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Take a Picture
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Awake on my airplane
Awake on my airplane
My skin is bare
My skin is theirs
Awake on my airplane
Awake on my airplane
My skin is bare
My skin is theirs

I feel like a newborn




Awake on my airplane
Awake on my airplane
I feel so real

Could you wanna take my picture?
'Cause I won't remember
Could you wanna take my picture?
'Cause I won't remember
Yeah

I don't believe in
I don't believe in
Your sanctity
Your privacy
I don't believe in
I don't believe in
Sanctity
A hypocrisy

Could everyone agree that
No one should be left alone?
And I feel like a newborn

Kicking and screaming

Could you wanna take my picture?
'Cause I won't remember
Could you wanna take my picture?
'Cause I won't remember
Yeah

Hey, Dad
What do you think about your son now?
Ah, hey, Dad
What do you think about your son now?

Could you wanna take my picture?
'Cause I won't remember
Could you wanna take my picture?
'Cause I won't remember
Could you wanna take my picture?
'Cause I won't remember
Yeah

Overall Meaning

In Filter's song "Take a Picture," the lyrics describe the feeling of being disconnected from reality and detached from one's own body, as if observing oneself from an outsider's perspective. The singer describes being on an airplane with bare skin, suggesting a vulnerability and openness to the world. The repetition of the phrase "awake on my airplane" emphasizes this sense of being present but not fully engaged with reality. The chorus, "Could you wanna take my picture? 'Cause I won't remember," expresses the idea of wanting to capture a moment, to freeze time and hold onto a fleeting experience, even though the memory will inevitably fade away.


The verses also touch on themes of privacy, sanctity, and hypocrisy. The singer rejects the notion of sanctity and privacy and questions whether anyone should be left alone. This could be interpreted as a critique of society's emphasis on individualism and the importance placed on personal privacy, which can lead to people feeling isolated and disconnected from each other. The line "I feel like a newborn, kicking and screaming" also suggests a sense of being overwhelmed and helpless in the face of the world's complexity.


Overall, "Take a Picture" is a melancholy meditation on the fleeting nature of experience and the desire to capture and hold onto moments that can never truly be preserved. The song captures a sense of yearning and nostalgia for experiences that are already slipping away.


Line by Line Meaning

Awake on my airplane
I am wide awake and conscious while on the airplane.


My skin is bare
I feel exposed and vulnerable.


My skin is theirs
I am in a public space and my appearance is being judged by others.


I feel like a newborn
I feel completely new and inexperienced.


Could you wanna take my picture?
Would you like to photograph me?


'Cause I won't remember
I won't remember this moment clearly in the future.


I don't believe in
I do not have faith in.


Your sanctity
The privacy and sacredness of your personal space or beliefs.


Your privacy
The right to keep your personal information undisclosed and private.


Sanctity
The state of being sacred or holy.


A hypocrisy
A contradiction between what is said and what is done.


Could everyone agree that
Is it possible for everyone to come to an agreement that


No one should be left alone?
Nobody should ever be left isolated or forgotten.


Kicking and screaming
Arguing and fighting, unwilling to go along with something.


Hey, Dad
Addressing or calling out to one's father.


What do you think about your son now?
How do you feel about me now?




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Richard Michael Patrick

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