Original vocalist Clem Curtis left in 1968 and moved to the U.S. for a solo career on the club circuit, encouraged by the likes of Wilson Pickett and Sam & Dave, playing Las Vegas with The Righteous Brothers. He was replaced by Colin Young.
The group's final hit was the less pop-oriented, more sophisticated Born To Live and Born To Die. They split in 1970, when the rhythm section broke away to form the progressive group Pluto. When Curtis returned to the UK he formed a new version of the group with little success on record, but a lucrative spell on the 1960s nostalgia circuit.
Take Away The Emptiness Too
The Foundations Lyrics
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You can take away your love if you wanna be free (hey hey)
Take away the ring that you give to me
Only take away the emptiness too after leaving me please
(I'm beggin' on my knee)
You can take away the sun leaving nothing but rain (hey hey)
Only take away the emptiness too, that your leaving me please,
(I'm beggin' on my knees) to you
Here I go again
And there's no reason to pretend this time (this time)
Is just really just the same and I'm (and I'm)
To lose the end of game
And that's fine (that's fine)
But don't leave me the broken heart ('cause I don't know how)
You can take away your love if you wanna be free (hey hey)
Take away the ring that you give to me
Only take away the emptiness too after leaving me please
(I'm beggin' on my knees) to you
What a way to go
But please don't say I told you so
They say (they say) that there's a fool born every day (each day)
And that I threw my heart away (away)
But baby now at last I know (now at last I know)
You can take away your love if you wanna be free (hey hey)
Take away the ring that you give to me
Only take away the emptiness too after leaving oh please
(I'm beggin' on my knee)
Take away the sun leaving nothing but rain (hey hey)
Even have your love letters back again
Only take away the emptiness too, that your leaving oh please,
(I'm beggin' on my knees) to you
Oh baby, yeah yeah yeah now
Take away the loneliness baby
Can't take it no longer
The lyrics to The Foundations’ song Take Away The Emptiness Too are about a person who has been left by a lover and is begging them to take away not just their love and material possessions, but also the emptiness they feel after being left behind. The repetition of “take away” in the chorus emphasizes the desperation of the singer’s plea. They are willing to accept being left behind, but they want the pain and emptiness to be taken with the leaving lover. The second verse reveals that the singer has been through this before, and that they are aware they may be seen as a “fool” for continually putting themselves in this position. However, they have come to the realization that it is better to have loved than to never have loved at all.
Line by Line Meaning
You can take away your love if you wanna be free (hey hey)
If you want to leave me, you have the choice to do so and take your love with you.
Take away the ring that you give to me
As you leave, please take back the ring you had given to me.
Only take away the emptiness too after leaving me please
After leaving me, please take away the emptiness I feel in my heart and life.
(I'm beggin' on my knee)
I am pleading with you to take away this emptiness, and I am even on my knees begging you to do so.
You can take away the sun leaving nothing but rain (hey hey)
You can take away the good things in my life, leaving me with only bad times.
Even have your love letters back again
If you wish, you can have your love letters that you wrote to me back.
Only take away the emptiness too, that your leaving me please,
As you are leaving me, please take away the emptiness I feel in my heart.
(I'm beggin' on my knees) to you
I am pleading with you to take away the emptiness in my heart, and I am doing so on my knees.
Here I go again
I am going through this experience again.
And there's no reason to pretend this time (this time)
There is no reason to pretend this time, unlike in the past.
Is just really just the same and I'm (and I'm)
This experience is really just the same as before, and I am going through it again.
To lose the end of game
I am expecting to lose in the end.
And that's fine (that's fine)
I have come to terms with this outcome, and I am okay with it.
But don't leave me the broken heart ('cause I don't know how)
Please do not leave me with a broken heart, because I do not know how to handle it.
What a way to go
This is not a good way to end a relationship.
But please don't say I told you so
Please do not rub it in my face that you warned me of this outcome.
They say (they say) that there's a fool born every day (each day)
People say that I am foolish for going through this experience again.
And that I threw my heart away (away)
Some people believe that I unnecessarily lost my heart due to this relationship.
But baby now at last I know (now at last I know)
However, I finally realize now that this was not the right relationship for me.
Take away the loneliness baby
Even though I am struggling with loneliness, please take it away from me as you leave.
Can't take it no longer
I cannot bear to experience this feeling any longer.
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