Memory
Simon August Lyrics
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Take all that you want from me
Just don't say we're not meant to be
Give me fact, but leave me thoughtless
Give me calm, give me rock & roll
But leave the hole deep within my soul
'Cause I don't wanna know
And I don't wanna heal
If this feeling is what makes me feel so real
So take my life, and take my soul
Take my money and my words
But leave the memories I own
Take the blame, and leave a blur
Take all my colors
Don't you touch the way I felt 'bout her
Give her smiles for future sorrows
Take tears from our troubled ways
If you just leave the mistakes I made
Sacrifice my holy spirit
As long as I can taste the wine
You can grab my legs at the finish line
But I don't wanna know
If the troubles that I feel is 'cause of love
And I don't wanna heal
If this feeling is what makes me feel so real
So take my life, and take my soul
Take my money and my words
But leave the memories I own
Take the blame, and leave a blur
Take all my colors
Don't you touch the way I felt 'bout her
Not myself without my memories
Please just let it be
Take my life, and take my soul
Take my money and my words
But leave the memories I own
Take the blame, and leave a blur
Take all my colors
Don't you touch the way I felt 'bout her
Take my life, and take my soul
Take my money and my words
But leave the memories I own
Take the blame, and leave a blur
Take all my colors
Don't you touch the way I felt about her
The chorus of this song, "Take my life, and take my soul, take my money and my words, but leave the memories I own", captures the essence of the song. The singer is willing to let go of everything except the memories of their past love. They do not want to know if their troubles come from the love they used to share or if healing means letting go of those feelings. The memory of their past relationship is what makes them feel alive and real.
The first verse is a plea for light and darkness to take everything except the connection with this person they cannot let go of. They want to be thoughtless and calm, but also have rock & roll, leaving only the hole in their soul as a reminder of what they had. The second verse suggests that if they must let go of something, it should be the mistakes they made in the past, but not the memories of their love. The final lines reinforce this, stating that the singer is not themself without their memories, begging whoever may be listening to "let it be".
Line by Line Meaning
Come on light, come on darkness
I'm open to whatever life brings, good or bad
Take all that you want from me
I'm willing to give up everything except my memories
Just don't say we're not meant to be
Don't take away the memories I have of us
Give me fact, but leave me thoughtless
I want to know the truth but I don't want to dwell on it
Give me calm, give me rock & roll
I want to experience everything life has to offer
But leave the hole deep within my soul
Don't take away the pain, it's a part of who I am
'Cause I don't wanna know
I don't want to understand why I feel this way
If the troubles that I feel is 'cause of love
I don't want to attribute my pain to love
And I don't wanna heal
I don't want to forget the memories that caused this pain
If this feeling is what makes me feel so real
The pain I feel is a part of my reality and identity
Take my life, and take my soul
I'm willing to give up everything except my memories
Take my money and my words
You can take all my material possessions and my voice
But leave the memories I own
But don't take away the memories I cherish
Take the blame, and leave a blur
I'm willing to take responsibility for my mistakes and let them fade away
Take all my colors
You can take everything that makes me who I am
Don't you touch the way I felt 'bout her
But don't take away the memories and emotions I have for her
Give her smiles for future sorrows
Let her have happiness even if it means sadness for the future
Take tears from our troubled ways
Take away the painful memories but not the happy ones
If you just leave the mistakes I made
I'm willing to accept my mistakes and learn from them
Sacrifice my holy spirit
I'm willing to give up everything that is sacred to me
As long as I can taste the wine
As long as I can still feel alive and experience pleasure
You can grab my legs at the finish line
You can take everything from me in the end, as long as I have my memories
Not myself without my memories
My memories are a part of my identity and losing them would be losing myself
Please just let it be
Please don't take away my memories
Writer(s): Andy Razaf, Eubie Blake
Contributed by Callie I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@simonaugustmusic7244
Come on light, come on darkness
Take all that you want from me
Just don’t say we’re not meant to be
Give me fact, but leave me thoughtless
Give me calm, give me rock & roll
But leave the hole deep within my soul
'Cause I don’t wanna know
If the troubles that I feel is 'cause of love
And I don’t wanna heal
If this feeling is what makes me feel so real
So take my life, and take my soul
Take my money and my words
But leave the memories I own
Take the blame, and leave a blur
Take all my colors
Don’t you touch the way I felt ’bout her
Give her smiles for future sorrows
Take tears from our troubled ways
If you just leave the mistakes I made
Sacrifice my holy spirit
As long as I can taste the wine
You can grab my legs at the finish line
But I don’t wanna know
If the troubles that I feel is 'cause of love
And I don’t wanna heal
If this feeling is what makes me feel so real
So take my life, and take my soul
Take my money and my words
But leave the memories I own
Take the blame, and leave a blur
Take all my colors
Don’t you touch the way I felt ’bout her
Not myself without my memories
Please just let it be
Take my life, and take my soul
Take my money and my words
But leave the memories I own
Take the blame, and leave a blur
Take all my colors
Don’t you touch the way I felt ’bout her
@jennasummers2410
This was my favorite song back in high school, but it was on an EP and it wasn’t acoustic. This version is lovely, however that version resonated with me so deeply that I actually even wrote a paper on how much it spoke to me. It’s like that version has been wiped from the internet somehow. Will we ever be able to hear it again?
@mariapatzlaff3880
OMG THIS IS THE BEST SONG I´VE HEARD IN YEARS, I LOVE WHAT I FEEL HEARING THIS!
@TheBrazenSerpent
this is amazing! I can't stop listening. please keep making music! <3
@Elmolee1993
I missed the studio version, hopefully we can hear it again 😢🙏
@user-vo9il7bh8w
So beautiful. I can't help. Listen to this song over and over again.
@pamelalopez1955
I LOVE THIS SONG! GREAT VOICE !
@moniruviaro
This is amazing! I don't know how I got here but I'm glad I did.
Keep up with the good work, cheers from Brazil
@emiliaw5186
Love this!!!!
@lucasleon7754
You're just amazing! I wish you the biggest success with your music! Honestly.. majors go sign him!!
@manitoushadesart
love this song, immediately got me!