Take Me Back To LA by The Weeknd

Artist: The Weeknd

Genre: Pop

Length: 4:13

“Take Me Back to LA” is a song from The Weeknd’s album Hurry Up Tomorrow. Abel played this song during a live session on Instagram on March 25, 2020, making it a possible outtake from After Hours (Deluxe). It was performed by him live during his After Hours Til Dawn tour, almost three years later. He also performed an updated version of the track in 2024 on Mike Dean’s show at Wiltern in Los Angeles. It was finally officially performed in São Paulo’s concert on September 7, 2024.

Take Me Back To LA lyrics

Take me back to L.A.
Where the sun would kiss on my face
Now the sunshine tracks my skin
I stayed too long
Take me back to a time
When my blood never tasted like wine
My love could fill a sea
But now I can't even feel the breeze
And it hurts when I think about (think about)
The nights we would always shout
My voice cracking when we scream
You scream, we scream
And I watched while you wiped your eyes (wiped your eyes)
Then I learned to cover mine
And that's when I realized that
It's better when I'm by myself, yeah
By myself, uh
By myself, yeah
Oh, it's better when I'm by myself
Take me back to a place
Where the snow would fall on my face
And I miss my city lights
I left too young
Take me back to a time
The trophies that I had would still shine
Now I have nothing real left
I want my soul
And it hurts when I think about (think about)
The days I would tell myself
It's okay for me to scream
To scream, to scream
I put my hand over the fire (over the fire)
And see if I can still cry (can still cry)
And that's when I realize that
I hate it when I'm by myself
By myself (whoa, oh-oh, oh-oh)
By myself
Oh, I hate it when I'm by myself (oh)
Oh, by myself, uh
Oh, by myself (I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be)
I hate it when I'm by myself
By myself
Cold, by myself (na-na-na-na-na-na)
By my-, oh
By myself
By myself
By myself
By myself

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