Take Me Down

“Take Me Down” is the first single off The Pretty Reckless' third full length album “Who You Selling For”. It topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in 2016, the band's fourth single to do so at the time. The song is about Taylor meeting the devil at a crossroads to sell her soul in exchange for talent. If that sounds familiar, it’s because the song was inspired by blues musician Robert Johnson, who made that very claim about the source of his own talent.

[Verse 1] Been waitin' at these crossroads Forever and a day On a guy to buy my soul I spend all night and day How much harder can I play? You know I gave my life to rock n' roll Here we go [Verse 2] Mama begged me please Yes, she got down on her knees Said "you'll burn in that Mississippi sun" But I'm the only one that's standing here So mama don't you have no fear I'm either last or I've already won Here I go [Chorus] Take me down Take me down Take me down Won't you take me down [Verse 3] Standing at the crossroads A dried up pen in hand The conversation went like this "Tell me your desire why you pulled me from the fire and we'll seal the deal with a kiss" Said "I wanna raise the dead Find a note that I can shred On my walls I scrawl my gods Don't care what happens when I die As long as I'm alive All I wanna do is rock, rock, rock" [Chorus] Take me down Take me down Take me down Won't you take me down [Bridge] Oh, sign with the devil, sign with the devil, sign with the devil Oh! Sign with the devil, sign with the devil, sign with the devil Oh! Sign with the devil, sign with the devil, sign with the devil Oh! Sign with the devil, sign with the devil, sign with the devil Oh! [Chorus] Take me down Take me down Take me down Won't you take me down [Outro] Take me down (Sign with the devil, sign with the devil, sign with the devil) Take me down (Sign with the devil, sign with the devil, sign with the devil, oh) Won't you take me down (Sign with the devil, sign with the devil, sign with the devil) (I got a record deal)