bookmark_borderOr Given

Or-Given-Best-Of.mp3
Or-Given-Best-Of.mp4
Or-Given.mp3
Or-Given.mp4
Or-Given-intro.mp3

[Intro]
Taken… (or given)
Forsaken (the livin’)

[Refrain]
A life of take (take, take)
A big mistake (mistake take)
As to give to live
(Will come to know your love grow)

[Bridge]
Taken… (or given)
Well, your hell…
(Or your heaven)

[Refrain]
A life of take (take, take)
The same mistake (double take)
Or to live to give
(And come to know)
… our love will grow

[Bridge]
Taken… (or given)
Well, your hell…
(Or your heaven)

[Refrain]
A life of take (take, take)
The same mistake (double take)
Or to live to give
(And come to know)
… our love will grow

[Outro]
Taken… (or given)
Well, your hell…
(Or your heaven)
Do tell…
(I pray you say)
“I live to give”
(And, all above)
“Love, love, love”

From the album “Taken

bookmark_borderTakin’ Her for a Walk

Takin-Her-for-a-Walk-Best-Of.mp3
Takin-Her-for-a-Walk-Best-Of.mp4
Takin-Her-for-a-Walk.mp3
Takin-Her-for-a-Walk.mp4
Takin-Her-for-a-Walk-intro.mp3

[Intro]
About this guitar…
(I’m taking her for a walk)

[Verse 1]
No need to stalk
(No need to squawk)
Wouldn’t you say…
(We can do it in the light of day)

[Bridge]
About this guitar…
(I’m taking her for a walk)

[Chorus]
Come and sit in
(Stand up for what’s right)
Then, within may begin
(To stand out in the light)

[Verse 2]
Neither mistake
(Nor mistook)
Have taken (my life away…)
Step into the light (of day)

[Bridge]
About this guitar…
(I’m taking her for a walk)

[Chorus]
Come and sit in
(Stand up for what’s right)
Then, within may begin
(To stand out in the light)

[Bridge]
About this guitar…
(I’m taking her for a walk)

[Chorus]
Come and sit in
(Stand up for what’s right)
Then, within may begin
(To stand out in the light)

[Outro]
About this guitar…
(I’m taking her for a walk)
And, ya know, the piano
Under the light of the moon
(Please join me… soon)

 

From the album “Taken

bookmark_borderTook

Took.mp3
Took.mp4
Took-Unplugged-Underground-XXVI.mp3
Took-Unplugged-Underground-XXVI.mp4
Took-intro.mp3

[Intro]
That I was taken
(So I took another look)
Immense!
(To form a perfect tense)

[Refrain]
“have,” “has,” or “had”
(Could it be that bad)
Taken to the dry cleaners,
we couldn’t wear our winter coats…
… anymore.

[Bridge]
That I was taken
(So I took another look)
Immense!
(To form a perfect tense)

[Refrain]
“have,” “has,” or “had”
(Could it be that bad)
Taken from the oven,
the children excitedly ate…
… the fresh cookies.
(Woopieeee!}

[Bridge]
That I was taken
(So I took another look)
Immense!
(To form a perfect tense)

[Outro]
“have,” “has,” or “had”
(Could it be that bad)
Taken down to the cellar,
the darkness obscured the details…
… of the room.

ABOUT THE SONG
“Took” is the simple past tense of the verb “take,” used to describe a completed action in the past. “Taken” is the past participle, which is used with a helping verb like “have,” “has,” or “had” to form perfect tenses (e.g., “I have taken”) or as an adjective (e.g., “The cake, which was taken by the dog”).

The following are examples of “taken” used in a dangling participle phrase. A dangling participle occurs when a participle at the start of a sentence modifies a subject that is different from the one intended, often creating an absurd or illogical meaning. 
Examples of the dangling participle
  • Taken down to the cellar, the darkness obscured the details of the room.
    • This sentence suggests that the “darkness” was taken down to the cellar.
  • Taken by the stunning view, the camera snapped another picture.
    • This implies that the “camera” was moved by emotion and took the photo itself.
  • Taken to the dry cleaners, we couldn’t wear our winter coats anymore.
    • This sounds as though “we” were taken to the dry cleaners.
  • Taken from the oven, the children excitedly ate the fresh cookies.
    • This suggests that the “children” were taken out of the oven.
  • Taken in by the convincing sales pitch, the new feature was a huge disappointment.
    • This sentence illogically suggests that the “new feature” was convinced by the pitch. 

From the album “Taken

bookmark_borderThat Name

That-Name.mp3
That-Name.mp4
That-Name-Unplugged-Underground-XXVI.mp3
That-Name-Unplugged-Underground-XXVI.mp4
That-Name-intro.mp3

[Intro]
Are you (shaken)
That name (is taken)
Profuse… (already in use)

[Verse 1]
I can’t call myself
(“Myself”) any more
It seems my self-(wealth)
Needs to be restored

[Chorus]
Are you (shaken)
That name (is taken)
Profuse… (already in use)

[Bridge]
Need to add a (character)
To that (character)
Nomenclature
(That’s for sure)
Soooo profuse…
(Ohhh what’s the use)

[Verse 2]
I think but I am not I
(Why?)
Because my name is the same
(So i cannot remain… me)
Do you see?

[Chorus]
Are you (shaken)
That name (is taken)
Profuse… (already in use)

[Bridge]
Need to add a (character)
To that (character)
Nomenclature
(That’s for sure)
Soooo profuse…
(Ohhh what’s the use)

[Chorus]
Are you (shaken)
That name (is taken)
Profuse… (already in use)

[Outro]
Need to add a (character)
To that (character)
Nomenclature
(That’s for sure)
Soooo profuse…
(Ohhh what’s the use)

From the album “Taken

bookmark_borderSeriously

Seriously.mp3
Seriously.mp4
Seriously-Reggae-Ska.mp3
Seriously-Reggae-Ska.mp4
Seriously-intro.mp3

[Intro]
(Seriously)…
How can you be taken
Seriously…
(Seriously)

[Bridge]
A clown (bringing us down)
Down (down, down, down)

[Refrain]
(Seriously)…
How can you be taken
(Seriously)…
Maybe if you awaken
(Momentarily)
You could see more clearly

[Bridge]
(More love)
(More love) Instead of…
A clown (bringing us down)
Down (down, down, down)
Seriously… (deliriously)

From the album “Taken

Also found on the album “Reggae at Play

bookmark_borderFor Granted

For-Granted-Best-Of.mp3
For-Granted-Best-Of.mp4
For-Granted.mp3
For-Granted.mp4
For-Granted-intro.mp3

[Intro]
For what reason
Was our freedom
(Taken for granted?)
Is the slippery slope
(Slanted)

[Verse 1]
Want my rights
(Without responsibility)
No more fights
(Or accountability)

[Bridge]
I suppose we choose…
(To succumb… to free dumb)

[Chorus]
For what reason
Was our freedom
(Taken for granted?)
Is the slippery slope
(Slanted)

[Verse 2]
I want everything
(For absolutely free)
More, more spending
(So frivolously)

[Bridge]
I suppose we choose…
(To succumb… to free dumb)

[Chorus]
For what reason
Was our freedom
(Taken for granted?)
Is the slippery slope
(Slanted)

[Outro]
I suppose we choose…
(To succumb… to free dumb)
Might be well passed time
(To pay for our crime)
Devastated the Earth
(Right from birth)

From the album “Taken

bookmark_borderTaken

Taken.mp3
Taken.mp4
Taken-Pt-2.mp3
Taken-Pt-2.mp4
Taken-intro.mp3

[Intro]
Taken (aback)
Taken (by surprise)
Falling (back)
Starting (to realize)

[Verse 1]
No, won’t be taken to the cleaners
(No, no, no)
No, won’t be taken for a ride
(Whoa, oh, oh)

[Bridge]
(Their felonies and misdemeanors)
Gonna take it in stride

[Chorus]
Taken (aback)
Taken (by surprise)
Falling (back)
Starting (to realize)

[Verse 2]
No, won’t be taken down
(No, no, no)
No, won’t be taken out
(Whoa, oh, oh)

[Bridge]
(Gonna stick around)
And, shout about:

[Chorus]
Taken (aback)
Taken (by surprise)
Falling (back)
Starting (to realize)

[Bridge]
(Withstand the attack)
Stand up (Rise!)

[Chorus]
Taken (aback)
Taken (by surprise)
Falling (back)
Starting (to realize)

[Outro]
(Withstand the attack)
Stand up (Rise!)
Taken (care of)
Being out the love
Taken (care of)
Being out the love

From the album “Taken