All of My Heart Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Once upon a time when we were friends
I gave you my heart, the story ends
No happy ever after, now we're friends
Wish upon a star if that might help
The stars collide if you decide
Wish upon a star if that might help
[Pre-Chorus]
What's it like to have loved
And to lose her touch?
What's it like to have loved
And to lose that much?
[Chorus]
Well, I hope and I pray that maybe someday
You'll walk in the room with my heart
Add and subtract that as a matter of fact
Now that you've gone, I still want you back
Remembering, surrendering
Remembering that part
All of my heart
[Verse 2]
Spilling up pink silk and coffee lace
You hook me up, I rendezvous at your place
Your lipstick and your lip gloss seals my fate
Sentimental powers might help you now
But skip the hearts and flowers, skip the ivory towers
You'll be disappointed and I'll lose a friend
Once upon a time when we were friends
I gave you my heart, the story ends
No happy ever after, now we're friends
Wish upon a star if that might help
The stars collide if you decide
Wish upon a star if that might help
[Pre-Chorus]
What's it like to have loved
And to lose her touch?
What's it like to have loved
And to lose that much?
[Chorus]
Well, I hope and I pray that maybe someday
You'll walk in the room with my heart
Add and subtract that as a matter of fact
Now that you've gone, I still want you back
Remembering, surrendering
Remembering that part
All of my heart
[Verse 2]
Spilling up pink silk and coffee lace
You hook me up, I rendezvous at your place
Your lipstick and your lip gloss seals my fate
Sentimental powers might help you now
But skip the hearts and flowers, skip the ivory towers
You'll be disappointed and I'll lose a friend
[Pre-Chorus]
No, I won't be told there's a crock of gold
At the end of the rainbow
Or the pleasure and pain, sunshine and rain
Might make this love grow
[Chorus 2]
But I hope and I pray that maybe someday
You'll walk in the room with my heart
Add and subtract that as a matter of fact
Now that you've gone, I still want you back
Remembering, surrendering
The kindest cut's the cruelest part
All of my heart
[Bridge]
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
[Chorus 3]
Yes, I hope and I pray that maybe someday
You'll walk in the room with my heart
And I shrug and I say that maybe today
You'll come home soon
Surrendering, remembering
Surrendering that part
All of my heart
No, I won't be told there's a crock of gold
At the end of the rainbow
Or the pleasure and pain, sunshine and rain
Might make this love grow
[Chorus 2]
But I hope and I pray that maybe someday
You'll walk in the room with my heart
Add and subtract that as a matter of fact
Now that you've gone, I still want you back
Remembering, surrendering
The kindest cut's the cruelest part
All of my heart
[Bridge]
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
[Chorus 3]
Yes, I hope and I pray that maybe someday
You'll walk in the room with my heart
And I shrug and I say that maybe today
You'll come home soon
Surrendering, remembering
Surrendering that part
All of my heart
About
Genius Annotation
“All Of My Heart” was the 8th track on ABC’s 1982 release The Lexicon Of Love.
It was released as a single in August of 1982, and became a top 5 hit in the UK
The song portrays the bitter, desperate, mixed emotions of a man attempting to stay “just friends” with a woman who broke his heart.
Lead singer Martin Fry gives a masterful vocal performance, ranging from tightly controlled, almost emotionless vocals to “over the top” pleading.
Pichfork music reviewer Jess Harvell declared “All of My Heart” to be the greatest song of the UK post-punk “New Pop” era.
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Recorded At
Sarm East Studios, Whitechapel, Greater London, England; Abbey Road Studios & RAK Studios, St. John's Wood, Greater London, England; Townhouse Studios, Shepherd's Bush, West London, England; Good Earth Studios, Soho, Greater London, England
Release Date
August 27, 1982
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