This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
There's nothin' you can do that can't be done
Nothin' you can sing that can't be sung
Nothin' you can say, but you can learn how to play the game
It's easy
Nothin' you can make that can't be made
No one you can save that can't be saved
Nothin' you can do, but you can learn how to be you in time
It's easy
All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
There's nothin' you can know that isn't known
Nothin' you can see that isn't shown
There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be
It's easy
All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
All you need is love (all together now)
All you need is love (everybody)
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Yee-hay (love is all you need)
(Love is all you need)
(Love is all you need)
Yesterday
(Love is all you need)
Oh
Love is all you need
Love is all you need (oh yeah)
Love is all you need
(She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Love is all you need)
(Love is all you need)
(Love is all you need)
(Love is all you need)
(Love is all you need)
(Love is all you need)
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
There's nothin' you can do that can't be done
Nothin' you can sing that can't be sung
Nothin' you can say, but you can learn how to play the game
It's easy
Nothin' you can make that can't be made
No one you can save that can't be saved
Nothin' you can do, but you can learn how to be you in time
It's easy
All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
There's nothin' you can know that isn't known
Nothin' you can see that isn't shown
There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be
It's easy
All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
All you need is love (all together now)
All you need is love (everybody)
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Yee-hay (love is all you need)
(Love is all you need)
(Love is all you need)
Yesterday
(Love is all you need)
Oh
Love is all you need
Love is all you need (oh yeah)
Love is all you need
(She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Love is all you need)
(Love is all you need)
(Love is all you need)
(Love is all you need)
(Love is all you need)
(Love is all you need)
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The line "There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you meant to be" gives me peace of mind in times of trouble...because it tells me that not everything is just left up to chance...we have a higher purpose. Nothing is a coincidence.
There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you meant to be" Thanks, man
@poetgirl Me too, maybe my favourite lyric line
in a time when the bands like the Rolling Stones were writing songs like Street Fighting Man and Paint it Black which were anti-vietnam songs (dont get me wrong, i think those songs are great), those songs merely stated the problem. The Beatles wrote this song which states the solution, all you need is love. This is just one reason why they are the greatest band ever.
"There’s nothing you can do that can’t be done." "There’s nothing you can make that can’t be made." "Nothing you can see that isn’t shown."
people think they're powerful but they have limits. you cant do anything special. you cant do anything impossible. You are limited by reality. whats special about winning a gold medal? its not like you did the impossible you just did what was possible. figure out a science formula its know great achevment. if it wasnt possible to figure it out you never would have.
achevments are nothing all you need is to enjoy life and love. being happy is all that matters.
@eiwets You got it right (in my opinion). This is exactly how I've come to interpret the song, about 50 years after first hearing it. For years I figured that the lyrics were a sloppy attempt to say "You can do anything if you have Love." I slowly realized that this wasn't Lennon's style. He was straightforward: saying exactly what he meant. When you think about exactly what he was saying, it seems to be exactly what you are saying: You can't achieve the impossible. We are all limited...but, not to worry, we can be OK if we remember to love ourselves and all around us.
In case you didn't know, this song is about love, and how its all you need. :)
I really love the ending , when paul sings " she loves you ,yeah, yeah yeah." Thats so cool. This song also makes me think of a guy that that got away from me. This is his favorite beatles song. Hey Jason , where ever you are.
When I was a young hippy living in Tenby, I remember seeing "All You Need Is Love Is All You Need" painted on a wall. I thought that was kinda cool.
@Stevechrissie <br /> and unobtainable foolishness profered by four millionaires, at that
the whole song is great, and was perfectly chosen as the athmen of the new millenium here in the UK. also love the effective use of the beginning of the French national anthem as the intro to the song and also the end where u hear Paul getting a little too happy shall we say and start to sing another great song of theirs 'She loves you yeah, yeah, yeah!'
this song is just staying the obvious love is everything,its the purpose of life its self. i believe when Paul starts singing "she loves yeah,yeah,yeah",he stumpled into the recording session a wee bit to drunk-j/k,that would be impossible considering they recorded it on live television.
My favorite part is "No one you can save that can’t be saved. " this is so true. This song is very relaxing and comforting. In times of stress I like listening to it
I agree mostly with what everyone here is saying. It is basically conveying the whole beatles message. Reminds me a lot of The Word- the word is love. It's all that matters in the end. Speaking of in the end, the love you take is equal to the love that you make. That's what I get from all of this. Same with the everybody and all together now parts. And when paul comes in with she loves you, it's perfect.