Take It All Away

Ryan Cabrera

So much beauty in life
Shining on the outside
Empty on the inside
I get lost sometimes
Blinded by the flashing lights
Distractions always in my eyes

So I'm following the sound, the sound of my heart
Beating

[Chorus]
You can take it all away
I don't need it
Underneath, I'll still be the same
You can take it all away
I don't need it, it's not me
You can take it all, take it all away
I'll still be the same

Are you hiding still?
Don't you want to love yourself?
Don't you know that someone will?
Time can turn it around
Leave it all that's dribbled down
That's the only way to find it out

Are you following the sound, the sound of your heart?
Beating

[Chorus]

Coming in with nothing, leaving with the same
It's all inside
Coming in with nothing, the only thing that saves
Is here inside

[Chorus]


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Take It All Away Lyrics as written by Sabelle Breer Curtis J. Frasca

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    i saw ryan in concert 2 weeks ago and he sang this song acousticly and before he said that this song is about everyone being into material possesions and that he feels like everyone focuses too much on what they have.. and that he said they could take it all away from him and he'd be ok because he still had god.

    vanessgph04on December 07, 2004   Link

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