Everything (Lifehouse song)

## Song by Lifehouse

"**Everything**" is a song by American rock band Lifehouse, released as the twelfth and final track from their debut studio album, *No Name Face* (2000). It was written by Jason Wade and produced by Ron Aniello.

## Personnel

* Brendan O'Brien – mixer
* Jason Wade – vocals, writer
* Joe Gastwirt – masterer
* Jon Palmer – drums
* Ron Aniello – producer
* Sergio Andrade – bass

## Background

In an interview with *PopCrush*, Wade shared, "I think that it's one of the backbone tracks to the band. [...] It's 15 years old, but when we play it live, something magical happens every different night. You can kind of see this connection that people have with this song. And those are the ones that you probably will play for the rest of your career. It's interesting that we're still not tired of it. We can still play it and it still feels fresh every night." He added about its lyrical meaning, "I think I write most of my love songs to have a certain level of ambiguity to where you can take the song and take whatever meaning that you want out of it. I've definitely talked to a lot of people that view it as an inspirational worship song, and then some people have it as their wedding [song]. That's just kind of how I've always written, where it's a [concept] of love that you can take in your own way. I've never written songs [where I say] "this is exactly what it is, and it has to stay this way." That's what I love about music—it can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people."

The song was featured in The CW's *Smallville*, in the following episodes "The Pilot," "Tempest," and "Homecoming".

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1]

Find me here and speak to me

I want to feel you, I need to hear you

You are the light that's leading me

To the place where I find peace again

You are the strength that keeps me walking

You are the hope that keeps me trusting

You are the light to my soul

You are my purpose, you're everything

[Chorus 1]

How can I stand here with you

And not be moved by you?

Would you tell me

How could it be

Any better than this?

Yeah

[Verse 2]

You calm the storms and you give me rest

You hold me in your hands

You won't let me fall

You still my heart

And you take my breath away

Would you take me in

Take me deeper now

[Chorus 1]

How can I stand here with you

And not be moved by you?

Would you tell me

How could it be

Any better than this?

How can I stand here with you

And not be moved by you?

Would you tell me

How could it be

Any better than this?

[Chorus 2]

Because you're all I want

You're all I need

You're everything, everything

You're all I want

You're all I need

You're everything, everything

You're all I want

You're all I need

You're everything, everything

You're all I want

You're all I need

Everything, everything

[Chorus 1]

How can I stand here with you

And not be moved by you?

Would you tell me

How could it be

Any better than this?

How can I stand here with you

And not be moved by you?

Would you tell me

How could it be

Any better than this?

How can I stand here with you

And not be moved by you?

Would you tell me

How could it be

Any better than this?

[Outro]

Would you tell me

How could it be

Any better than this

## References

1. ↑ McGahan, Michelle (February 10, 2015). "Jason Wade Interview: Lifehouse Singer Talks 'Out of Wasteland,' Favorite Lyrics, 'Everything' + More [Exclusive]. *PopCrush*.

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