Niall Horan
Niall Horan
Niall Horan
Niall Horan
Niall Horan
Niall Horan
Niall Horan
Niall Horan
Niall Horan
Niall Horan
Niall Horan
Niall Horan
Niall Horan
Niall Horan
Niall Horan
Niall Horan
“San Francisco” is Niall Horan’s nostalgic ode to a past love, which is inextricably linked in his memory to the City by the Bay. In lines ranging from Wish I hadn’t been so cruel to Take me back, take me back to San Francisco, the singer implies that his own mistake is the reason for the separation...
[Verse 1]
Moon shining, sun rising
You're the one I want to wake up to
Lights fading, I'm changing
Overthinking, I don't know what to do
[Pre-Chorus]
I wanna kiss you like the first time
Hold you like it's not goodbye
Wish I hadn't been so cruel
I wanna let all my defenses down
Scream until you hear me out
I'll lay it on the line for you
[Chorus]
My mind's made up
Take me back, take me back
To San Francisco
I know what we had would never last
Now I can't let go of you
I might show up on your doorstep, soakin' wet
Say I'm done runnin' from the one that I want so bad
Take me back, take me back
[Verse 2]
Drunk dialin', full dive in
Don't you tell me that it's too late now
'Cause I'm pacing, I keep breaking
Is there a way to make it up somehow?
[Pre-Chorus]
I wanna kiss you like the first time
Hold you like it's not goodbye
Before you fall for somebody new
I wanna let all my defences down
Scream until you hear me out
I know that I'll be good to you
[Chorus]
My mind's made up
Take me back, take me back
To San Francisco
I know what we had would never last
Now I can't let go of you
I might show up on your doorstep, soakin' wet
Say I'm done runnin' from the one that I want so bad
Take me back, take me back
[Bridge]
My mind's made up, up, up, up, up
My mind's made up
[Chorus]
And take me back, take me back
To San Francisco
I know what we had could never last
Now I can't let go of you
I might show up on your doorstep, soakin' wet
Say I'm done runnin' from the one that I want so bad
Take me back, take me back
[Outro]
And take me back, take me back
And take me back, take me back
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San Francisco was written by Tobias Jesso Jr. & Niall Horan & Julian Bunetta & RuthAnne.
San Francisco was produced by Julian Bunetta & Teddy Geiger & Tobias Jesso Jr..
Niall Horan released San Francisco on Fri Mar 13 2020.
“San Francisco” was a tough write too. It was based on the start of the relationship and wanting to go back to where it started. The song was called “Take Me Back” but I changed it to “San Francisco” because the song is basically about San Francisco and the area.
– Niall Horan via The Sun
Yes. Niall recently explained this in response to a fan’s question on twitter: