Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Barenaked Ladies
Canonical path: /barenaked-ladies/take-it-back
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Take it back
Read Take it back lyrics by Barenaked Ladies on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Take it back
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It's hard enough to notice
Harder still to react
Just a stone's throw from the centre of our attention
We all fade to black
Save me from a villainous imagination
Deliver me from my friends
If I said something to make you mad
I will take it back
It's hard enough to stomach
But try to look away
Is this a news report or a trailer for a motion picture?
It all fades to grey
Save me from a villainous imagination
Deliver me from my friends
If I said something to make you mad
I will take it back
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Think of all the lives saved by plastic knives
It's naive, but make-believe
We will never lose if we remove our shoes
It's hard to keep your mouth shut
Harder still to make noise
But we can't have the perfect 20/20 hindsight
That our fate enjoys
So save me from a villainous imagination
Deliver me from my friends
And if I said something to make you mad
I will take it back
I will take it back
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