Sarah Bareilles' Love Song

"Blank stares at blank pages
No easy way to say this
You mean well but you make this hard on me"

This line is borrowed from Sarah Bareilles' song Love Song from her debut album Little Voice. Fused with her melodic voice and sweet-sensation of pop, you might notice that she sounded like Colbie Caillat. Once you heard her song again and again, you will notice the difference. First, the harmony of piano in Love Song compared to the sweet-strum of guitar for Colbie Caillat's Bubbly. Meanwhile, after its release in iTunes as a free song on June 16, 2007, it peaked at the U.S. Billboard Top 100 and earning its #32 spot in Hot Digital Songs. The song's standings as of this moment is now at the #9 spot in Billboard's Hot 100 list. She might be compared to other artists of her genre but she's unique having no formal training in piano and voice which is rare among the artist of today.

Love Song

Head under water
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while
The breathing gets harder, even I know that
You 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
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 breaking 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
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


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 breaking 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

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
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 breaking 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 breaking this
If you're on your way
I'm not gonna 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