McAuley Schenker Group was a melodic hard rock band featuring core members … Read Full Bio ↴McAuley Schenker Group was a melodic hard rock band featuring core members Robin McAuley (vocals) and Michael Schenker (guitar), a successor to Schenker's earlier Michael Schenker Group. The group released several albums before disbanding. Their first album Perfect Timing was released in 1987, and included their first hit Gimme Your Love. Two years later, Save Yourself was released, giving this incarnation of MSG its biggest hit with the power ballad Anytime. M.S.G. followed in 1992 and Unplugged Live came out in 1993.

Take Me Back
McAuley Schenker Group Lyrics

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Take me back into your heart again
I've been out in the cold for so long
It's ' been that way
Since I don't know when
It's my way of sayin' I'm wrong
I want to touch you'
Try to believe me
It's hard when the magic is gone

I want to love you
And when it's over
Love you all over again

Take me back into your heart babe
Take me back
And get me back on the line
Take me back into your heart babe
Take me back'cause we got nothin' but time
Take me back into your heart again

The hardest part is lovin' in vain
I'm tired of livin' with loneliness
I know that we both think the same
Try to let your body surrender
It's driven' me out of my mind
Try to show me some kind of emotion
And all that you're feelin' inside
Take me back into your heart again
I've been out in the cold For so long
I'm tired of livin' with loneliness
Loving you could never be wrong

Take me back into your heart babe
Take me back And get me back on the line

Take me back into your heart babe
Take me back 'cause we got nothin' but time

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Take Me Back" by McAuley Schenker Group are very simple yet powerful. The song is about someone who has been away from their lover for a long time, and is now wanting to come back into their life. The opening line "Take me back into your heart again" sets the tone for the song as a plea from the singer to be taken back by their lover. The singer admits to being out in the cold for so long and recognizes that they have been wrong.

The chorus of the song repeats the plea for the lover to take them back into their heart again. The singer is aware that magic and love have been lost between them, but they are determined to touch and love their partner in a new way. The lyrics express the desire to start over and fall in love all over again with their partner.

The second verse of the song focuses on the struggles of loving in vain and living with loneliness. The singer knows that they both feel the same and wants their partner to just surrender to their love. The singer wants to be shown some kind of emotion and wants their partner to express their feelings. The song ends with the singer extending the plea to their lover for the last time, asking them to take them back into their heart again because they have nothing but time.

Line by Line Meaning

Take me back into your heart again
Asking for forgiveness and a second chance to be in the person's heart and life

I've been out in the cold for so long
Expressing the length of time without the warmth and comfort of the person's love

It's ' been that way Since I don't know when
The feeling of being lost and disconnected for so long that it's hard to remember when it all began

It's my way of sayin' I'm wrong
Acknowledging past mistakes and admitting guilt

I want to touch you' Try to believe me
Yearning for physical contact and pleading for the person to trust and forgive

It's hard when the magic is gone
Recognizing the difficulties and challenges after the spark and excitement of the relationship has faded

I want to love you And when it's over Love you all over again
Desiring to rekindle and rediscover the love and affection that already existed in the relationship

Take me back into your heart babe
Repeated request to be taken back into the person's affection and love

Take me back And get me back on the line
Aspiring to regain a place and importance in the person's life and commitment

Take me back 'cause we got nothin' but time
Emphasizing the abundance of time and opportunities to rebuild and restore the connection and relationship

The hardest part is lovin' in vain
Acknowledging the pain and suffering when love is not reciprocated or appreciated

I'm tired of livin' with loneliness
Expressing the exhaustion and unhappiness of living without the person's companionship and love

I know that we both think the same
Asserting the belief that both parties desire the same things and feel the same way

Try to let your body surrender
Encouraging the person to let go of reservations and allow the body and heart to give in to love and affection

It's driven' me out of my mind
Expressing the intensity of the desire and need to be with the person

Try to show me some kind of emotion
Begging for a genuine display of feelings and affection from the person

And all that you're feelin' inside
Acknowledging the possibility of inner turmoil and struggles that may be affecting the person's ability to show love

Loving you could never be wrong
Affirming that loving the person is the right thing to do and the ultimate desire

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Abkco Music Inc.
Written by: ANDY STEWART

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