Take That

Released: December 1, 2008

Songwriter: Gary Barlow Howard Donald Jason Orange Mark Owen

Producer: John Shanks

[Verse 1: Mark]
And the fishermen came back across the water
And the people started running in the park
And the city stopped as I held you in my arms
We could hear the sound of sirens all around us
And the scent of burning oil was in the air
And the music played and it felt so good to hear

[Chorus 1: Gary]
This is the life we've been given
So open your mind and start living
We can play a part if we only start believing

[Verse 2: Jason]
There's a stranger on the hill and he is speaking
As the tears from every cloud begin to fall
For one moment then we understood it all

[Verse 3: Howard]
Everyone, everyone, can you hear the soldiers coming
Everyone, everyone, every man and every women
We all fall, in the end, we're just miracles of matter
So come on
Let me love you

[Chorus 2: Gary]
This is the life we've been given
So open your mind and start living
We can play a part if we only start believing
This is the life we've been given
So open your heart and start loving
We can make a start if we only learn to listen, yeah

[Verse 4: Mark]
Then the crowd began to head for the horizon
A million people walking back to work
But you and me, we just lay down in the garden
Yeah you and me, we just lay down in the garden

[Chorus 2: Gary]
This is the life we've been given
So open your mind to start living
We can play a part if we only start believing
This is the life we've been given
So open your heart and start loving
We can make a start if we only learn to listen, yeah

[Outro: Mark]
You and me, we just lay down in the garden
Yeah, the garden

One of Britain’s most successful boy bands, Take That are an English pop group from Manchester, formed in 1990. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams.

Back in the 90s, they achieved unparalleled success, recording three albums which topped the UK Everything Changes and Nobody Else and Greatest Hits. Some of their biggest hits from then include “Back for Good”, “Pray”, “Everything Changes”, “A Million Love Songs” as well as covers of “Relight My Fire” by Dan Hartman and “It Only Takes a Minute” by Tavares.

Their popularity was unsurpassed in Britain. But tensions started growing and Robbie Williams left the band in 1995. The group disbanded the following year after the four remaining members completed their world tour.

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