♪ (audience cheering) ♪ Head underwater, ♪ 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.

♪ ♪ I'm unusually hard to hold on to.

♪ ♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh.

♪ ♪ 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... ♪ AUDIENCE: 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 your... ♪ ♪ BAREILLES: On your way, ♪ I'm not gonna write you to stay, hey.

♪ ♪ If all you have is leaving, ♪ ♪ I'mma need a better reason, ♪ ♪ to write you a love song today.

♪ ♪ Yeah-hey.

(audience cheering and applause) ♪ I learned the hard way, ♪ that they all say ♪ things you wanna hear.

♪ 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.

♪ Convinced me to please you.

♪ ♪ Made me think that I need this too, ♪ ♪ I'm trying to let you hear me as I am.

♪ (vocalizing) ♪ 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, hey.

♪ ♪ If all you have is leaving, ♪ ♪ I'mma need a better reason, ♪ ♪ to write you a love song today.

♪ ♪ Promise me, ♪ that you'll leave the light on, ♪ ♪ to help me see with ♪ the daylight my guide gone.

♪ ♪ 'Cause I believe there's a way ♪ ♪ you can love me, ♪ because I say, ♪ 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, ♪ ♪ no, is that why you wanted a love song?

♪ ♪ 'Cause you asked for it, ♪ 'cause you need one, ♪ you see, ♪ I won't write you a love song, ♪ ♪ 'cause you tell me it's make or break in this, ♪ ♪ if you're on your way.

♪ I won't write you to stay.

♪ ♪ 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.

(vocalizing) ♪ Oh, oh, oh, yeah.

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