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Artist: Chris Cornell
Canonical path: /chris-cornell/take-me-alive
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Take Me Alive
Read Take Me Alive lyrics by Chris Cornell on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Take Me Alive
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I tried and tried to walk away
To be the bigger man and leave
You made it hard for me, for me
It's been a long lonely road
I didn't know which way to go
You made my blood run cold
And filled me up with sorrow
There's nowhere for me to go
I'm a long way away from home
I won't go without a fight
You'll never take me alive
You'll never take me alive, (Oh no you won't,)
Never take me alive (Oh no you won't,)
Take me alive (Oh no you won't,)
Ever take me alive (Oh no you won't)
I tried and tried to shed your skin
But you've control me from within
Your love has been a sin
I won't forgive tomorrow
There's nowhere for me to go
I'm a long way away from home
I wont go without a fight
You'll never take me alive
You'll never take me alive (Oh no you won't)
Never take me alive (Oh no you won't)
Take me alive (Oh no you won't)
Ever take me alive (Oh no you won't)
You'll never (Ooooh oooh ooh)
Build the fire inside the circle
No retreat today
In the fire inside the circle
No retreat today
You'll never take me alive (Oh no you won't)
(In the fire inside the circle)
Never take me alive (Oh no you won't,)
(No retreat today)
Take me alive (Oh no you won't)
(In the fire inside the circle)
Ever take me alive (Oh no you won't)
(In the fire, in the fire, inside...)
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