"Take It All Away" is the eleventh and final track of Owl City's fourth studio album, The Midsummer Station. This song was also featured in the Shooting Star EP as the fourth and final track.
Trivia[]
- The song alludes to the heartbreak of a young man and his love, and the last encounter with them before they leave.
- The song's lyrics seem to allude to a post by Adam Young on his blog, which is a similar situation he experienced, named "I Hate Goodbyes".
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
There was a shot in the dark
I was caught by surprise
There was a hole in my heart
There were tears in your eyes
And there was nothing to say
'Cause you made up your mind
And so I guess what you meant
When you left was goodbye
[Pre-Chorus]
So if you're going to go
And leave me in a lonely gray
I won't let it show
Until you finally flown away
[Chorus]
You got to know that you tear me up
When you say you want to take it all away, take it all away-ay-ay-ay-ay
You tear me up when you say
You want to take it all away, take it all away-ay-ay-ay-ay
You were the one, and it was enough
To be the one you were dreaming of
You were the one, and we called it love
And now you take it all away, take it all away-ay-ay-ay-ay
[Verse 2]
I felt a pain in my chest with your kiss on my cheek
And as I tried to digest the words, I couldn't believe
I'm left with nothing to say with my heart on my sleeve
Making it easy to hurt, and even harder to breathe
[Pre-Chorus]
So if you're going to go
And leave me in a lonely gray
I won't let it show
Until you finally flown away
[Chorus]
You got to know that you tear me up
When you say you want to take it all away, take it all away-ay-ay-ay-ay
You tear me up when you say
You want to take it all away, take it all away-ay-ay-ay-ay
You were the one, and it was enough (It was enough)
To be the one you were dreaming of (Dreaming of)
You were the one, and we called it love
And now you take it all away, take it all away-ay-ay-ay-ay
[Bridge]
You take it all away
You take it all away
You take it all away
[Chorus]
You got to know that you tear me up
When you say you want to take it all away, take it all away-ay-ay-ay-ay
You tear me up when you say
You want to take it all away, take it all away-ay-ay-ay-ay
You were the one, and it was enough (It was enough)
To be the one you were dreaming of (Dreaming of)
You were the one, and we called it love
And now you take it all away, take it all away-ay-ay-ay-ay
| Songs from The Midsummer Station |
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| Dreams and Disasters • Shooting Star • Gold • Dementia • I'm Coming After You • Speed of Love • Good Time • Embers • Silhouette • Metropolis • Take It All Away • Bombshell Blonde • Top of the World • Hey Anna • I Hope You Think of Me |