Take It Back-Ed Sheeran

[ti:Take It Back] [ar:Ed Sheeran] [al:x (Deluxe Edition)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Take It Back - Ed Sheeran [00:00.71]Composed by：Johnny McDa [00:01.28]I'm not a rapper I'm a singer with a flow [00:02.99]I've got a habit for spittin' quicker lyrics you know [00:04.97]You found me rippin' the writtens out of the pages they sit in [00:07.06]I never want to get bitten 'cause plagiarism is hidden [00:09.25]Which I would sit on the rhythm prisoner with the vision [00:11.30]Signs of a label but didn't listen to any criticism [00:13.60]Thought you knew but you didn't so perk your ears up and listen [00:15.86]Studio is a system and you could say that I'm driven [00:17.73]And now it's onto the next saga we drink the best lager [00:20.57]I never tried to win you over like your stepfather [00:22.69]I do my own thing now and get respect after [00:24.85]And I'm avoidin' cocaine like it was Get Carter [00:27.02]For four years I never had a place to stay [00:28.62]But it's safe to say that it kept me grounded like a paperweight [00:30.85]At sixteen years old yeah I moved out of my home [00:32.94]I was Macy Gray I tried to say goodbye and I choked [00:34.85]And went from sleepin' at a subway station [00:36.48]To sleepin' with a movie star and addin' to the population [00:38.97]Not my imagination I don't wanna relax [00:41.01]Would it hurt your reputation if I put it on wax? [00:42.77]I take it back now [00:43.74]Mmm come on and take it back love [00:50.04]Come on and take it back for us [00:53.96]Don't you fade into the back love no [01:00.11]I take it back with the rhythm and blues [01:01.44]With my rap pack I'll be singing the news [01:02.98]Tryna act like Jack Black when I bring 'em to school [01:05.17]I'll make a beat with my feet by just hittin' a loop [01:07.12]Bringing the lyrics to prove that I can fit in these shoes [01:09.28]I'll give you the truth through the vocal booth [01:10.81]And stars burst out on the scene like an Opal Fruit [01:13.03]They try to take aim like Beckham when he goes to shoot [01:14.93]But then again that's what they're supposed to do [01:16.47]And I'm supposed to be calm I tattooed the lyrics onto my arm [01:19.04]Whisperin' "Everything that happens is from now on" [01:21.16]I'll be ready to start again by the end of the song [01:23.19]And still they're claiming that I handled it wrong [01:24.74]But then I've never had an enemy except the NME [01:26.98]But I'll be selling twice as many copies as the magazines will ever be [01:29.86]With only spectacles ahead of me and festival fees [01:31.94]Are healthier than a dalmatian on Pedigree [01:34.21]Singing for the masses rubber dinghy rapids [01:36.18]I keep this rappin' a habit and keep on fashionin' magic [01:38.03]I'm battlin' for respect and I don't know if I have it [01:40.24]This song's from the heart cover the planet [01:41.60]I'll take it back now [01:42.90]Mmm come on and take it back love [01:48.04]Come on and take it back for us [01:52.09]Don't you fade into the back love no [01:58.03]I'll take it back now [01:59.14]Now I don't ever wanna be perfect [02:00.73]'Cause I'm a singer that you never wanna see shirtless [02:02.74]And I accept the fact that someone's gotta win worst-dressed [02:04.76]Taking my first steps into the scene giving me focus [02:07.14]Puttin' on a brave face like Timothy Dalton [02:09.12]Considerin' a name change thinkin' it was hopeless [02:11.08]Rhymin' over recordings avoidin' tradition [02:12.96]'Cause every day some lyrics and a melody can be written [02:14.91]Now absence can make your heart ache [02:16.22]But drinking Absinthe can change your mind state [02:18.00]Vividly need to let my liver be [02:19.88]And I say it again [02:20.81]Livin' life on the edge with a closed handful of friends [02:22.54]It's good advice from a man who took his life on the road with me [02:25.17]And I hope to see him blowin' up globally [02:26.88]'Cause that's how it's supposed to be I'm screamin' out vocally [02:28.92]It might seem totally impossible achievin' life's dreams but [02:31.85]But I just write schemes I'm never havin' a stylist giving me tight jeans [02:34.94]Madison Square Garden is where I might be but more likely [02:37.35]You'll find me in the back room of a dive bar with my mates [02:39.42]Havin' a pint with McDaid discussin' records we made [02:41.43]And every single second knowin' that we'll never betray [02:43.47]The way we were raised rememberin' our background sat down [02:46.01]That's how we plan it out it's time to take it back now [02:47.98]Mmm come on and take it back love [02:54.05]Come on and take it back for us [02:58.07]Don't you fade into the back love no [03:04.92]Mmm come on and take it back love [03:10.92]Come on and take it back for us [03:14.81]Don't you fade into the back love no mmm