Is Anybody Listening?

Hold My Heart

Sara Bareilles

I never meant to be the one to let you down

If anything I thought I saw myself going first

I didn't know how to stick around

How to see anybody but me be getting hurt

I keep remembering the summer night

The conversation breaking up the mood

I didn't want to tell you you were right

Like a season changing, oh, I felt it too

Does anybody know how to hold my heart

How to hold my heart?

'Cause I don't want to let go, let go, let go too soon

I want to tell you so before the sun goes dark

How to hold my heart

'Cause I don't want to let go, let go, let go of you

I'm not the kind to try to tell you lies

But the truth is you've been hiding from it too

I see the end sneaking in behind your eyes

Saying things no words could ever do

Does anybody know how to hold my heart

How to hold my heart?

'Cause I don't want to let go, let go, let go too soon.

I want to tell you so before the sun goes dark

How to hold my heart

'Cause I don't want to let go, let go, let go of you.

Is anybody listening?

'Cause I'm crying out

Is anybody listening?

Does anybody know how to hold my heart

How to hold my heart?

'Cause I don't want to let go, let go, let go too soon

I want to tell you so before the sun goes dark

How to hold my heart

'Cause I don't want to let go, let go, let go of you

Does anybody know how to hold my heart

How to hold my heart?

'Cause I don't want to let go, let go, let go too soon

I want to tell you so before the sun goes dark

How to hold my heart

'Cause I don't want to let go, let go, let go

Don't want to let go, let go of you

I don't want to let go

I adore Sara Bareilles and am so excited for the release of her second album, Kaleidoscope Heart, on September 7. Her first single from the album is called "King of Anything" and I am absolutely obsessed with it. Both the song and the music video are absolutely incredible. I love the originality of the video, particularly the cutlery that is arranged to look like piano keys at the beginning. So brilliant. "Hold My Heart" is a second song off the upcoming album. Sara teamed up with Whole Foods to release the song on their blog. I get facebook updates about Sara so that is how I found out about this today. I have probably listened to it 20 times already. So in love with it. Not only does she have and incredible voice, but the instrumentation on her songs is absolutely brilliant. This song is certainly no exception. The opening bars won me over the first time I heard them. The lyrics are beautiful, as per usual. That is another thing I love about her music. Her lyrics are wonderfully poetic. If you have never heard her stuff then I suggest clicking on the links above, but also check out her debut album, Little Voice.

Anyway, I love the bridge in this song and it seemed appropriate to pair it with an image of the iconic British payphone boxes. Taken in Stratford-upon-Avon.