Taking Back Sunday – MakeDamnSure

Taken from Taking Back Sunday's 20-year anniversary career-retrospective compilation, Twenty.


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[spacegalaga]

if you were a teenager when this hit u lived in the golden age 🤘😭

[valentine]

I JUST FOUND THEM YESTERDAY AND NOW IM IN LOVE

[SkrammyBoyz]

I truly grew up in the best era . Remember being in elementary school mad af n wanting to run away listening to this 😂

[bugliker]

Heard this in saints row 2 and can't stop listening. Been on repeat for the last 2 days

[goldeemabulay]

"You are everything I want, 'cause you are everything I'm not."
Love singing this out loud with so much feelings hahahaha 😭😍

[alecallew]

i was a shy and lonely teen back in highschool and this song was so dope. What a life, music bring you back to those years <3

[ives]

I really love blasting this song on my stereo and singing to it, it just feels so exhilarating. Taking Back Sunday, one of my favorite bands ever.
Released as the first single from their third album, "Louder Now, " "MakeDamnSure" was released to radio on March 14, 2006. It has experienced much more success than the band's other singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and Alternative Songs chart. It is their most successful single to date, peaking at #48 on the Hot 100 and #8 on the Alternative charts. This song is ranked at #52 on Rolling Stone's "The 100 Best Songs of 2006".

LYRICS

[Verse 1]
You've got this new head filled up with smoke
And I've got my veins all tangled close
To those jukebox bars you frequent
The safest place to hide
A long night spent with your most obvious weakness, you start shaking at the thought
You are everything I want
'Cause you are everything I'm not

[Pre-Chorus]
And we lay, we lay together
Just not too close, too close
(How close is close enough?)
And we lay, we lay together
Just not too close, too close

[Chorus]
I just wanna break you down so badly
Well I trip over everything you say
I just wanna break you down so badly
In the worst way

[Verse 2]
My inarticulate store-bought hangover hobby kit it talks
And it says "You, oh, you are so cool"'
Scissor-shaped across the bed
You are red, violent red
You hollow out my hungry eyes
You hollow out my hungry eyes

[Pre-Chorus]
And we lay, we lay together
Just not too close, too close
(How close is close enough?)
And we lay, we lay together
Just not too close, too close

[Chorus]
I just wanna break you down so badly
Well I trip over everything you say
I just wanna break you down so badly
In the worst way
I just wanna break you down so badly
Well I trip over everything you say
I just wanna break you down so badly
In the worst way
Worst way

[Bridge]
I'm gonna make damn sure
That you can't ever leave
No, you won't ever get too far from me
You won't ever get too far from me
I'll make damn sure
That you can't ever leave
No, you won't ever get too far from me
You won't ever get too far from me
You won't ever get too far from me (Ever get too far)
You won't ever get too far

[Chorus]
I just wanna break you down so badly
Well I trip over everything you say
Well I just wanna break you down so badly
In the worst way
Worst way

[Outro]
I'm gonna make damn sure
I just wanna break you down so badly
I just wanna break you down so badly (Down so)
In the worst way
Worst way

[AJHerping]

Still listening to this in 2023 and so on🔥🤟🏼

[Halry]

The inhale at the very beginning is unique.

[deebopigeoncoope]

SAINTS ROW 2 HAD THE BEST SOUNDTRACK!!!!

[tonybilello]

I had an awesome bass/guitar teacher named Jason who let me borrow this album. I burned it to my laptop and played this song over and over a dozen times. I don't know where you are Jason but thanks for showing me this tune. You rock, brother. 🥃

[IronMan-dfrd]

POV: its 2006
MTV2 is poppin
You just watched the newest episode of High School Stories Scandals, Pranks, and Controversies while eating fruit by the foot
Taking back sunday just released makedamnsure
This is the last time you'll be happy

[FeeLefay]

This takes me back to when I wad a kid ❤️❤️❤️

[Ishouldnthavetodothi]

I somehow missed out on these guys in my high school years but I love them now and they somehow make me nostalgic for every emo band I loved in those days lol

[kabztunes]

They're like The Used where they can be nostalgia and new all at once <3

[ChrisRyanDavidson-rdrm]

This will forever be me and my phones song.

[evanpyeatt]

I remember when MTV was playing the music videos for Miss Murder, I Write Sins Not Tragedies, Sugar, We’re Goin Down, Ocean Avenue, and this song. Simpler times man

[dizzy-qc]

I better make damn sure that this is in my playlist

[tacomaguy]

Heard this on saints row as a kid loved this song ever since

[ntcservice]

Love playing this song every once in a while.