Take Me Down
Black Cards (featuring Bebe Rexha) Lyrics
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But I need this
Yeah, I need this
You're my fault
My weakness
When did you turn so cold
You cut me down to the bone
All over my soul
I'm falling to pieces
To pieces, to pieces
But I still stay 'cause you're the only thing I know
So won't you take, oh, won't you take me home?
Take me home, home, home
Take me home, home, home
Take me
Take me
Take me
Take me
Take me home
Round in circles
Here we go
With the highest highs
And the lowest lows
But no one shakes me like you do
My best mistake was you
You're my sweet affliction
'Cause you hurt me right
But you do it nice
Round in circles
Here we go
Oh, yeah
But I still stay 'cause your the only thing I know
So won't you take, oh, won't you take me home?
Take me home, home, home
Take me home, home, home
Take me
Take me
Take me
Take me
Take me home, home, home
Take me home, home, home
Take me
Take me, I still stay, oh, won't you take me home
Take me home
The song "Take Me Down" by Black Cards featuring Bebe Rexha is a ballad that explores the complicated nature of a dysfunctional relationship. The opening lyrics reveal the singer is in emotional distress and falling apart, but they still need to be with the other person. The singer acknowledges that the person they're falling apart over is their own fault and weakness. The lyrics demonstrate the confusion and hurt one feels when they're caught up in a toxic relationship. The person they once knew has turned cold and hurt them deeply, but the singer still longs for their love and the familiarity they bring.
The chorus repeats the phrase "take me home," suggesting that the singer wants to go back to a time when things were simpler, even though they know the relationship is not healthy. Despite this longing for something familiar, the second verse describes a relationship that is unpredictable and volatile. The singer describes the highs and lows of the relationship and how even though the person they love causes them pain, no one affects them like this person. The singer doesn't see the relationship as a mistake, but rather as a sweet affliction. The song ends with the chorus's final refrain, with the singer still asking to be taken home, despite the turmoil they face.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm falling to pieces
I am mentally and emotionally breaking apart
But I need this
Despite the pain, I feel a need to be in this situation
Yeah, I need this
I have become dependent on this situation
You're my fault
I blame you for the state I am in
My weakness
You have become my vulnerability
When did you turn so cold
I am questioning when you became so distant and aloof
You cut me down to the bone
You have hurt me deeply and left lasting wounds
Now you're dancing
You seem to be enjoying the pain you have caused me
All over my soul
My emotional well-being is affected by your actions
To pieces, to pieces
I am shattering completely
But I still stay cause you're the only thing I know
Even though I am suffering, I am afraid to leave because you are all I have ever known
So won't you take, oh, won't you take me home
I am pleading with you to take me back to a place of safety and security
Round in circles
I am stuck in a never-ending cycle of pain and dependence on you
Here we go
We are repeating the same destructive pattern
With the highest highs
Our relationship has moments of intense happiness
And the lowest lows
But it also has equally strong moments of despair and sadness
But no one shakes me like you do
No one affects me as deeply as you do
My best mistake was you
Even though being with you has caused me pain, I am still grateful for the experience
You're my sweet affliction
You are my painful addiction that I cannot let go of
Cause you hurt me right
You know exactly how to hurt me in the most effective way
But you do it nice
Even though you hurt me, you do it in a way that is appealing to me
Oh yeah
A resigned acknowledgement of the situation
Take me home
A repeated plea to be brought back to a place of safety and security
Take me
A desperate plea to be rescued
Lyrics © DistroKid, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Alexander Luke Makhlouf, Bleta Rexha, Brandon P. Lowry, Samuel Warren Frisch, Jean Paul Makhlouf
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