Take Ecstasy with Me Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You used to slide down the carpeted stairs
Or down the banister

You stuttered like a kaleidoscope
'Cause you knew too many words

You used to make gingerbread houses
We used to have taffy pulls

[Chorus]
Take ecstasy
With me, baby
Take ecstasy
With me

[Verse 2]
You had a black snowmobile
We drove out under the northern lights
A vodka bottle gave you those raccoon eyes
We got beat up just for holding hands

[Chorus]
Take ecstasy
With me, baby
Take ecstasy
With me
Take ecstasy
With me, baby
Take ecstasy
With me

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The final track of the Magnetic Fields' fourth album, Holiday, “Take Ecstasy with Me” is a bittersweet song about a homosexual relationship whose problems are temporarily solved by taking drugs. Many versions of the song exist: the original Holiday recording, an alternate version featuring the band’s original vocalist Susan Anway, and a cover by American dance-punk band !!!.

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What did The Magnetic Fields say about "Take Ecstasy with Me"?
Genius Answer

In a 1999 interview with Daniel Handler, Stephin Merritt said, “‘Take Ecstasy With Me’ is about people whose lives have been shattered and the answer is drugs. I’m making a case for taking this drug. Not just, let’s take this drug, but it’s a moral imperative for you to take this drug.”

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Release Date
September 27, 1994
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