All I Want – English Lyrics

• By: Kodaline
• Album: In a Perfect World

Lyrics & Translation

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'.