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is the one word i use to describe this record + these when it came time to pick the songs… i reached into songs + my heart. it is what i strive to be. it is what i my arsenal + picked my favorites. the ones that i need wish for you. you to hear. the ones i need to give away. the ones i need to get through. i sat back + listened to every note. in a magical instant boom, me + my little love songs every intention. every story. every battle wound. existed. i got swept up into a brand new world. every melody. + every word. i found two common everything was unbelievable. everything was scary. themes. love + strength. everything was more amazing + exciting then i ever dreamed. everything started to make sense. every broken piece of me fits together perfectly on this album + makes my heart whole again. since that first night, and every night since, you’ve emailed me your stories of strength. that night you because of these songs. because of your emails + started feeling better. that night you opened your letters + comments + stories every time i sing these heart to my experience + hope + songs. i never knew songs a stitch gets stitched… a beat comes back… why i went through such ups + downs with love, and and a break gets its worth. i hope + wish the same for then you told me. you helped me understand. and now every heart who hear lovestrong. i have an album for you., how the hell does a broken heart what if when she comes over get back together when it’s torn apart I am in your arms and teach itself to start beating again taking all I want from you again this little blue bird ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba came looking for you how the hell does a broken heart i said that I hadn’t seen you get back together when it’s torn apart in quite some time and teach itself to start beating again this little blue bird how the hell does a broken heart she came looking again get back together when it’s torn apart i said we weren’t even friends and teach itself to start beating again and she could have you beating again don’t you think it was hard, this little blue bird i didn’t even say that you died don’t come ‘round here anymore but it wouldn’t have been such a lie so I went looking for her ’cause then I started to cry and I found you this little blue bird sure won’t give it a rest she swears that you may be better than the rest i said no no no you’ve got it all wrong if he was something special vocals: christina perri I wouldn’t have this song drums: elmo lovano bass: jenni tarma don’t you think it was hard, keyboard: zac rae i didn’t even say that you died acoustic guitar: john anderson + mike daly but it wouldn’t have been such a lie high string acoustic guitar: john anderson + mike daly ’cause then I started to cry electric guitar: mike daly piano: christina perri how the hell does a broken heart percussion: victor indrizzo get back together when it’s torn apart background vocals: christina perri and teach itself to start beating again background vocals arranged by mike daly, i never thought that i’ll never let a love get so close all my life you know bang bang bang boy the sun is filling up the room make sure to keep my distance you would be the one to hold my heart you put your arms around me and i'm home i haven’t been very love strong you’re going down down down boy and i can hear you dreaming say i love you when you're not listening but you came around and you knocked me there’s been so many fights that i’ve fought to the ground do you feel the way i do how long til we call this love love off the ground from the start i tried my best to never let you and i’ve never won where you left my heart to bleed right now in to see the truth so i decided that i should just give up bang, she shot you you put your arms around me and i’ve never opened up on trying to right your wrongs karma tastes so sweet i wish we would just give up and i believe that it’s easier for you i've never truly loved till and word on the street is that she did to you ’cause the best part is falling to let me go you put your arms around me what you did to me instrumental call it anything but love you put your arms around me and i believe that it’s easier for you bang bang bang boy and i'm home 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and i will make sure to keep my distanceto let me go you’re going down down down boy say i love you when you're not listening vocals: christina perri how many times will you i hope that you see right through my walls bang bang bang boy to the ground and how long can we keep this up background vocals: david hodges let me change my mind i hope that you catch me you’re going down down down boy where you left my heart to bleed and turn around please don't stand so close to me drums: elmo lovano cause i'm already falling to the ground bang, she shot you bass: jenni tarma i can't decide if i'll let you i’ll never let a love get so close where you left my heart to bleed karma tastes so i'm having trouble breathing percussion: victor indrizzo save my life or if i'll drown bang, she shot you bang bang bang boy i'm afraid of what you'll seeyou put your arms around me and i’m home shaker: david hodges karma tastes so you’re going down down down boy right now programming: david hodges i hope that you see right through my walls you put your arms around me and i’m home bang bang bang boy to the ground i'd give you everything i am keyboard: zac raei hope that you catch me you’re going down down down boy where you left my heart to bleed cause i'm already falling all my broken heart beats pedal steel guitar: mike daly to the ground bang, she shot you i’ll never let a love get so close until i know you'll understand mandocello: mike daly where you left my heart to bleed karma tastes so acoustic guitar: john anderson you put your arms around me and i'm home bang, she shot you bang bang bang boy and i will make sure to keep my distance ebow guitar: john anderson the world is coming down on me vocals: christina perri karma tastes so sweet you’re going down say i love you when you're not listening tambourine: elmo lovano to the ground and how long can we keep this up cello: oliver krausand i can't find a reason to be loved drums: elmo lovano so unfortunately for girls like me electric guitar: lyle workman i never want to leave you but bass: jenni tarma oooooothere are more like you i keep waiting piano: david hodges i can't make you bleed if i'm alone piano: david hodges programming: david hodges bending and breaking the rules that we’re for you to take me strings arranged by david campbell engineered by steve churchyard you put your arms around me ndocello: john anderson making exceptions to you keep waiting but how does it feel to save what we have additional engineering by wesley seidmanand i believe that it’s easier for you electric guitar: lyle workman to swim in your own tears vocals: christina perri background vocals: christina perri to let me go background vocals: christina perri +david hodges you lied and you lied and i died and i died drums: elmo lovano i will make sure to keep my distance + david hodges i hope that you see right through my walls say i love you when you're not listening background vocals arranged by mike daly + patrick park and now you know why bass: jenni tarma i hope that you catch me keyboard: zac rae and how long can we keep this up + david hodges background vocals arranged by mike daly cause i'm already falling + david hodges 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 acoustic guitar: john anderson + mike daly bang bang bang boy electric guitar: john anderson you’re going down down down boy + lyle workmanpiano: john anderson to the ground percussion: victor indrizzo where you left my heart to bleed background vocals: christina perri bang, she shot you + david hodges + john anderson karma tastes so background vocals arranged by mike daly, i know i can’t take one more step it took so long just to feel alright towards you remember how to put back the light cause all that’s waiting is regret in my eyes don't you know i wish i had missed the first time that i'm not your ghost anymore we kissed you lost the love i loved the most cause you broke all your promises and now you're back i learned to live, half alive you don’t get to get me back and now you want me one more time who do you think you are? who do you think you are? running around leaving scars runnin’ ‘round leaving scars collecting your jar of hearts collecting your jar of hearts and tearing love apart tearing love apart you’re gonna catch a cold you’re gonna catch a cold from the ice inside your soul from the ice inside your soul so don’t come back for me don’t come back for me don’t come back at all who do you think you are? x2 i hear you're asking all around if i am anywhere to be found who do you think you are? but i have grown too strong who do you think you are? to ever fall back in your arms who do you think you are? i’ve learned to live, half alive and now you want me one more time who do you think you are? produced and recorded by barrett yeretsian runnin’ ‘round leaving scars recorded at chemistry in space studios, los angeles, ca collecting your jar of hearts vocals: christina perri and tearing love apart piano: drew lawrence you’re gonna catch a cold violin and viola: martin christopher from the ice inside your soul cello: jake peters don’t come back for me mixed by malcolm welsford, los angeles, ca who do you think you are? background vocals: christina perri, wait a minute i don’t want you to know it’s the only way that i might grow a secret’s safe behind a pretty smile and it’s mine what’s with all the late night liquored phone calls i don’t think your lady likes me at all a secrets safe behind a pretty smile but its mine what, what might you do to find out why i can’t love you i can’t love you and who said it was cool to be asking me these questions your who what and when where and why are making my head spin and when was it an option to put your lips up on my lips and how did this happen and why are you laughing and how do i get back together again what, what might you do to find out why i can’t love you vocals: christina perri drums: elmo lovano bass: jenni tarma piano: christina perri electric guitar: john anderson vocals: christina perri + david hodges background vocals: christina perri piano: david hodges background vocals arranged by mike daly programming: david hodges, can you find the time let go to let your lover love you let go of time for you and i he only wants to show you the things he wants to learn too let go the hardest parts you’ll get through let go of time for you and i and in the end you’ll have your best friend. let go love like this let go of time for you and i may come once love like this baby it’s fate is all i want like a soul mate baby we re fate he’s your penguin love like this baby it’s fate, baby it’s fate, may come once not luck baby we’re fate can you find the time to like a soul mate let your lover hold you you’re my penguin he needs somebody to hold too baby we’re fate, baby it’s fate, his love is strong and so true not luck his arrow is aiming for you and he’s the one that you were born to love love like this may come once vocals: christina perri baby it’s fate acoustic guitar: john anderson + mike daly like a soul mate tenor guitar: mike daly he’s your penguin piano: john anderson baby it’s fate, baby it’s fate, keyboard: zac rae not luck background vocals: christina perri + david hodges, i’m scared today these are words i wish you said more than i told you i was yesterday but that’s not how it went give me a moment to catch my breath cause you gave up on us in the end and hold me every second left proud of me and i won’t make it alone that’s the only way i want you to be i need something to hold look at me and love what you see kiss me on my shoulder i won’t make it alone and tell me it’s not over i need something to hold i promise to always come home to you remind me that i’m older kiss me on my shoulder to be brave smart sweet and bolder and tell me it’s not over don’t give up on what we’re trying to do i promise to always come home to you remind me that i’m older kiss me on my shoulder to be brave smart sweet and bolder and tell me it's not over don’t give up on what we’re trying to do i promise to come home to you don’t count the miles, count the i love you’s remind me that i’m older to be brave smart sweet and bolder we made it out don’t give up on what we’re trying to do and all the other people are asking how don’t count the miles, count the i love you’s this doesn’t even sound like truth to grow from a bruise one day we will realize how hard it was how hard we tried how our hearts made it out alive kiss me on my shoulder vocals: christina perridrums: elmo lovano and tell me it's not over bass: jenni tarma i promise to always come home to you piano: david hodges remind me that i’m older keyboard: zac rae to be brave smart sweet and bolder acoustic guitar: christina perri + john anderson + mike daly don’t give up on what we’re trying to do electric guitar: john anderson + lyle workman don’t count the miles, count the i love you’s background vocals: christina perri + david hodges, 2am, where do i begin broken pieces of today I’m gonna write a sad song “i’m so sorry” if you could envision crying off my face again a barely breathing story and im gonna make it really long it’s not like me the meaning of a tragedy the silent sound of loneliness where there once was love so everyone can see, that im very unhappy it’s maturity that i'm lacking oh, you might be wants to follow me to bed now there's only me so don't let me go surprised to hear it’s you and me and the lonely i wish i wasn’t always wrong just let me know i’m the ghost of a girl i wish it wasn’t always my fault but when it comes down to it that i want to be most dancing slowly in an empty room i can slip and fall and you wont let me go the finger that you’re pointing has knocked just let me know you never made the most of it i’m the shell of a girl can the lonely take the place of you me on my knees i sing myself a quiet lullaby that growing up goes slow. oh so i cried cried cried that i used to know well and all you need to know is… let you go and let the lonely in “i’m so sorry” and now i say good bye dancing slowly in an empty room to take my heart again “i’m so sorry” it’s not like me i wont be made a fool of, can the lonely take the place of you it’s not like me it’s maturity that i'm lacking don’t call this love i sing myself a quiet lullaby it’s maturity that i’m lacking so don't let me go let you go and let the lonely in so don’t let me go just let me know when did you decide to take my heart again just let me know that growing up goes slow that i didn’t have enough to buy that growing up goes slow forgive and forget you a thousand times too afraid to go inside for the fire and the sleepless nights for the pain of one more loveless night i wonder what my mom and dad would say but the loneliness will stay me if i told them that i cry each day i wont be made a fool of, vocals: christina perri and hold me til i fall asleep vocals: christina perri drums: elmo lovano and it’s hard enough to live so far away don’t call this love piano: david hodges don’t call this love bass: jenni tarma i’m the ghost of a girl programming: david hodges i wish i wasn’t always cold la la la la la la love percussion: elmo lovano that i want to be most electric guitar: john anderson i wish i wasn’t always alone electric guitar: john anderson i’m the shell of a girl + lyle workman When the party is over how will i get home vocals: christina perri why did you feel the need piano: john anderson that i used to know well percussion: bruce carver and all you need to know is... drums: elmo lovano to prove that everybody else was right acoustic guitar: christina perri strings arranged + orchestrated by bass: jenni tarma no, i wont fight. mandolin: mike daly dancing slowly in an empty room david campbell “i’m so sorry” acoustic guitar: christina perri violin: lili haydn can the lonely take the place of you oh you’re my tragedystrings recorded at ocean way recording, it’s not like me percussion: mike daly + david hodges viola: lili haydn i sing myself a quiet lullaby tragedyhollywood, ca it’s maturity that i'm lacking accordion: zac rae background vocals: christina perri let you go and let the lonely in engineered by steve churchyard so don’t let me go piano: john anderson you’re my tragedy background vocals: david hodges + john anderson to take my heart again + wesley seidman just let me know guitar pads: john anderson la la la la la la love + dave schwerkolt that growing up goes slow electric guitar: lyle workman background vocals: christina perri if all the rules were meant to bend background vocals arranged by mike daly and you swore you were my friend now i have to start all over again cause no one’s going to take your place and im scared we’ll never save all the pieces of love we made, take me backwards, and everybody’s afraid and i’ve been meaning to say this to you this isn’t where i meant to lay down my eyes are so tired vocals: christina perri turn me around cause chances come from change that my heart isn’t black + blue anymore but you dug this grave fits me perfectly they should sleep drums: elmo lovano i cannot find my balance on the ground and everybody’s afraid and your words don’t mean a thing and if you’re asking if im over love but they won’t bass: jenni tarma this world’s too heavy cause chances come from breaking when they’re sung in vain you’re a fool they don’t piano: christina perri for a feather falling and chances are you’re breaking... open you’re a fool to believe they won’t let me pass this up keyboard: zac rae quickly maybe i was wrong i’m gonna lay back down that you gave me some electric guitar: john anderson i only remember feeling so alone my eyes are stuck open in love and i wrote you a story hope the wind takes me around they want more of him but i’m afriad of how it ends i gotta find some courage in this town this isn’t where i meant to lay down they need less of this and all my friends cause nobody’s going to save but you dug this grave fits me perfectly they’re everything are doing well somebody who wont change and if your asking if i’m over love they’re unbelievable and i’m still on the mend it’s time to be brave you’re a fool to believe that you gave me some my eyes are lonely and cold i’m gonna lay back down they’re young hope the wind takes me around and it’s been raining here and they’re old i gotta find some courage in this town like it never should and i cant help believe they’re looking for a way out cause nobody’s going to save it’s because you’re coming and a moment to let you in somebody who wont change and if a child wants to run away, they want nothing to do with me i try to be brave and a child wants to hide and only want to do with him well don’t come following her fantasy cause they’re hungry and nothing’s coming easy you might be surprised i’m warning and all at once i feel a little queazy she’ll run right back inside and i’m scared oh but if your love’s my remedy won’t you please come and be with me maybe i was wrong they won’t let me thrive i only remember feeling so alone they’ll need everything you own it’s not like there’s much better nobody's grass is as green as mine this isn’t where i meant to lay down vocals: christina perri make it all so real but you dug this grave fits me perfectly drums: elmo lovano by learning to feeli can’t say that i’m satisfied vocals: christina perri drums: elmo lovano and if you’re asking if i’m over love bass: jenni tarma what’s not really happening three thousand miles from your kiss goodbye bass: jenni tarma you’re a fool to believe organ: zac rae what’s going on is much more keyboard: zac rae fool to believe keyboard: zac rae then i ever hoped for i’m gonna lay back down acoustic guitar: john anderson fool to believe slide guitar: john anderson ever hoped for hope the wind takes me around flute: john anderson wurlitzer: john andersonthis isn’t where i meant to lay down and i’d much rather imagine it i gotta find some courage in this town trumpet: danny t. levin electric guitar: john andersonbut you dug this grave fits me perfectly electric guitar: lyle workman then not live at all and if you’re asking if i’m over love acoustic guitar: christina perri you’re a fool to believe baritone guita: lyle workman that you gave me some background vocals: david hodges, produced by joe chiccarelli additional production by david hodges engineered by graham hope + geoff neal + lars fox assistant engineer: dave schwerkolt mixed by michael h. brauer: electric lady studios, nyc mix assistant and protools engineer: ryan gilligan recorded at sunset sound, hollywood, ca mastered by ted jensen, sterling sound, nyc management: bill silva management, bill silva, tom gates, ryan chisholm legal: hiscock & barclay, tim mandelbaum and monika tashman a&r: pete ganbarg & andrew luftman marketing: dane venable art direction: greg gigendad burke design: sachico asano photography: lani lee, this album is a dream come true + wouldn't have productions, megan mccandless, ryan star, sal italiano, stella de mont, jay martin, jill kaplan, chris ellington long, claudia chandler, emily loftiss, my dear friend james p. delpino, peter happened without so many of you. i am grateful for + sue brentnall, david hall, mrs carol greco, father grapham, gigi kekati, bill wilson, bob every single moment of attention + love. thank you to smith + paco. the universe for putting me on the right path. thank endless thanks to everyone at bill silva entertainment, hiscock & barclay, tim mandelbaum, you to my huge amazing supportive family whom if i monika tashman, rebekah connolly, chapman, bird, grey and tessler, nancy chapman, teresa polyak, patty defrancesco, wendy lee, becky payne, every family member of mine listed would take up this whole booklet. you know who at atlantic records: julie greenwald, craig kallman, dane venable, pete ganbarg, andrew luftman, sheila richman, camille alston, amanda moore, scott brothman, thanh nguyen, you are + i love you. te amo. so much. jeremy kutner, marisa bianca, rhea pasricha, camille hackney, jonathan feldman, dan gross- man, rob gold, greg burke, nick romei, phil botti, alex kirzhner, cindy zaplachinski, craig thank you with extra heart beats to my mama mary perri, papa dante perri, nick perri, rosen, anne declemente, jack mcmorrow, adam abramson, david saslow, jason pleskow, mom-mom karpowicz, stanley karpowicz, dode karpowicz, stephen binklenuts johnson, kevin weaver, torsten luth, leslie cooper, tony corey, stunt company, sue marcus, alexandra nancy kelly + rich kelly, my other half johnandersson, my life saver bobbe salkowitz, the comito, kerry davis, the dream-makers at vh1 and mtv, my favorite roadrunners: mark ying to my yang + other half of a women on this planet: keltie colleen, my rock katayoun chotiner, james marsh, beth simione, darrin shnur, laura bender, nadia canales, phil kaso, marciano, david + mina + ariana + marcello marciano, my favorite pisan danielle filecia, ric austin, elana teune, jamie willis, jordan davidoff, alex luke, george maniatis, fuse, the best buns in the world: tom gates + ryan chisholm, the beautiful bill silva, my favorite myspace, barbera libis and the tonight show, brian mansfield, emma banks, nigel hassler, rhythm section in the world: elmo lovano + jenni tarma, my creative partner + friend: shelli ghassemieh, livia tortella, cathy donovan, rob cavallo, jeremiah silva, bobbi jacobs david hodges, my favorite musical mind + gut instinct: joe chiccarelli, mike daly, josh german, hach, clair parr, michael brauer, swing house, sunset sound, ocean way studios, gayle ms awesomesauce philly brentnall, vince schultz, my miracle workers mike easterlin + john holcomb and the william morris family, jim pitt and 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