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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
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The songs meaning is obvious to me, well because as a lezbo, I can relate, otherwise not so much...(lol)
Anyway, here's my take on "Take on Me":
Talking away I don't know what I'm to say I'll say it anyway today's another day to find you Shying away I'll be coming for you love O.K.
(In the verse above, it seems like the guy is rather determined to be with the girl, he'll say and do whatever to be with her, even though she's shying away, hence the line "i'll be coming for your love O.K.")
Take on me Take me on I'll be gone in a day or two
(I think the chorus means what it says. that he wants her to take him on.. so he wants her to catch up with him, as he's been trying to be with her...)
So needless to say I'm odds and ends But that's me, stumbling away Slowly learning that life is O.K. Say after me It's no better to be safe than sorry.
(I think this verse summarizes his feelings for what he thinks she might not be willing to be with him...it seems like he's stumbling aways from their not dis-connectedness and so he wants her to learn that in life and at all "its no better to be safe than sorry" or even if its risky its better to make the most of every opportunity that presents itself while the sun's still in the sky!!!)
Take on me Take me on I'll be gone in a day or two.
The things that you say Is it live or just to play My worries away You're all the things I've got to remember You shying away I'll be coming for you anyway
(I think this girl has a cooling effect on him. She takes away his worries but she's shying away from possibly getting close)
Take on me Take me on I'll be gone in a day or two
I can liken this to a couple thats not getting close enough because one of them thinks its too risky...has happened to me...hence the line again! "Its no better to be safe than sorry"
What do guys think of my interpretation?? Any add-ons??
Agood stab. I think the first verse spells it out quite nicely. It is he who is shying away he want's to tell her how he feels but does not have the courage. He does not know what to say other than the thing he really wants to. He wants sex not love hence he will be gone in a day or two. This is bourne out in verse two. He stumbles away but realises it is not good to be safe rather than sorry so he will come for her love ok.
@GrungyBeatle I think he's only in town for a couple of days and hit on a girl and wants to have sex with her. He's trying to convince her to do it. I think this is right because in the video he is undeveloped drawing, representing an undeveloped relationship. But she is real. He is not quite real. He's not asking for anything more than taking him on - having sex with him before he's gone from her life, in a day or two. She's thinking about it, but shying away, but he comes for her anyway. In the end they have sex because it's no better to be safe than sorry.