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The Weeknd - Take Me Back To LA (Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Weeknd
The Weeknd
Vocals
Sage Skolfield
Sage Skolfield
Drum Programming
MIKE DEAN
MIKE DEAN
Synthesizer
Tommy Rush
Tommy Rush
Acoustic Guitar
Sean Solymar
Sean Solymar
Drum Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
MIKE DEAN
MIKE DEAN
Songwriter
Jason 'Daheala' Quenneville
Jason 'Daheala' Quenneville
Songwriter
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Weeknd
The Weeknd
Producer
Sage Skolfield
Sage Skolfield
Mixing Engineer
MIKE DEAN
MIKE DEAN
Mixing Engineer
Tommy Rush
Tommy Rush
Engineer
Sean Solymar
Sean Solymar
Mixing Engineer
Daheala
Daheala
Producer
Shin Kamiyama
Shin Kamiyama
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Take me back to LA
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
[PreChorus]
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
[Chorus]
It's better when I'm by myself, yeah
By myself
Uh, by myself, yeah
Oh, it's better when I'm by myself
[Verse 2]
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
[PreChorus]
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 ('Ver the fire)
And see if I can still cry (Can still cry)
And that's when I realize that
[Bridge]
I hate it when I'm by myself
By myself (Oh-oh-oh)
By myself
[Chorus]
Oh, I hate it when I'm by myself (Oh)
Oh, myself
Oh, by myself (I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be)
I hate it when I'm by myself
[Outro]
By myself
Cold, by myself
By my—, oh-oh
By myself
By myself
By myself
By myself
Written by: Abel Tesfaye, Jason 'Daheala' Quenneville, MIKE DEAN
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