24-7 Spyz (pronounced "twenty-four-seven spies") are a crossover band from … Read Full Bio ↴24-7 Spyz (pronounced "twenty-four-seven spies") are a crossover band from the South Bronx, New York City, formed in 1986, originally consisting of Jimi Hazel (guitar), Rick Skatore (bass), Kindu Phibes (drums), and P. Fluid (real name, Peter Forrest) (vocals). The fact that they were African-Americans playing variations of heavy metal and punk along with rhythm and blues, soul, and hip-hop led critics to compare them to bands such as Living Colour, Bad Brains, and Fishbone. The band is best known for mixing soul, funk, reggae, and R&B with heavy metal and punk music. Though they were pioneers in the fusion of rap and heavy metal, influencing many bands, they have never achieved substantial commercial success. The band broke up in 1998, but reformed in 2003 before releasing their first new album of original material in over a decade in 2006, entitled Face The Day. It is available at www.24-7spyz.com. The band members are: Jimi Hazel (lead vocals & guitars), Rick Skatore (Bass & Vocals) and Tobias Ralph (Drums & Vocals).

Take Me Away
24-7 Spyz Lyrics

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Take me, back to a place where i can be, happy
Take me, back to the old days, those memories, i envy

Yea, and lately i've been feeling stressed
Yea, trust me man i know i'm blessed
But since i left, our best days on C ave, are all in the past
That's the last home i had
Ain't known a home since then so i'm searching for the pad

That'll forever make me glad, somewhere i can call home and
Smoke in the garage, air it out and smoke more man
Work hard for it swear, i just want to go home man
This world is so cold, it's got me feeling like a snowman
Feeling all alone, What happened to my bros
Back when we were 18 and just graduated, those were the days yea that's fasho
Yo, those days were so dope, didn't realize how good we had it, bills are a joke
I just want to get high, and do what we used to
We could chill on the couch, play 2k and call of duty too dude
Yea, growing up is hard
I feel i struggle with the changes, yea i struggle dawg
But shit, i'm no superman, I'm just a man, with a God
Trying to make a living for my fam, doing what i love, yea
But i feel the people got it twisted
The way that we're living ain't right, all the killing
Makes you the villain, so how are you achieving peace
You're not, you're getting revenge, i'm not here to preach
But i'll teach you something new cuz i feel our system's flawed
We should just start over, and call it a loss
Make everybody equal, all got the same cars
Same house, same food, same pay, same job
I bet crime goes down
Ain't it everybody's goal to live, comfy in a town
And could actually afford, the cost of living, by now
You'd a thought we'd have this shit man, all figured out
But it's ok i guess, I'm ahead of the crowd
I'm ahead of my time, yea i figured it out
If you saw it my way, you'd probably be like wow
It really is that simple, but you're too hard headed now
It's ok if you don't see it my way
I know this world will never see peace, i call it, wishful thinking

I'm just a man with hippie visions of peace
A world smoking that green that makes black, brown, and white go extinct

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of 24-7 Spyz's song Take Me Away speak about a person who is having difficulty letting go of a past relationship. They want to be taken away and shown a new way of thinking so that they can move on from their ex-partner. The chorus repeats the lines "Take me away" and "Try to let you know", emphasizing the desire for a new perspective and a way to communicate their feelings to the other person. The bridge of the song is a plea to be set free from the past in order to move on and be themselves again.

The repetition of the lyrics throughout the song emphasizes the frustration and desperation felt by the singer. The use of the word "Woo" in the chorus almost sounds like a cry for help or a release of pent up emotions. The song captures the struggle of trying to move on from a romantic relationship and the confusion that can come with it.

Line by Line Meaning

Take me away
I want to escape from this situation

And I will try to
I will put in effort to make this work

Try to let you know
I will communicate my feelings to you

Baby
A term of endearment for the person being addressed

When you say you will
When you make a promise

I try to
I also do my part

Try to let you go
Try to let go of the situation

Woo woo woo woo woo
Sounds of exclamation and expression

Show me the way
Tell me how to fix this

To make me see
To help me understand

Why I don't want you no more
Why my feelings have changed