“Take It All Away” is the song that Red’s album Innocence & Instinct is named after. It’s a slow, suspenseful song leading to a heavy instrumental and outro.
The song is about being stripped down and broken by sin. The singer reaches out to be saved by God, asking him to take the sin away.
[Verse 1]
You've stripped me down, the layers fall like rain
(You've stripped me down, the layers fall like rain)
It's over now, just innocence and instinct still remain
(It's over now, just innocence and instinct still remain)
You watched me while I slowly disappeared
(You watched me while I slowly disappeared)
I reached for you to save me, you were frozen in your fear
(I reached for you to save me, you were frozen in your fear)
[Chorus]
Take it all away
Take it all away
Take it all away
Take it all away
[Verse 2]
Circling the pain inside my soul
(Circling the pain inside my soul)
I reached inside Your silence to steal what You won't show
(I reached inside Your silence to steal what You won't show)
I try to find the answers in my fears
(I try to find the answers in my fears)
But what was found is lost again as soon as it appears
(But what was found is lost again as soon as it appears)
[Chorus]
Take it all away (Take it all away)
Take it all away (Take it all away)
Take it all away (Take it all away)
Take it all away (Take it all away)
[Bridge]
I'm breaking, I can't do this on my own
Can You hear me screaming out?
Am I all alone?
[Outro]
You take away, You take away
You take away, You take away
You take away, You take away
You take away, You take away
You take away, You take away
Take It All Away was written by Jasen Rauch & Rob Graves.
Take It All Away was produced by Rob Graves.
Red released Take It All Away on Tue Feb 10 2009.