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Artist: In Flames
Track: Take This Life

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It's not so much the pain
It's more the actual knife
Pretending the picture is perfect
I cut myself to sleep
I close my eyes for a second
And curse my fragile soul
I scream to hide that I'm lonely
The echo calls my name

If I ever
If I never
Make me understand the thought whatever
Make me see
Make me be
Make me understand you're there for me

Take this life
I'm right here
Stay a while and breathe me in

Take this life
I'm right here
Stay a while and breathe me in

The rain drops just beg to hit me
What now hasn't rained for days
No time to play hide-and-seek
I call on you to take me on
Break me down to pieces
Put me back, do it right this time
Struggling to fill this empty shell
Burn all my efforts
In the end it means nothing

If I ever
If I never
Make me understand the thought whatever
Make me see
Make me be
Make me understand you're there for me

Take this life
I'm right here
Stay a while and breathe me in

Take this life
I'm right here
Stay a while and breathe me in

These thoughts burn a hole in my heart
These thoughts will keep me feeling

These thoughts burn a hole in my heart
These thoughts will keep me feeling

If I ever
If I never
Make me understand the thought whatever
Make me see
Make me be
Make me understand you're there for me

Take this life
I'm right here
Stay a while and breathe me in

Take this life
I'm right here
Stay a while and breathe me in
Full Lyrics and Meaning
SongMeanings Interpretations
In Flames - Take This Life Lyrics
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In Flames - The End Lyrics
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In Flames - I'm the Highway Lyrics
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SongTell Meaning
Meaning of "Take This Life" by In Flames
The song "Take This Life" by In Flames is about struggling with loneliness, sadness, and inner turmoil. The lyrics describe the protagonist cutting themsel...
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Genius Meanings
In Flames – Take This Life
“Take This Life” is the first single from In Flames' 2006 album Come Clarity. This song most likely revolves around the idea of taking care of what you have before its too late
In Flames – Take This Life - Live
[Verse 1] / It's not so much the pain / It's more the actual knife / Pretending the picture is perfect / I cut myself to sleep / I close my eyes for a second / And meet a fragile
In Flames – Come Clarity
[Verse 1] / Rushing through thirty / Getting older every day / By two, drawing pictures / Of innocent times / Can you add colour / Inside these lines? / [Chorus] / I want you to
In Flames – Leeches
[Intro] / Leeches / Like leeches / In ignorance we trust / [Verse 1] / If you say this way / I will take that way / Fuel for the fire on which I thrive / [Pre-Chorus] / Spit me out
Lorna Shore – Pain Remains I: Dancing Like Flames
[Intro] / Captivate me / Become my escape / I can't look away / You were my everything / [Verse 1] / If the past is just dust / Then the future could be our dream / If all we have
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SongFacts
Anders Friden of In Flames : Songwriter Interviews
Does melody belong in death metal? In Flames' singer/screamer weighs in.
Genius Q&A
Q:When did In Flames release “Take This Life”?
In Flames released “Take This Life” on February 7, 2006.