Ed Sheeran – Take It Back Lyrics

Take It Back

Ed Sheeran

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"Take It Back." - Ed Sheeran

Sunday, 25 October 2026, 10:15 pm

Album: x (10th Anniversary Edition)

Track No: 13

I'm not a rapper, I'm a singer with a flow
I've got a habit for spitting quicker lyrics, you know?
You'll find me ripping the writtens out of the pages they sit in
I never want to get bitten 'cause plagiarism is hidden
Which I would sit on the rhythm, prisoner with a vision
Signs of a label, but didn't listen to any criticism
Thought you knew, but you didn't, so perk your ears up and listen
Studio is a system and you could say that I'm driven
And now it's on to the next saga, we drink the best lager
I never tried to win you over like your stepfather
I do my own thing now and get respect after
And I'm avoiding the 'caine like it was Get Carter
For four years, I never had a place to stay
But it's safe to say that it kept me grounded like a paperweight
At sixteen years old, yeah, I moved out of my home
I was Macy Gray, I tried to say goodbye and I choked
And went from sleeping at a subway station
To sleeping with a movie star and adding to the population
Not my imagination, I don't wanna relax
Would it hurt your reputation if I put it on wax?
I'll take it back, now
Mmm, come on and take it back, love
Come on and take it back for us
Don't you fade into the back, love
No
I'll take it back with the rhythm and blues
With my rap pack, I'll be singing the news
Trying to act like Jack Black when I bring 'em to school
I'll make a beat with my feet, by just hitting a loop
Bringing the lyrics to prove that I can fit in these shoes
I give you the truth through the vocal booth
And stars burst out on the scene like an opal fruit
They try to take aim like Beckham when he goes to shoot
But then again, that's what they're supposed to do
And I'm supposed to be calm, I tattooed the lyrics onto my arm
Whispering everything that happens is from now on
I'll be ready to start again by the end of the song
And still they're claiming that I handled it wrong
But then, I've never had an enemy, except the NME
But I'll be selling twice as many copies as the magazines will ever be
With only spectacles ahead of me and festival fees
Are healthier than a Dalmatian on Pedigree
Singing for the masses, rubber dinghy rapids
I keep this rapping a habit and keep on fashioning magic
I'm battling for respect and I don't know if I have it
This song's from the heart, cover the planet
I'll take it back, now
Mmm, come on and take it back, love
Come on and take it back for us
Don't you fade into the back, love
No, and take it back, now
Now I don't ever want to be perfect
'Cause I'm a singer that you never wanna see shirtless
And I accept the fact that someone's gotta win worst-dressed
Taking my first steps into the scene, giving me focus
Putting on a brave face like Timothy Dalton
Considering a name change, thinking it was hopeless
Rhyming over recordings, avoiding tradition
'Cause every day, some lyrics and a melody can be written
Now, absence can make your heart ache
But drinking absinthe can change your mind-state
Vividly, need to let me liver be
And I'll say it again, living life on the edge
With a close handful of friends is good advice
From the man who took his life on the road with me
And I hope to see him blowing up globally
'Cause that's how it's s'posed to be
I'm screaming out vocally
It might seem totally impossible, achieving life's dreams
But, but I just write schemes
I'm never having a stylist giving me tight jeans
Madison Square Garden is where I might be, but more likely
You'll find me in the back room of a dive bar with my mates
Having a pint with McDaid, discussing records we made
And every single second, knowing that we'll never betray
The way we were raised, remembering our background
Sat down, that's how we plan it out
It's time to take it back, now
Mmm, come on and take it back, love
Come on and take it back for us
Don't you fade into the back, love
No
Mmm, come on and take it back, love
Come on and take it back for us
Don't you fade into the back, love
No

Writer(s): Ed Sheeran & Johnny McDaid.

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