is the one word i use to describe this record + these songs + my heart. it is what i strive to be.

it is what i wish for you. in a magical instant boom, me + my little love songs existed. i got swept up into a brand new world. everything was unbelievable. everything was scary. everything was more amazing + exciting then i ever dreamed. everything started to make sense. since that first night, and every night since, youve emailed me your stories of strength. that night you started feeling better. that night you opened your heart to my experience + hope + songs. i never knew why i went through such ups + downs with love, and then you told me. you helped me understand. and now i have an album for you.

when it came time to pick the songs i reached into my arsenal + picked my favorites. the ones that i need you to hear. the ones i need to give away. the ones i need to get through. i sat back + listened to every note. every intention. every story. every battle wound. every melody. + every word. i found two common themes. love + strength. every broken piece of me fits together perfectly on this album + makes my heart whole again. because of these songs. because of your emails + letters + comments + stories every time i sing these songs a stitch gets stitched a beat comes back and a break gets its worth. i hope + wish the same for every heart who hear lovestrong.

how the hell does a broken heart get back together when its torn apart and teach itself to start beating again this little blue bird came looking for you i said that I hadnt seen you in quite some time this little blue bird she came looking again i said we werent even friends and she could have you dont you think it was hard, i didnt even say that you died but it wouldnt have been such a lie cause then I started to cry this little blue bird sure wont give it a rest she swears that you may be better than the rest i said no no no youve got it all wrong if he was something special I wouldnt have this song dont you think it was hard, i didnt even say that you died but it wouldnt have been such a lie cause then I started to cry how the hell does a broken heart get back together when its torn apart and teach itself to start beating again

what if when she comes over I am in your arms taking all I want from you again ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba how the hell does a broken heart get back together when its torn apart and teach itself to start beating again how the hell does a broken heart get back together when its torn apart and teach itself to start beating again beating again this little blue bird dont come round here anymore so I went looking for her and I found you

vocals: christina perri drums: elmo lovano bass: jenni tarma keyboard: zac rae acoustic guitar: john anderson + mike daly high string acoustic guitar: john anderson + mike daly electric guitar: mike daly piano: christina perri percussion: victor indrizzo background vocals: christina perri background vocals arranged by mike daly

i never thought that you would be the one to hold my heart but you came around and you knocked me off the ground from the start you put your arms around me and i believe that its easier for you to let me go you put your arms around me and i'm home how many times will you let me change my mind and turn around i can't decide if i'll let you save my life or if i'll drown i hope that you see right through my walls i hope that you catch me cause i'm already falling ill never let a love get so close you put your arms around me and i'm home the world is coming down on me and i can't find a reason to be loved i never want to leave you but i can't make you bleed if i'm alone you put your arms around me and i believe that its easier for you to let me go i hope that you see right through my walls i hope that you catch me cause i'm already falling

ill never let a love get so close you put your arms around me and i'm home i tried my best to never let you in to see the truth and ive never opened up i've never truly loved till you put your arms around me and i believe that its easier for you to let me go i hope that you see right through my walls i hope that you catch me cause i'm already falling ill never let a love get so close you put your arms around me and im home you put your arms around me and im home

all my life you know i havent been very love strong theres been so many fights that ive fought and ive never won so i decided that i should just give up on trying to right your wrongs and word on the street is that she did to you what you did to me 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 bang bang bang boy youre going down down down boy to the ground where you left my heart to bleed bang, she shot you karma tastes so bang bang bang boy youre going down down down boy to the ground where you left my heart to bleed bang, she shot you karma tastes so sweet so unfortunately for girls like me there are more like you bending and breaking the rules that were making exceptions to but how does it feel to swim in your own tears you lied and you lied and i died and i died and now you know why 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 bang bang bang boy youre going down down down boy to the ground where you left my heart to bleed bang, she shot you karma tastes so

bang bang bang boy youre going down down down boy to the ground where you left my heart to bleed bang, she shot you karma tastes so sweet instrumental bang bang bang boy youre going down down down boy to the ground where you left my heart to bleed bang, she shot you karma tastes so bang bang bang boy youre going down down down boy to the ground where you left my heart to bleed bang, she shot you karma tastes so bang bang bang boy youre going down to the ground oooooo

the sun is filling up the room and i can hear you dreaming do you feel the way i do right now i wish we would just give up cause the best part is falling call it anything but love and i will make sure to keep my distance say i love you when you're not listening and how long can we keep this up please don't stand so close to me i'm having trouble breathing i'm afraid of what you'll see right now i'd give you everything i am all my broken heart beats until i know you'll understand and i will make sure to keep my distance say i love you when you're not listening and how long can we keep this up i keep waiting for you to take me you keep waiting to save what we have i will make sure to keep my distance say i love you when you're not listening and how long can we keep this up

make sure to keep my distance say i love you when you're not listening how long til we call this love love

vocals: christina perri drums: elmo lovano bass: jenni tarma piano: david hodges programming: david hodges ndocello: john anderson electric guitar: lyle workman background vocals: christina perri +david hodges + patrick park background vocals arranged by mike daly + david hodges

vocals: christina perri drums: elmo lovano bass: jenni tarma keyboard: zac rae acoustic guitar: john anderson + mike daly electric guitar: john anderson + lyle workman piano: john anderson percussion: victor indrizzo background vocals: christina perri + david hodges + john anderson background vocals arranged by mike daly

vocals: christina perri background vocals: david hodges drums: elmo lovano bass: jenni tarma percussion: victor indrizzo shaker: david hodges programming: david hodges keyboard: zac rae pedal steel guitar: mike daly mandocello: mike daly acoustic guitar: john anderson ebow guitar: john anderson tambourine: elmo lovano cello: oliver kraus electric guitar: lyle workman piano: david hodges strings arranged by david campbell engineered by steve churchyard additional engineering by wesley seidman background vocals: christina perri + david hodges background vocals arranged by mike daly + david hodges

i know i cant take one more step towards you cause all thats waiting is regret don't you know i'm not your ghost anymore you lost the love i loved the most i learned to live, half alive and now you want me one more time who do you think you are? runnin round leaving scars collecting your jar of hearts tearing love apart youre gonna catch a cold from the ice inside your soul dont come back for me who do you think you are? i hear you're asking all around if i am anywhere to be found but i have grown too strong to ever fall back in your arms ive learned to live, half alive and now you want me one more time who do you think you are? runnin round leaving scars collecting your jar of hearts and tearing love apart youre gonna catch a cold from the ice inside your soul dont come back for me who do you think you are?

it took so long just to feel alright remember how to put back the light in my eyes i wish i had missed the first time that we kissed cause you broke all your promises and now you're back you dont get to get me back

who do you think you are? running around leaving scars collecting your jar of hearts and tearing love apart youre gonna catch a cold from the ice inside your soul so dont come back for me dont come back at all x2 who do you think you are? who do you think you are? who do you think you are?

produced and recorded by barrett yeretsian recorded at chemistry in space studios, los angeles, ca vocals: christina perri piano: drew lawrence violin and viola: martin christopher cello: jake peters mixed by malcolm welsford, los angeles, ca background vocals: christina perri

wait a minute i dont want you to know its the only way that i might grow a secrets safe behind a pretty smile and its mine whats with all the late night liquored phone calls i dont 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 cant love you i cant 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 cant love you vocals: christina perri drums: elmo lovano bass: jenni tarma piano: christina perri electric guitar: john anderson background vocals: christina perri background vocals arranged by mike daly

vocals: christina perri + david hodges piano: david hodges programming: david hodges

can you find the time to let your lover love you he only wants to show you the things he wants to learn too the hardest parts youll get through and in the end youll have your best friend. love like this may come once baby its fate like a soul mate hes your penguin baby its fate, baby its fate, not luck can you find the time to let your lover hold you he needs somebody to hold too his love is strong and so true his arrow is aiming for you and hes the one that you were born to love love like this may come once baby its fate like a soul mate hes your penguin baby its fate, baby its fate, not luck

let go let go of time for you and i let go let go of time for you and i let go let go of time for you and i love like this is all i want baby we re fate love like this may come once baby were fate like a soul mate youre my penguin baby were fate, baby its fate, not luck

vocals: christina perri acoustic guitar: john anderson + mike daly tenor guitar: mike daly piano: john anderson keyboard: zac rae background vocals: christina perri + david hodges

im scared today more than i told you i was yesterday give me a moment to catch my breath and hold me every second left proud of me thats the only way i want you to be look at me and love what you see i wont make it alone i need something to hold kiss me on my shoulder and tell me its not over i promise to always come home to you remind me that im older to be brave smart sweet and bolder dont give up on what were trying to do dont count the miles, count the i love yous we made it out and all the other people are asking how this doesnt 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 and tell me it's not over i promise to always come home to you remind me that im older to be brave smart sweet and bolder dont give up on what were trying to do dont count the miles, count the i love yous

these are words i wish you said but thats not how it went cause you gave up on us in the end and i wont make it alone i need something to hold kiss me on my shoulder and tell me its not over i promise to always come home to you remind me that im older to be brave smart sweet and bolder dont give up on what were trying to do kiss me on my shoulder and tell me it's not over i promise to come home to you remind me that im older to be brave smart sweet and bolder dont give up on what were trying to do dont count the miles, count the i love yous

vocals: christina perri drums: elmo lovano bass: jenni tarma piano: david hodges keyboard: zac rae acoustic guitar: christina perri + john anderson + mike daly electric guitar: john anderson + lyle workman background vocals: christina perri + david hodges

2am, where do i begin crying off my face again the silent sound of loneliness wants to follow me to bed im the ghost of a girl that i want to be most im the shell of a girl that i used to know well dancing slowly in an empty room can the lonely take the place of you i sing myself a quiet lullaby let you go and let the lonely in to take my heart again too afraid to go inside for the pain of one more loveless night but the loneliness will stay me and hold me til i fall asleep im the ghost of a girl that i want to be most im the shell of a girl that i used to know well dancing slowly in an empty room can the lonely take the place of you i sing myself a quiet lullaby let you go and let the lonely in to take my heart again

broken pieces of a barely breathing story where there once was love now there's only me and the lonely dancing slowly in an empty room can the lonely take the place of you i sing myself a quiet lullaby let you go and let the lonely in to take my heart again

today Im gonna write a sad song and im gonna make it really long so everyone can see, that im very unhappy i wish i wasnt always wrong i wish it wasnt always my fault the finger that youre pointing has knocked me on my knees and all you need to know is im so sorry its not like me its maturity that im lacking so dont let me go just let me know that growing up goes slow i wonder what my mom and dad would say if i told them that i cry each day and its hard enough to live so far away i wish i wasnt always cold i wish i wasnt always alone When the party is over how will i get home and all you need to know is... im so sorry its not like me its maturity that i'm lacking so dont let me go just let me know that growing up goes slow if all the rules were meant to bend and you swore you were my friend now i have to start all over again cause no ones going to take your place and im scared well never save all the pieces of love we made

im so sorry its not like me its maturity that i'm lacking so don't let me go just let me know i can slip and fall and you wont let me go just let me know that growing up goes slow. im so sorry its not like me its maturity that i'm lacking so don't let me go just let me know that growing up goes slow

if you could envision the meaning of a tragedy oh, you might be surprised to hear its you and me but when it comes down to it you never made the most of it oh so i cried cried cried and now i say good bye i wont be made a fool of, dont call this love when did you decide that i didnt have enough to buy forgive and forget you a thousand times for the fire and the sleepless nights i wont be made a fool of, dont call this love dont call this love la la la la la la love vocals: christina perri drums: elmo lovano bass: jenni tarma percussion: elmo lovano electric guitar: john anderson piano: john anderson acoustic guitar: christina perri mandolin: mike daly violin: lili haydn viola: lili haydn background vocals: christina perri background vocals: david hodges + john anderson + dave schwerkolt

vocals: christina perri piano: david hodges programming: david hodges electric guitar: john anderson + lyle workman percussion: bruce carver strings arranged + orchestrated by david campbell strings recorded at ocean way recording, hollywood, ca engineered by steve churchyard + wesley seidman

vocals: christina perri drums: elmo lovano bass: jenni tarma acoustic guitar: christina perri percussion: mike daly + david hodges accordion: zac rae piano: john anderson guitar pads: john anderson electric guitar: lyle workman background vocals: christina perri background vocals arranged by mike daly

why did you feel the need to prove that everybody else was right no, i wont fight. oh youre my tragedy tragedy youre my tragedy la la la la la la love

take me backwards, turn me around i cannot find my balance on the ground this worlds too heavy for a feather falling quickly and i wrote you a story but im afriad of how it ends and all my friends are doing well and im still on the mend im gonna lay back down hope the wind takes me around i gotta find some courage in this town cause nobodys going to save somebody who wont change i try to be brave and nothings coming easy and all at once i feel a little queazy oh but if your loves my remedy wont you please come and be with me its not like theres much better nobody's grass is as green as mine i cant say that im satisfied three thousand miles from your kiss goodbye im gonna lay back down hope the wind takes me around i gotta find some courage in this town

and everybodys afraid cause chances come from change and everybodys afraid cause chances come from breaking and chances are youre breaking... open im gonna lay back down hope the wind takes me around i gotta find some courage in this town cause nobodys going to save somebody who wont change its time to be brave

and ive been meaning to say this to you that my heart isnt black + blue anymore and your words dont mean a thing when theyre sung in vain maybe i was wrong i only remember feeling so alone this isnt where i meant to lay down but you dug this grave fits me perfectly and if your asking if im over love youre a fool to believe that you gave me some and its been raining here like it never should and i cant help believe its because youre coming and if a child wants to run away, and a child wants to hide well dont come following her fantasy cause you might be surprised shell run right back inside maybe i was wrong i only remember feeling so alone

this isnt where i meant to lay down but you dug this grave fits me perfectly and if youre asking if im over love youre a fool youre a fool to believe that you gave me some

my eyes are so tired they should sleep but they wont they dont they wont let me pass this up my eyes are stuck open in love they want more of him they need less of this theyre everything theyre unbelievable my eyes are lonely and cold theyre young and theyre old theyre looking for a way out and a moment to let you in they want nothing to do with me and only want to do with him theyre hungry im warning and im scared they wont let me thrive theyll need everything you own make it all so real by learning to feel whats not really happening whats going on is much more then i ever hoped for ever hoped for and id much rather imagine it then not live at all

vocals: christina perri drums: elmo lovano bass: jenni tarma piano: christina perri keyboard: zac rae electric guitar: john anderson

vocals: christina perri drums: elmo lovano bass: jenni tarma keyboard: zac rae acoustic guitar: john anderson flute: john anderson trumpet: danny t. levin

this isnt where i meant to lay down but you dug this grave fits me perfectly and if youre asking if im over love youre a fool to believe fool to believe fool to believe this isnt where i meant to lay down but you dug this grave fits me perfectly and if youre asking if im over love youre a fool to believe that you gave me some

vocals: christina perri drums: elmo lovano bass: jenni tarma organ: zac rae keyboard: zac rae slide guitar: john anderson wurlitzer: john anderson electric guitar: john anderson electric guitar: lyle workman acoustic guitar: christina perri baritone guita: lyle workman 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 happened without so many of you. i am grateful for every single moment of attention + love. thank you to the universe for putting me on the right path. thank you to my huge amazing supportive family whom if i listed would take up this whole booklet. you know who you are + i love you. te amo. so much.
thank you with extra heart beats to my mama mary perri, papa dante perri, nick perri, mom-mom karpowicz, stanley karpowicz, dode karpowicz, stephen binklenuts johnson, nancy kelly + rich kelly, my other half johnandersson, my life saver bobbe salkowitz, the ying to my yang + other half of a women on this planet: keltie colleen, my rock katayoun marciano, david + mina + ariana + marcello marciano, my favorite pisan danielle filecia, the best buns in the world: tom gates + ryan chisholm, the beautiful bill silva, my favorite rhythm section in the world: elmo lovano + jenni tarma, my creative partner + friend: david hodges, my favorite musical mind + gut instinct: joe chiccarelli, mike daly, josh german, ms awesomesauce philly brentnall, vince schultz, my miracle workers mike easterlin + john boulos, jason mraz, barrett yeretsian, drew lawrence, jayn + michael + marcus, walt lafty, misi bauman, zac levine, dave schiffman, dr. martin hopp, jenda alcorn, the eddington house, the montesano family, kia illulian + family, lani lee, scotty hk, luke eheret, maneater

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 + sue brentnall, david hall, mrs carol greco, father grapham, gigi kekati, bill wilson, bob smith + paco. endless thanks to everyone at bill silva entertainment, hiscock & barclay, tim mandelbaum, monika tashman, rebekah connolly, chapman, bird, grey and tessler, nancy chapman, teresa polyak, patty defrancesco, wendy lee, becky payne, every family member of mine at atlantic records: julie greenwald, craig kallman, dane venable, pete ganbarg, andrew luftman, sheila richman, camille alston, amanda moore, scott brothman, thanh nguyen, jeremy kutner, marisa bianca, rhea pasricha, camille hackney, jonathan feldman, dan grossman, rob gold, greg burke, nick romei, phil botti, alex kirzhner, cindy zaplachinski, craig rosen, anne declemente, jack mcmorrow, adam abramson, david saslow, jason pleskow, kevin weaver, torsten luth, leslie cooper, tony corey, stunt company, sue marcus, alexandra comito, kerry davis, the dream-makers at vh1 and mtv, my favorite roadrunners: mark chotiner, james marsh, beth simione, darrin shnur, laura bender, nadia canales, phil kaso, ric austin, elana teune, jamie willis, jordan davidoff, alex luke, george maniatis, fuse, myspace, barbera libis and the tonight show, brian mansfield, emma banks, nigel hassler, shelli ghassemieh, livia tortella, cathy donovan, rob cavallo, jeremiah silva, bobbi jacobs hach, clair parr, michael brauer, swing house, sunset sound, ocean way studios, gayle holcomb and the william morris family, jim pitt and conan, cortney harding, cathy black, denise quan, thom skarzynski, brian corona, so you think you can dance, stacey tookey, steven schillaci, nancy severinsen, donald hostler, allison holker, kathryn mccormick, eboni adams, chantel aguirre, chelsea thedinga, peter chu + you.

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