“Take You Home”

About This Song

I got an email about an old college friend’s wife. She’d gone to the hospital for a routine operation. Complications arose and a few days later she died, leaving behind her husband and young kids. It was tragic, to say the least. I kept hearing this song in my head. More sonically than lyrically, so I wrote and produced it simultaneously in my studio. It’s what I envisioned my friend, or anyone in his situation, might be trying to communicate to his wife: that everything would be ok. Sonically, I tried my best to make it sound like his wife was communicating back to him, as her soul was leaving her body, that she’s ok.

Lyrics

TAKE YOU HOME
AARON ESPE
DOC 3/18/17

OH MY DEAR
THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON NOW
SOMETHING GOING ON
BUT DON’T FEAR
‘CAUSE IT WON’T BE LONG NOW
‘CAUSE IT WON’T BE LONG TILL
WE’RE OUT OF HERE

I’M GONNA TAKE YOU HOME
I’M GONNA TAKE YOU HOME

OH MY LOVE
ALL THESE COMPLICATIONS
ALL THESE EXPECTATIONS
MY HEART’S CROSSED
AND IT WON’T BE LONG NOW
I SWEAR IT WON’T BE LONG TILL
WE’RE OUT OF HERE

I’M GONNA TAKE YOU HOME
I’M GONNA TAKE YOU HOME

Song Credit

Dave Eggar – cellos and string arrangment
Kyle Dreaden – mixing
Greg Reely – mastering
Aaron Espe – production

Photo Credit

Stephen Clark – photographer
Elizabeth Clark – model
John Niño – editor