Unbroken

Katharine McPhee Unbroken Lyrics
1.It's Not Right

Did I jump into love
Didn't know how to land
Now I'm deep into water
Unable to stand

Can I silence the dangers
Be blind to the signs
I see hearts breaking around me
What will happen to mine?

Every now and then
I feel these questions creeping in
But if you leave me in the middle of nowhere
And I can't get back again

Every now and then
all these fears I have begin
Well if you leave me in the middle of winter
never to see the sun again

Now that I am in
Silent suffering
It's Not Right
It's Not Right

Does it feel good to let you
Closer to me
Did I get what I wanted
But not what I need

Can I carry the weight
of these secrets and doubts
I know their never spoken
But inside they calling out

Every now and then
I feel these questions creeping in
But if you leave me in the middle of nowhere
And I can't get back again

Every now and then
all these fears I have begin
Well if you leave me in the middle of winter
never to see the sun again

Now that I am in
Silent suffering
It's Not Right
It's Not Right

In the voices
hard to fight
I'm scared
my heart is saying
It's Not Right
It's Not Right
I'm not made to be afraid

Every now and then
I feel these questions creeping in
But if you leave me in the middle of nowhere
And I can't get back again

Every now and then
all these fears I have begin
Well if you leave me in the middle of winter
never to see the sun again

Every now and then
I feel these questions creeping in
Stuck in the middle of nowhere
And I can't get back again

Now that I am in
Silent suffering
It's Not Right
It's Not Right
Oh no
It's Not Right


2.Had It All

Why'd I have to go and be a fool again?
Why'd I have to go and make a big thing out of nothing?
I didn't know what I had 'till you were gone
It was right in front of me all along
And now those days of 'same old story'
Are feeling more like faded glory

I had it all, I threw it all aside
Thinking there was more out there I needed to find
I had it all baby
'Til you went away

Blue skies, sunshine and butterflies
Those were the conditions that I left behind
Why did I let it go to waste?
I had it all.

Where are all the fireworks I thought I'd see?
I still haven't found the magic I was lookin' for
that made me leave, oh no
I traded in my comfort zone
For empty nights of being alone

I had it all, I threw it all aside
Thinking there was more out there I needed to find
I had it all baby
'Til you went away

Blue skies, sunshine, and butterflies
Those were the conditions that I left behind
Why did I let it go to waste?

Why did I believe that little voice that
led me down the path to this bad choice
Why don't I listen to the angels when they sing

I had it all, I threw it all aside
Thinking there was more out there I needed to find
I had it all baby
'Til you went away

Blue skies, sunshine, and butterflies
Those were the the conditions that I left behind
Why did I let it go to waste?
I had it all
Why did I let it go to waste?
I had it all

Why'd I have to go and be a fool again?


3.Keep Drivin'

All the memories I have coming through
Every corner thinking on you
So I keep on driving, driving
Keep on driving down the avenue

Lost in the middle of the night like before
I won't sleep again 'til I know where you are
So I keep on driving, keep on driving
Keep on driving down the avenue

It's a long way home and I feel undone
How I tried my best not to run
So I keep on driving
I keep on driving

Don't try to find me, just let me go
I don't even have myself anymore
So I keep on driving, keep on driving
Keep on driving down the avenue

It's a long way home and I feel undone
How I tried my best not to run

There comes a time when hope is lost
But you can still begin again
To stay around would cost too much
I am learning

It's a long way home and I feel undone
How I tried my best not to run

It's a long way home and I feel undone
How I tried my best not to run
So I keep on driving
So I keep on driving


4.Last Letter

I have a few words in defense of my youth
My regrets will fill an ocean or two
I was young
I didn't know
What I would stumble into

I had a lot on my mind
And there were so many rules
It makes a girl crazy
Makes you break a few

And there I go again
Acting like it's my fault
When you're to blame

It makes me happy
To use you a little
Just to use you a little
To write this song
It's the very last letter
To an old lover
To say I'm glad you're gone

I've got snapshots of things in my mind
Though I left the past
We don't leave it behind
But I learned
And now I know
That I don't need you comin' around

One thing I should probably say,
I got over it all and I surrendered the pain
That's the thing about mistakes
You never see 'em comin'
Till it's too late

It makes me happy
To use you a little
Just to use you a little
To write this song
It's the very last letter
To an old lover
To say I'm glad

Sacrifice my happiness
It's not enough to know
I'm better off the way it is

Makes me happy
To use you a little
Just to use you a little
To write this song

It's the very last letter
To an old lover
To say I'm glad
It makes me happy
To use you a little
Just to use you a little
To write this song

It's the very last letter
To an old lover
To say I'm glad you're gone


5.Surrender

My pulse goes to the moon
When I know you're here
My heart runs to another room
When I know you're near

And they say that you don't know
What you got till it's gone
So I'm holdin' on to you

How many lives
Till I get this one right
Till I give up the fight
And just surrender, surrender

How many days
Till I love me the way
That you love me
You love me

You say I'm beautiful
But I just don't see
You say one day I'll learn
When will that day be?

And they say that you don't know
What you got till it's gone
So I'm holdin' on to you

How many lives
Till I get this one right
Till I give up the fight
And just surrender, surrender

How many days
Till I love me the way
That you love me
You love me

But this life that I see
That I've laid out before me
Well, it seems incomplete
Will I ever see me
The way that you see me?
Oh, to be your eyes
Oh, to be your eyes

And how many lives
Till I get this one right
Till I give up the fight
And just surrender, surrender

How many lives
Till I get this one right
Till I give up the fight
And just surrender, surrender

How many days
Till I love me the way
That you love me
You love me
You love me
You love me


6.Terrified (feat. Jason Reeves)

You by the light is the greatest find
In a world full wrong you're the thing that's right
Finally made it through the lonely to the other side

You said it again my heart's in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star
I'm at the edge of my emotions
Watching the shadows burning in the dark

And I'm in love and I'm terrified.
For the first time in the last time in my only life.

This could be good
It's already better than last
And love is worse than knowing
You're holding back
I could be all that you needed
If you let me try

You said it again my hearts in motion
Every word feels like a shooting start
I'm at the edge of my emotions
Watching the shadows burning in the dark

And I'm in love and I'm terrified
For the first time in the last time in my only

I only said it cause I mean it
I only mean cause it's true
So don't you doubt what I've been dreaming
Cause it fills me up and holds me close
Whenever I'm without you

You said it again my hearts in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star
Watching the shadows burning in the dark
And I'm in love and I'm terrified
For the first time in the last time in my only life


7.How

(They say)
Get up out of that bed, turn the lights on
You gotta try to forget where it went wrong
Don't you beat yourself up asking questions
Love's gonna come your way again, oh

(They say)
Step outside of your door, let the light in
You never really escape when you're hiding
All I want is to be set free
From this pain that is haunting me

Can you tell me how?
When I am broken down and all hope is over
Can you tell me how?
Too many pieces of my heart to put back together

If I could, I'd take hold of myself
Put me out of this living hell
Can you tell me how?
Can you tell me how?
How, how, how, how, how, how, how

(They say)
If you open your heart to the healing
Time will take all those scars you've been wearing
Please don't tell me how I should be feeling
I'm not sure I even wanna try, oh

(They say)
You just gotta let go and move on
You're only hurting yourself when you hold on
All I want is to lose this pain
Every drop of it washed away

Can you tell me how?
When I am broken down and all hope is over
Can you tell me how?
Too many pieces of my heart to put back together

If I could, I'd take hold of myself
Put me out of this living hell
Can you tell me how?
Can you tell me how?

How, how, how, how, how, how, how
How do I leave this love behind?
How, how, how, how, how, how, how
Can you tell me how?


8.Say Goodbye

If I seem distant, baby I am
Words are like scissors in your hands
And there's no script to follow
So I just close my eyes
That way it won't hurt so much
When we say goodbye

I feel just like an actress, up on the stage
I can't believe what I'm hearing myself say
And the porch light is my spotlight
So I play along with this life
That way it won't hurt so much
When we say goodbye

Did you ever love me?
Does it even matter?
Did you even notice the whole world shatter?
I just want to hold you
And tell you that I'm sorry
But I just keep it all inside
That way it won't hurt so much
When we say goodbye

My heart feels like a circus
It's to much to take in
It's hard to lose love
But you were my best friend

So I walk this high wire alone tonight
That way it won't hurt so much
When we say goodbye
That way it won't hurt so much
When we say goodbye


9.Faultline

I kind of like this game, 'cause I always played it safe
Let a bird out of its cage, it's gonna fly away
But the feel of the unknown has led me far away from home
I don't think I wanna go
Back to where I used to be, like it was before
Every time you look at me, I want something more

I'm starting to shake, this perfect mistake
Could kill me any moment
But that's a chance I gotta take
I'm ready to fall, break and lose it all
We're dancing on a faultline and that's about to give away
But I think I'm gonna stay

I just wanna lie under burning skies
I have wished this moment about a million times
Though it's dangerous, I know
Why should I say no?
I don't want to have to go
Back to where I used to be, like it was before
Every time you look at me, I want something more

I'm starting to shake, this perfect mistake
Could kill me any moment
But that's a chance I gotta take
I'm ready to fall, break and lose it all
We're dancing on a faultline and that's about to give away
But I think I'm gonna stay

And every breath is just a breath away from heartache
And maybe I can't wait
But I still want to breathe you in like a summer wind

I'm starting to shake, this perfect mistake
Could kill me any moment
But that's a chance I gotta take
I'm ready to fall, break and lose it all
We're dancing on a faultline and that's about to give away

I'm starting to shake, this perfect mistake
Could kill me any moment
But that's a chance I gotta take
I'm ready to fall, break and lose it all
We're dancing on a faultline and that's about to give away
But I think I'm gonna stay


10.Anybody's Heart

It's a great big world to a scared little girl
If you smile just right, no one knows
You might have a heart full of pain and a soul that can't reign
And a stomach full of butterflies

All that I wanted was just to feel safe
Safe in your arms

Say you didn't mean to
Say I wouldn't understand
But it's time you say something
God knows it's the one thing I need
And the heart you broke
Know it wasn't just anybody's heart

So I bit my nails and I held my breath
And I said I'm fine, yeah, I did my best
But you can't tell me you never knew the truth
Of all the fear I felt, how I worried about you

And all that I wanted was just to feel safe
Safe in your arms

Say you didn't mean to
Say I wouldn't understand
But it's time you say something
God knows it's the one thing I need
And the heart you broke
Know it wasn't just anybody's heart

I was yours, I was yours
And the heart that you broke
Was devoted and pure
And it wasn't just anybody's heart


11.Lifetime

Breathe, breathe, breathe
Before you get old
Sing, sing, sing
A song that you know
Sleep, sleep, sleep
With someone you love

Let them know you do that you really do

Hold them tight and don't forget
Differences are differences
All the dreams of life that you've been letting go
Blink and then you'll miss it and you'll never know

This could be the moment
That turns into a lifetime

Give, give, give
Give of yourself
Live, live, live
Better than well
Do, do, do
All you can do

Love them like you want someone to love you

Highs and lows will come your way
There's no need to be afraid
All the dreams of life that you've been letting go
Blink and then you'll miss it and you'll never know

This could be the moment
That turns into a lifetime

And always remember
That your brighter days are up ahead
No regrets

Squeeze them tight and don't forget
Differences are differences
All the dreams of life that you've been letting go
Blink and then you'll miss it and you'll never know

This could be the moment
This could be the moment
That turns into a lifetime


12.Unbroken

I lay beside you, I can't sleep
And you don't even know about me
My back is turned a world away
And you don't even know
These tears are falling
And all my life, and all this time
My love for you has added up to this
It's unbroken, unbroken, unbroken

I've lost your thousand silent screams
I'm coming down this brutal mountain
I'm ready here to try again
Standing in the light from the darkness
And all my life and all my time
And all the hurting and all the working
It somehow made me stronger in the end
It's unbroken, unbroken, unbroken
It's unbroken, unbroken, unbroken

And all my life and all this time
And all the prayin' and all the meeting
And all the beating
It somehow makes us better in the end
It's unbroken, unbroken, unbroken
It's unbroken, unbroken, unbroken
It's unbroken, unbroken, unbroken
It's unbroken, unbroken, unbroken


13.Brand New Key

I rode my bicycle past your window last night
I roller skated to your door at daylight
It almost seems like you're avoiding me
I'm okay alone but you've got something I need

Well, I've got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key
I think that we should get together
And try them on to see

I've been lookin' around awhile
You've got something for me
Well, I've got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key

I ride my bike, I roller skate, don't drive no car
Don't go so fast but I go pretty far
For somebody who don't drive, I've been all around the world
Some people say I've done alright for a girl

Well, I've got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key
I think that we should get together
And try them on to see

I've been lookin' around awhile
You've got something for me
Well, I've got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key

I asked your mother if you were at home
She said yes but that you weren't alone
Sometimes I think that you're avoiding me
I'm okay alone but you've got something I need

Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You've got a brand new key
I think that we should get together
And try them on to see

I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You've got a brand new key
I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You've got a brand new key