Take

Album: Hey You, I Love Your Soul (1998)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • "'Take' was a very personable song about my relationship with God," said John Cooper, Skillet's lead vocalist. "It was like me talking to God, one of those times just saying I don't want to be - I don't want to live for myself, I want to live fully for You. And in that time, I just think that we need to notice there's a lot of selfishness in us, you know we wanna live for ourselves. Even like, for instance, we're raising money for the tsunami efforts and it's just amazing to me to think of all the people that don't even care. You know, they don't care because it's 'a million miles away on the other side of the world, it doesn't affect my life,' and selfishness, and, you know, not reaching out to people who are hurting and caring about my own problems and stuff life that. That's a lot of what that song's about." (source: Listenin.org)

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Female Singers Of The 90s

Female Singers Of The 90sMusic Quiz

The ladies who ruled the '90s in this quiz.

dUg Pinnick of King's X

dUg Pinnick of King's XSongwriter Interviews

dUg dIgs into his King's X metal classics and his many side projects, including the one with Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam.

Song Titles That Inspired Movies

Song Titles That Inspired MoviesSong Writing

Famous songs that lent their titles - and in some cases storylines - to movies.

Jesus Thinks You're a Jerk: Rock vs. Televangelists

Jesus Thinks You're a Jerk: Rock vs. TelevangelistsSong Writing

When televangelists like Jimmy Swaggart took on rockers like Ozzy Osbourne and Metallica, the rockers retaliated. Bono could even be seen mocking the preachers.

Top American Idol Moments: Songs And Scandals

Top American Idol Moments: Songs And ScandalsSong Writing

Surprise exits, a catfight and some very memorable performances make our list of the most memorable Idol moments.

Steven Tyler of Aerosmith

Steven Tyler of AerosmithSongwriter Interviews

Tyler talks about his true love: songwriting. How he identifies the beauty in a melody and turns sorrow into art.