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All Of Me (John Legend & Lindsey Stirling)
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Description

Once in a while, a song pierces your heart...

Transcript

What would I do without your smart mouth
Drawing me in and you kicking me out?
Got my head spinning, no kidding
I can't pin you down
What's going on in that beautiful mind?
I'm on your magical mystery ride
And I'm so dizzy, don't know what hit me
But I'll be alright.

My head's underwater
But I'm breathing fine
You're crazy and I'm outta my mind.

Cause all of me loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me, I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose, I'm winning
Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you, oh.

How many times do I have to tell you
Even when you're crying, you're beautiful too?
The world is beating you down
I'm around through every move
You're my downfall, you're my muse
My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues
I can't stop singing, this ringing in my head for you.

My head's underwater
But I'm breathing fine
You're crazy and I'm outta my mind.

Cause all of me loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me, I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose, I'm winning
Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all, all of you.

Cards on the table
We're both showing hearts
Risking it all though it's hard.

Cause all of me loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose, I'm winning
Cause I give you all of me
You give me all, all of you, oh
I give you all, all of me,
And you give me all, all of you, oh.

Explanations

SMART MOUTH= If someone has a smart mouth, he usually makes wisecracks and remarks that aim for cleverness and wit but that strike others as cocky or annoying.


DRAWING ME IN= Draw somebody in means captivate, interest.


KICKING ME OUT= Force him to leave or move out.


GOT MY HEAD SPINNING= Got my head rotating.


NO KIDDING= I'm not joking; it's not a joke.


I CAN'T PIN YOU DOWN= I can't force you to make a decision.


WHAT'S GOING ON= What's happening?


MAGICAL MYSTERY RIDE= Magical mystery trip. Maybe an allusion to the classic Beatles album 'magical mystery tour'.


DIZZY= Giddy. This refers to a man is dizzied by his newfound happiness, shell shocked by the great feelings and unsure of whether or not one deserves this happiness. Either way he’ll be ok.


UNDERWATER= Submerged in water. He’s referring to the relationship, it’s pretty though but he’s holding on.


OUTTA= (informal) Out of.


LOVE YOUR CURVES= Love the girl's figure.


EDGES= Limits.


ALL YOUR PERFECT IMPERFECTIONS= He loves everything about her. When someone has strong feelings for you they may tell you that you're "perfectly imperfect" basically saying that they accept your flaws, they like you enough that they see past your insecurities, a way of saying that you're perfect to them.


GIVE YOUR ALL TO ME, I'LL GIVE MY ALL TO YOU= They give each other all of themselves because in the end, it’s all they know to be true because they have undying, true and sincere love for each other.


BEATING YOU DOWN= Demoralize.


MY DOWNFALL= My destruction, my ruin.


MY MUSE= My inspiration.


WORST= Superlative of bad.


RINGING IN MY HEAD= To linger in one's consciousness.


CARDS ON THE TABLE= To be honest about your feelings and intentions;
to tell someone honestly what you think or what you plan to do.

Meaning

This song describes loving someone and giving all of yourself for all of them. It is delicately written, and shows the true passion and characteristics of true love.