Lyrics for The Winner Takes It All as interpreted by Demau Senae

The Winner Takes It All Lyrics
I don't wanna talk
About the things we've gone through
Though it's hurting me
Now it's history
I've played all my cards
And that's what you've done too
Nothing more to say
No more ace to play

The winner takes it all
The loser standing small
Beside the victory
That's her destiny

I was in your arms
Thinking I belonged there
I figured it made sense
Building me a fence
Building me a home
Thinking I'd be strong there
But I was a fool
Playing by the rules

The gods may throw a dice
Their minds as cold as ice
And someone way down here
Loses someone dear
The winner takes it all
The loser has to fall
It's simple and it's plain
Why should I complain.

But tell me does she kiss
Like I used to kiss you?
Does it feel the same
When she calls your name?
Somewhere deep inside
You must know I miss you
But what can I say
Rules must be obeyed

The judges will decide
The likes of me abide
Spectators of the show
Always staying low
The game is on again
A lover or a friend
A big thing or a small
The winner takes it all

I don't wanna talk
If it makes you feel sad
And I understand
You've come to shake my hand
I apologize
If it makes you feel bad
Seeing me so tense
No self-confidence
But you see
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all...

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roger wilco
06-17-2002

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the lyrics to this song are so true. when relationships split up, there are no winners.

everybody loses.

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CosmicWolf
09-17-2002

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Wow...

The melody is beautiful enough, but these lyrics are amazing. And very true. How sad...

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nadahati
06-26-2003

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I broke up with someone on March 17th 2003. It is one of those things where he said he loves me but sees no future for us as anything more than friends. He has moved on... found someone else months before this date... but maintains he still wants to be friends with me... and to me, this song says exactly what I would like to tell him...

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bigdave69
12-20-2004

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This song is about Agnetha and Bjorn by the video but in real life Agnetha was the one who broke up with Bjorn because she did not want to be in the public eye and got sick of it all, things were not working out, and the relationship wasnt going well.. so this songs video is a little strange. But still a good song.

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masopunk
12-10-2005

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i love this song

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stormgirl
12-11-2005

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This song reminds me of my parents, who separated about 3 weeks ago. My dad has left my mum for another woman, so this song really hits where it hurts at times.

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Outernationalist
09-26-2006

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Almost everytime a relationship is formed, someone else is left behind. This is what this song is about.

It's such an amazing and sad song.

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p67
12-18-2006

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This is what happens when you drink Brandy and write songs...
I love the way you can here Agnetha's accent when she sort of speaks the lyrics. Great track.

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buddieboy
02-20-2007

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well its tru of the concern i thik about being abandoned but the end seems to say hey im still seeing you(on certain occasion) and im still involved at heart while there life theres hope

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aintovertillitsover
01-07-2008

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A master piece from ABBA. Their greatest ever...
This song brought their music to another level. Beautifull music and lyrics.

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missme
04-29-2008

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one of the best break-up songs ever, anyone that says abba is shit needs to hear this.

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mkjustice
08-04-2008

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Hi guys,
Though English is my second language and I am not that excellent in it, I absolutely admire this very song. However, there are some expressions I totally can't understrand and would appreciate it if somebody provide me with a plain definition for these expressions that follows:
1- `The winner takes it all`
2-`The loser standing small Beside the victory`
3- `The gods may throw a dice`
4- `Spectators of the show Always staying low`

Thanks in advance!

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CabforCutie
08-17-2008

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Here you go, the best I could:

1) The winner takes it all- if you were to play a game such as basketball or poker, and you do a bet, the winner takes it all means the person that win takes all the money of the bids, in this song it is used to express the idea of losing a game and having to give up everything you own, in this case her feelings...

2) The loser stands small- the person that lost is now useless, worthless and defense less compared to the winner.

3) The god may throw a dice- means that iti is destiny there is no one who can make a dice turn out the way they want to .

4) the spectators of the show always staying low- the people who are watching what is happening will not get involved.

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CabforCutie
08-17-2008

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One of the best songs of abba! i dont know why it has so little comments.. I have always been a fan of abba and went to see mamma mia... and meryl streep did and excellent rendition of this song!!

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mkjustice
08-26-2008

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CabforCutie,

I can't thank you enough for what you've done for me. You are awesome, and you absolutely made my day! I just checked out the site, hopelss of seeing any comment regarding to my questions and surprisingly I found yours. That was great, dude!

Thank you million times!

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LoverlyLyss
08-28-2008

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When I listened to this song a few days ago I got chills down my spine...then about 2 days later my BF broke up with me.
Now I cry everytime I listen to it.

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AutumnLeaves34
10-14-2008

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Love the song! Though it's about breaking up a relationship :(

But I don't think it's about Agnetha and Bjorn.
"The lyrics to the song were thought to mirror the divorce between Ulvaeus and Fältskog in 1979. However, Ulvaeus himself denies this, saying the basis of the song 'is the experience of a divorce, but it's fiction. There wasn't a winner or a loser in our case. A lot of people think it's straight out of reality, but it's not'." --Wikipedia on The Winner Takes It All

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DA15Y
12-15-2008

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älskar den här låter. Så sant!

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