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Take Me Home Lyrics
by Phil Collins
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Take Me Home Lyrics
Take that look of worry
I'm an ordinary man
They don't tell me nothing
So I find out what I can
There's a fire that's been burning
Right outside my door
I can't see but I feel it
And it helps to keep me warm
So I, I don't mind
No I, I don't mind
Seems so long I've been waiting
Still don't know what for
There's no point escaping
I don't worry anymore
I can't come out to find you
I don't like to go outside
They can't turn off my feelings
Like they're turning off a light
But I, I don't mind
No I, I don't mind
Oh I, I don't mind
No I, I don't mind
So take, take me home
Cos I don't remember
Take, take me home
Cos I don't remember
Take, take me home
Cos I don't remember
Take, take me home, oh lord
Cos I've been a prisoner all my life
And I can say to you
Take that look of worry, mine's an ordinary life
Working when it's daylight
And sleeping when it's night
I've got no far horizons
I don't wish upon a star
They don't think that I listen
Oh but I know who they are
And I, I don't mind
No I, I don't mind
Oh I, I don't mind
No I, I don't mind
So take, take me home
Cos I don't remember
Take, take me home
Cos I don't remember
Take, take me home
Cos I don't remember
Take, take me home, oh lord
Well I've been a prisoner all my life
And I can say to you
But I don't remember
Take, take me home...
Meaning of Take Me Home
“Take Me Home” is a haunting exploration of isolation and lost memory, driven by Phil Collins’s melancholic delivery. The lyrics depict a man trapped within himself, existing in a state of perpetual confusion and detachment from reality. He’s oblivious to the worries of others, shielded by an internal “fire” that offers warmth but also reinforces his imprisonment. He doesn't understand his purpose or yearn for escape, accepting his ordinary, unchanging life with a disconcerting apathy – "I don’t mind." The repeated plea, “Take me home,” isn’t about a physical location, but a desperate yearning for release from this self-imposed confinement and the inability to recall his past. It’s a poignant portrayal of someone lost in time and emotion, forever trapped within a life they no longer recognize, ultimately revealing a profound sense of loneliness and forgotten identity.
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