I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
All I want
Is someone i can talk to
Someone who will listen
To what i have to say
All I need
Is some special attention
Someone who will mention
The special things of me
I'm not the kind of girl
Who don't know what she want
I see it in my mind
The kind of man to treat me right
When i'm weak he'll be strong
He'll keep me going on
I'll know him when he comes
He'll be my #1
All I want
Is someone i can talk to
Someone who will listen
To what i have to say
All I need
Is some special attention
Someone who will mention
The special things of me
Special in every way
Takes time on busy days
To satisfy my needs
Says things to comfort me
(It's not much to ask for the things i want)
I'll know him when he comes
He'll be my number one!
All I want
Is someone i can talk to
Someone who will listen
To what i have to say
All I need
Is some special attention
Someone who will mention
The special things of me
All That I'm
Lookin for
Has got to have
To be mature
Oh! everything
You do and say
Touch my heart
In a special way!
Is someone i can talk to
Someone who will listen
To what i have to say
All I need
Is some special attention
Someone who will mention
The special things of me
I'm not the kind of girl
Who don't know what she want
I see it in my mind
The kind of man to treat me right
When i'm weak he'll be strong
He'll keep me going on
I'll know him when he comes
He'll be my #1
All I want
Is someone i can talk to
Someone who will listen
To what i have to say
All I need
Is some special attention
Someone who will mention
The special things of me
Special in every way
Takes time on busy days
To satisfy my needs
Says things to comfort me
(It's not much to ask for the things i want)
I'll know him when he comes
He'll be my number one!
All I want
Is someone i can talk to
Someone who will listen
To what i have to say
All I need
Is some special attention
Someone who will mention
The special things of me
All That I'm
Lookin for
Has got to have
To be mature
Oh! everything
You do and say
Touch my heart
In a special way!
Lyrics submitted by Madame Me
All I Want Lyrics as written by Berry Jr. Gordy Alphonso Mizell
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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