Charlotte has signed a worldwide record deal with Columbia Records (Sony BM… Read Full Bio ↴Charlotte has signed a worldwide record deal with Columbia Records (Sony BMG) on the 16th December 2008. Charlotte O’Connor is a 16 year old acoustic singer/songwriter from Blackburn, Lancashire.

Influenced by artists like Damien Rice, Pink and Michelle Branch and with abundance of passion, determination and confidence the future looks bright for Charlotte. Charlotte is currently recording more new material and playing various venues across the country.

She has Toured with Newton Faulkner, and is a spokeswoman for the brand Quicksilver. Her album is set to be released in the summer of 2011.

Take Me Away
Charlotte O'Connor Lyrics

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My head hits the pillow
Only to find
In the morning that I'm still up
With words on my mind
Then I close my eyes,
And you're standing there
To take

Take me away
To the love we made
When no one would follow
Please, take
Take me away
You know the place
Where no one would follow

With my feet on the street
I'm looking down 'cause I don't wanna see
The reflection of you
The new you without me

Then I close my eyes
And you're standing there
Takes me by surprise
That's when I freeze,
When I stare

To take me
Take me away
To the love we made
When no one would follow
Please, take
Take me away
You know the place
Where no one would follow

Keep on chasing waterfalls
And I'm running with the cars I've built
I can take the highs and lows,
But I can't play this game

So take,
Take me away
To the all love we made
When no one would follow
Please, take
Take me away
You know the place
That had no tomorrow

Please, take
Take me away
To the love we made
When no one would follow
Please, take
Take me away
You know the place
Where no one will follow
Follow,
Follow,
Follow

I'm back on my pillow,
And you're not here

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Charlotte O'Connor's song Take Me Away seem to describe someone who is struggling with moving on from a past love. The first verse describes how the person goes to bed with thoughts of the past love on their mind, but when they open their eyes, they are still stuck in their thoughts. However, when they close their eyes again, they can see the past love and they long to be taken away to where they made their love when no one was there to watch or follow.

The second verse expresses how the person is now avoiding looking at the reflection of the past love in their present surroundings. But when they close their eyes once more, they see the past love and it takes them by surprise. The chorus then repeats the desire to be taken away to where they made love when no one was following. The bridge that follows brings a change of tone to the song, with the line "Keep on chasing waterfalls" perhaps referencing TLC's hit song "Waterfalls". The bridge expresses the singer's desire to move forward, but they seem to need the past love to take them away from their current situation. The song ends with the singer back on their pillow, with the past love not there.

Line by Line Meaning

My head hits the pillow
I go to bed at night

Only to find
Discovering that

In the morning that I'm still up
I'm still awake in the morning

With words on my mind
Thinking about what to say

Then I close my eyes,
I shut my eyes

And you're standing there
I see you in my imagination

To take
To lead me

Take me away
Take me to another place

To the love we made
To the moments of love we shared

When no one would follow
In a world where no one understood

Please, take
I beg you to take