Take It All Away Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Rakkety 

Cover art for Take It All Away lyrics by Red

This is just my opinion/interpretation of the song.

It sounds like an experience between two people. In my opinion it doesn't necessarily have to be between two people that like/love each other, it could be between two close friends or maybe a person trying to simply understand another.

The first person tries to take apart the other person layer by layer: "You've stripped me down, the layers fall like rain." In doing so,

"You watched me while I slowly disappeared I reached for you to save me; you were frozen in your fear."

Maybe the first person discovered something shocking about the other; they simply watched as the other disappeared because they didn't know what to do or what to say: "frozen in your fear." However, both people have issues they are struggling to deal with. It's kind of like throughout the song/lyrics, they try to understand and try to 'fix' eachother.

The first person tried to find out what the other is hiding inside- why they won't show what they feel to the outside world. ""I reached inside your silence to steal what you won't show." They thought they had some sort of idea, but didn't want to trust their assumptions, or simply didn't want to believe what they thought- "I tried to find the answers in my fears" However, whatever they uncovered from the person keeps on slipping out of their grasp whenever they come close to finding something.- "But what was found is lost again as soon as it appeared."

The second person is asking the other to "Take it all away", to somehow make everything better and solve the current problem, even though they reveal nothing and don't want to give away anything about themselves.

"I'm breaking; I can't do this on my own"- These two people are obviously both struggling with their lives. At least one of them feels that they're entering a mental breakdown, and feels that they are unable to carry on without help. "Can you hear me screaming out, am I all alone?" It's almost like a contradiction- The person wants someone to help them, but at the same time doesn't want to give anything away about them to anyone else. They want help, but they don't want help- they don't want anyone to come to close.

Again, this is only my take on it. Kind of doesn't make that much sense reads over

My Interpretation

Sounds like the two people you are referring to have some issues to deal with. Whether it is a mental breakdown er two, who knows? I hope they are okay. Maybe they should try HARD to figure out their shit. TOGETHER. Try not to bring other people into the mix. Take care of their loved ones. Whether they live with them or not. :-)

I know it is a foreign concept to some people... But yesss, you CAN experience love for someone who you do not live with and who is not in your family. Wow. So crrrrAzy!

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