its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
We're talking away
I don't know what I'm to say
I'll say it anyway
Today is another day to find you
Shyin' away
Oh, I'll be comin' for your love, okay
Take on me
(Take on me)
Take me on
(Take on me)
I'll be gone
In a day or two
So needless to say
I'm odds and ends
But I'll be stumblin' away
Slowly learnin' that life is okay
Say after me
It's no better to be safe than sorry
Take on me
(Take on me)
Take me on
(Take on me)
I'll be gone
In a day or two
All the things that you say, yeah
Is it life or just to play my worries away?
You're all the things I've got to remember
You're shyin' away
I'll be comin' for you anyway
Take on me
(Take on me)
Take me on
(Take on me)
I'll be gone
In a day
(Take on me)
(Take on me)
(Take me on)
(Take on me)
I'll be gone
(Take on me)
In a day
(Take me on)
(Take on me)
(Take on me)
(Take on me)
(Take me on)
(Take on me)
I don't know what I'm to say
I'll say it anyway
Today is another day to find you
Shyin' away
Oh, I'll be comin' for your love, okay
Take on me
(Take on me)
Take me on
(Take on me)
I'll be gone
In a day or two
So needless to say
I'm odds and ends
But I'll be stumblin' away
Slowly learnin' that life is okay
Say after me
It's no better to be safe than sorry
Take on me
(Take on me)
Take me on
(Take on me)
I'll be gone
In a day or two
All the things that you say, yeah
Is it life or just to play my worries away?
You're all the things I've got to remember
You're shyin' away
I'll be comin' for you anyway
Take on me
(Take on me)
Take me on
(Take on me)
I'll be gone
In a day
(Take on me)
(Take on me)
(Take me on)
(Take on me)
I'll be gone
(Take on me)
In a day
(Take me on)
(Take on me)
(Take on me)
(Take on me)
(Take me on)
(Take on me)
Lyrics submitted by Idan, edited by christianbro9p, mk91, dakota1056
Take On Me Lyrics as written by Morten Harket Magne Furuholmen
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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A couple are talking about the feel of the relationship. He says, 'I don't know what to say, or what I'm supposed to, so it's just about how I feel right now. Today I've one more opportunity to try and understand you and why you keep pulling away, then why you distance me. so I'm just going to keep trying to love you...
Take on me = try me, feel me, see if you can let go and connect... 'Take me on, ' in your life. If we don't come closer, I'll be gone in a day maybe two. I have an a clue how long I can hang on.
There's no need to pointy out I'm confused, at wit's end, but if we can't be, I'll stumble away, make myself leave, and hopefully find life after you, after this relationship, that I can have a life even if I can't have you. Say after me = 'let's both agree it's no better to be safe and protect your heart, then to give it away and potentially lose it in love. One is no better than the other.
This feels like an honest dialogue between lovers, 'do you care? Can you love me, can you give me a chance and take me on fully in your life? Will you stop pulling away from me if you can? If you can't I'll soon be gone, and will have learned there's going to be life, even love, after you, but I don't want that, I want you! Take me on = try me on completely, love me, see me, give me and us a chance, won't you please give us a chance?