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Madonna - Take a Bow
Take a bow, the night is over
This masquerade is getting older
Light are low, the curtains down
There s no one here
(There s no one here, there s no one in the crowd)
Say your lines but do you feel them
Do you mean what you say when there s no one around (no one around)
Watching you, watching me, one lonely star
(One lonely star you don t know who you are)
[Chorus:]
I ve always been in love with you (always with you)
I guess you ve always known it s true (you know it s true)
You took my love for granted, why oh why
The show is over, say good-bye
Say good-bye (bye bye), say good-bye
Make them laugh, it comes so easy
When you get to the part
Where you re breaking my heart (breaking my heart)
Hide behind your smile, all the world loves a clown
(Just make em smile the whole world loves a clown)
Wish you well, I cannot stay
You deserve an award for the role that you played (role that you played)
No more masquerade, you re one lonely star
(One lonely star and you don t know who you are)
[chorus, repeat]
Say good-bye (bye bye), say good-bye
All the world is a stage (world is a stage)
And everyone has their part (has their part)
But how was I to know which way the story d go
How was I to know you d break
(You d break, you d break, you d break)
You d break my heart
I ve always been in love with you
(I ve always been in love with you)
Guess you ve always known
You took my love for granted, why oh why
The show is over, say good-bye
[chorus]
Say good-bye (bye bye), say good-bye
Say good-bye
"Take a Bow" is a song by American singer Madonna from her sixth studio album Bedtime Stories (1994). The song was released as the album's second single on October 28, 1994 by Maverick Records. It is a midtempo pop ballad written and produced by Madonna and R&B singer-songwriter Babyface. The song also appears on her compilation albums Something to Remember (1995), GHV2 (2001) and Celebration (2009). "Take a Bow" received favorable reviews from music critics, who praised the song's soulful, poetic lyrics. The song was a big success in the United States, becoming her eleventh number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, topping the chart for seven weeks. It was her first single to reach number-one since "This Used to Be My Playground" in 1992, and would be her last number-one song in the United States in the 1990s. Elsewhere in the world, the single also had success, reaching number-one in Canada, and the top-ten in Italy, Switzerland and New Zealand. In the United Kingdom, it had moderate success, reaching number sixteen on the UK Singles Chart - her first single to miss the top ten there since "Lucky Star" peaked at number fourteen nine years earlier. The music video for "Take a Bow", directed by Michael Haussman, was filmed in Ronda and the bullring of Antequera, Spain. The plot depicts Madonna as a bullfighter's (played by real-life Spanish bullfighter Emilio Muñoz) neglected lover, yearning for his unrequited love. The video won Best Female Video at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards. In order to promote Bedtime Stories, Madonna performed "Take a Bow" live with Babyface at the 1995 American Music Awards and at the 1995 San Remo Festival in Italy.
