Edyta Bartosiewicz (born January 11, 1966 in Warsaw) is a Polish rock singe… Read Full Bio ↴Edyta Bartosiewicz (born January 11, 1966 in Warsaw) is a Polish rock singer. Her career began with the band Holloee Poloy an underground band with which she parted ways to pursue a solo career. She went to London and recorded her first solo album, sung entirely in English. The record, titled "Love", gained the singer some well-deserved acclaim from radio stations, but wasn't exactly a hit. Edyta decided to sing in Polish and that's what brought her an incredible succeess, making her one of the driving forces behind the emancipation of Polish female rock singers of early 90's (the other two being Kasia Nosowska from Hey and Kasia Kowalska). She recorded "Sen" (a Dream) which brought her some of the biggest hits of her career - Sen and Tatuaż. Over the following years, she developed both lyrically and artistically, achieving even greater commercial success. After the records "Szok n' Show", "Dziecko" (a Child), "Wodospady" (Waterfalls), "Dziś są moje urodziny" (today is my birthday - a greatest hits collection) and numerous collaborations with other polish acts, she vanished into obscurity, with an occasional songs ever so often. She's been on a break ever since 1999, and every single song she has recorded since was supposed to be a single for an upcoming record. All of those supposed singles were instant success, but the fans are still waiting for her new LP. She has a son Aleksander, from her marriage to one of the best Polish sound engineers Leszek Kamiński, whom she divorced.

Her biggest hits are: Sen, Ostatni, Jenny, Tatuaż, Skłamałam, Miłość Jak Ogień, Opowieść, Niewinność, Zegar, Szał, Cztery Pokoje featuring Kazik, Trudno Tak featuring Krzysztof Krawczyk. Have To Carry On, Blues For You, Goodbye To The Roman Candles.

Take My Soul With You
Edyta Bartosiewicz Lyrics

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Water's dripping from the trees
I'm waiting in my car
I'm biding all my time in memories
I see a man passing by
He smokes a big cigar
Probably there's something
He needs to tell me

Oh take my soul with you
I'm going away
Take my soul with you

Oh I think I've already heard his voice
Oh I know I've seen his face someplace before
There is something going on
His face all deadly pale
And wrinkled shows some kind of fear
He seems not to be asking
But demanding

Oh take my soul with you
I'm going away
Take my soul with you

I feel he's got the saddest thing to say
The saddest thing to say
The old musician - he won't play again
The old musician - no piano playing
I feel there's something going on
I'm hearing bells all around me

Oh take my soul with you

I'm going away
Take my soul with you

Overall Meaning

In the song "Take My Soul With You" by Edyta Bartosiewicz, the singer is waiting in her car while water drips from the trees. She is lost in her memories when she sees a man passing by. He smokes a cigar and seems to have something important to tell her. She pleads with him to take her soul with him when he goes away, indicating that their meeting is significant and possibly the last.

The man's face is all deadly pale, and he seems to be demanding something from her. She feels that he has the saddest thing to say to her, and she hears bells ringing around her, signaling a momentous occasion. The man informs her that the "old musician" won't play again and no piano is playing. The singer is left with a sense of foreboding, and she implores the man to take her soul with him.

The song's lyrics are open to interpretation, but it could be seen as a metaphor for death. The singer is waiting in her car, waiting to pass on, and the man with the cigar is death, coming to take her soul. The old musician, who won't play again, could represent the singer's lost youth or missed opportunities. The bells around her signify the transition into the afterlife, and the singer wants to ensure that she won't be alone when she passes on.

Line by Line Meaning

Water's dripping from the trees
The setting is raining with drops of water falling from the trees.

I'm waiting in my car
The person is waiting inside their car.

I'm biding all my time in memories
They are reminiscing about the past and letting time go by.

I see a man passing by
There is a passerby nearby.

He smokes a big cigar
The passerby is smoking a large cigar.

Probably there's something / He needs to tell me
They speculate that the lesser-known person has something to reveal to them.

Oh take my soul with you / I'm going away / Take my soul with you
The singer metaphorically requests to be taken along wherever the lesser-known person has to involuntarily go.

Oh I think I've already heard his voice
The artist recognizes the voice of the lesser-known person.

Oh I know I've seen his face someplace before
The artist feels familiar with the face of the passerby.

There is something going on / His face all deadly pale / And wrinkled shows some kind of fear / He seems not to be asking / But demanding
The passerby has a pale, wrinkled face that implies something alarming is happening, and instead of asking, appears to be demanding attention and help.

I feel he's got the saddest thing to say / The saddest thing to say / The old musician - he won't play again / The old musician - no piano playing / I feel there's something going on / I'm hearing bells all around me
The passerby has terrible news to deliver: the old musician is gone and will never play again. The singer feels a presence of sorrow or loss in the surroundings and is heartbroken by what they are hearing.

Contributed by Micah I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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