Romantic Love Song: All Of Me By John Legend

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“All of Me” is one of the few songs I liked when I first heard it. I was totally touched by the lyrics, rhythm and melody of the song and the voice of the singer as well. It is a piano ballad sung by John Legend, which dedicated to his newlywed wife Chrissy Teigen, and I think it is definitely one of the most beautiful and romantic love songs and a Valentine’s favorite song. It can be considered as a love letter that the John writes to his wife. The song describes the displays of affection and shows how much he loves his wife. Even sometimes she drives him nuts, he still loves every inch of her. Taking the good things with the bad is love of the most unconditional way.
In the first verse he says, “What would I do without your smart mouth?” this shows that he is speaking from his perspective and talking to his wife. Actually, the whole song is sung from John’s position. He uses the device of point of view. The words like “My” and “I” are all referred to himself. “What would I
This verse also shows a conflict between John and his wife. She thinks that she isn’t as perfect as John tells her. She doesn’t believe it when he is complimenting her. I think this woman should feel very happy because there is a man who accepts her for who her is and loves every piece of hers with all of his heart. No matter how bad she feels about herself, no matter what she is going through, this man will only be there for her always. In his eyes, she is beautiful in every single way. “The world is beating you down, I’m around through every mood / You’re my downfall, you’re my muse / My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues / I can’t stop singing, it’s ringing, in my head for you.” She brings him down but also inspires him at the same time. He can’t stop thinking about her. She means everything to him. Whatever the best and the worst, and that’s a truly balanced

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