"Taken" is the twelfth track off of Hayley Williams' first solo album "Petals for Armor" and the second track off the "Petals for Armor III" Extended Play.
Background[]
"Shame has always been like a backpack that I carried around, and there was a point where I realized I didn’t want to carry it anymore; I got really tired of feeling like I was like in quicksand in my relationship. This song’s really playful because the kind of relationship I’m striving for is one that feels lighter. With some of this song, I’m maybe claiming something that I haven’t yet fully embodied yet. But I have hope that I can get there. Two individual people trying to come together—how the fuck do we do that? I don’t know how people make it work, but they do. And I believe I can be one of those people."
- Hayley Williams
Audio Video[]
Hayley Williams - Taken -Official Audio-
Lyric Video
Hayley Williams - Taken -Official Lyric Video-
Sunday Session[]
Hayley Williams - Taken Sunday Sessions ft Joey Howard
Lyrics[]
My feet won't touch the ground beneath me
I'm flying but I'm not afraid to fall
I wear my pretty dress with big-ass sneakers
But we don't gotta to go nowhere at all
If anybody asks, yeah
I'm taken
If anybody wants to know
He is too
If anybody asks, yeah
I'm taken
If anybody wants to know
He is too
Ba-ba-ba-ba
Ba-ba uh-uh
Uh-uh uh-uh
Uh-uh uh-uh
It's easy to see how people stop believing
'Cause everyone I know's got a broken heart
And though I'm still picking up my pieces
He makes me wanna give it another shot
If anybody asks, yeah
I'm taken
If anybody wants to know
He is too
If anybody asks, yeah
I'm taken
If anybody wants to know
He is too
Ba-ba-ba-ba
Ba-ba uh-uh
Would I do it all again?
Oh yeah, in a second
Might've taken 30 years
But I was always on my way to him
If anybody asks, yeah
I'm taken
If anybody wants to know
He is too
If anybody asks, yeah
I'm taken
If anybody wants to know
He is too
(Ba-ba-ba-ba) I'm taken
He is too
(Ba-ba-ba-ba) I'm taken
(Ba-ba-ba-ba) He is too
Personnel[]
Hayley Williams - Lead Vocals, Keyboards
Aaron Steele - Drums
Joey Howard - Bass Guitar, Keyboards
Taylor York - Additional Instruments
Trivia[]
- The lyric video heavily features Hayley Williams' dog Alf.
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Petals for Armor |
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| Songs | Simmer • Leave It Alone • Cinnamon • Creepin • Sudden Desire • Dead Horse • My Friend • Over Yet • Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris • Why We Ever • Pure Love • Taken • Sugar on the Rim • Watch Me While I Bloom • Crystal Clear |
| Bonus Tracks | Simmer (Carolina Polachek Remix) • Dead Horse (Glass Animals Remix) • Dead Horse (Hot Chip Remix) |
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Petals for Armor III |
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| Songs | Pure Love • Taken • Sugar on the Rim • Watch Me While I Bloom • Crystal Clear |
