"No Matter What" as written by and Peter William Ham....
No matter what you are
I will always be with you
Doesn't matter what you do girl, oh girl with you
No matter what you do
I will always be around
Won't you tell me what you found girl, oh girl won't you
Knock down the old brick wall, and be a part of it all
Nothing to say, nothing to see, nothing to do
If you would give me all, as I would give it to you
Nothing would be, nothing would be, nothing would be
No matter where you go
There will always be a place
Can't you see in my face girl, oh girl don't you
Knock down the old brick wall, and be a part of it all
Nothing to say, nothing to see, nothing to do
If you would give me all, as I would give it to you
Nothing would be, nothing would be, nothing would be
No matter what you are
I will always be with you
Doesn't matter what you do girl, oh girl want you
Oh girl, you girl, want you
Oh girl, you girl, want you
I will always be with you
Doesn't matter what you do girl, oh girl with you
No matter what you do
I will always be around
Won't you tell me what you found girl, oh girl won't you
Knock down the old brick wall, and be a part of it all
Nothing to say, nothing to see, nothing to do
If you would give me all, as I would give it to you
Nothing would be, nothing would be, nothing would be
No matter where you go
There will always be a place
Can't you see in my face girl, oh girl don't you
Knock down the old brick wall, and be a part of it all
Nothing to say, nothing to see, nothing to do
If you would give me all, as I would give it to you
Nothing would be, nothing would be, nothing would be
No matter what you are
I will always be with you
Doesn't matter what you do girl, oh girl want you
Oh girl, you girl, want you
Oh girl, you girl, want you
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"No Matter What" as written by Peter William Ham
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I think the lyrics make pretty good sense, within the constraints of poetic license!
it's basically another example of the highest achievement of songwriting: A love song from God to each and every one of us, cleverly disguised as a boy-to-girl love song.
It's all here: First, there's a strong, repeated message about the unconditionality of true love ("No matter..."). That's the measure of the divinity of a love. It just...loves...PERIOD; no strings attached.
There's also a message of selflessness; the singer is encouraging his loved one to be completely free to explore ("Won't you show me what you found?"). If your relationship doesn't encourage this, maybe it's time to take stock.
Next, there's the chorus, that encourages the loved one to shuck off social conditioning. By-the-way, I think the singer refers to a "grey wall," not a "brick wall" (as it reads here in SongMeanings); and I think it sounds more poetic. The "nothing to say/see/do" part of the lyric is an idea that you encounter in religious writings from around the world; that pretty much sums up the "doctrine" of grace, and it's not the provenance to any particular religious tradition; it's something any and all of us have access to, at any time. the song ups the ante a little with the reference to "nothing to be." At the heart of the universe is nirvana; pure nothingness.
I seem to recall that Badfinger was hosted by the Beatles' "Apple Corps," and this would make sense. Here, Badfinger captures all that the Beatles themselves valued and aspired to; solid musicianship, great vocal harmony, and songs that not only have cosmic import, but you'll walk out whistling them!
If I really wanted, I could a put argument together about how this is a song about drugs sung by the drug itself.
Anyways, good tune, catchy, easy to like. I think the love meaning is fairly clear, but I listen to this and every so often I think it may be a guy telling a girl that she'll never get him off her mind, no matter what she does.
He encourages her to go out and try, but is confident that he'll always be with her inside.