Cover art for Take You Back by Sabrina Carpenter
Jul. 19, 20191 viewer24.5K views

Take You Back Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I picked you out 'cause you were shiny and new
Had all the features, even came with tattoos

[Pre-Chorus]
But I just figured out now what hindsight means
Up until now, never had any reason to
Wish that I didn't, but now I do
The hell do I do with all these receipts?
Every moment that I ever spent on you
Shoulda just bought a new pair of shoes

[Chorus]
(Eh, eh, eh)
I wanna take you back, take you back, oh
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
I wanna put you back, put you back where I found you
(Eh, eh, eh)
I wanna take you back, take you back, I
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
I wanna put you back, put you back where I found you

[Post-Chorus]
(Ah, ah, ah-ah, la-la-la-la-la)
I wanna put you back, na-na
(Ah, ah, ah-ah, la-la-la-la-la)
[Verse 2]
Closest I've ever come to buyer's remorse
If you don't make me happy, then what good are you for?

[Pre-Chorus]
But I just figured out now what hindsight means
Up until now, never had any reason to
Wish that I didn't, but now I do
The hell do I do with all these receipts?
Every moment that I ever spent on you
Shoulda just bought a new pair of shoes

[Chorus]
(Eh, eh, eh)
I wanna take you back, take you back, oh
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
I wanna put you back, put you back where I found you
(I wanna put you back, na-na)
(Eh, eh, eh)
I wanna take you back, take you back, I
(Take you back, wanna take you back)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
I wanna put you back, put you back where I found you

[Bridge]
(Eh, eh, eh)
If it ain't broke, don't fix it
If it is broke, then go get rid of it, rid of it
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
If it ain't broke, don't fix it
If it is broke, then go get rid of it, say it again (Rid of it, rid of it, na)
(Eh, eh, eh)
If it ain't broke, don't fix it
If it is broke, then go get rid of it, rid of it
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
If it ain't broke, don't fix it
If it is broke, then go get rid of it, say it again
[Chorus]
(Eh, eh, eh)
I wanna take you back, take you back, oh (No)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
I wanna put you back, put you back where I found you
(Where you came from)
(Eh, eh, eh)
I wanna take you back, take you back, I
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
I wanna put you back, put you back where I found you

[Outro]
(Ah, ah, ah-ah, la-la-la-la-la)
I wanna put you back where I found you
Back to where you came from
(Ah, ah, ah-ah, la-la-la-la-la)
No, no, no, no, no, oh hey (Eh, eh, eh)
(Ah, ah, ah-ah, la-la-la-la-la)
I wanna take you back, oh no (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Ah-la-la-la-la, ah-na-na-na-na-na
(Ah, ah, ah-ah, la-la-la-la-la)

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Genius Annotation

Take You Back is the eighth track from Sabrina’s fourth album Singular: Act II, released on July 19th, 2019. Sabrina compares her ex to a purchase that she regrets spending money on and now wants to be refunded for, suggesting her desire to completely erase any traces of her ex moving forward.

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Genius Answer
What did Sabrina Carpenter say about "Take You Back"?
Genius Answer

Oh my god, it really is the quirkiest song about wanting to take somebody physically back to the store. I just always felt that that was so funny because the title is kinda misleading. This was one of the first songs that I wrote for Act II, so that’s a little fact for you.

–via PopCrush (2019)

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