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Artist: The Cars
Canonical path: /the-cars/take-what-you-want
Related lyric paths: 6
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Take what you want
Read Take what you want lyrics by The Cars on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Take what you want
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Take what you want
And leave what you don't
Take what you want
And leave what you don't
I'm painting a face
The color is dripping
Magnesium moments
In black fairy tales
I live on emotion
And comic relief
I put this one on you
Run, run, run like a thief
Am I all alone?
Am I all alone?
Salamander sunrise
Comes at 4:44
Lingerie madness
Don't you kick down the door
Sweet Sarah's so wild
Don't you know why I'm losing your head
Down the dark alley
Where rumours are spread
The room is so dark
I'm catching on fire
I'm in love with your face
It's so confused by desire
Am I all alone? Am I all alone?
I'm winding it up
It's running back down
I'm winding it up
It's running back down
So take what you want
And leave what you don't
Take it
Take it
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