Alicia Keys - The Element of Freedom Album Lyrics

And the day came
When the risk it took
To remain tight and closed in the bud
Was more painful
Than the risk it took bloom

This is the element of freedom

See people don't see what I see
Even when they're right there
Standing next to me
And all of my friends think I'm crazy for loving you
But they don't know
There's nothing else I can do

And it's too bad 'cause love is blind
Oh oh oh
It's too bad 'cause love is blind
Oh oh oh oh oh
It's too bad 'cause love is blind
Eh eh eh
It's too bad 'cause love is blind
Oh oh oh oh oh -

See people don't know what I know
They think I'm losing my mind
I know I'm losing control
Eh eh eh ehhh
All of my friends think I'm crazy but I don't care
I'm over the edge, no turning back
I belong to you I swear
Hey

And it's too bad 'cause love is blind

Eh eh eh
It's too bad 'cause love is blind
Come on
It's too bad 'cause love is blind
Eh eh hey yeah
It's too bad 'cause love is blind
Oh oh oh oh oh -

Eeeehhh ehhhh
Oh oh uoh [x4]

Love is blind
Love is for the people

Used to dream of being a millionaire, without a care
But if I'm seeing my dreams and you aren't there
'cause it's over
That just won't be fair, darling.
I'd rather be a poor woman living on the street,
No food to eat
'cause I don't want no pie if I have to cry
'cause it's over
When you said goodbye
All at once
I had it all
But it doesn't mean anything
Now that you're gone
From above,
Seems I had it all
But it doesn't mean anything
Since you're gone
Now I see myself through different eyes
It's no surprise
But being alone would make you realize, when it's over
All in love is fair

I shoulda been there, I shoulda been there, I shoulda shoulda
All at once
I had it all
But it doesn't mean anything
Now that you're gone
From above,
Seems I had it all
But it doesn't mean anything
Since you're gone
I know I pushed you away
What can I do that would save our love
Take these material things
They don't mean nothing
It's you that I want
All at once
I had it all
But it doesn't mean anything
Now that you're gone
From above,
Seems I had it all
But it doesn't mean anything
Since you're gone

[Talking:]
Let's do it baby
Let's do it baby
Let's do it, do it

[Verse:]
Even if you were a million miles away I could still feel you in my bed.
Near me, touch me, feel me.
And even at the bottom of the sea I can still hear inside my head.
Telling me touch me, feel me.
And all the time you were telling me lies... AEE

[Chorus:]
So tonight I'm gonna find a way to make it without you.
Tonight I'm gonna find a way to make it without you.
I'm gonna hold onto the times that we had.
Tonight I'm gonna find a way to make it without you.

[Verse:]
Have you ever tried sleeping with a broken heart?
Well you can try sleeping in my bed.
Lonely, on me, nobody ever shut it down like you.
You wore the crown.
You made my body feel heaven-bound.
Why don't you hold me, need me
I thought you told me you'd never leave me.
Looking in the sky I can see your face and I know right where I fit in.
Take me, make me.
You know that I'll always be in love with you right 'til the eeeend.

[Chorus:]
So tonight I'm gonna find a way to make it without you.
Tonight I'm gonna find a way to make it without you.
I'm gonna hold onto the times that we had.
Tonight I'm gonna find a way to make it without you.

[Bridge:]
Anybody could have told you right from the start it's bout to fall apart.
So rather than hold onto a broken dream I'll just hold onto love.
And I'm a find a way to make it.
Don't hold on too tight.
I'll find a way to make it tonight

[Chorus:]
So tonight I'm gonna find a way to make it without you.
Tonight I'm gonna find a way to make it without you.
I'm gonna hold onto the times that we had.
Tonight I'm gonna find a way to make it without you.

Hold on.

[Outro: Various ad-libs]

When the wind is blowing in your face
Sometimes in life you don't see straight
Wait for him
He will show

When your head is in a certain place
Nobody around to make you say
Stand strong and you will go

Oooooooooooooo
Wait till you see my smile
Oooooooooooooo
Wait till you see your smile

Don't they love to see you down
Kick you while you are in the ground
Don't let any emtions show

People always make you late
Don't let them get in your way
See they say things they don't know

Oooooooooooooo
Wait till you see my smile
Oooooooooooooo
Wait till you see your smile

Hey
So don't you look better now
Everybody comes around
Cause you don't really need much
Just don't go in and your better ready for whatever
Saying

Oooooooooooooo
Wait till you see my smile
Oooooooooooooo
Wait till you see your smile

Oooooooooooooo
Wait till you see my smile
Oooooooooooooo
Wait till you see your smile

Some people they call me crazy
For falling in love with you
They can take me and lock me away, baby
'Cause there is nothing those bars can do

I will be the rising moon after setting sun
Just to let you know that you'll always have someone
I will be the clearest day when the rain is done
So you will always know

Through a shake of an earthquake
I will never fall
That's how strong my love is
Like a ship through the storm
We can risk it all
That's how strong my love is

I used to feel kinda lonely
'Cause the world, it can be so fake
And all that matters, I'm telling you
Is you and me only
And the fortress from love we make

I will be the water you need in the desert land
Just to let you know you'll always have my hand
I will be the woman you need to be a better man
So you'll always know

Through the shake of an earthquake
I will never fall
That's how strong my love is
Like a ship through the storm
We can risk it all
That's how strong my love is

Oh, can nothing break us down
Oh, 'cause we are Heaven-bound
Like the mountain standing tall
Immovable, we're here to stay
Oh, can't nothing get in the way, ayy

Through the shake of an earthquake
I will never fall (I will never fall)
That's how strong my love is
(That's how strong my love my love is)
Like a ship through the storm
We can risk it all (we can risk it all)
That's how strong my love is (love is)

Through the deepest waters
I won't let you drown
That's how strong my love is (oh, that's how strong my love, my love, my love)
It's a balloon in the sky
That will never come down (never coming down)
That's how strong my love is (ooh, that's how strong my love is)
That's how strong my love is
That's how strong my love is

Verse 1:
Moment of honesty
Someone's gotta take the lead tonight
Whose it gonna be?
I'm gonna sit right here
And tell you all that comes to me
If you have something to say
You should say it right now
(Drake: You should say it right now)

You ready?

Bridge:

You give me a feeling that I never felt before
And I deserve it, I think I deserve it
(Drake: I deserve it, I think it deserve it..Let it go)
It's becoming something that's impossible to ignore
And I can't take it
(Drake: I can't take it)

Chorus-Alicia & Drake:

I was wondering maybe
Could I make you my baby
If we do the unthinkable would it make us look crazy
If you ask me I'm ready
(Echo: I'm ready, I'm ready)
If you ask me I'm ready
(Echo: I'm ready, I'm ready)

Verse 2:
I know you once said to me
"This is exactly how it should feel when it's meant to be"
Time is only wasting so why wait for eventually?
If we gon' do something 'bout it
We should do it right now
(Drake: We should do it right now)

Bay, uh

Bridge:

You give me a feeling that I never felt before

And I deserve it, I know I deserve it
(Drake: I deserve it, I know I deserve it. Let it go)
Its becoming something that's impossible to ignore
It's what we make it
(Drake: It's what we make it)

Chorus-Alicia & Drake:

I was wondering maybe
Could I make you my baby
If we do the unthinkable would it make us look crazy
Or would it be so beautiful either way I'm sayin'
If you ask me I'm ready
(Echo: I'm ready I'm ready)
If you ask me I'm ready
(Echo: I'm ready)

Yeah, sing...

Hook:

Why give up before we try
Feel the lows before the highs
Spread our wings before we fly away
I can't say I came prepared
I'm suspended in the air
Won't you come be in the sky with me

Chorus-Alicia & Drake:

I was wondering maybe
Could I make you my baby
If we do the unthinkable would it make us look crazy
Or would it be so beautiful either way I'm sayin'
If you ask me I'm ready
(Echo: I'm ready, I'm ready)
If you ask me I'm ready
(Echo: I'm ready, I'm ready)
If you ask me I'm ready
(Echo: I'm ready, I'm ready)
If you ask me I'm ready
(Echo: I'm ready, I'm ready)

When your gone it feels like,
My whole worlds gone with you
I thought love would be my cure
But now it's my disease
I try to act mature
But I'm a baby when you leave
How can I ever get used to being without you

(Yeah)

Baby, baby, baby, baby
In my addictive
When I need you here all the time
And I'm not sure if this is healthy
Is it a sickness
Cause I feel like I'm losing my mind

And I know that there's no medicine
Nothing I can take, no remedy
Baby please stay

(Ohohoohh)
When your gone it feels like,
My whole worlds gone with you
I thought love would be my cure
But now it's my disease (my disease)
I try to act mature
But I'm a baby when you leave
How can I ever get used to being without you

Oh oh oh baby baby baby baby
I get a fever
Just the thought of you leaving my side
Ohohhhh
It's not the same till your back holding me
That's all I need

(Oh yeah)
When your gone it feels like (when your gone baby)
My whole worlds gone with you (gone with you)
I thought love would be my cure
But now it's my disease (my disease)
I try to act mature
But I'm a baby when you leave
How can I ever get used to being without you

Woahhwoah
Heres what I'm going through when your gone
Some serious symptoms of withdrawal
(Ohohoh)
So sick of turning in my bed
Waking up drenched in a cold sweat
(Ohohoh)
Lying here lonely for you
What am I suppose to do
When I'm stuck and I can't get enough of your lovvvee

Ohohohwoahhh baby

When your gone it feels like (when your gone baby)
My whole worlds gone with you (gone with you)
I thought love would be my cure
But now it's my disease (my disease)
I try to act mature
But I'm a baby when you leave
How can I ever get used to being without you

[Chorus:]
Love is like the sea
Leaves on your knees
Then it pulls you in
Then it takes you, takes you over, over
Love is like the sea
Leaves on your knees
First your floating high
Then takes you takes you under, under

[Verse 1:]
Well it's cold, cold under water
In the night time
But I dove, dove to the bottom
To see what I find

That's when I saw a light
A glowing paradise
Thought I stay a while
It's been calling me underwater, child
Everything that I ever dreamed

Taking my breath away
Current's got a hold on me
Sweeping me away
Wish I can stay
Takes me to the top
It's a cycle that never stops

[Chorus]

Takes you takes you over
Takes you takes you under
Takes you takes you over (over)
Takes you takes you under

[Verse 2:]
I been told, told you only find it
Once in a lifetime
So you gotta hold, hold on stronger then ever
Like it's the last time

So when you see the light
Like a ship in the night
You'll have found a place
You been looking for
Like a distant shore
Don't you ever look back again

Here's something you should know
See you're still in control
Cherish everyday
Cause never know
It can take away
The very thing you love the most

[Chorus]

Takes you takes you over (oh)
Takes you takes you under (so far)
Takes you takes you over
Takes you takes you under (this is lovin' like the sea, yeah)

Takes you takes you over
Takes you takes you under (can you feel the pull)
Takes you takes you over (it's callin' you)
Takes you takes you under

[Chorus]

Take me away

[Alicia Keys:]
Hey yo B
[Beyonce:]
What up A
[Alicia Keys:]
What we want?
[Beyonce:]
Want them to say

[Chorus:]
Say you love me, Say you love me
Then put it in a love song (Put it in a love song)
Say you need me, Say you need me
Then write it in a letter for me (Oh oh oh)
Say you want me, Say you want me
Then text me on the cell phone (Text me on my cell phone)
Say you love me, Say you love me
Then put me in a love song (Oh)

[Alicia Keys:]
If you say you want me, yeah,
You say you want me
If you do the right thing, we can be together
I'm not easy, yeah, you gotta work for it
I'm the real thing, yeah, you gotta please me

All that talk, and boy you better walk it
All that front and that's not how you do it
If you really need me like you say you need me
Baby better show me, baby better come and say

[Chorus:]
Say you love me, Say you love me
Then put it in a love song (Put it in a love song)
Say you need me, Say you need me
Then write it in a letter for me (Oh oh oh)
Say you want me, Say you want me
Then text me on the cell phone (Text me on my cell phone)
Say you love me, Say you love me
Then put me in a love song (Oh)

[Beyonce:]
What you gonna do when somebody commences
Believe that he can do it better
Send me gifts and show me the romance
All this this and that, can you do better?
All I'm saying is love is what I'm looking for
If you wanna keep me, baby gotta love me more
If you really want me, like you say you want me
If you really need me, baby better come and say

[Chorus:]
Say you love me, Say you love me
Then put it in a love song (Put it in a love song)
Say you need me, Say you need me
Then write it in a letter for me (Oh oh oh)
Say you want me, Say you want me
Then text me on the cell phone (Text me on my cell phone)
Say you love me, Say you love me
Then put me in a love song (Oh)

[Alicia Keys:]
Gotta work it baby, work it out
If you want me baby, Work it out
If you need me baby, Work it out
Gotta work it out, Work it out
[Beyonce:]
If you love me baby, Work it out
Gotta work it baby, Work it out
If you want me baby, Work it out
Gotta work it out, Gotta work it out

[Alicia Keys:]
If you want me love and all my time
Part of my plans and part of my mind
[Beyonce:]
All of the things that you wanna do
But make sure your love for me's true to you
[Alicia Keys:]
If you show me baby believe
[Beyonce:]
So many possibilities
[Alicia Keys:]
We can look to infinity
[Alicia & Beyonce]
If you wanna be with me

[Chorus:]
Say you love me, Say you love me
Then put it in a love song (Put it in a love song)
Say you need me, Say you need me
Then write it in a letter for me (Oh oh oh)
Say you want me, Say you want me
Then text me on the cell phone (Text me on my cell phone)
Say you love me, Say you love me
Then put me in a love song (Oh)

[Alicia Keys:]
Gotta work it baby, work it out
If you want me baby, Work it out
If you need me baby, Work it out
Gotta work it out, Work it out
[Beyonce:]
If you love me baby, Work it out
Gotta work it baby, Work it out
If you want me baby, Work it out
Gotta work it out, Gotta work it out

Here I am
And I been thinking about you lately
Hold my hand
Cause I been missing you like crazy

Don't wanna go all night,
Every single night
Wishing we could do it, oh (Do it right)
Come and hold me tight, we don't need to fight
Rather spend my life with you, every night
Cause baby

This bed
Is too lonely without you (Baby)
Don't wanna hold my pillow, I wanna hold you (hold you)
Please be beside me
These king size sheets
Need more than just a queen
In between 'em, yeah
This bed
Is too lonely without you, too lonely

So why don't we
Go inside where we can be together
You mean more than anything
Stay with me
Wanna be with you forever

Don't wanna go all night,
Every single night
Wishing we could do it, oh (Do it right)
Come and hold me tight, we don't need to fight
Rather spend my life with you, every night
Cause baby

This bed
Is too lonely without you (Baby, baby)
Don't wanna hold my pillow, I wanna hold you
(I wanna hold you, hold you)
Please be beside me
These king size sheets
Need more than just a queen
In between 'em, yeah
This bed
Is too lonely without you, too lonely

You know when it starts to get late
And its time to go to sleep, I
I don't know what to do
Cause I don't wanna hold my pillow
I wanna hold you

Don't wanna go all night,
Every single night
Wishing we could do it, oh (Do it right)
Come and hold me tight, we don't need to fight
Rather spend my life with you, every night
Oh baby

This bed
Is too lonely without you (Baby, baby)
Don't wanna hold my pillow, I wanna hold you
(I wanna hold ya, hold ya)
Please be beside me
These king size sheets
Need more than just a queen
In between 'em, yeah
This bed
Is too lonely without you, too lonely

You are always on my mind
All I do is count the days
Where are you now?

I know I never let you down
I will never go away

I really wish that you'd stay but what can we do
All the days that you've been gone I dreamed about you
And I anticipate the day that you will come home, home, home

No matter how far you are
No matter how long it takes him
Through distance and time
I'll be waiting

And if you have to walk a million miles
I'll wait a million days to see you smile
Distance and time, I'll be waiting

Distance and time, I'll be waiting
Will you take a train, to meet me where I am
Are you on your way?
I will never do anything to hurt you
I'll never live without you

I really wish that you would stay but what can we do
All the days that you've been gone I dreamed about you
And I anticipate the day that you will come home, home, home

No matter how far you are
No matter how long it takes him
Distance and time, I'll be waiting
And if you have to walk a million miles
I'll wait a million days to see you smile
Distance and time
I'll be waiting

No matter how far you are
No matter how long it takes him
Distance and time, I'll be waiting
And you can walk a million miles
I'll wait a million days to see you smile
Through distance and time, I'll be waiting

Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh

I'll be waiting
I'll be waiting
Through distance and time
I'll be waiting

You are always on my mind
All I do is count the days
Where are you now?

Have you ever felt so strong
That it made you feel weak
Long days, long nights
And you just can't sleep

Have you ever been so sure
That it gave you cold feet
Gotcha floating on air
You can feel your heart beat

Well, I never knew
This feeling ever
Now I hope it stays
And lasts forever

I am riding high
Don't wanna come down
Hope my wings don't fail me now
If I can touch the sky
I risk the fall
Just to know how it feels to fly

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Say yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Say yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah

Have you ever felt so lost
But didn't know until you were found
Looking everywhere
But you finally see now

In a room full of people
It feels like no one's around
Gotcha head in the clouds
And your feet are off the ground

Say I never knew
This feeling ever
Now I hope it stays
And lasts forever

I am riding high
Don't wanna come down
Hope my wings don't fail me now
If I can touch the sky
I risk the fall
Just to know how it feels to fly

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Say yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Say yeah, yeah, yeah
We get to go
Forever

Fly
Higher
Fly
Higher
Fly
Higher

I am riding high
Don't wanna come down
Hope my wings don't fail me now
If I can touch the sky
I risk the fall
Just to know how it feels to fly

I am riding high
Don't wanna come down
Hope my wings don't fail me now
If I can touch the sky
I risk the fall
Just to know how it feels to fly

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Forever

Ooh, New York
Ooh, New York

Grew up in a town that is famous as a place of movie scenes
Noise is always loud, there are sirens all around and the streets are mean
If I can make it here, I can make it anywhere, that's what they say
Seeing my face in lights or my name on marquees found down on Broadway
Even if it ain't all it seems, I got a pocketful of dreams

Baby, I'm from New York
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York, New York, New York

On the avenue, there ain't never a curfew, ladies work so hard
Such a melting pot, on the corner selling rock, preachers pray to God
Hail a gypsy cab, takes me down from Harlem to the Brooklyn Bridge
Someone sleeps tonight with a hunger far more than an empty fridge
I'ma make it by any means, I got a pocketful of dreams

Baby, I'm from New York
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York, New York, New York

One hand in the air for the big city
Street lights, big dreams, all looking pretty
No place in the world that can compare
Put your lighters in the air, everybody say
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah

In New York
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York