I’ll Take You There Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Today, today is the 1st of May
Everything around us
Everything a lie
Your hearts beating fast
As we race through the dark
Past the really good people
Who do what they’re told
[Chorus]
What will be my name
In the USA?
Hold my hand and
I’ll take you there
Who will I become
In the USA?
Hold my hand and
I’ll take you there
[Verse 2]
Sophie and Lev are running away
These are the days
The days of gloom
Lev can’t smile and Sophie can’t sing
A mile to the future
Where tomorrow is king
Today, today is the 1st of May
Everything around us
Everything a lie
Your hearts beating fast
As we race through the dark
Past the really good people
Who do what they’re told
[Chorus]
What will be my name
In the USA?
Hold my hand and
I’ll take you there
Who will I become
In the USA?
Hold my hand and
I’ll take you there
[Verse 2]
Sophie and Lev are running away
These are the days
The days of gloom
Lev can’t smile and Sophie can’t sing
A mile to the future
Where tomorrow is king
[Chorus]
What will be my name
In the USA?
Hold my hand and
I’ll take you there
Who will I become
In the USA?
Hold my hand and
I’ll take you there
[Verse 3]
I don’t need to know
Know where you are
Only that you are
Safe in this world
Then I’ll be content
Get on with my life
Eat, drink and sleep
Look up at the stars
[Chorus]
What will be my name
In the USA?
Hold my hand and
I’ll take you there
Who will I become
In the USA?
Hold my hand and
I’ll take you there
What will be my name
In the USA?
Hold my hand and
I’ll take you there
Who will I become
In the USA?
Hold my hand and
I’ll take you there
[Verse 3]
I don’t need to know
Know where you are
Only that you are
Safe in this world
Then I’ll be content
Get on with my life
Eat, drink and sleep
Look up at the stars
[Chorus]
What will be my name
In the USA?
Hold my hand and
I’ll take you there
Who will I become
In the USA?
Hold my hand and
I’ll take you there
About
Genius Annotation1 contributor
“I’ll Take You There” is an up-beat tempo song, only available on the deluxe version of the Next Day.
Referring to the 1st of May, international Labour Day, and more recently strike day for immigrants and Wall Street’s opponents in the United States, the song talk about Sophie and Lev, a couple of immigrants trying to catch the american dream.
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- 1.The Next Day
- 2.Dirty Boys
- 4.Love Is Lost
- 9.Boss of Me
- 14.Heat
- 15.So She
- 16.Plan
- 17.I’ll Take You There
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Release Date
March 8, 2013
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