Yebba called the song “panicky” and her number one emotion while creating this was anxiety. In a 2021 Glamour magazine article, Yebba shares exactly what the song is about, “It’s a song that’s cloaked in as a romantic song lyrically, but it’s really about my frustration with all of the issues about...
[Verse 1]
I walked across the wire
Straight to the razor’s edge for you
Cut through my own desires
Only to watch you hold her
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't you know
I tried to call
But can I stay the night?
You whisper "one more time"
Turning my tears into diamonds that fall through your sky
And after all that you promised, ah
[Chorus]
All I ever wanted was you
And now I know we both got our obligations
All I ever wanted was you
[Verse 2]
I dreamt that we were fallin'
But it was just the pouring rain
No heat worth holding onto
So I grabbed my shit to leave again
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't you know
I tried to call
But can I stay the night?
You whisper "one more time"
Turning my tears into diamonds that fall through your sky
And after all that you promised, ah
[Chorus]
All I ever wanted was you
And now I know we both got our obligations
All I ever wanted was you
And yes I know you promised her everything but
All I ever wanted was you
And yes I know that you promised her everything but
I can't wait too lon-lon-long on you my baby
All I ever wanted was you
And now I know that we'll never have the conversation
All I ever wanted was you
I know that you promised her everything but baby
All I ever wanted was you (Ooh, yeah)
(All I ever wanted was you, all I ever wanted was you)
(All I ever wanted was you, all I ever wanted was you)
All I Ever Wanted was written by Yebba & James Francies & Ilsey & Mark Ronson.
All I Ever Wanted was produced by Yebba & Mark Ronson.
Yebba released All I Ever Wanted on Tue Sep 07 2021.