In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
You love it, you need it
You taste it and you'd breathe it
You want it, you feel it
You gotta receive it
You hate it, can't leave it
You shoot it, you cheat it
Reject it, respect it
Don't try to deceive it
Take the power, we're all free, yeah
Take the power, you gotta let it bleed, yeah
Come on, take the power, you gotta just believe, yeah
Take the power, it's all in me, it's all in me
You love it, you need it
You taste it and you breathe it
You want it, you feel it
You've got to receive it
You hate it, can't leave it
You shoot it, you can't cheat it
Reject it, respect it
Don't try to decieve it
Take the power, we're all free
Take the power, you gotta let it bleed
c'mon, take the power, gotta just believe
Take the power, it's all in me, it's all in me
Take a little leap of faith
Kiss the heart that hides this face, it never fades
Take a little leap of faith
Kiss the heart that hides this face, it never fades
You love it, you need it
You taste it, you breathe it
You want it, you feel it
You've got to receive it
You hate it, can't leave it
You shoot it and you cheat it
Reject it, respect it
Don't try to deceive it
Take the power, we're all free
Take the power, you gotta let it bleed
Come on, take the power, you gotta just believe
Take the power, it's all in me, it's all in me
Take the power, we're all free
Take the power, you gotta let it bleed
Comeon, take the power, just believe
Take the power, it's all in me, it's all in me
You taste it and you'd breathe it
You want it, you feel it
You gotta receive it
You hate it, can't leave it
You shoot it, you cheat it
Reject it, respect it
Don't try to deceive it
Take the power, we're all free, yeah
Take the power, you gotta let it bleed, yeah
Come on, take the power, you gotta just believe, yeah
Take the power, it's all in me, it's all in me
You love it, you need it
You taste it and you breathe it
You want it, you feel it
You've got to receive it
You hate it, can't leave it
You shoot it, you can't cheat it
Reject it, respect it
Don't try to decieve it
Take the power, we're all free
Take the power, you gotta let it bleed
c'mon, take the power, gotta just believe
Take the power, it's all in me, it's all in me
Take a little leap of faith
Kiss the heart that hides this face, it never fades
Take a little leap of faith
Kiss the heart that hides this face, it never fades
You love it, you need it
You taste it, you breathe it
You want it, you feel it
You've got to receive it
You hate it, can't leave it
You shoot it and you cheat it
Reject it, respect it
Don't try to deceive it
Take the power, we're all free
Take the power, you gotta let it bleed
Come on, take the power, you gotta just believe
Take the power, it's all in me, it's all in me
Take the power, we're all free
Take the power, you gotta let it bleed
Comeon, take the power, just believe
Take the power, it's all in me, it's all in me
Lyrics submitted by Kappa4Life20
Take the Power Lyrics as written by William Henry Duffy Ian Robert Astbury
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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