chemistry Album Lyrics by Kelly Clarkson

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Skip This Part

Can I skip this part
When I fall to pieces
Back here at start
Need a time machine then

If I could escape all this hurt and this pain, oh, I would
What it's gonna take to get me through this break is no good

I'd like to skip this part
Cuts you so deep when it feels like the end
I'm not sure how much more I can take of these waves crashin' in
I'd like to skip this part
No need for Ferris wheel memories to tend
I'm real good at forgiving, but my heart can't forget the ache before the mend

I'd like to skip this part, ooh
I'd like to skip this part, ooh

Are you happy now?
Will you ever be?
And it's all over town
Why did she leave him?

If I could escape all this gossip and shame, oh, I would
What it's gonna take to get me through this break is no good

I'd like to skip this part
Cuts you so deep when it feels like the end
I'm not sure how much more I can take of these waves crashin' in
I'd like to skip this part
No need for Ferris wheel memories to tend
I'm real good at forgiving, but my heart can't forget the ache before the mend

I'd like to skip this part
(Cuts you so deep when it feels, oh, it feels like the end)
I'd like to skip this part
(I'm good at forgiving, but I can't forget)

I feel every break as I realize my fate
I succumb to the taste of betrayal
I try numbing the pain with my sweet Mary Jane
But I know this escape isn't stable (I'd like to skip this part)
I'd like to skip, I'd like to skip
I'd like to skip this part (I'd like to skip this part)
I'd like to skip, I'd like to skip
I'd like to skip this part

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Mine

You know I question every motive, everythin' you say
Thought with you maybe my heart wasn't meant to break
Can't believe I let you in, I can't believe I stayed
As long as I stayed, yeah
I hope one day someone will take your heart and hold it tight
Make you feel like you're invincible deep inside
And right when you think that it's perfect, they cross a line
And steal your shine like you did mine

Go ahead and break my heart, that's fine (so unkind)
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (oh, love is blind)
Why am I missing you tonight? (Was it all a lie?)
Someone's gonna show you how a heart can be used
Like you did mine

And now I second guess my thoughts, every step I take
I'm losing hope in love and I've lost all in faith
Yeah, for a dreamer, I just close my eyes and it's all blank
I have you to thank, yeah
I hope one day someone will take your heart and hold it tight
Make you feel like you're invincible deep inside
And right when you think that you'll try again, they cross a line
And steal your shine like you did mine

Go ahead and break my heart, that's fine (so unkind)
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (oh, love is blind)
Why am I missing you tonight? (Was it all a lie?)
Someone's gonna show you how a heart can be used

And you keep talkin', it'll come back, karma
It's the truth, I don't make you look bad, you do, darlin'
Sabotage, your choice of art
Who the hell do you think you are?

Go ahead and break my heart, that's fine
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
Why am I missing you tonight?
Someone's gonna show you how a heart can be used
Like you did mine

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High Road

When I was young, my mother showed me
To become strong, you had to only
Cover your fears, don't show you're lonely
Put others first before your own needs
It's not all bad, but I get lonely
And I get sad and I feel broken
If there's no task, I just assume one
I feel the burden perform for no one

And I walk the high road where nobody else has tread
I break my back on the things other people say
I'm getting tired always trying to do my best
When I don't feel it, no, I don't feel it

And now I'm older, I've learned some lessons
To become stronger, you have to listen
Keep it open, don't try to hide it
And if you need love, don't try to fight it
It's not all bad, but I get lonely
And I get sad and I feel broken
If there's no task, then I just assume one
I feel the burden perform for no one

And I walk the high road where nobody else has tread
I break my back on the things other people say
I'm getting tired always trying to do my best
When I don't feel it, no, I don't feel it

It's just my ego and my pride
I live my life in disguise
And when I'm hurting, it's incognito
So everybody thinks I'm a hero

And I walk the high road where nobody knows my name
I'm getting tired of playing these stupid games
I do my best trying to keep the world afloat
But I don't need this, no, I don't need this

Oh-whoa, oh, oh-oh
Oh-whoa, oh, oh-oh
Whoa
But I don't need this, yeah, I don't need this

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Me

Buried myself into somebody else
Shut out some parts of me
Did it so casually

I guess I needed that
To be able to step back
I lived my life without me
I never allowed me to

Too much I've had to live for
Put my life on hold for
I'm always pleasin' someone
Honestly, now I'm done

I don't need somebody to hold me
Don't need somebody to love me
Don't need somebody to pick these pieces up
I put together my broken
Let go of the pain I've been holdin'
Don't need to need somebody
When I got me

Loved you so much
Took an army to pull me up
But now on the other side
I remembered I could fly

I told you I wanted you
But you needed me to need you
Your insecurity
Was the death of you and me

Too many times you questioned
What were my intentions
I never gave you reasons
You're the one with secrets

I don't need somebody to hold me
Don't need somebody to love me
Don't need somebody to pick these pieces up
I put together my broken
Let go of the pain I've been holdin'
Don't need to need somebody
When I got me
When I got me
When I got me

I bet you feel the absence of my love every night
There's no one else, you are the reason I said goodbye

'Cause I don't need somebody to scold me
Don't need somebody that hurts me
Don't need somebody who feels weak standing next to me
I put together my broken
Let go of your hand I've been holdin'
Don't need to need somebody
When I got me
When I got me, yeah

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Down to You

I heard you started runnin' your mouth again
Bitin' hands that feed ya
A little birdie told me you're nobody's friend
And the joke's on me, yeah
Well, baby, who are you to underestimate me?
Smilin' in my face as you take your aim
I tried to be your friend
I won't make that mistake again
I won't make that mistake again

I can't dance with the devil on my back
Need somebody who can meet me where I'm at, these

Dark days are knockin' on my door
You ain't welcome 'round here no more
On a different level than I was before
You can't bring me down to you
Can't bring me down
Can't bring me down
You can't bring me down
You can't bring me down to you

I can't keep doin' this to myself again
Crossin' hearts that bleed, yeah
Saw this comin', but I didn't want it to end
My eyes are wide and I see ya
Yeah, baby, who are you to go and drag my name?
Livin' in your skin, that's got to feel so fake
I tried to be your friend
I won't make that mistake again
I won't make that mistake again

I can't dance with the devil on my back
Need somebody who can meet me where I'm at, these

Dark days are knockin' on my door
You ain't welcome 'round here no more
On a different level than I was before
You can't bring me down to you
Can't bring me down (can't bring me down)
Can't bring me down (can't bring me down)
You can't bring me down
You can't bring me down to you
Can't bring me down (can't bring me down)
Can't bring me down (can't bring me down)
You can't bring me down (no, no)
You can't bring me down to you

It must be cold in your veins
And now I know you'll never change
I don't wanna be your friend
Can't do that again

I can't dance with the devil on my back
Need somebody who can meet me where I'm at, these

Dark days are knockin' on my door
You ain't welcome 'round here no more
On a different level than I was before
You can't bring me down to you
Can't bring me down (can't bring me down)
Can't bring me down (can't bring me down)
You can't bring me down
You can't bring me down to you
Can't bring me down (can't bring me down)
Can't bring me down (can't bring me down)
You can't bring me down (no, no)
You can't bring me down to you

It must be cold in your veins
And now I know you'll never change
Can't bring me down
You can't bring me down to you

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Chemistry

You know I'm pretty much the worst with timin'
I found out I need it as the curtain's callin'
Can you take it all away? Take it back to nothin'
'Cause I don't really trust you and I don't trust me
You know, chemistry, it can sneak up on ya
One day, you can turn around and feel a part of
A magic you can't deny in the moment
No matter how curiosity warns ya

I can't help but want you, help but love you
Help me, someone erase my heart
I've been broken into, how'd you get in here?
Now you're something that I just can't resist

You know, I've gotten really good at pretendin'
Sometimes, I will even start believin'
That you don't mean a thing to me, I was dreamin'
But then I close my eyes and I'm right back fallin' for this

Hopeless wonder feels like home
And you're walkin' this way as my words escape me
I'm paralyzed by the look in your eyes
I wanna feel this forever inside

Ooh

Come on over, hold me closer
Fall into my arms and never let go
Oh, our chemistry (chemistry) cuts me deep (cuts me deep)
I stay away 'cause 'round you, my heart breaks

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Favorite Kind of High

Take me home tonight, kiss me how you like
I've been waiting for you
I know you ain't shy, well, neither am I
What you waitin' for? Yeah

There's no escapin' your ghost of love
There ain't a drink that's strong enough
So I close my eyes, kiss you how I like
I've been waitin' for you

You're my favorite kind of high
Rushin' through me like a fire
And I need you to know
I say I won't, but I do
When it comes to lovin' you
I don't have no control
You're my favorite kind of high

When you're in the room, all I feel is you
Now you're lookin' at me
Will you make a move? Do you want me to?
What the hell is happenin'?

Until you're lyin' in my arms of love
I won't waste mine good enough
So I close my eyes, kiss you how I like
I've been waitin' for you

You're my favorite kind of high
Rushin' through me like fire
And I need you to know
I say I won't, but I do
When it comes to lovin' you
I don't have no control
You're my favorite kind of high
(High, high, high)
You're my favorite kind of high
(High, high, high)

I wanna feel high
I gotta feel you tonight, oh-oh

You're my favorite kind of high
Rushin' through me like fire
And I need you to know (I need you to know)
I say I won't, but I do
When it comes to lovin' you
I don't have no control (I'm out of control)
You're my favorite kind of high
You're my favorite kind of high
You're my favorite kind of high (high, high, high)
You're my favorite kind of high
You're my favorite kind of high
You're my favorite kind of high (high, high, high)

You're my favorite kind of high

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Magic

Even though my heart is weak
Even when my arms are empty
Even if they don't believe
It doesn't mean it isn't true
Even though I'm black and blue
Even when they tell me not to
Even if I end up used
It doesn't mean I'm the fool

'Cause magic takes time
And I've got my sights
And they're set on you
And one day, this rhyme
Might make you smile
And then I'll sing, "Hallelujah"

In the dark, I see
Through the raging sea
And I'll be ready
You are worth the road to maybe
I don't break so easily
I can take if you unleash
All your worry, all your doubt
Please believe in me

It's magic, my love (oh yeah, oh yeah)
The way you feel (the way you feel)
It's magic, my love (oh yeah, oh yeah)
But still so real (but still so real)

I don't care where you have been
I don't mind your lips on my skin
I don't know where to begin
But I'd like to end with you
I wanna feel like this
I can't forget your kiss
And every time I wish
I wish that I could be the one you choose

It's magic, my love (oh yeah, oh yeah)
The way you feel (the way you feel)
It's magic, my love (oh yeah, oh yeah)
But still so real (but still so real)

With your eyes on me, I start to tremble
Always you, has been forever
Blurry lines I can't remember
Fighting words I wanna tell ya
With your eyes on me, I start to tremble
Always you, has been forever
Blurry lines I can't remember
Fighting words I wanna tell ya

And it's hard to be
Close enough to breathe
I'm in your space
But I tread so carefully
I would dive into you deep
I would chance my defeat
All my worry, all my doubt
I am laying at your feet

It's magic (it's magic), my love (my love)
The way you feel (the way you feel)
It's magic (it's magic), my love (my love)
But still so real (but still so real)

With your eyes on me, I start to tremble
Always you, has been forever
Blurry lines I can't remember
Fighting words I wanna tell ya
I don't care where you have been
I don't mind your lips on my skim
Blurry lines I can't remember
Fighting words I wanna tell ya

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Lighthouse

I need a do-over, how did we end up this way?
I'm so confused lover did I mistake love and pain
Ain't got no shine left I couldn't hide it
I almost lost all my light, and

I didn't choose sober but my eyes can't look away
I see our true colors lately, we've been lookin' grey
I can't turn back now
'Cause you'd take me back down
That road that always seems to come right back around

(Remember when) we had dreams to fly away
(But that was then) and now our story's just a page

Like a wave you're always crashing into me, crashing into me
And these days are harder than they used to be, and they used to be
No shooting stars can, fix what we aren't and
What good's a lighthouse when the light is burning out?

It's such a shame when your wants and needs they don't align
Which road to take cause your hand's no longer holdin' mine
I guess that's life and sometimes you fight and
Sometimes you walk away in order to survive

(Remember when) there was nowhere to throw blame
(But that was then) and now it's when you use my name

Like a chill in my bones when you say to me, what you say to me
I thought I found home, but hidden underneath we were crumbling
No shooting stars can fix what we are and
What good's a lighthouse when the light is burning out?

And I feel what we were washing over me, questioning everything, all that time (i feel)
And I keep all the ways that you wanted me to be different fresh in my mind (i keep)
What you loved, what you wanted, what you held so high when we first met in hindsight (ooh)
Were the things that you tried and asked me to change
As if I could do that (ooh)

Like a wave you're always crashing into me, crashing into me
And these days are harder than they used to be, and they used to be
No shooting stars can fix what we are and
What good's a lighthouse when the light is burning out?

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Rock Hudson

You were my Rock Hudson
It was real but it wasn't
No one ever saw it comin'
I was never what you want, and
Like a real-life movie
Didn't think it'd happen to me
Guess it didn't, you just fooled me
Who knew love was so confusin'

Happiness doesn't mean
Smilin' when it's your scene
You said we were doin' fine as you set the whole place on fire
I tried everything
Turns out we can't compete
Oh, reality is never quite as good as the dream

No, I won't dance anymore
No, I won't put on a show
And you can blame it on me
I don't care what they think
No, I won't let you control
No, I won't be what you want
And you can blame it on me
I don't care what you think

From the moment I saw you
I had never felt I could choose
It was always gonna be you
Even when they told me not to
You were all I wanted
But now you're gone and
What's good's a promise
If you're never really honest?

No, I won't dance anymore
No, I won't put on a show
And you can blame it on me
I don't care what they think
No, I won't let you control
No, I won't be what you want
And you can blame it on me
I don't care what you think

By the way, piece by piece
I found out my hero's me
By the way, piece by piece
I found out my hero's me

Happiness doesn't mean
Smilin' when it's your scene
You made sure to keep me small enough to keep me in between
Should I stay? Should I leave?
Could I ever compete
With the bar you set so high that you could never even reach?

No, I won't dance anymore
No, I won't put on a show
And you can blame it on me (you can blame it on me)
I don't care what they think (I don't care what they think)
No, I won't let you control
No, I won't be what you want
And you can blame it on me (you can blame it on me)
I don't care what you think (I don't care what you think)

By the way, piece by piece
I found out my hero's me
By the way, piece by piece
I found out my hero's me

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My Mistake

Must've been my mistake
Swore I heard you say 'til your dying day
You would love me always

Imagination's acting up again
You ripped out pages, then you spoiled the end
Fallin' into love, that ain't no excuse
Why'd it take a stranger to break the news?
I get no prize for bein' innocent

I'm waking up to cruel intentions
Feel like I'm comin' off a high
I've got the clearest recollection
Promises etched into my mind

Must've been my mistake
Swore I heard you say you'd be mine always (always)
Oh, but it must've been my mistake
Swore I heard you say 'til your dying day
You would love me always

Heard my name like music from your mouth
But just like smoke, you breathed me in and out
How long did you play with the fantasy?
I wonder 'bout the way you remember me
The night our home became just a house

I'm waking up to cruel intentions
Feel like I'm comin' off a high
I've got the clearest recollection
Promises etched into my mind

Must've been my mistake
Swore I heard you say you'd be mine always (always)
Oh, but it must've been my mistake
Swore I heard you say 'til your dying day
You would love me always
Oh, always, oh

So why don't you come say what you wanna say?
You hold her pretty close, but you're needin' space
But I won't make a scene, just call me crazy, baby

But it must've been my mistake
Swore I heard you say you'd be mine always
Oh, must've been my mistake
Swore I heard you say 'til your dying day
You would love me always
Always

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Red Flag Collector

Sure, you can have the towels
You can take my money
Drag my name 'round town
I don't mind, I changed it anyway
They say the worst parts of someone
Come out to play when shit goes wrong
So shit must hit the fan with you all day, hey

As you run your mouth, puff your chest
Play cowboy in the wild, wild west
I don't mind, you know best
Keep on ridin' 'til you can't say us
I learned the hard way about love
Sometimes it just isn't enough

But sure, you can have the towels (they're all yours)
Tell 'em all I'm crazy (loco)
What a nice cliché blaming me, I guess
Some things never change (bitch)
Finding out what went down
As soon as I wasn't around
Broke my heart, but hey, I'll be okay, hey

As you run your mouth, puff your chest
Play cowboy in the wild, wild west
I don't mind, you know best
Keep on ridin' 'til you can't say us
Did you know there's only one truth?
And in the end you have to live with what you do

(Ride, ride along)
(Far, far away)
(Ride, ride along)
(Far, far away)

So run your mouth, puff your chest
Play cowboy in the wild, wild west
I don't mind, take what's left
High road livin' is what I do best
So run your mouth, puff your chest
Play cowboy in the wild, wild west
I don't mind, take what's left
High road livin' is what I do best

(Ride, ride along)
What I do best
(Far, far away)
I learned my hard way about me
Red flag collector drownin' in your troubled seas

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I Hate Love

I hate love
It's a bitch sometimes
Mama, I'm sorry for using that word
But I only use it when it applies
I hate love
It's a cruel reminder
Even when I know it's bad for me
These memories fill my mind

Why do you smell so good?
You know I love that cologne
Why do I want what I shouldn't
Why can't I leave it alone?
Hangin' on to the good as I wipe the slate clean
I know I shouldn't, but you know, lately
I hate love
(I hate love) (hey, hey)

Beatin' my head against the wall
Little by little, you took it all
Love's no friend of mine
Countin' your blessings on my back
Livin' your best life, livin' fast
Love, you're out of time

I hate love (I hate love)
I hate love (I hate love)
I hate love (I hate love)
Ooh

I hate love
And "The Notebook" lied
"It's Complicated" is more like what happens
So you can keep Gosling and I'll take Steve Martin
I hate love
And all its shine
Not all that glitters is gold
And then sometimes love can leave you behind

Why does it hurt so much
When you know it's the right thing?
Why do I crave your touch?
Love is so damn blinding
Hangin' on to the good as I wipe the slate clean
I know I shouldn't, but you know, lately
I hate love
(I hate love) (hey, hey)

Beatin' my head against the wall (beatin' my head against the wall)
Little by little, you took it all
Love's no friend of mine
Countin' your blessings on my back (countin' your blessings on my back)
Livin' your best life, livin' fast
Love, you're out of time (time)

I hate love (I hate love)
I hate love (I hate love)
I hate love (I hate love)
Ooh
I hate love (I hate love)
I hate love (I hate love)
I hate love (I hate love)
Ooh

Nothin' left here but a mess
I played the fool, yes, I confess
I kinda did this to myself
Love, you won this round
Love, I'm on the ground
Love, I'm empty now
So I'm tappin' out

Beatin' my head against the wall
Little by little, you took it all
Love's no friend of mine
Countin' your blessings on my back (countin' your blessings on my back)
Livin' your best life, livin' fast
Love, you're out of time

I hate love (I hate love)
I hate love (I hate love)
I hate love (I hate love)
Ooh
I hate love (I hate love)
I hate love (I hate love)
I hate love (I hate love)
Ooh

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That Right

I ain't your little girl
You're confused and I've lost patience
Take your hurtful words
They won't stick and I won't chase them
I won't have your ghost
Ruinin' all my revelations
My heart matters most
Keep the money, I'll take freedom (hey)

You and I (you and I)
Really means whatever you want
Turns out I
Like to do things that you don't
That's right (that's right)
I like the ocean, that's right (that's right)
I sink my toes in, that's right (that's right)
The water's coming tonight
I'll let you go with the tide
That's right
That's right

I ain't no damsel, boy
Me standin' here wasn't by mistake
Keep your tame white horse
Away from all my wild mustings
I miss myself
It's been a while since I made time for me
Back on the shelf
But it's right where I wanna be (hey)

You and I (you and I)
Really means whatever you want (what you want)
Turns out I
Like to do things that you don't
That's right (that's right)
I like the ocean, that's right (that's right)
I sink my toes in, that's right (that's right)
The water's coming tonight
I'll let you go with the tide
That's right
That's right

I was blue too long inside
Truth is that I'm tired of tryin'
Divin' straight into goodbye
Found myself in ocean eyes
(That's right) (hey)

You and I (you and I)
Really means whatever you want (oh)
Turns out I
Like to do things that you don't
That's right (that's right)
I like the ocean, that's right (that's right)
I sink my toes in, that's right (that's right)
The water's coming tonight
I'll let you go with the tide
That's right
That's right
Oh, ooh
That's right
That's right