History
The group's music and unusual costuming (large Afros and white makeup) typified the then-popular trend of "psychedelic soul". A number of their singles became minor hits, and many of them were also songs for Whitfield's main act The Temptations, among them "You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth" and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone". Their single Top 40 hit in the United States was the ominous "Smiling Faces Sometimes", also originally recorded by The Temptations, which hit #3 on the US pop charts in 1971.
The Undisputed Truth, along with Rose Royce and Willie Hutch, followed Whitfield during his exodus from Motown to set up Whitfield Records in 1975. At this time, Calvin and Joyce left the group, and Harris was joined by new members Taka Boom, Tyrone "Lil Ty" Barkley, and Calvin "Dhaak" Stephenson. The group's costuming and style changed as well, becoming even more unusual and Funkadelic-influenced. However, the group had little success at the new label, and faded into obscurity after two more albums, although they charted in the UK in 1977 (#43) with the disco single "You + Me = Love" from the album Method to the Madness.
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Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me
The Undisputed Truth Lyrics
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You don't have to tell me you've gone to found someone new.
'Cause I can feel his presence, whenever I'm-a-kissing you.
How can you ask me to try, try and understand
Well, just put yourself in my place.
Go on, just see if you can.
I'm-a begging you. (Don't, don't you let him)
Baby, please. (Don't let him, don't let him take your love from me)
Oh no. (Don't let him, don't let him take your love from me)
So what if he whispers how much he loves you in your ear.
But pay no mind 'cause I love you much more my dear
My love are like mountains.
That's how strong it is for you.
If you ever walk away in to his arms
Which will surely break my heart in two.
I'm begging you. (Don't, don't you let him)
Oh no. (Don't let him, don't let him take your love from me)
Baby, baby, I'm begging. (Don't, don't you let him)
No, no, no, no. (Don't let him, don't let him take your love from me)
Oh, I couldn't stand it, baby.
If you leave me for him you would truly be unfair.
Now, just ask yourself, whenever you needed me, wasn't I always there
Now, I'm begging you, baby, baby, down on my bended knees.
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, please stay here with me.
Baby, please. (Don't, don't you let him)
Oh no. (Don't let him, don't let him take your love from me)
Baby, baby, please. (Don't, don't you let him)
I couldn't stand it. (Don't let him, don't let him take your love from
me)
I ain't too proud to beg. (Don't, don't you let him)
The Undisputed Truth's song Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me is a plea from the singer to their lover not to leave them for someone else. The lyrics convey the desperation and fear of losing the one they love to another person. The singer knows that their lover has found someone new, as they can feel the presence of the other person whenever they kiss. The singer cannot comprehend how their lover could ask them to try and understand, and begs them to put themselves in their place and see if they could handle the pain of losing someone they love.
The singer reassures their lover that their love is strong and compares it to mountains. They plead with their lover not to leave them for the other person because it would be unfair and devastating to them. The singer reminds their lover of all the times they were there for them and is down on their bended knees, begging their lover to stay with them. The desperation in the singer's voice is evident through the repeated "baby, baby, baby."
Overall, the song is a heartbreakingly emotional plea for love and loyalty. It portrays the agony of being left for someone else and the fear of losing the person you love. The Undisputed Truth's soulful and passionate delivery of the lyrics adds to the emotional depth of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Repeatedly calling for attention and affection
You don't have to tell me you've gone to found someone new
Acknowledging that the lover has moved on
'Cause I can feel his presence, whenever I'm-a-kissing you
Noticing the presence of the new lover in physical intimacy
How can you ask me to try, try and understand
Questioning the request to empathize with the situation
Well, just put yourself in my place
Suggesting the lover to imagine the roles were reversed
Go on, just see if you can
Challenging the lover's empathy
I'm-a begging you
Desperately pleading for the lover's loyalty
(Don't, don't you let him)
Refraining from allowing the new lover to take over
Baby, please
Appealing for the lover's compassion
(Don't let him, don't let him take your love from me)
Holding on to the lover's affection
So what if he whispers how much he loves you in your ear
Dismissing the new lover's attempts
But pay no mind 'cause I love you much more my dear
Reassuring the lover of a stronger affection
My love are like mountains
Describing the intensity of love
That's how strong it is for you
Highlighting the lover as the recipient of intensity
If you ever walk away in to his arms
Faced with the prospect of abandonment
Which will surely break my heart in two
Expressing the pain from heart-break
No, no, no, no
Repeating the plea to the lover's conscience
Oh, I couldn't stand it, baby
Admitting incapacity to cope with the breakup
If you leave me for him you would truly be unfair
Labeling desertion as unjust
Now, just ask yourself, whenever you needed me, wasn't I always there
Reminding the lover of past loyalty
Now, I'm begging you, baby, baby, down on my bended knees
Using a gesture of humility to gain sympathy
Baby, baby, please stay here with me
Making one last plea for the lover to stay
I ain't too proud to beg
Shedding pride to make the plea
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BARRETT STRONG, NORMAN J. WHITFIELD
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