In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Some people get by
wirh a little understanding
Some people get by with a whole lot more
I don't know, why you gotta be so undemanding
One thing I know, I want more, I want more
And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
D'you get scared to feel so much?
To let somebody touch you?
So hot, so cold, so far so out of control
Hard to come by, and harder to hold
Some people get by with a little understanding
Some people get by with a whole lot more
I don't know, why you gotta be so undemanding
I want more
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
There are parts of me that don't get nervous
Not the parts that shake
You won't get what you deserve
You are what you take
Learning to cry for fun and profit
I'm not done yet
Counterfeit dollars or the English Zloty
Anything I can get
Some people get by with a little understanding
Some people get by with a whole lot more
I don't know, why you gotta be so undemanding
One thing I know, I want more
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
Can't get to
And I need all the love
That you can guess?
Lyrics submitted by o0Sid0o, edited by stephen103, LoveFNDeluxe, richknown, ezamor, SubGothius, Floodland999, SpaceAge, larick
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Pump up sunday: The first time I played the song in my house, a neighbour who never talked to me started talkig to me, My next door couple who were considering ddivorce started reconciling each other, elder women of my neighbourhood seemed to be getting interested to me. My corner store on the verge of closing down started renovating. My two pet one dog and another cat who were arch rival became friend.. My dog started dating with neighbour's dog and my cat started flirting with many others. The fishes in my aquarium started randomly breeding. And my doctor said that my serotonin and testosterone got balanced. Infact, this is the funny review of this song I once read in a music magazine.
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Yeah!, great lyrics and instrumenstation, but somewhet boring when it's about 4 minutes...
He seems to be talking about admiration-love rather than love as in a relationship. My guess is that he is expressing his need for recognition of his musical greatness.
"I don't know Why you gotta be so undemanding"
If so, then he's talking to a band member rather than a woman.
"Learning to cry for fun and profit I'm not done yet Counterfeit dollars or the English zloty Anything I can get"
This is the interesting part. Is he promising us more? (of his greatness)
If memory serves me right, fake zlotys were produced by some arm of the British government during the second world war. Probably some kind of attempt to destabilise the Nazi occupation in Poland. Goes with the "counterfeit dollar" part, certainly.
I've always thought it's:
And I need all the love I can get And I need all the love that I can't get, too
@ezamor yea the lyrics showing now in 2021 are completely wrong probably the lyrics to a different song withe same title from a different band.<br /> <br /> Ive submitted a change
I love the line "I don't know why you gotta be so undemanding." We tend to complain if people are demanding. But most people are UNdemanding, satisfied with mediocrity. They get scared to feel too much.
On another level the song is self-referential, the ambitions of rock stardom and of course "learning to cry for fun and profit."
These aren't even the right lyrics!
Quoted:
If anybody had told me that anybody'd have a hold on me I'd say they were out of their mind But speakin' of crazy, I'm findin' lately All I want, all I need, all the time is
More of your sweet love Too much just ain't enough I never needed a fix like this before Too strong to resist I don't know when to quit Like a kid in a candy store You keep me comin' back for more
I can't explain it, I'm more than infatuated You got me good, I got it bad There's no doubt about it, I can't live without it What you got, I just gotta have So gimme
More of your sweet love Too much just ain't enough I never needed a fix like this before Too strong to resist I don't know when to quit Like a kid in a candy store You keep me comin' back for more
Too strong to resist I don't know when to quit Like a kid in a candy store You keep me comin' back for more You keep me comin' back for more You keep me comin' back for more More and more and more Comin' back for, more Gimme, gimme, gimme some more I'm comin' back for more
What? Where are you even quoting that from?
I am actually curious as to why this person believes these are the correct lyrics. I am eternally obsessed with the mundane aren't I?
These are lyrics to a Trace Adkins song by the same title, not sure how they wound up here. o_O
The only reason I made a profile was to say these lyrics can't be right. Even the description is wrong. The song was written by Andrew Eldritch and Jim Steinmen and I think it first appeared on Vision Thing. Erm... the reason I'm not editing it myself is because I would rather find someone who agrees with me first, and I don't know how this site works yet. Until now I've always just read people's posts. Also I don't know the lyrics well. I'm guessing nobody will see this comment for ages though.
maddpsyintist is probably a bot or something, whatever song they're talking about definitely isn't this.