Lyrics
[Intro: distant pitched-down male vocal, filtered synth pulse, no drums] Take me back, take me back [Response: close female lead, quiet and certain, sparse bass] I'm not going back [Verse 1: smoky female lead, rhythmic phrasing, restrained disco groove] Your name lights up my phone I let it fade to black Once I'd stay awake for you Now I don't do that [Verse 1 continued: firmer female delivery, funky guitar accents] You say you wanna know me You knew where I lived You only came knocking When you needed me to give [Pre-Chorus: rising female melody, building claps, increasing tension] Tell me what you wanna do I've heard every version of you Now there's nothing left to prove Watch me move [Chorus: powerful melodic female lead, full disco beat, wide harmonies] You say, take me back, take me back I'm not going back, going back I can miss your touch And still know that I've had enough [Chorus continued: soaring female vocal, bright synths, driving bass] Here I am, here I am Dancing where you thought I'd never stand Let the morning find me Somewhere you won't be You can have the memories The next one's without me [Post-Chorus: airy female vocal hook, layered harmonies, pulsing bass] Ahhh Without me Ahhh Here I am [Verse 2: intimate female lead, stripped disco groove, crisp rhythmic phrasing] Took the long way home tonight Past the place we used to go Heard our song through an open door Didn't stop to hear it close [Verse 2 continued: warm female vocal, growing confidence, guitar replies] I don't need to hate you I don't need the last word I just need a little room For a voice you never heard [Pre-Chorus: rising female melody, building claps, increasing tension] Tell me what you wanna do I've heard every version of you Now there's nothing left to prove Watch me move [Chorus: powerful melodic female lead, full disco beat, wide harmonies] You say, take me back, take me back I'm not going back, going back I can miss your touch And still know that I've had enough [Chorus continued: soaring female vocal, bright synths, driving bass] Here I am, here I am Dancing where you thought I'd never stand Let the morning find me Somewhere you won't be You can have the memories The next one's without me [Bridge: vulnerable exposed female vocal, soft piano, heartbeat kick] There were nights I'd take you back For the sound of someone coming home Now your coat is gone And this room feels like my own [Break: one beat of silence, instruments stop] [Final Chorus: belted female lead, explosive disco groove, stacked harmonies] You say, take me back, take me back I'm not going back, going back I can miss your touch And still know that I've had enough [Final Chorus continued: triumphant female lead, octave synths, open hi-hats] Here I am, here I am Dancing where you thought I'd never stand Let the morning find me Somewhere you won't be You can have the memories The next one's without me [Outro: whispered female lead, beat drops away, fading synth chord] You want me back I want me free