May 14, 2018 at 12:40 am
And my heavy heart sinks deep down under
you and
Your twisted words
Your help just hurts
You are not what I thought you were
Hello to high and dry
I’m trying to let you hear me as I am
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Promise me that you’ll leave the light on
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone
Cause I believe there’s a way you can love me
Because I say
[Chorus]
If your heart is nowhere in it
I don’t want it for a minute
Babe, I’ll walk the seven seas when I believe
that
There’s a reason to
Write you a love song today
WHAT HAVE THE ARTISTS SAID ABOUT THE
SONG?
Bareilles has spoken about this career-defining
song on several occasions.
In 2014, she told CBS that “Love Song” is
“kind of a nasty song, but it was very tongue-
in-cheek, which is so me to, like, be nasty in a
passive-aggressive way!”
In a 2008 interview with MTV, she said that it
was borne out of frustration with her record
label:
HOW GOOD WAS THE SONG’S CHART
PERFORMANCE?
“Love Song” was a top 10 hit in nine
countries, including #1 in Canada. It spent 20
weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. It
was Billboard ’s #1 Adult Pop song of 2008,
and #77 in the Hot 100 of the decade.
MORE ON GENIUS
“LOVE SONG” TRACK INFO
Produced
By
Eric Rosse
Written By Sara Bareilles
Mixing Eric Rosse
Engineered
By
Howard Willing & Eric Rosse
Recorded
By
Howard Willing & Eric Rosse
Arranged By Eric Rosse
Lead Vocals Sara Bareilles
Backing
Vocals
Sara Bareilles
Piano Sara Bareilles
Bass Guitar Chris Chaney
Drums Matt Chamberlain
Release
Date
July 3, 2007
Sampled In United State of Pop 2008 (Viva
La Pop) by DJ Earworm
Cover By Love Song by Four Year Strong,
Love Song by Mathai , Love Song
by Glee Cast
Performed
Live As
Love Song – Live At The Fillmore
Version by Sara Bareilles
NEXT UP
Vegas
SARA BAREILLES
Little Voice
Sara Bareilles
1. Love Song
2. Vegas
3. Bottle It Up
4. One Sweet Love
5. Come Round Soon
6. Morningside
7. Between the Lines
8. Love on the Rocks
9. City
10. Many the Miles
11. Fairytale
12. Gravity
13. Any Way the Wind Blows
Despite being presented as a typical love song,
“Love Song” is directed to Sara Bareilles’
record… read more »
Head under water
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while
The breathing gets harder, even I know that
Made room for me but it’s too soon to see
If I’m happy in your hands »
Blank stares at blank pages »
No easy way to say this
You mean well, but you make this hard on
me »
I’m not gonna write you a love song
Cause you asked for it
Cause you need one, you see
I’m not gonna write you a love song
Cause you tell me it’s
Make or break in this »
If you’re on your way
I’m not gonna write you to stay
If all you have is leaving I’m gonna need a
better
Reason to write you a love song today »
I learned the hard way
That they all say things you want to hear »
Convinced me to please you
Made me think that I need this too »
I’m not gonna write you a love song
Cause you asked for it
Cause you need one, you see
I’m not gonna write you a love song
Cause you tell me it’s
Make or break in this »
If you’re on your way
I’m not gonna write you to stay
If all you have is leaving I’m gonna need a
better
Reason to write you a love song today »
I won’t write you a love song
Cause you asked for it
Cause you need one, you see
I’m not gonna write you a love song
Cause you tell me it’s make or break in this
Is that why you wanted a love song
Cause you asked for it
Cause you need one, you see »
I’m not gonna write you a love song
Cause you tell me it’s make or break in this
If you’re on your way
I’m not gonna write you
