Everything You Wanted

Kele Okereke

I see the bags in the empty hallway
I can tell that something has changed
I see the pain written over your face
And I know I pushed you too far

If you want to leave me
You must know one thing

I could have given you
Everything you wanted, everything you needed
I could have given you
Everything you wanted, everything you needed

I could have given you
Everything you wanted, everything you needed
I could have given you
Everything you wanted, everything you needed

I know times, I am lost and gone
I am told I'm only half dead
But you were there in my thoughts
In my head, in my heart above the left side

I know the time for us has past
But you must know one thing

I could have given you
Everything you wanted, everything you needed
I could have given you
Everything you wanted, everything you needed

I could have given you
Everything you wanted, everything you needed
I could have given you
Everything you wanted, everything you needed

And I say, dale, dale, I'm a dido
Finding it hard to breathe
And I say, dale, dale, I'm a dido
Finding it hard to breathe

I say, dale, dale, I'm a dido
Finding it hard to breathe
And I say, dale, dale, I'm a dido
Finding it hard to breathe

I could have given you
Everything you wanted, everything you needed
I could have given you
Everything you wanted, everything you needed

I could have given you
Everything you wanted, everything you needed
I could have given you
Everything you wanted, everything you needed




Lyrics submitted by amurphy91, edited by SweetAmber36

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  • +1
    General Comment
    The line: Day O, Is a Day Oh is a line inspired by the calypso song Day O! (The Banana Boat Song) as sung by Harry Belafonte
    TehSmileyoneon August 20, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    Best tune off the album in my opinion! Love the sound.... The whole album rocks tho!
    rPrieston July 04, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    class song, brill album, dont get theand i say, "dale dale im a deero" but tho anyone help me out?
    robbravaz4on August 20, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    i seem to remember reading something about kele going through a tough breakup recently? dale = his ex boyfriend? (he's officially gay).
    Tomlfrogon August 21, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    I think the ex-boyfriend 'dale' doesnt make sense to me. I heard "dale im a deero" is a from nigerian language?
    SMUSER17421117on September 11, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    i LOVE this song... its pretty direct, so the meaning is pretty understandable
    asjklmpon June 01, 2011   Link
  • -1
    My Interpretation
    one word: safety
    scaredOneon July 28, 2010   Link
  • -1
    General Comment
    Deero apparently means a derelict and if you look up all the meanings of derelict, it's actually painfully emotional.
    AlexFerrarion March 28, 2011   Link

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