The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Gravity pulls and
We fall from the clouds
We prove to each other
That we're both human now
The time that we spent
Trying to make sense
Of it all
All that I'm asking for
Is that you need nothing more
And nothing comes in between
Our love and it's fragile, see
All that I'm asking for
You're all that I'm asking for
Now we walk together
Knowing where we've been
Knowing mistakes are being mistaken again
It's in the past tense
There is no making sense of it now
All that I'm asking for
Is that you need nothing more
And nothing comes in between
Our love and it's fragile, see
All that I'm asking for
You're all that I'm asking for
In the still of your hands
Anything can happen now
With every beat of my heart
Love speaks in silence
In the still of your hands
Anything is possible
With every beat of my heart
The time that we spent
Trying to make sense, of it all
All that I'm asking for
Is that you need nothing more
And nothing comes in between
Our love and it's fragile, see
All I'm asking for
Is that you need nothing more
And nothing comes in between
Our love and it's fragile, see
All that I'm asking for
You're all that I'm asking for
We fall from the clouds
We prove to each other
That we're both human now
The time that we spent
Trying to make sense
Of it all
All that I'm asking for
Is that you need nothing more
And nothing comes in between
Our love and it's fragile, see
All that I'm asking for
You're all that I'm asking for
Now we walk together
Knowing where we've been
Knowing mistakes are being mistaken again
It's in the past tense
There is no making sense of it now
All that I'm asking for
Is that you need nothing more
And nothing comes in between
Our love and it's fragile, see
All that I'm asking for
You're all that I'm asking for
In the still of your hands
Anything can happen now
With every beat of my heart
Love speaks in silence
In the still of your hands
Anything is possible
With every beat of my heart
The time that we spent
Trying to make sense, of it all
All that I'm asking for
Is that you need nothing more
And nothing comes in between
Our love and it's fragile, see
All I'm asking for
Is that you need nothing more
And nothing comes in between
Our love and it's fragile, see
All that I'm asking for
You're all that I'm asking for
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All That I'm Asking For Lyrics as written by Jude Cole Jason Wade
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
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This is such a touching song. I especially like the first part:
Gravity pulls and we fall from the clouds We prove to each other That we're both human now The time that we spent Trying to make sense of it all
All that I'm asking for Is that you need nothing more And nothing comes in between Our love and its fragile scene All that I'm asking for
for me means that like the girl or the guy is telling their other is really the only thing i ask form you is that i'm all you need. No matter what is going to happen nothing will ever come between us.
i also think it could be you best friend that you've known forever and you want to everything they ask for. escpically if you falling for your best friend. especially if you best friends a guy and u seem to be falling for him but you never want to admit it. <3 this song. when i get married whenever that'll happen i want this to be our first song
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"Now we walk together Knowing where we've been Knowing the stakes of being mistaken again It's in the past tense There is no making sense of it now.."
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To me this song could be about a couple who broke up and got back together. By breaking up they realize how fragile love can be. This is a scary thing to acknowledge because initially it is comforting to believe that one's relationship is "unbreakable." But once it is broken, the new reality for the couple is that love is fragile and needs to be nurtured.
When my boyfriend and I got back together after breaking up for a few months we spent months trying to figure out the endless details about what happened, why we broke up, exc. Truth be told, all we really cared about was knowing what these lyrics say:
"All that I'm asking for Is that you need nothing more And nothing comes in between Our love and its fragile scene All that I'm asking for"