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Take It off – A Song from SONG BIRD
‘Take it Off’ is a song developed by Christine M Knight for her novel ‘SONG BIRD’. In that novel, the lyrics and music are the outcome of a collaboration between Nikki Mills (the protagonist) and Rick Brody (rock star).
When the song was produced, the song title changed to ‘Masque’. The word masque refers to the elaborate decorative masks worn at costume balls where ritual and role were entrenched in past centuries in Italy. The word is relevant to the manufactured images of performers in the music industry and the challenges some performers face in being real in relationships.
VERSE 1: MAN
I’ve lived life
As a masquerade
Defined by roles
I have played.
I’ve been a shape shifter
The person
Others expected
Me to be.
VERSE 2: WOMAN
Take off the mask
Farewell the double face.
You don’t have to pretend
With me.
I know the fear of being real.
When you are true
To yourself
You can be true to me.
CHORUS
Strip it off.
Let it fall away.
Turn desire into
Heat and fire.
Strip it off.
Let it fall away.
Touch and taste
Intimacy.
BRIDGE
Barefoot, naked,
Disguises shed,
In our natural states,
We can live
Without the masks
That bar love
You can be true
To yourself and me.
CHORUS
Strip it off.
Let it fall away.
Turn desire into
Heat and fire.
Strip it off.
Let it fall away.
Touch and taste
Intimacy.
Get down and be real with me. (repeated)
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