If I were a king
If I had everything
If I had you and I could give you your dreams
If I were giant-sized, on top of it all
Then tell me what in the world would I go on for
If I had it all
- If I Had It All, Dave Matthews Band
Complete Lyrics:
If I Had It All
Dave Matthews Band
Sometimes I cant move my feet it seems
As if Im stuck in the ground somehow like a tree
As if I cant even breathe
Oh, and my screams come whispering out
As if nobody can even see me
Like a ghost, sometimes I cant see myself
Sometimes, then again, oh
If I were a king
If I had everything
If I had you and I could give you your dreams
If I were giant-sized, on top of it all
Then tell me what in the world would I sing for
If I had it all
Sometimes I feel lost
As I pull you out like strings of memories
Wish I could weave them into you
Then I could figure the whole damn puzzle out
Then again, oh
And if I were a king
If I had everything
If I had you and I could give you your dreams
If I were giant-sized, on top of it all
Then tell me what in the world would I go on for
If I had it all
I could take anything
If I had no greed to bring
Only the poison thats tainting the clean
Oh, then nothing
Remembering times much younger than me now
When my breath was light
When the world raised me up kind
And here mother comforts child
Every moment was waking up
But now Ive grown tired… out
If I had it all, you know
Id fuck it up
If I were a king
If I had everything
If I had you and I could give you your dreams
If I were giant-sized, on top of it all
Then tell me what in the world would I sing for…
If I were a king
If I had everything, piece by piece
If I had you if I could give you your dreams
If I were giant-sized, on top of it all
Then tell me what in the world would I go on for
If I had it all
If I had it all
This song makes a great point and an indelible sort of mark, I suppose it just makes you raise a few more questions to yourself.
Many of Dave’s lyrics tend to do this but the mood this song conveys is one of resentment almost, of having everything you want(ed) and how poisonous that notion can be.
I like the line that says, “If I were giant-sized on top of it all, then tell me what in the world would I sing for?” Faced with the pressures of fame/sucess, it seems he reminds himself as to why he originally played music and sang to himself, for himself.
Often you’re tempted by…..a multitude of things you cannot get your head around and you wonder if you are where you should be, or if you’re doing the right things, or if you’re growing worse, or just staying the same, if you’re with the right person, if you’re mediocre or worse, unnoticable and you begin to wonder…Here it seems the songwriter reminds you of your place and how you should be thankful for even the spot you stand in. Because, if you had it all, you’d fuck it up too.
Comment by Brendan — August 15, 2009 @ 11:03 am
Please keep making these! i love them!
Comment by jenb — November 24, 2009 @ 6:52 am