Ooh I'd die to find out
Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but
Ooh I'd die to find out

Ooh, ah
Ooh, ah

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola
I don't need to try to explain
I just hold on tight and If it happens again
I may move so slightly to the arms
And the lips and the face
Of The Human Cannonball that
I need to I want to

U can sing now ;)



CBC

Any time I need to see your face, I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place where your crystal mind and
Magenta feelings take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chic-a-cherry cola
I don't need to try and explain;
I just hold on tight
And if it happenes again, I might move so slightly
To the arms and the lips and the face of the human cannonball
That I need to, I want to
Come stand a little bit closer
Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you
When I get to you
Ooh, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooh, I'd die to find out
Ooh, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooh, I'd die to find out
I'm the kind of person who endorses a deep commitment
Getting comfy getting perfect is waht I live for
But a look, then a smell of perfume
It's like I'm down on the floor
And I don't know what I'm in for
Conversation has a time and a place
In the interaction of a lover and a mate,
But the time of taking, using symbols, using words
Can be likened to a deep sea diver who is swimming with a raincoat
Come stand a little bit closer
Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you
When I get to you
Ooh, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooh, I'd die to find out
Ooh, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooh, I'd die to find out
Any time I need to see your face
I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place where your crystal mind and
Magenta feelings take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chic-a cherry cola
I don't need to try and explain;
I just hold on tight
And if it happens again,
I might move so slightly
To the arms and the lips and the face of the human cannonball
That I need to, I want to
Ooh, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooh, I'd die to find out
Ooh, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooh, I'd die to find out
So can we find out?



Ryota Kawajiri

Lyrics:

Anytime I need to see your face, I just close my eyes and I'm taken to a place where your crystal mind and magenta fields take shelter in the base of my spine, sweet like a chica cherry cola!

I don't need to try to explain, I just hold on tight! And if it happens again, I might move so slightly to the arms and the lips and the face to the human cannonball! I need to! I want to!

Come stand a little bit closer!
Breathe in and get a bit higher!
You'll never know what hit you when I get to you!

Ooooh, I want you! I don't know if I need you! But, ooooh, I'd die to find out!

Ooooh, I want you! I don't know if I need you! But, ooooh, I'd die to find out!

I'm the kinda person who endorses a deep commitment!
Getting comfy, getting perfect is what I live for!
But-a look, then a smell of perfume!
It's like I'm down on the floor, and I don't know what I'm in for!
Conversation has a time and place in the interaction of a lover and a mate, but the time of talking, using symbols, using words can be likened to a deep sea diver who is swimming with a raincoat!

Come stand a little bit closer!
Breathe in and get a bit higher!
You'll never know what hit you when I get to you!

Ooooh, I want you! I don't know if I need you! But, ooooh, I'd die to find out!

Ooooh, I want you! I don't know if I need you! But, ooooh, I'd die to find out!

Ooh! (Yeah! Yeah!)
Ooh! (Yeah! Yeah!)

Anytime I need to see your face, I just close my eyes and I'm taken to a place where your crystal mind and magenta fields take shelter in the base of my spine, sweet like a chica cherry cola!

I don't need to try to explain, I just hold on tight! And if it happens again, I might move so slightly to the arms and the lips and the face to the human cannonball! I need to! I want to!

Ooooh, I want you! I don't know if I need you! But, ooooh, I'd die to find out!

Ooooh, I want you! I don't know if I need you! But, ooooh, I'd die to find out!

(So, can we find out?)

(Sunlight Yellow Overdriiive!)
(Sunlight Yellow Overdriiive!)

Ooooh, I want you! I don't know if I need you! But, ooooh, I'd die to find out!

Ooooh, I want you! I don't know if I need you! But, ooooh, I'd die to find out!

Ooooh, I want you! I don't know if I need you! But, ooooh, I'd die to find out! (I'd die to find out!)

Ooooh, I want you! I don't know if I need you! But, ooooh, I'd die to find out!

~End~



Natália Gallani

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola
I don't need to try to explain
I just hold on tight and If it happens again
I may move so slightly to the arms
And the lips and the face
Of The Human Cannonball that
I need to I want to
Come stand a little bit closer
Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you when
I get to you
Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but
Ooh I'd die to find out
Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but
Ooh I'd die to find out
I'm the kind of person who endorses a deep commitment
Getting comfy getting perfect is what I live for
But a look and then a smell of perfume
It's like I'm down on the floor
And I don't know what I'm in for
Conversation has a time and place in the interaction
Of a lover and a mate but the time of talking
Using symbols, using words can be likened
To a deep sea diver who is swimming with a raincoat
Come stand a little bit closer
Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you when
I get to you
Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but
Ooh I'd die to find out
Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but
Ooh I'd die to find out
Ooh, ah
Ooh, ah
Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola
I don't need to try to explain
I just hold on tight and If it happens again
I may move so slightly to the arms
And the lips and the face
Of The Human Cannonball that
I need to I want to
Lyrics: Daniel Jones / Darren Hayes
All rights of: I Want You © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group



leonkennedy9886

Lyrics


Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica-cherry cola
I don't need to try to explain
I just hold on tight and If it happens again
I may move so slightly to the arms
And the lips and the face
Of The Human Cannonball that
I need to I want to
Come stand a little bit closer
Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you when
I get to you
Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but
Ooh I'd die to find out
Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but
Ooh I'd die to find out
I'm the kind of person who endorses a deep commitment
Getting comfy getting perfect is what I live for
But a look and then a smell of perfume
It's like I'm down on the floor
And I don't know what I'm in for
Conversation has a time and place in the interaction
Of a lover and a mate but the time of talking
Using symbols, using words can be likened
To a deep sea diver who is swimming with a raincoat
Come stand a little bit closer
Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you when
I get to you
Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but
Ooh I'd die to find out
Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but
Ooh I'd die to find out
Ooh, ah
Ooh, ah
Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica-cherry cola
I don't need to try to explain
I just hold on tight and If it happens again
I may move so slightly to the arms
And the lips and the face
Of The Human Cannonball that
I need to I want to



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