Come with Me Now

"Come with Me Now" is a song by South African band Kongos. Initially released in 2011 as single from their album Lunatic, "Come with Me Now" found commercial success in the United States in 2014, eventually peaking at number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and becoming their first charting single in the United States. In 2011, Kongos released their album Lunatic, which featured "Come with Me Now" which was released as a single. With the band performing the song live while opening for American band Linkin Park in South Africa, "Come with Me Now" was considered a fan favorite there though it initially struggled to find an audience in the United States. The band admitted that when "it didn't seem like things were getting along we really lost heart - we were ready to move on to new material". In early January 2014, the song began receiving airplay in the US, generating major label attention for the band who was eventually signed to Epic Records.It was released to US contemporary hit radio on 15 April 2014. The song will be released in the UK as the lead single off Lunatic on August 17, 2014 "Come with Me Now" has been described by Billboard as an "accordion-tinged" rock song. Members of the band themselves say that the song is heavily influenced by Kwaito music, which is described as being a blend of South African jazz, township pop, and Western house music. It peaked at #1 in South Africa, #7 in Canada, #34 in New Zealand, and #38 in the United States.

[Intro] Come with me now Come with me now Whoa, come with me now I'm gonna take you down Whoa, come with me now I'm gonna show you how Whoa, come with me now I'm gonna take you down Whoa, come with me now I'm gonna show you how [Verse 1] Afraid to lose control And caught up in this world I've wasted time, I've wasted breath I think I've thought myself to death I was born without this fear Now only this seems clear I need to move, I need to fight I need to lose myself tonight [Chorus] Whoa, come with me now I'm gonna take you down Whoa, come with me now I'm gonna show you how [Verse 2] I think with my heart and I move with my head I open my mouth and it's something I've read I stood at this door before, I'm told But a part of me knows that I'm growing too old Confused what I thought with something I felt Confuse what I feel with something that's real I tried to sell my soul last night Funny, he wouldn't even take a bite [Pre-Chorus] Far away I heard him say (Come with me now) Don't delay I heard him say (Come with me now) Far away I heard him say (Come with me now) Don't delay I heard him say (Come with me now) [Chorus] Whoa, come with me now I'm gonna take you down Whoa, come with me now I'm gonna show you how [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] Afraid to lose control And caught up in this world I've wasted time, I've wasted breath I think I've thought myself to death I was born without this fear Now only this seems clear I need to move, I need to fight I need to lose myself tonight [Outro] Whoa, come with me now Whoa, come with me now I'm gonna take you down Whoa, come with me now