All I Want – English Lyrics

• By: Kodaline
• Album: In a Perfect World

Lyrics & Translation

Kodaline's 'All I Want' offers a powerful and relatable entry point for English language learners. Its clear, emotionally charged lyrics tell a universal story of heartbreak and hope, making complex feelings accessible through simple yet profound vocabulary. The song's expressive delivery and evocative storytelling provide an excellent opportunity to understand nuanced English expressions related to love, loss, and resilience, while its widespread use in popular media demonstrates its cultural impact and enduring appeal.

[English]

All I want is nothing more

To hear you knocking at my door

'Cause if I could see your face once more

I could die a happy man, I'm sure

When you said your last goodbye

I died a little bit inside

I lay in tears in bed all night

Alone, without you by my side

But if you loved me

Why'd you leave me?

Take my body

Take my body

All I want is

And all I need is

To find somebody

I'll find somebody

Like you, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

...

You

Like you

'Cause you brought out the best of me

A part of me I'd never seen

You took my soul and wiped it clean

Our love was made for movie screens

But if you loved me

Why'd you leave me?

Take my body

Take my body

All I want is

And all I need is

To find somebody

I'll find somebody

...

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

...

If you loved me

Why'd you leave me?

Take my body

Take my body

All I want is

And all I need is

To find somebody

I'll find somebody

Like you, oh-oh-oh, oh

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire or wish for something noun - a desire or need
hear /hɪər/ A1	verb - to perceive with the ear
door /dɔːr/ A1	noun - a hinged or sliding barrier used to close an opening
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to stop living
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
goodbye /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A1	noun - an expression of farewell
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - drops of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture used for sleeping
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for someone noun - an intense feeling of affection
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important noun - a thing that is essential or very important.
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate
best /best/ A2	adjective - of the highest quality, most suitable, or most desirable
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal
clean /kliːn/ A1	adjective - free from dirt, marks, or stains verb - to make free from dirt, marks, or stains
movie /ˈmuːvi/ A1	noun - a film or cinema show

Key Grammar Structures

• All I want is nothing more

  ➔ Subject + verb + object + 'nothing more' (quantifier phrase)

  ➔ 'Nothing more' emphasizes that there is no additional desire or requirement beyond the current wish.

• To hear you knocking at my door

  ➔ Infinitive phrase expressing purpose

  ➔ The infinitive 'to hear' shows the purpose or desire behind the singer’s wish.

• I could die a happy man, I'm sure

  ➔ Modal verb 'could' expressing possibility

  ➔ 'Could' indicates something that is possible under certain conditions.

• I lay in tears in bed all night

  ➔ Past simple tense with 'lay' (past of 'lie') to describe a past action

  ➔ 'Lay' is the past tense of 'lie', meaning to recline or be in a resting position.

• A part of me I'd never seen

  ➔ Conditional perfect with 'would have seen' (implied), expressing a missed experience

  ➔ This structure suggests a hypothetical or unreal situation, describing something the speaker has not experienced.

• You took my soul and wiped it clean

  ➔ Past simple with 'took' and 'wiped' as sequential actions

  ➔ The past simple tense indicates completed actions in the past, showing that the taking and wiping occurred sequentially.

• Our love was made for movie screens

  ➔ Passive voice 'was made' indicating that the love was created or destined

  ➔ The passive voice shows that the love was formed or designed to be part of something cinematic or grand.

• Why'd you leave me?

  ➔ Contraction of 'why did' ('d is a contraction of did) + subject + base verb

  ➔ This is an informal contraction used in questions to ask about reasons for an action.

• Take my body

  ➔ Imperative verb 'take' + possessive pronoun 'my' + noun 'body'

  ➔ The imperative form 'take' is used here to command or request to take possession or control of 'my body'.