This is my heartbeat song and I'm gonna play it
Been so long I forgot how to turn it up, up, up, up all night long
Oh up, up all night long
You, where the hell did you come from?
You're a different, different kind of fun
And I'm so used to feeling numb
Now, I got pins and needles on my tongue
Anticipating what's to come
Like a finger on a loaded gun
I can feel it rising
Temperature inside me
Haven't felt it for a long time
This is my heartbeat song and I'm gonna play it
Been so long I forgot how to turn it up, up, up, up all night long
Oh up, up all night long
This is my heartbeat song and I'm gonna play it
Turned it on
But I know you can take it up, up, up, up all night long
Oh up, up all night long
All night long
I, I wasn't even gonna go out
But I never would have had a doubt
If I'da known where I'd be now
Your hands on my hips
And my kiss on your lips
Oh I could do this for a long time
This is my heartbeat song and I'm gonna play it
Been so long I forgot how to turn it up, up, up, up all night long
Oh up, up all night long
This is my heartbeat song and I'm gonna play it
Turned it on
But I know you can take it up, up, up, up all night long
Oh up, up all night long
Until tonight I only dreamed about you
I can't believe I ever breathed without you
Baby you make me feel alive and brand new
Bring it one more time, one more time
This is my heartbeat song and I'm gonna play it
Been so long I forgot how to turn it up, up, up, up all night long
Oh up, up all night long
This is my heartbeat song and I'm gonna play it
Turn it on
But I know you can take it up, up, up, up all night long
Oh up, up all night long
This is my heartbeat song and I'm gonna play it
Been so long I forgot how to turn it up, up, up, up all night long
Oh up, up all night long
This is my heartbeat song and I'm gonna play it
Turned it on
But I know you can take it up, up, up, up all night long
Oh up, up all night long
Kelly Clarkson - Piece By Piece Album Lyrics
Kelly Clarkson - Piece By Piece Lyrics
- Heartbeat Song
- Invincible
- Someone
- Take You High
- Piece By Piece
- Run Run Run
- I Had A Dream
- Let Your Tears Fall
- Tightrope
- War Paint
- Dance With Me
- Nostalgic
- Good Goes The Bye
- Bad Reputation
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
- In The Blue
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
- Second Wind
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Writer: Audra Mae, Jason Evigan, Kara Elizabeth Dioguardi, Kelly Clarkson, Mitch Allan
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Spirit Music Group, Songtrust Ave, Hipgnosis Songs Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Spirit Music Group, Songtrust Ave, Hipgnosis Songs Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Invincible
You know I was broke down, I had hit the ground
I was crying out, I couldn't make no sound
No one hears the silent tears collecting
You know I had lost hope, I was all alone
Never been so long till you came along
Teacher, I feel the dots connecting
Beat down on me, beat down like a waterfall
Cause I can take on so much more than I had ever dreamed
So beat down on me, beat down like a waterfall
Cause baby, I am ready to be free
Now I am invincible
No, I ain't a scared little girl no more
Yeah, I am invincible
What was I running for
I was hiding from the world
I was so afraid, I felt so unsure
Now I am invincible
Another perfect storm
Now I am a warrior, a shooting star
Know I got this far, had a broken heart
No one hears the silent tears collecting
Cause it's being weak, but strong in the truth I found
I have courage now, gonna shout it out
Teacher, I feel the dots connecting
Beat down on me, beat down like a waterfall
Cause I can take on so much more than I had ever dreamed
So beat down on me, beat down like a waterfall
Cause baby, I am ready to be free
Now I am invincible
No, I ain't a scared little girl no more
Yeah, I am invincible
What was I running for
I was hiding from the world
I was so afraid, I felt so unsure
Now I am invincible
Another perfect storm
I was running from an empty threat
Of emptiness
I was running from an empty threat
That didn't exist
I was running from an empty threat
Of abandonment
I was running from an empty threat
That didn't exist
Now I am invincible
No, I ain't a scared little girl no more
Yeah, I am invincible
What was I running for
I was hiding from the world
I was so afraid, I felt so unsure
Now I am invincible
Another perfect storm
Now I am invincible
No, I ain't a scared little girl no more
Yeah, I am invincible
What was I running for
I was hiding from the world
I was so afraid, I felt so unsure
Now I am invincible
Another perfect storm
I was crying out, I couldn't make no sound
No one hears the silent tears collecting
You know I had lost hope, I was all alone
Never been so long till you came along
Teacher, I feel the dots connecting
Beat down on me, beat down like a waterfall
Cause I can take on so much more than I had ever dreamed
So beat down on me, beat down like a waterfall
Cause baby, I am ready to be free
Now I am invincible
No, I ain't a scared little girl no more
Yeah, I am invincible
What was I running for
I was hiding from the world
I was so afraid, I felt so unsure
Now I am invincible
Another perfect storm
Now I am a warrior, a shooting star
Know I got this far, had a broken heart
No one hears the silent tears collecting
Cause it's being weak, but strong in the truth I found
I have courage now, gonna shout it out
Teacher, I feel the dots connecting
Beat down on me, beat down like a waterfall
Cause I can take on so much more than I had ever dreamed
So beat down on me, beat down like a waterfall
Cause baby, I am ready to be free
Now I am invincible
No, I ain't a scared little girl no more
Yeah, I am invincible
What was I running for
I was hiding from the world
I was so afraid, I felt so unsure
Now I am invincible
Another perfect storm
I was running from an empty threat
Of emptiness
I was running from an empty threat
That didn't exist
I was running from an empty threat
Of abandonment
I was running from an empty threat
That didn't exist
Now I am invincible
No, I ain't a scared little girl no more
Yeah, I am invincible
What was I running for
I was hiding from the world
I was so afraid, I felt so unsure
Now I am invincible
Another perfect storm
Now I am invincible
No, I ain't a scared little girl no more
Yeah, I am invincible
What was I running for
I was hiding from the world
I was so afraid, I felt so unsure
Now I am invincible
Another perfect storm
Writer: JESSE SHATKIN, SIA FURLER, STEVE MOSTYN, WARREN FELDER
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Someone
So this is my apology
For saying all those shitty things
I wish I really didn't mean
I'm sorry, I'm not sorry
You had your red flags up and raised
More traffic than east LA
But I drove in anyway
My common sense on holiday
People fall out of face, we were a crash course
We will just be a place stuck on your passport
You travel to sometime
But I hope you will find
[Chorus:]
Someone to cry for, someone to try for
Someone to turn your crooked roads into her streets
Someone to fight for, someone to die for
Someone whose arms will hold you tight enough to be
The reason you breathe
Be the reason you breathe
We stay in love like vacation homes
You're like summers on the sunny coast
But when the cold needs a winter coat
You say you will until you don't
You wore a compass around your neck
A different north than we ever read
Well did you get where you're going yet?
Wish you the worst, wish you the best
I don't know how I fell into your rearview
Paralyzed, lullaby, I couldn't hear you
So I hope you were right
And next to you tonight, there's...
[Chorus]
So this is my apology
For saying all those shitty things
I wish I really didn't mean
Sorry, I'm not sorry
For saying all those shitty things
I wish I really didn't mean
I'm sorry, I'm not sorry
You had your red flags up and raised
More traffic than east LA
But I drove in anyway
My common sense on holiday
People fall out of face, we were a crash course
We will just be a place stuck on your passport
You travel to sometime
But I hope you will find
[Chorus:]
Someone to cry for, someone to try for
Someone to turn your crooked roads into her streets
Someone to fight for, someone to die for
Someone whose arms will hold you tight enough to be
The reason you breathe
Be the reason you breathe
We stay in love like vacation homes
You're like summers on the sunny coast
But when the cold needs a winter coat
You say you will until you don't
You wore a compass around your neck
A different north than we ever read
Well did you get where you're going yet?
Wish you the worst, wish you the best
I don't know how I fell into your rearview
Paralyzed, lullaby, I couldn't hear you
So I hope you were right
And next to you tonight, there's...
[Chorus]
So this is my apology
For saying all those shitty things
I wish I really didn't mean
Sorry, I'm not sorry
Writer: MATTHEW BAIR
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Take You High
We don't know where this is going now
But I'm feeling love for you
I'm feeling something new yeah yeah
We don't know where this is going now
But don't be afraid tonight
Don't be afraid of heights, no
Let me open your heart wide
When your angels fall out of the sky
I'll be the wings that make you fly
When you come down I'll take you high
I'll take you high
I'll take you
I'll take you
If I'm dreaming don't roll over yet
Perfect like porcelain
This could be heaven sent, yeah
Kiss the wind and just hold on to me
'Cause in the free fall is when
We get to live again, yeah, yeah
Let me open your heart wide
When your angels fall out of the sky
I'll be the wings that make you fly
When you come down I'll take you high
I'll take you high
I'll take you
I'll take you
I'll take you
When we feel down
And we're lost and we're wasting away
Let's escape
There's a place deep in your heart where the trouble can't go
That's a heart
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah-yeah
Yeah-yeah
Yeah-yeah
I'll take you
I'll take you
Ooh
I'll take you
But I'm feeling love for you
I'm feeling something new yeah yeah
We don't know where this is going now
But don't be afraid tonight
Don't be afraid of heights, no
Let me open your heart wide
When your angels fall out of the sky
I'll be the wings that make you fly
When you come down I'll take you high
I'll take you high
I'll take you
I'll take you
If I'm dreaming don't roll over yet
Perfect like porcelain
This could be heaven sent, yeah
Kiss the wind and just hold on to me
'Cause in the free fall is when
We get to live again, yeah, yeah
Let me open your heart wide
When your angels fall out of the sky
I'll be the wings that make you fly
When you come down I'll take you high
I'll take you high
I'll take you
I'll take you
I'll take you
When we feel down
And we're lost and we're wasting away
Let's escape
There's a place deep in your heart where the trouble can't go
That's a heart
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah-yeah
Yeah-yeah
Yeah-yeah
I'll take you
I'll take you
Ooh
I'll take you
Writer: JESSE SHATKIN, MAUREEN MCDONALD
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Piece By Piece
And all I remember is your back
Walking towards the airport, leaving us all in your past
I traveled fifteen hundred miles to see you
Begged you to want me, but you didn't want to
But piece by piece, he collected me up
Off the ground, where you abandoned things, yeah
Piece by piece, he filled the holes that you burned in me
At six years old and you know
He never walks away
He never asks for money
He takes care of me
He loves me
Piece by piece, he restored my faith
That a man can be kind and a father could stay
And all of your words fall flat
I made something of myself and now you wanna come back
But your love, it isn't free, it has to be earned
Back then I didn't have anything you needed, so I was worthless
But piece by piece, he collected me up
Off the ground, where you abandoned things, yeah
Piece by piece he filled the holes that you burned in me
At six years old and you know
He never walks away
He never asks for money
He takes care of me
'Cause he loves me
Piece by piece, he restored my faith
That a man can be kind and a father could stay
Piece by piece
Piece by piece
Piece by piece
Piece by piece
Piece by piece
Piece by piece
Piece by piece, I fell far from the tree
I will never leave her like you left me
And she will never have to wonder her worth
Because unlike you, I'm gonna put her first and you know
He'll never walk away
He'll never break her heart
He'll take care of things, he'll love her
Piece by piece, he restored my faith
That a man can be kind and the father should be great
Piece by piece
Piece by piece
Piece by piece
Walking towards the airport, leaving us all in your past
I traveled fifteen hundred miles to see you
Begged you to want me, but you didn't want to
But piece by piece, he collected me up
Off the ground, where you abandoned things, yeah
Piece by piece, he filled the holes that you burned in me
At six years old and you know
He never walks away
He never asks for money
He takes care of me
He loves me
Piece by piece, he restored my faith
That a man can be kind and a father could stay
And all of your words fall flat
I made something of myself and now you wanna come back
But your love, it isn't free, it has to be earned
Back then I didn't have anything you needed, so I was worthless
But piece by piece, he collected me up
Off the ground, where you abandoned things, yeah
Piece by piece he filled the holes that you burned in me
At six years old and you know
He never walks away
He never asks for money
He takes care of me
'Cause he loves me
Piece by piece, he restored my faith
That a man can be kind and a father could stay
Piece by piece
Piece by piece
Piece by piece
Piece by piece
Piece by piece
Piece by piece
Piece by piece, I fell far from the tree
I will never leave her like you left me
And she will never have to wonder her worth
Because unlike you, I'm gonna put her first and you know
He'll never walk away
He'll never break her heart
He'll take care of things, he'll love her
Piece by piece, he restored my faith
That a man can be kind and the father should be great
Piece by piece
Piece by piece
Piece by piece
Writer: Gregory Kurstin, Kelly Clarkson
Copyright: Lyrics © Too Lost LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Too Lost LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Run Run Run
I wonder how your body tastes
Inside of someone else's place
Pull away your eyes there's nothing left to heal
I'm alone but I know everything you feel
And you waited on the rain
Through tears my heart is caged
And we fall through fate
And we rise and rise again
And I run, run, run, run, run
And I run, run, run, run, run
I run, run, run, run, run
I just run, run, run
Tell me how you close the door
Knowin' nobody can love you more
Tellin' all your friends that this love
Is just made for bleedin'
Oh hung up underwater but still we keep on
Tryin' to breath in
And you waited on the rain
The tears my heart is caged
And we fall through fate
But we rise and rise again
And I run, run, run, run, run
And I run, run, run, run, run
I run, run, run, run, run
I just run, run, run
Our lust for fightin'
Tied up in silence
And you waited on the rain
Through tears my heart is caged
And we fall through fate
And we rise and rise again
And I run, run, run, run, run
And I run, run, run, run, run
I run, run, run, run, run
I run, run, run, run, run
And I run, run, run, run, run
And I run, run, run, run, run
I run, run, run, run, run
I just run, run, run
Our lust for fightin'
Tied up in silence
Inside of someone else's place
Pull away your eyes there's nothing left to heal
I'm alone but I know everything you feel
And you waited on the rain
Through tears my heart is caged
And we fall through fate
And we rise and rise again
And I run, run, run, run, run
And I run, run, run, run, run
I run, run, run, run, run
I just run, run, run
Tell me how you close the door
Knowin' nobody can love you more
Tellin' all your friends that this love
Is just made for bleedin'
Oh hung up underwater but still we keep on
Tryin' to breath in
And you waited on the rain
The tears my heart is caged
And we fall through fate
But we rise and rise again
And I run, run, run, run, run
And I run, run, run, run, run
I run, run, run, run, run
I just run, run, run
Our lust for fightin'
Tied up in silence
And you waited on the rain
Through tears my heart is caged
And we fall through fate
And we rise and rise again
And I run, run, run, run, run
And I run, run, run, run, run
I run, run, run, run, run
I run, run, run, run, run
And I run, run, run, run, run
And I run, run, run, run, run
I run, run, run, run, run
I just run, run, run
Our lust for fightin'
Tied up in silence
Writer: DAVID JOST, JOACIM PERRSON, RY CUMING
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
I Had A Dream
If you wanna lead, be a leader
If you wanna dream, be a dreamer
Climb to the top of that mountain and scream it
But remember when you get to the top
Everything you say is gonna matter
Everything you do is gonna add up
It's what you asked for, so
Don't get mad when it's not what you thought
Careful now, girl, with them Jezebel ways
Crown on your head, but you're queen of cliches
Little one playin' with the big boys now
Hope you're ready when it comes back around
I had a dream that we were born
A generation to behold
Writing fires with our words
Instead of useless smoke that blurs
The lines are writing oh
Expression that they're told
An army with a sword
That lingers when we're gone
I had a dream
If you wanna preach be a preacher
If you wanna teach be a teacher
Remember that the footprints you're leaving, will
Tell us all who you really are
It's too bad you can't see what you're worth
Spreadin' your legs 'stead of usin' your words
Character is shown by the things that we do
The one thing you're never gonna hide is the truth
'Cause anyone can tell when you're sellin' out
And anyone can fly when they're fallin' down
I had a dream that we were born
A generation to behold
Writing fires with our words
Instead of useless smoke that blurs
The lines are writing oh
Expression that they're told
An army with a sword
That lingers when we're gone
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream that we were born (I had a dream that we were born)
A generation to behold (to behold)
Writing fires with our words (writing fires with our words)
Instead of useless smoke that blurs
The lines are writing oh
Expression that they're told (they're told)
An army with a sword
That lingers when we're gone (when we're gone)
I had a dream (I had a dream)
I had a dream
I had a dream
If you wanna dream, be a dreamer
Climb to the top of that mountain and scream it
But remember when you get to the top
Everything you say is gonna matter
Everything you do is gonna add up
It's what you asked for, so
Don't get mad when it's not what you thought
Careful now, girl, with them Jezebel ways
Crown on your head, but you're queen of cliches
Little one playin' with the big boys now
Hope you're ready when it comes back around
I had a dream that we were born
A generation to behold
Writing fires with our words
Instead of useless smoke that blurs
The lines are writing oh
Expression that they're told
An army with a sword
That lingers when we're gone
I had a dream
If you wanna preach be a preacher
If you wanna teach be a teacher
Remember that the footprints you're leaving, will
Tell us all who you really are
It's too bad you can't see what you're worth
Spreadin' your legs 'stead of usin' your words
Character is shown by the things that we do
The one thing you're never gonna hide is the truth
'Cause anyone can tell when you're sellin' out
And anyone can fly when they're fallin' down
I had a dream that we were born
A generation to behold
Writing fires with our words
Instead of useless smoke that blurs
The lines are writing oh
Expression that they're told
An army with a sword
That lingers when we're gone
I had a dream
I had a dream
I had a dream that we were born (I had a dream that we were born)
A generation to behold (to behold)
Writing fires with our words (writing fires with our words)
Instead of useless smoke that blurs
The lines are writing oh
Expression that they're told (they're told)
An army with a sword
That lingers when we're gone (when we're gone)
I had a dream (I had a dream)
I had a dream
I had a dream
Writer: GREGORY KURSTIN, KELLY CLARKSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Let Your Tears Fall
Watch your tear fall, let them fall, falling now
Make the seas calm, take you in my arms, you cry
Let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
It's not a crime to fall apart sometimes
It's not a crime to ask why to ask why, you cry
Let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
I will come, no I won't run
I'm not scared, to care
Come to me when you're in need
Set it free, let the truth breathe
Tell me all your secrets, tell me all your fears
I won't push you away, I'll only pull you near
No I won't judge you
And I'll help you through
Tell me all your secrets, sharing your pain
Confess it all in me, no matter tell me your name
No I won't judge you
And I'll help you through
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall
No I wont judge you
And I'll help you through
So give it all, give it all to me
And you can call whenever you need me
You cry (let your tears fall)
(Let your tears fall)
(Let your tears fall)
I will come, no I won't run
I'm not scared, to care
Come to me when you're in need
Set it free, let the truth breathe
Tell me all your secrets, tell me all your fears
I won't push you away, I'll only pull you near
No I won't judge you
And I'll help you through
Tell me all your secrets, sharing your pain
Confess it all in me, no matter tell me your name
No I won't judge you
And I'll help you through
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall
No I wont judge you
And I'll help you through
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall
No I wont judge you
And I'll help you through
I know you been on your knees
I'll run to your side baby
I run to your side baby, oh
I know you've been on your knees
I'll run to your side baby
I'll run to your side baby
Tell me all your secrets, tell me all your fears
I won't push you away, I'll only pull you near
No I won't judge you
And I'll help you through
Tell me all your secrets, sharing your pain
Confess it all in me, no matter tell me your name
No I won't judge you
And I'll help you through
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall (Let your tears fall)
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall
(Ooh whoah) ooh whoah
(Ooh whoah) ooh whoah
Let your tears fall
Make the seas calm, take you in my arms, you cry
Let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
It's not a crime to fall apart sometimes
It's not a crime to ask why to ask why, you cry
Let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
I will come, no I won't run
I'm not scared, to care
Come to me when you're in need
Set it free, let the truth breathe
Tell me all your secrets, tell me all your fears
I won't push you away, I'll only pull you near
No I won't judge you
And I'll help you through
Tell me all your secrets, sharing your pain
Confess it all in me, no matter tell me your name
No I won't judge you
And I'll help you through
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall
No I wont judge you
And I'll help you through
So give it all, give it all to me
And you can call whenever you need me
You cry (let your tears fall)
(Let your tears fall)
(Let your tears fall)
I will come, no I won't run
I'm not scared, to care
Come to me when you're in need
Set it free, let the truth breathe
Tell me all your secrets, tell me all your fears
I won't push you away, I'll only pull you near
No I won't judge you
And I'll help you through
Tell me all your secrets, sharing your pain
Confess it all in me, no matter tell me your name
No I won't judge you
And I'll help you through
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall
No I wont judge you
And I'll help you through
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall
No I wont judge you
And I'll help you through
I know you been on your knees
I'll run to your side baby
I run to your side baby, oh
I know you've been on your knees
I'll run to your side baby
I'll run to your side baby
Tell me all your secrets, tell me all your fears
I won't push you away, I'll only pull you near
No I won't judge you
And I'll help you through
Tell me all your secrets, sharing your pain
Confess it all in me, no matter tell me your name
No I won't judge you
And I'll help you through
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall (Let your tears fall)
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall
Let your tears fall
Let your, let your tears fall
(Ooh whoah) ooh whoah
(Ooh whoah) ooh whoah
Let your tears fall
Writer: GREGORY KURSTIN, SIA FURLER
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Tightrope
I'm on the tightrope
You've got your reasons
When did it get so hard to breathe?
Hide in the spotlight, I'm feelin' so tired
Your hands are burnt from holdin' me
And maybe you and I will fall in time
Eventually
Maybe we'll both die trying, but I can't bring
Myself to leave
'Cause I've looked
And I ain't seen nothin' like you
The way you light up every room tonight
So easily
And I have moved mountains, babe
Just to stumble and to long a grace and I
I still can't compete
You're on the tightrope
I've got my reasons
How did we get so tangled?
You turn, I stay straight
I bend as you break
We're so messed up but I know
That you and I will fall in time, eventually
Or maybe we'll both die trying
'Cause I ain't seen nothin' like you
The way you light up every room tonight
So easily
And I have moved mountains, babe
Just to stumble and to long a grace and I
I still can't compete
Oh, oh, hmm
Oh, oh, oh, hmm
Oh you and I will fall in time eventually
Or maybe we'll both die trying
'Cause I ain't seen nothin' like you
The way you light up every room tonight
So easily
And I have moved mountains, babe
Just to stumble and to long a grace and I
I still can't compete
You've got your reasons
When did it get so hard to breathe?
Hide in the spotlight, I'm feelin' so tired
Your hands are burnt from holdin' me
And maybe you and I will fall in time
Eventually
Maybe we'll both die trying, but I can't bring
Myself to leave
'Cause I've looked
And I ain't seen nothin' like you
The way you light up every room tonight
So easily
And I have moved mountains, babe
Just to stumble and to long a grace and I
I still can't compete
You're on the tightrope
I've got my reasons
How did we get so tangled?
You turn, I stay straight
I bend as you break
We're so messed up but I know
That you and I will fall in time, eventually
Or maybe we'll both die trying
'Cause I ain't seen nothin' like you
The way you light up every room tonight
So easily
And I have moved mountains, babe
Just to stumble and to long a grace and I
I still can't compete
Oh, oh, hmm
Oh, oh, oh, hmm
Oh you and I will fall in time eventually
Or maybe we'll both die trying
'Cause I ain't seen nothin' like you
The way you light up every room tonight
So easily
And I have moved mountains, babe
Just to stumble and to long a grace and I
I still can't compete
Writer: GREGORY ALLAN N KURSTIN, THOMAS MARK HARMER NICHOLS
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
War Paint
Face to face but miles away
Building trenches out of empty spaces
Lay here next to me
Enclose the distance in between
I'll take off yours if you take off mine
Reveal the things that we're trying to hide
Take off yours if you take off mine
Take off mine, yeah
'Cause we would be beautiful without our war paint
Our war paint
And we could have it all once we let our walls break
Our walls break
Why in the hell do we fight on the front line
We both know that we're here on the same side
We could be beautiful without the mistake of our war paint
Scar to scar, I want to know every story that you've never told
Don't shut me out, don't think too much
Don't keep that barricade up
I'll take off yours if you take off mine
Reveal the things that we're trying to hide
Take off yours if you take off mine
Take off mine, yeah
'Cause we would be beautiful without our war paint
Our war paint
And we could have it all once we let our walls break
Our walls break
Why in the hell do we fight on the front line
We both know that we're here on the same side
We could be beautiful without the mistake of our war paint
So hold me close and kiss my skin
Don't be afraid, let me in
I'll hold you close and take your hand to my heart
Here I am, yeah
'Cause we would be beautiful without our war paint
Our war paint
And we could have it all once we let our walls break
Our walls break
Why in the hell do we fight on the front line
We both know that we're here on the same side
We could be beautiful without the mistake of our war paint
'Cause we would be beautiful without our war paint
Our war paint
And we could have it all once we let our walls break
Our walls break
Why in the hell do we fight on the front line
We both know that we're here on the same side
We could be beautiful without the mistake of our war paint
Our war paint
Building trenches out of empty spaces
Lay here next to me
Enclose the distance in between
I'll take off yours if you take off mine
Reveal the things that we're trying to hide
Take off yours if you take off mine
Take off mine, yeah
'Cause we would be beautiful without our war paint
Our war paint
And we could have it all once we let our walls break
Our walls break
Why in the hell do we fight on the front line
We both know that we're here on the same side
We could be beautiful without the mistake of our war paint
Scar to scar, I want to know every story that you've never told
Don't shut me out, don't think too much
Don't keep that barricade up
I'll take off yours if you take off mine
Reveal the things that we're trying to hide
Take off yours if you take off mine
Take off mine, yeah
'Cause we would be beautiful without our war paint
Our war paint
And we could have it all once we let our walls break
Our walls break
Why in the hell do we fight on the front line
We both know that we're here on the same side
We could be beautiful without the mistake of our war paint
So hold me close and kiss my skin
Don't be afraid, let me in
I'll hold you close and take your hand to my heart
Here I am, yeah
'Cause we would be beautiful without our war paint
Our war paint
And we could have it all once we let our walls break
Our walls break
Why in the hell do we fight on the front line
We both know that we're here on the same side
We could be beautiful without the mistake of our war paint
'Cause we would be beautiful without our war paint
Our war paint
And we could have it all once we let our walls break
Our walls break
Why in the hell do we fight on the front line
We both know that we're here on the same side
We could be beautiful without the mistake of our war paint
Our war paint
Writer: Joleen Belle, Julia Michaels, Nolan Joseph Lambroza
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., THE ROYALTY NETWORK INC.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., THE ROYALTY NETWORK INC.
Dance With Me
Lights of London, lights of Spain
Lights of New York, light of LA, LA
Streets of laughter, streets of pain
The morning crashes, still the night remains
The night remains
And when the music starts and the lights go down
We will all be found
No one's fighting anyone, we're all dancing on the ground
C'mon and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
Feel the music like a lover's kiss
Feel the rhythm like a warm embrace
C'mon and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
I'm wide awake
It's 4 AM and the room won't stop
My heart is pounding, how your body rocks
Your body rocks
My lips, they quiver on your skin
Let's take this dance and just breath you in
Breathe you in
And when the music starts and the lights go down
We will all be found
No one's fighting anyone, we're all dancing on the ground
C'mon and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
Feel the music like a lover's kiss
Feel the rhythm like a warm embrace
C'mon and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
I'm wide awake
Come on, come on and dance with me
Come on, come on and dance with me
Come on, come on and dance with me
Come on, come on and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
Feel the music like a lover's kiss
Feel the rhythm like a warm embrace
C'mon and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
I'm wide awake
C'mon and dance with me
I'm wide awake, yeah
Lights of New York, light of LA, LA
Streets of laughter, streets of pain
The morning crashes, still the night remains
The night remains
And when the music starts and the lights go down
We will all be found
No one's fighting anyone, we're all dancing on the ground
C'mon and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
Feel the music like a lover's kiss
Feel the rhythm like a warm embrace
C'mon and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
I'm wide awake
It's 4 AM and the room won't stop
My heart is pounding, how your body rocks
Your body rocks
My lips, they quiver on your skin
Let's take this dance and just breath you in
Breathe you in
And when the music starts and the lights go down
We will all be found
No one's fighting anyone, we're all dancing on the ground
C'mon and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
Feel the music like a lover's kiss
Feel the rhythm like a warm embrace
C'mon and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
I'm wide awake
Come on, come on and dance with me
Come on, come on and dance with me
Come on, come on and dance with me
Come on, come on and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
Feel the music like a lover's kiss
Feel the rhythm like a warm embrace
C'mon and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
C'mon and dance with me
I'm wide awake
C'mon and dance with me
I'm wide awake, yeah
Writer: DANIEL ROCKETT
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Nostalgic
Don't be sad that it's over
Just be happy that it happened to us
Don't look back and remember
Drunken tears
Remember the love
In my head I see you laughing from the words I said
Felt like a new beginning
In my head I see you standing there
The words you said felt like a story ending
It will never ever be the same
Picture changes but not the frame
When I'm sleeping I still kiss your face
I can have it when I'm awake
Even though we lost it I still get nostalgic
Even if we want it you can't turn back the hands of time
Even though we lost it I still get nostalgic, nostalgic
I wonder if you're wearing that gold chain with a promise from me
Honestly felt so real then, even now it's not hard to believe
In my head I see you laughing from the words I said
Felt like a new beginning
In my head I see you standing there
The words you said felt like a story ending
It will never ever be the same
Picture changes but not the frame
When I'm sleeping I still kiss your face
I can have it when I'm awake
Even though we lost it I still get nostalgic
Even if we want it you can't turn back the hands of time
Even though we lost it I still get nostalgic, nostalgic
We will never ever be the same
We will never ever be the same
We will never ever be the same
We will never ever be the same
Never be the same
Even though we lost it I still get nostalgic
Even if we want it you can't turn back the hands of time
Even though we lost it I still get nostalgic, nostalgic
Just be happy that it happened to us
Don't look back and remember
Drunken tears
Remember the love
In my head I see you laughing from the words I said
Felt like a new beginning
In my head I see you standing there
The words you said felt like a story ending
It will never ever be the same
Picture changes but not the frame
When I'm sleeping I still kiss your face
I can have it when I'm awake
Even though we lost it I still get nostalgic
Even if we want it you can't turn back the hands of time
Even though we lost it I still get nostalgic, nostalgic
I wonder if you're wearing that gold chain with a promise from me
Honestly felt so real then, even now it's not hard to believe
In my head I see you laughing from the words I said
Felt like a new beginning
In my head I see you standing there
The words you said felt like a story ending
It will never ever be the same
Picture changes but not the frame
When I'm sleeping I still kiss your face
I can have it when I'm awake
Even though we lost it I still get nostalgic
Even if we want it you can't turn back the hands of time
Even though we lost it I still get nostalgic, nostalgic
We will never ever be the same
We will never ever be the same
We will never ever be the same
We will never ever be the same
Never be the same
Even though we lost it I still get nostalgic
Even if we want it you can't turn back the hands of time
Even though we lost it I still get nostalgic, nostalgic
Writer: DAN KEYES, JUSTIN TRANTER, RYLAND BLACKINTON, VAUGHN OLIVER
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Good Goes The Bye
They say Rome wasn't built in a day
But you and I went and built it anyway
And it only took a second to watch it all fall to dust
I thought you hung up the moon
And you thought I lit up the room
But the lights turned off and it was the end of us
[Chorus:]
Slam goes the door
Hush goes the phone
Out goes the flame
And I'm standing here alone
Burn goes the drink
Down go the tears
Drip goes the sink
And I'm missing you like hell
Break goes the heart
Wrong goes the right
Good goes the bye
It's like we pulled the pin out of a grenade
It just didn't go off right away
But man did it go off when it finally did
Everything's suddenly magnified
It's loud and it's quiet at the same time
As the echo of it's all over sets in
[Chorus]
I can't go back, we can't be friends
And we can't be what we were then
You can't be mine, and I can't be yours
And it's not love anymore
Slam goes the door
Hush goes the phone
Out goes the flame
And I'm standing here alone
Burn goes the drink
Down go the tears
Drip goes the sink
And I'm missing you like hell
Break goes the heart
Wrong goes the right
Goodbye
But you and I went and built it anyway
And it only took a second to watch it all fall to dust
I thought you hung up the moon
And you thought I lit up the room
But the lights turned off and it was the end of us
[Chorus:]
Slam goes the door
Hush goes the phone
Out goes the flame
And I'm standing here alone
Burn goes the drink
Down go the tears
Drip goes the sink
And I'm missing you like hell
Break goes the heart
Wrong goes the right
Good goes the bye
It's like we pulled the pin out of a grenade
It just didn't go off right away
But man did it go off when it finally did
Everything's suddenly magnified
It's loud and it's quiet at the same time
As the echo of it's all over sets in
[Chorus]
I can't go back, we can't be friends
And we can't be what we were then
You can't be mine, and I can't be yours
And it's not love anymore
Slam goes the door
Hush goes the phone
Out goes the flame
And I'm standing here alone
Burn goes the drink
Down go the tears
Drip goes the sink
And I'm missing you like hell
Break goes the heart
Wrong goes the right
Goodbye
Writer: SHANE L. MCANALLY, JIMMY ROBBINS, NATALIE NICOLE HEMBY
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., CYPMP
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., CYPMP
Bad Reputation
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
My love's a weapon and I'm knocking 'em dead
I got a hear that's tough as leather
Get what I want and just forget 'em
Well this game you're playin' is a russian roulette
Just 'cause I'm sweet when we're together doesn't mean I'm yours forever
I never should have looked into your eyes
Now everybody's gonna see your appeal
Don't go ruinin', ruinin' my my bad reputation
Don't go tellin' 'em, tellin' 'em all the plans we been makin'
'Cause everyone knows that I don't cry
You never see stars shining in my eyes
Ruinin', ruinin' my my bad reputation
Oh no, oh oh no, no, oh no
Oh oh, no no
Well I tell 'em tell 'em you're nothing to me
I tell 'em that you, you're just another
You're just like any other
Well I try to sell 'em but they ain't buyin' it
Baby they see me start to stutter when they ask if you're my lover
I'm losing sleep, what's gotten into me
I'm usually never this week baby
Don't go ruinin', ruinin' my my bad reputation
Don't go tellin' 'em, tellin' 'em all the plans we been makin'
'Cause everyone knows that I don't cry
You never see stars shining in my eyes
Ruinin', ruinin' my my bad reputation
Oh no, oh oh no, no, oh no
Oh oh, no no
I have got to pull myself together but I can't control it
My lips they know what they want, everybody knows it
Once a girl controlled the world with words that piece the bone
Now I'm smiling like a lovesick puppet, everybody knows
Don't go ruinin', ruinin' my my bad reputation
Don't go tellin' 'em, tellin' 'em all the plans we been makin'
'Cause everyone knows that I don't cry
You never see stars shining in my eyes
Ruinin', ruinin' my my bad reputation
Oh no, no no no
Oh no, no, no no no no
'Cause everyone knows that I don't cry
You never see stars shining in my eyes
Ruinin', ruinin' my my bad reputation
Oh no
I got a hear that's tough as leather
Get what I want and just forget 'em
Well this game you're playin' is a russian roulette
Just 'cause I'm sweet when we're together doesn't mean I'm yours forever
I never should have looked into your eyes
Now everybody's gonna see your appeal
Don't go ruinin', ruinin' my my bad reputation
Don't go tellin' 'em, tellin' 'em all the plans we been makin'
'Cause everyone knows that I don't cry
You never see stars shining in my eyes
Ruinin', ruinin' my my bad reputation
Oh no, oh oh no, no, oh no
Oh oh, no no
Well I tell 'em tell 'em you're nothing to me
I tell 'em that you, you're just another
You're just like any other
Well I try to sell 'em but they ain't buyin' it
Baby they see me start to stutter when they ask if you're my lover
I'm losing sleep, what's gotten into me
I'm usually never this week baby
Don't go ruinin', ruinin' my my bad reputation
Don't go tellin' 'em, tellin' 'em all the plans we been makin'
'Cause everyone knows that I don't cry
You never see stars shining in my eyes
Ruinin', ruinin' my my bad reputation
Oh no, oh oh no, no, oh no
Oh oh, no no
I have got to pull myself together but I can't control it
My lips they know what they want, everybody knows it
Once a girl controlled the world with words that piece the bone
Now I'm smiling like a lovesick puppet, everybody knows
Don't go ruinin', ruinin' my my bad reputation
Don't go tellin' 'em, tellin' 'em all the plans we been makin'
'Cause everyone knows that I don't cry
You never see stars shining in my eyes
Ruinin', ruinin' my my bad reputation
Oh no, no no no
Oh no, no, no no no no
'Cause everyone knows that I don't cry
You never see stars shining in my eyes
Ruinin', ruinin' my my bad reputation
Oh no
Writer: KELLY CLARKSON, GREG KURSTIN, BONNIE LEIGH MCKEE, KELLY SHEEHAN
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, CYPMP
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, CYPMP
In The Blue
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Some days I barely miss you
Some days I'm almost alright
And some nights I turn to kiss you
But you're not beside my side
Got this same damn conversation playing over and over in my mind
In my mind
Yeah my heart is wet and heavy but my body's on the run
'Cause the night is gonna get me and it's only just begun
I keep living on the memory of you and me
You me and the sun, in the sun
No matter where you are a little piece of my heart will be forever with you
In the blue, in the blue
In a thousand years we'll be far from here
I'll be forever with you in the blue, in the blue
Yeah I'm running from this city like a diamond in the sky
And I'm trying to count my blessings that are all the tears I've cried
I keep driving in this darkness to get you to get you off my mind, off my mind
I'll start over in a new place, put my feet back on the ground
Can't believe the mess that I've made just trying to drown you out
Baby one day I won't miss you
I'll stop looking for you in the crowd, in the crowd
No matter where you are a little piece of my heart will be forever with you
In the blue, in the blue
In a thousand years we'll be far from here
I'll be forever with you in the blue, in the blue
I see your face in every stranger
Footsteps down the hall
One breath, back of my neck
Shadows on the wall
Your voice is loud as thunder
I can hear it crashing in my head
No matter where you are a little piece of my heart will be forever with you
In the blue, in the blue
In a thousand years we'll be far from here
I'll be forever with you in the blue, in the blue
I'll be forever with you in the blue, in the blue
Some days I'm almost alright
And some nights I turn to kiss you
But you're not beside my side
Got this same damn conversation playing over and over in my mind
In my mind
Yeah my heart is wet and heavy but my body's on the run
'Cause the night is gonna get me and it's only just begun
I keep living on the memory of you and me
You me and the sun, in the sun
No matter where you are a little piece of my heart will be forever with you
In the blue, in the blue
In a thousand years we'll be far from here
I'll be forever with you in the blue, in the blue
Yeah I'm running from this city like a diamond in the sky
And I'm trying to count my blessings that are all the tears I've cried
I keep driving in this darkness to get you to get you off my mind, off my mind
I'll start over in a new place, put my feet back on the ground
Can't believe the mess that I've made just trying to drown you out
Baby one day I won't miss you
I'll stop looking for you in the crowd, in the crowd
No matter where you are a little piece of my heart will be forever with you
In the blue, in the blue
In a thousand years we'll be far from here
I'll be forever with you in the blue, in the blue
I see your face in every stranger
Footsteps down the hall
One breath, back of my neck
Shadows on the wall
Your voice is loud as thunder
I can hear it crashing in my head
No matter where you are a little piece of my heart will be forever with you
In the blue, in the blue
In a thousand years we'll be far from here
I'll be forever with you in the blue, in the blue
I'll be forever with you in the blue, in the blue
Writer: ANJULIE PERSAUD, FRANSISCA HALL, JESSE SHATKIN, KELLY CLARKSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Second Wind
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Why do we build up all these idols just to watch them fall
You're wearing the crown, toast of the town
Then no one takes your call
Yeah maybe I been down, down, down, down
But I always come back around, 'round, 'round, 'round, yeah
You can't forget about me
While you weren't looking I was gettin' even higher
Say what you want about me
Your words are gasoline on my fire
You can hate me, underestimate me
Do what you do 'cause what you do don't phaze me
Just when you think I'm at the end
Any second I'mma catch my second wind
An airplane's only paper 'til it finds a breeze
But don't you know that it's the low that makes the high so sweet
When they try to break, break, break you
That's when you get your break, break, break through, yeah
You can't forget about me
While you weren't looking I was gettin' even higher
Say what you want about me
Your words are gasoline on my fire
You can hate me, underestimate me
Do what you do 'cause what you do don't phaze me
Just when you think I'm at the end
Any second I'mma catch my second wind
I've been down, down, down, down
But I always come back around, 'round, 'round, 'round, yeah
You can't forget about me (forget about me)
While you weren't looking I was gettin' even higher (I was gettin' even higher)
Say what you want about me (about me, about me)
Your words are gasoline on my fire
You can hate me, underestimate me
Do what you do 'cause what you do don't phaze me (don't phaze me)
Just when you think I'm at the end
Any second I'mma catch my second wind
I'mma catch I'mma catch I'mma catch my second wind
I'mma catch my second wind
I'mma catch my second wind
I'mma catch my second wind
I'mma catch my second wind
I'mma catch my second wind
You're wearing the crown, toast of the town
Then no one takes your call
Yeah maybe I been down, down, down, down
But I always come back around, 'round, 'round, 'round, yeah
You can't forget about me
While you weren't looking I was gettin' even higher
Say what you want about me
Your words are gasoline on my fire
You can hate me, underestimate me
Do what you do 'cause what you do don't phaze me
Just when you think I'm at the end
Any second I'mma catch my second wind
An airplane's only paper 'til it finds a breeze
But don't you know that it's the low that makes the high so sweet
When they try to break, break, break you
That's when you get your break, break, break through, yeah
You can't forget about me
While you weren't looking I was gettin' even higher
Say what you want about me
Your words are gasoline on my fire
You can hate me, underestimate me
Do what you do 'cause what you do don't phaze me
Just when you think I'm at the end
Any second I'mma catch my second wind
I've been down, down, down, down
But I always come back around, 'round, 'round, 'round, yeah
You can't forget about me (forget about me)
While you weren't looking I was gettin' even higher (I was gettin' even higher)
Say what you want about me (about me, about me)
Your words are gasoline on my fire
You can hate me, underestimate me
Do what you do 'cause what you do don't phaze me (don't phaze me)
Just when you think I'm at the end
Any second I'mma catch my second wind
I'mma catch I'mma catch I'mma catch my second wind
I'mma catch my second wind
I'mma catch my second wind
I'mma catch my second wind
I'mma catch my second wind
I'mma catch my second wind
Writer: CHRIS DESTEFANO, MAREN MORRIS, SHANE MCANALLY
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Piece by Piece is the seventh studio album by American pop singer Kelly Clarkson. It was released on February 27, 2015, by RCA Records. It was her final album under her recording contract with the label, to which she signed after winning the first season of American Idol in 2002. She then made the switch to Atlantic in 2016. The album saw Clarkson reuniting with frequent collaborators Greg Kurstin, Jesse Shatkin, Jason Halbert, Eric Olson, and Chris DeStefano.
She also gathered material from songwriters such as Sia, Matthew Koma, MoZella, Bonnie McKee, David Jost, Semi Precious Weapons lead singer Justin Tranter, and former Cobra Starship member Ryland Blackinton, among others. Inspired by the orchestral production on Wrapped in Red, Clarkson wanted all the songs on Piece by Piece to resonate like its own film soundtrack, taking a cue from the soundtracks of the feature motion pictures Cruel Intentions (1999) and Love Actually (2003) and commissioning orchestral arrangements by Joseph Trapanese.
Piece by Piece is illustrated as a concept record telling a single story, using themes of heartbreak, personal struggles, peace, and empowerment. The music of Piece by Piece consists of electropop, orchestral pop, power pop and electronic dance music, marking a departure from the predominant pop rock sound of her previous studio albums. Piece by Piece was released to positive reception from music critics, who applauded Clarkson's vocal performances. Criticism mainly targeted the album's production, as well as its belaboring on midtempo arrangements.
Piece by Piece gave Clarkson a total of three Grammy Award nominations. It became her fourth work to be nominated for the Best Pop Vocal Album, giving her the record for the most-nominated artist in the category. Both "Heartbeat Song" and "Piece by Piece" were also nominated for the Best Pop Solo Performance.
Commercially, Piece by Piece became Clarkson's third album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. Internationally, it also reached the top ten in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Scotland and the United Kingdom. The album's lead single, "Heartbeat Song", peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became her ninth top-ten hit on the UK Singles Chart. "Invincible" was released as the second single to a minor chart success.
The third and final single, "Piece by Piece", debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her eleventh top-ten single in the United States. The album's supporting tour, the Piece by Piece Tour, began on July 11, 2015. On March 4, 2016, RCA Records released Piece by Piece Remixed, which contains remixed versions of ten of the tracks from the album.
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Kelly ClarksonShe also gathered material from songwriters such as Sia, Matthew Koma, MoZella, Bonnie McKee, David Jost, Semi Precious Weapons lead singer Justin Tranter, and former Cobra Starship member Ryland Blackinton, among others. Inspired by the orchestral production on Wrapped in Red, Clarkson wanted all the songs on Piece by Piece to resonate like its own film soundtrack, taking a cue from the soundtracks of the feature motion pictures Cruel Intentions (1999) and Love Actually (2003) and commissioning orchestral arrangements by Joseph Trapanese.
Piece by Piece is illustrated as a concept record telling a single story, using themes of heartbreak, personal struggles, peace, and empowerment. The music of Piece by Piece consists of electropop, orchestral pop, power pop and electronic dance music, marking a departure from the predominant pop rock sound of her previous studio albums. Piece by Piece was released to positive reception from music critics, who applauded Clarkson's vocal performances. Criticism mainly targeted the album's production, as well as its belaboring on midtempo arrangements.
Piece by Piece gave Clarkson a total of three Grammy Award nominations. It became her fourth work to be nominated for the Best Pop Vocal Album, giving her the record for the most-nominated artist in the category. Both "Heartbeat Song" and "Piece by Piece" were also nominated for the Best Pop Solo Performance.
Commercially, Piece by Piece became Clarkson's third album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. Internationally, it also reached the top ten in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Scotland and the United Kingdom. The album's lead single, "Heartbeat Song", peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became her ninth top-ten hit on the UK Singles Chart. "Invincible" was released as the second single to a minor chart success.
The third and final single, "Piece by Piece", debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her eleventh top-ten single in the United States. The album's supporting tour, the Piece by Piece Tour, began on July 11, 2015. On March 4, 2016, RCA Records released Piece by Piece Remixed, which contains remixed versions of ten of the tracks from the album.
Genre(s): Electropop, orchestral pop, power pop, EDM
Released: February 27th, 2015
Year: 2015