David's Quotes

• David: Music is such a powerful thing because it allows you to communicate with other people. To do that with so many people makes you feel really good.
• David: Syesha Mercado really is an amazing vocalist, and performer, and you know, so talented and it's so weird when she does one of the most unbelievable performances I've ever heard in my life and the judges are like, uh I don't know, and I'm like, Ok what is wrong with you, what's the problem, did you not just hear that? (laughs)
• David: It's always fun to have Carly [Smithson] and David Cook, and Michael Johns was a lot of fun to have around, it's sad he gone, and Ramiele [Malubay]. But, you know, it's just fun to have those big jokers. Carly and Cook are just really funny people. And then you have like Syesha who is really weird and crazy and, it's fun, they just make me laugh so hard I cry all the time.
• David: (about Idol school when Alaina and Alexandrea were voted off) It was really hard because we spent hours a day in a room to ourselves, getting really close. We all sit at one table. We bond.
• David: (his advice for future contestants) Remember to be yourself and remember throughout everything why you first wanted to do this.
• David: I [used to] go in my room and practice the songs I heard [American Idol]. I'd sing to myself in the mirror. I learned so much from watching, it's nuts. To actually be on the show is "way trippy."
• David: (when asked what he would change about himself) I wouldn't change anything. Even the minor things or problems are what influence who I am.
• David: It's fun to see the support that you get from your school and all your family, and friends, and stuff. It's really neat to see, you know, if they didn't know, so you can't tell them, so they're all like freaking out when they even found out I auditioned, cause I didn't even tell them, and they're all just like, "Why didn't you tell us?!", you know they're all mad at me. That's okay, cause I think they won't mind since they ecpecially saw me on the show, when they were always like, "You should be on that show!".
• David Archuleta: (about preparing for a performance) Before singing, I usually just kinda warm up, you know, just do a couple a verbal exercises, and say a prayer too. That's really helpful.
• David: I'm half-Honduran, and got to go to Honduras a few years ago with my family and see my mom's side of the family. I also sang at Carnaval there, a parade like Mardi Gras. It's also where my most embarrassing moment was.
• David: (about American Idol) I've definitely feel like there are things that can happen this year. And the show just opened so many doors for me and even if it's not winning American Idol, you know that's what I'm hoping for, but even more just hoping that I will be able to make a career.
• David: (about American Idol) The greatest thing that could come out of this is to launch my singing career. You know, being able to sing and become successful has always been my dream.
• David: I've had friends from California and stuff, and when they come to Utah, there like, "It's so freaky there, everyone's so nice and they'll say hi to you, even though they don't know who you are," and it's like "Yeah, people there are friendly." It's really cool.
• David: The best thing you can do to set yourself apart is just be yourself. If you're fake, you know people find out who you are later, it's like "Well that's not who we thought you were." Being yourself is where you feel most comfortable and people get, you know, they feel that connection the best. That's the best way to go. You always have to be yourself.
• David: (about song choices) It's always fun to take risks too with song choices and stuff, I usually try to pick a song that suits me. I'll think it through my head, its like, "Ok, well, does this song fit me?" Or you know, sometimes I'll want to take a risk with the song, you know it's a little different but I wanna show what I can do with it and you know, if I really like the song and it doesn't match me, I'll still maybe wanna try to make it my own and give it a shot.
• David: (about singing songs) If you don't connect with a song, then I don't see the point in singing it, but, you know, it at least has to be a fun song to sing and if it's fun to get into it too and it's a lot of fun to sing.
• David: You know, I like to smile a lot, like to hang out with my friends and you know, just like to do the normal things teenagers do, you know. I am normal, believe it or not, well I guess I have to second guess that. I guess I am pretty weird, but I am a teenager. I like to do the normal, every day things.
• David: (about whether it's intimdating being on American Idol) I haven't really thought about the other singers, you know, I've been more like "Ok, what am I going to be doing" you know. 'Cuz you have to think about how you're going to present yourself and want people, wanna show your stuff and who you are. And if you really worry about the other people, its like, well, you know, takes away who you are, you know showing your stuff and being yourself.
• David (about American Idol): This is such a big opportunity for us, you know. American Idol has made tons of dreams come true and to be able to have this opportunity finally is just awesome, you know. We're all just hoping that something will come out of this for our music and performing careers and to have this chance now, its really cool.
• David: You know, I've always doubted myself about my talent. I always thought everyone was kinda tone-deaf, and they're just trying to be nice to me 'coz I'm little.
• David: I was to sing at this charity event dinner thing and I lost my voice that night and in the middle of the song I just, I was struggling so bad and I just completely lost it and my mom came up and ran up and just grabbed the mike from me and finished the song for me and I was just like, "I want to die." I was so glad my mom was there, if she wasn't there I would have probably just ran away 'cuz that was just, I just felt horrible about that.
• David: The grossest thing I've ever eaten was this one fish soup my grandma made and I thought it was just disgusting. I couldn't keep it down first of all and it was just nasty and I don't remember anything good about it. It might have been healthy, but it's not worth that.
• David: The only job I ever had was over the summer when I was at Techiat Park Amphitheatre. That was a lot of fun just 'cuz you got to control the sounds. I got to work with some of my good friends, which was a lot of fun.
• David: My family has helped me with personally my dream by just always being there all the time, supporting me like all the way and just being good sports about it and I really appreciate that.
• David: Something that surprises a lot of people is usually the music I listen to just because it's so diverse and it would be like Hispanic music from my mom, you know I grew up listening to Hispanic music on my mom's side and then my dad listened to Jazz music and so I grew up with that and I just love Gospel music and you know, mostly I listen to Pop, and like Pop-Rock, but soulful music 'cuz it's just one of my favorites as well.
• David: I'm not really sure which American Idol contestant I would be compared to. I really liked how Elliott Yamin had a more soulful vibe to him and I can remember you know, like he'd sing… He sang I Don't Wanna Be by Gavin DeGraw and he just gave a lot of soul into that, I just thought that was really cool. And that's the kind of stuff I'd like to do you know. You know the pop music with a little soul into it, kinda' like John Mayer, you know he's awesome.
• David: One of my favorite performers is Michael Jackson just because you know, he's like the king of performing, he's amazing to watch and he has amazing songs, he's awesome.
• David: I wanna be the next American Idol because I just been loving music for so long. It's been-music's pretty much my life and just the power that's in music, it can do so much like it can change… It can change how I feel and just how everyone I'm singing to feels and how everyone just appreciates the music and stuff and uhmmm… being able to do that as a career is just a dream of mine and American Idol is the best opportunity for that to happen.
• David: If I don't become the next American Idol, I'm going to keep on singing 'cuz you know, that's why I'm here, I love to do it and I still wanna finish school 'cuz you know, that's pretty dang important, especially if this music stuff doesn't work out.
• David: When I found out that I made it to the top 24 it was just one of the best feelings I had ever had. It was like I was hired or something. It was just awesome because I just always wanted to be able to make it this far in the competition and now that I finally am able to, it's just an awesome feeling.
• David (when asked what other talents he has): I've taken a little piano and have written a few songs.
• David (when asked when he started to sing): Around the age of 7, and really started performing in front of people at 10.

David's Fun Fact

• He won three awards in 2009 Teens Choice Awards.
• Archuleta's first appearances on music ranking charts were with the three songs he performed in the American Idol finale; "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "In This Moment", and "Imagine", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week of June 7, 2008.
• Archuleta received his ticket to the Hollywood final auditions at the San Diego tryouts – held at Qualcomm Stadium at the end of July 2007 – with a performance of John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change" with judge Randy Jackson spontaneously joining in to sing the background "waiting" in the song.
• David is ranked #88 in AIM's "100 Celebs Under 25".
• His favorite song on his debut album is "You Can."
• David co-wrote two songs on self-titled album, "Don't Let Go" and "A Little Too Not Over You." The bonus tracks he wrote for the album are "Somebody Out There," "Falling" and "Works For Me."
• David's self-titled album debuted #2 on the Billboard 200. It's highest rank on iTunes was also #2.
• He has a youtube account.
• David is the youngest runner-up on American Idol.
• He describes himself as weird, spacey and happy.
• His debut single, Crush, was released on iTunes on August 12, 2008. Within 24 hours of its release, it reached #1 on the top 100 songs list.
• David is one of only two non winners on American Idol to never be in the bottom group. The other was Clay Aiken in Season 2.
• He used to do cross country.
• David can speak both English and Spanish.
• Natasha Bedingfield was a fan of David's on American Idol.
• David's record label is JIVE Records.
• He was in a Guitar Hero commercial, which premiered during the American Idol Season 7 finale.
• The governor of Utah declared May 9th, 2008 as "David Archuleta Day."
• He is left-handed.
• David likes to shop at Pac Sun, Black Chandalier and thrift stores.
• David has been nicknamed "Archie" by the American Idol (Season 7) crew, a take-off on his last name and a reference to the comic book character, Archibald "Archie" Andrews.
• He is currently the only student standing at "American Idol school", which is daily tutoring for contestants under 18. Alexandrea Lushington and Alaina Whitaker were his classmates, but they were already eliminated.
• David first started watching American Idol in it's first season in 2002. He says that the people in that season were very inspirational, especially Tamyra Gray.
• Being who he is and loving what he's doing is what gives him the edge in the competition of American Idol.
• Some of his greatest memories are being with his family and having a great time.
• He draws inspiration from his faith and his family.
• The first concert he has ever attended was when he went to a medal ceremony of the Olympics and *NSYNC performed at it.
• Likes:
  Being Outside, playing Guitar Hero and Broadway musicals.
• David's single Imagine reached #1 on iTunes' chart, while Shop Around reached 8th (both songs he performed on American Idol).
• He went to the premiere of Horton Hears a Who with the other "Idol" contestants in Los Angeles in March 2008. He met the stars of the movie there, such as Jim Carrey and Steve Carell.
• If he had 24 hours to do whatever he wants, he would go to Disney World with his family or spend quality time with them.
• The person he would really like to meet is Stevie Wonder.
• One of his nicknames is "Lettuce Boy."
• If given the chance, he would not change one single thing about himself.
• David says his toughest obstacle in life was believing that he could really be successful in a singing career.
• He likes all of the judges on American Idol because of their personalities and their different opinions.
• David is great friends with Alexandrea Lushington, and when she got voted off of American Idol, it brought him to tears.
• If he couldn't sing, he would like to be able to play the guitar and become a better songwriter.
• His lucky charm is a rubber band that his friends gave him, so he doesn't forget that they always have his back.
• He wants to sing at one of the Olympics when as gets older.
• David's height is 5'6 1/2" (1.69m).
• He once performed for surviving 9/11 firefighters. He sang "I Will Always Love You."
• He got a 4.0 grade point average during his sophomore year in high school.
• He says his friends would be surprised that he owns Kirk Franklin albums.
• David is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• David once competed against Alexandrea Lushington, another contestant in season 7 of American Idol on the show Star Search.
• To battle nerves, David says a prayer before a performance and tries to shake it off.
• The thing he loves most about Utah is the people there.
• David is a Mormon.
• When David started on Star Search, he already started showing symptoms of bronchitis, which would later lead to his vocal paralysis when he reached the age of 13 and 14. One of his vocal chords was paralyzed and underdeveloped. The doctors said he can have surgery, but it was very risky. He didn't want to take the risk because he wanted to sing. He was actually supposed to record a CD after Star Search because of his big success there, but wasn't able to due to his vocal paralysis.
• David once performed on the Jenny Jones show. He sang "And I Am Telling You" by Jennifer Holliday.
• On the finals of the 2nd Season of Star Search, David scored a perfect 20 points from all three judges.
• David attended Murray High School in Murray, Utah and attended there for both his sophmore and junior year. He sang in his school choir.
• He has taken formal singing training since he was 12 years old, but only every now and then from his vocal coach, Dean Kaelin.
• His musical influences are Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Kirk Franklin and Bryan Adams.
• He auditioned for American Idol in San Diego, California.
• List of Songs Sung on Star Search:
  Preliminary Round - Who's Lovin' You by The Temptations
  Semifinals - Fallin' by Alicia Keys
  Finals - You're All I Need to Get By by Marvin Gaye
  Battle of the Champions - I Surrender by Celine Dion
• At the age of 10, he participated in the Utah Talent Competition, his first ever competition wherein he sang I Will Always Love You, his first ever song sung on stage, receiving a standing ovation.
• At the age of six, he memorized a number of songs from the Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert with the corresponding English and Cockney accents.
• Although he was born in Miami, Florida, David and his family moved around in Florida for most of his early life, but finally moved to Salt Lake City, Utah on February 1997 where he currently resides, specifically in a city named Murray.
• Favorites:
  Subjects in School:English, Spanish and Choir
  Computer Games: Neopets, Zoo Tycoon and Roller Coaster Tycoon
  Gamecube Games: Mario Party 4, Gauntlet, and Super Smash Bros.
  TV Show: American Idol
  Movies: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, The Dark Knight, Rat Race and Finding Nemo
  Actors: Robin Williams and Jim Carrey
  Animated Characters: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Donald Duck
  Band: Destiny's Child
  Songs: And I'm Telling You, Who's Loving You and Complicated by Avril Lavigne
  Album: His Kirk Franklin ones
  Sports Team: Utah Jazz
  Cereal: Honey Nut Cheerios
  Fruits: Orange, banana and apple
  Candy Bar: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
  Beverages: Water
  Sport: Street hockey and Basketball
  Color: Purple, Citrus Green and Yellow
  Quote: "You'll never be lonely if you learn to befriend yourself."
  Male singers: Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Bryan Adams, John Mayer and Kirk Franklin.
  Female Singers: Natasha Bedingfield, Sara Bareilles, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Jordin Sparks.
  American Idol Contestant: Elliott Yamin and Tamyra Gray
  Performer: Michael Jackson
  Food: Thai Food, Pizza and Lettuce
  American Idol Moment: Tamyra Gray's performance of And I Am Telling You, I'm Not Going. He says it was amazing.
  Books: Harry Potter series, Animal books, and Fact Books
  Vacation: Florida
  Holiday: Christmas
  Theme Park: Disney World
  Exercise: Running
• David's American Idol audition number is 11394.
• David sang for contestants in Season 1 of American Idol. He sang And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going by Jennifer Holliday. One of those contestants just happened to be Kelly Clarkson.
• List of Songs Sung on American Idol
  Audition - Waiting on the World to Change by John Mayer
  Hollywood Week - Crazy by Gnarls Barkley
  Top 50 - Heaven by Bryan Adams
  Top 24 - Shop Around by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
  Top 20 - Imagine by John Lennon
  Top 16 - Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins
  Top 12 - We Can Work It Out by The Beatles
  Top 11 - The Long and Winding Road by The Beatles
  Top 10 - You're the Voice by David Foster and Jeff Pescetto
  Top 9 - Smoky Mountain Memories by Dolly Parton
  Top 8 - Angels by Robbie Williams
  Top 7 - When You Believe by Mariah Carey
  Top 6 - Think of Me by Andrew Lloyd Webber
  Top 5 - Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond
  Top 5 - America by Neil Diamond
  Top 4 - Stand By Me by Ben E. King
  Top 4 - Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley
  Top 3 - And So It Goes by Billy Joel (Paula's Choice)
  Top 3 - With You by Chris Brown (David's Choice)
  Top 3 - Longer by Dan Fogelberg (Producer's Choice)
  Finale - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me by Elton John
  Finale - In This Moment by Ryan Gilmore
  Finale - Imagine by John Lennon
• David can play the piano and write songs.
• David has a fan group called "The Arch Angels" and another one called "The Archies."
• He has one brother and three sisters, who are Claudia, Daniel, Jazzy and Amber. His dad, Jeff is a jazz trumpet player and his mom, Lupe sings pop music in both English and Spanish and is from Honduras.
• David used to have two cats. Their names were Cloudy and Midnight. He also has a poodle named Teddy and a goldfish named Conditioner.

The Other Side Of Down (Music Video)

Something 'Bout Love (Music Video)

Crush (Music Video)

A Little Too Not Over You (Music Video)

Good Place (Music Video)

Falling Stars (Mucis Video)

My Kind Of Perfect (Music Video)

David Archuleta Biography

David James Archuleta (born December 28, 1990) is a Honduran-American singer-songwriter. At ten years old he won the children’s division of the Utah Talent Competition leading to other television singing appearances. At twelve, he became the Junior Vocal Champion on Star Search 2. In 2007, at sixteen years old, he became one of the youngest finalists on the 7th season of American Idol. In May 2008 he finished as the runner-up, receiving 44 percent of over 97 million votes.

In August 2008 Archuleta released “Crush”, the first single from his self-titled debut album.The album, released in November 2008, debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart; as of January 2009 it had sold over 600,000 copies in the United States.

Early Life

David Archuleta was born in Miami, Florida, to Jeff Archuleta and Lupe Marie Mayorga, a salsa singer and dancer from Honduras. Archuleta has four siblings, Claudia, Daniel, Jazzy and Amber. Archuleta’s family moved to the Salt Lake Valley, to the city of Sandy, Utah, when Archuleta was six. He currently lives in Murray, Utah where he attended Murray High School. Archuleta is a member of the Boy Scouts of America.
Archuleta started singing at age six, inspired by a Les Misérables video. “That musical is what started all of this,” he said. He started performing publicly at age ten when he participated in the Utah Talent Competition singing “I Will Always Love You” by Dolly Parton; he received a standing ovation and won the Child Division.

Archuleta was inspired by watching both Tamyra Gray and Kelly Clarkson to “see what performing and really getting into a song was like” during the beginning weeks of the premiere season of American Idol. He later made his television debut, at eleven years old, singing “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” on The Jenny Jones Show show for talented kids across America alongside season one finalist A.J. Gil. Through A.J. Gil he was able to meet and sing for Gray who had sung the song on American Idol as well as Clarkson (that year’s winner) and Justin Guarini (the runner up).

Musical Influences

Archuleta’s mother is from Honduras, and much of the music he listened to as a child was Latin-influenced including watching his mom sing at events with her sisters. She also “was big on dancing” according to Archuleta, and would “make” him dance to traditional music with his older sister. He also listened to jazz music, he said, from his father’s collection as well as gospel, pop, rock and “soulful music.” In a later interview, he revealed that his father was a jazz musician. Archuleta also said he enjoys Broadway musicals.

On his American Idol “Fast Facts” page, Archuleta cited his musical influences as Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Kirk Franklin and Bryan Adams. When he listed his top pop music artists, he cited Natasha Bedingfield, Natalie Cole, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Bryan Adams, Kirk Franklin, and Robbie Williams. Like Elliott Yamin and another singer he admires, John Mayer, Archuleta tries to infuse his pop selections with a soulful vibe. In a Seventeen interview he cites Sara Bareilles as a clever singer-songwriter he looks up to.

Star Search

In 2003, at age twelve, David Archuleta sang on several episodes of the television show Star Search. He ended up as the Junior Vocal Champion on Star Search 2. On one episode, he sang against then-11-year-old Alexandréa Lushington, who became a “top 20″ semi-finalist on American Idol alongside Archuleta. Around the second year of being on Star Search he started focusing on the lyrics, “I didn’t even pay attention to the lyrics when I was 12, 13″.

Archuleta’s competing on Star Search led to appearances on CBS’ The Early Show, and meeting the finalists from American Idol’s first season, for whom he performed a spontaneous a cappella rendition of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” from Dreamgirls, and received enthusiastic praise from Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson. The year after Star Search he found out he had partial vocal paralysis but declined risky surgery and has said he feels he is almost fully recovered. He limited his singing for specific occasions like Stadium of Fire, the Independence Day celebration at Brigham Young University Stadium.

Archuleta made initial attempts at songwriting and arranging music after his Star Search experience and had written at least three songs. His first singles in 2002 included “Dream Sky High” and “Don’t Tell Me”.

American Idol

David Archuleta won his ticket to the Hollywood final auditions at the San Diego tryouts – held at Qualcomm Stadium at the end of July 2007 – with a performance of John Mayer’s “Waiting on the World to Change” with judge Randy Jackson spontaneously joining in to sing the background “waiting” in the song.) He was 16 during the Hollywood auditions (where his renditions of Bryan Adams’ “Heaven” and Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy” were well-received by the judges) and attended school while a part of American Idol’s seventh season. His parents were there because he was a minor. Archuleta also took advantage of the decision to allow contestants to play musical instruments when he accompanied himself on piano for his performances of “Crazy”, “Another Day in Paradise”, and “Angels.”

A Los Angeles Times article speculated that Archuleta avoided singing the first verse of “Imagine“: because “of his religion (Mormonism), he’s unlikely to espouse the song’s agnostic ideal . . . with the line about ‘no religion too.’” Archuleta did, however, sing the entire song on Good Things Utah when he was 13. During his first performance of “Imagine” on American Idol, when asked by judge Randy Jackson why he didn’t sing the first verse, Archuleta said the third verse was his favorite because it has “a great message.”

After his performance of “We Can Work It Out“, which judge Simon Cowell called “a mess”, Entertainment Tonight reported that Archuleta was feeling pressure from his father, Jeff Archuleta, who “reportedly yelled at” his son after a recording session the previous night.

American Idol Part 2

Jeff Archuleta, in an interview with Us Magazine, denied the claim. A May 2008 Associated Press article erroneously reported that Jeff Archuleta had his son add a lyric from the Sean Kingston song “Beautiful Girls” into a rendition of “Stand by Me” (from which “Beautiful Girls” samples its bass line), increasing the costs for licensing, and that this had resulted in Jeff Archuleta being banned from American Idol backstage rehearsals. David defended his father calling him “a great guy” who keeps him grounded.

During the Top 7 results show, the contestants were split into two groups. In one group was Syesha Mercado, Brooke White, and Kristy Lee Cook. In the other group was David Cook, Carly Smithson, and Jason Castro. Archuleta was the only one not sorted into a group. He was declared safe after the groups were formed, then was asked to choose the group he thought was safe. He refused, and sat down on the floor of the stage, much like Melinda Doolittle had done the previous season.

In the finale he sang “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me“, “In This Moment” and “Imagine“. Judge Simon Cowell declared that Archuleta won the evening and even David Cook, who ultimately won, thought Archuleta would win: “I have to concede it, the kid came out all three songs and nailed it”, said Cook. In the final tally, Archuleta received 44 percent of the votes. During the finale show, identical commercials featuring Archuleta and fellow finalist Cook mimicked the Tom Cruise scene from Risky Business where he dances in his underwear playing an air guitar; they were promoting the game franchise Guitar Hero.

Fans

Fans dub themselves “Arch Angels” or “Archies.” With his “cult-like appeal” nurtured by his work on American Idol, Archuleta has attracted a wide demographic of fans including teenage girls. Archuleta was labeled the front-runner after the first few weeks of performances by both the judges and the media because of his “pure, pop voice”, which helped him build a large fan base during the competition. Billboard magazine’s Fred Bronson notes “David fills a spot where there’s a void. He has innocence and humility.” Los Angeles Times’ Richard Rushfield noted that the “tween/teen girl hysteria” has only increased. Rushfield commented on some of the girls who were standing in the front of the audience: “An hour after the show, they were still shaking, sobbing and screeching about their encounter with the Chosen One [Archuleta].”

Post-Idol Career

In June 2008, Archuleta signed with Jive Records. His self-titled album, David Archuleta, was released on November 11th 2008. Archuleta’s first single “Crush” was released on August 1, 2008 on Z100, a New York radio station. On August 12 “Crush” became available on iTunes. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, beaten only by Rihanna’s “Disturbia.” It was the best chart debut in more than 18 months. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the track sold 166,000 downloads in the first week in the United States. It has sold more than 1.5 million digital copies in the US.

The three songs he performed in the American Idol finale; “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”, “In This Moment”, and “Imagine”, debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week of June 7, 2008. “Imagine” entered at #36 (giving Archuleta his first top forty hit), “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” at #58, and “In This Moment” entered at #60. That same week he landed three songs on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, where his versions of “Longer”, “Think of Me”, and “Angels” debuted at #15, #19, and #24 respectively. In July 2008 So You Think You Can Dance, a dance competition reality show, Archuleta’s cover of “Imagine” by John Lennon was the featured music for contestants Katee Shean and William Wingfield with their pas de deux performance.

Post-Idol Career Part 2

Along with American Idol winner David Cook, Archuleta placed second on Forbes’ list of “Breakout Stars of 2008″. The two co-presented an award at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards in August 2008. Archuleta also received the Teen Choice Award surfboard for “Most Fanatic Fans”.

Since the release of his debut album, Archuleta has released 3 new songs: Let’s Talk About Love (The Build-A-Bear theme song), Save the Day, and Zero Gravity.

On February 18, 2009, it was announced that Archuleta would be touring the United Kingdom supporting English band McFly on their upcoming “Up Close…And This Time It’s Personal” tour. The tour began on April 21, 2009 and continued throughout April and May.

Archuleta released a memoir titled Chords of Strength: A Memoir of Soul, Song, and the Power of Perseverance, a “reference to the partial vocal paralysis he suffered in 2004 but has now fully recovered from”, on June 1. He went on a book signing tour beginning in Ridgewood, New Jersey.

Archuleta came back to the Idol stage on April 7, 2010 on the show’s ninth season and performed Imagine by John Lennon, which he had performed previously when he was a contestant on American Idol. After his performance, he mentioned that he was working on his third studio album.

Acting Debut

David Archuleta made a cameo appearance as himself for his acting debut on Nickelodeon’s show iCarly titled “iRocked the Vote“. The television sitcom is centered around Miranda Cosgrove who is also a teenage singer and also has music singles charting at the time. “iRocked the Vote” has Archuleta as a contestant on an Idol-style show called America Sings; the episode aired on February 7, 2009. He also appeared as himself on an episode of Hannah Montana – May 3rd 2009 (Season 3, Episode 14) – titled “Promma Mia.”

2010 Present : Something 'Bout Love, The Other Side of Down

In an interview with AOL’s Something Pitchy, Archuleta revealed that the release of his next album is planned for Fall 2010 (he did mention a late September release, but then went back to the Fall). On June 24, 2010 Jive Records announced that his new single would be released on DavidArchuleta.com on July 13, and iTunes on July 20. However, on June 30, 2010 the full version of “Something ‘Bout Love” became available to play on his website. His new album The Other Side of Down is scheduled to be released on October 5, 2010.

The Other Side Of Down

Down down, down down, down down (down down)
Here I am with all these questions hanging from my ceiling low
One by one they all keep telling me “I told you so”
Everywhere I turn I see red lights flashing over my head
Oh no, oh no, oh no

In a whirlwind spinning, yeah, somehow it knocked me off my feet
But I know better than to let it get the best of me
I could give up, I could stay stuck, I could move on
So I put one foot front of the other
No no no nothing’s gonna break my stride
I keep climbing, gonna keep fighting
Until I make it to the other side of down, down, down

Whoa oh oh down
(Down, down, down, down)
In the sky I’m standing under all I see is endless rain
I think I spot a silver lining hiding in the gray
I might get tossed around but I’m always bouncing back
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh

I could give up, I could stay stuck, or I could move on
So I put one foot front of the other
No no no nothing’s gonna break my stride
I keep climbing, gonna keep fighting
Until I make it to the other side of down, down, down

Whoa oh oh down
Down, down, down, whoa oh oh down
On the other other side of down
It keeps calling me
Where I wanna be
On the other side of down

It keeps calling me
Where I wanna be, where I wanna be
Oh I put one foot front of the other
No no no nothing’s gonna break my stride
I keep climbing, gonna keep fighting
Until I make it to the other side of down, down, down

Whoa oh oh down
Down, down, down whoa oh oh down
Oh, down, down
Oh, down, down
The other side of down, down
The other side of down… (repeat until fade)

Something 'Bout Love

Every night it’s all the same
You’re frozen by the phone, you wait
Something’s changed
You blame yourself every day, you’d do it again
Every night…

There’s something ’bout love that breaks your heart
Woah, oh, oh, oh
It sets you free
There’s something ’bout love that tears you up
Woah, oh, oh, oh
You still believe

When the world falls down like rain
It’ll bring you to your knees
Something ’bout love that breaks your heart
Woah, oh, oh, oh
But don’t give up
There’s something ’bout love

When you were young
Scared in the night
Waiting for love to come along
And make it right
Your day will come

The past is gone
So take your time
Live and let live
There’s something ’bout love that breaks your heart
Woah, oh, oh, oh
It sets you free

There’s something ’bout love that tears you up
Woah, oh, oh, oh
You still believe
When the world falls down like rain
It’ll bring you to your knees

Something ’bout love that breaks your heart
Woah, oh, oh, oh
But don’t give up
There’s something ’bout love
Don’t fight
Don’t hide those stars in your eyes

Let ‘em shine tonight
Let ‘em shine tonight
Hang on
Hang in for the ride of your life
It’s gonna be alright
Hold on tight

There’s something ’bout love that breaks your heart
Woah, oh, oh, oh
There’s something ’bout love that breaks your heart
Woah, oh, oh, oh
It sets you free

There’s something ’bout love that tears you up
Woah, oh, oh, oh
You still believe
When the world falls down like rain
It’ll bring you to your knees

There’s something ’bout love that breaks your heart
Woah, oh, oh, oh
But don’t give up
There’s something ’bout love
Woah, oh, oh, oh
It sets you free

There’s somethin’ ’bout love that tears you up
Woah, oh, oh, oh
You still believe

When the world falls down like rain
It’ll bring you to your knees
There’s somethin’ ’bout love

Elevator

Whoa-oh-oh-oh
I had a dream last night
I didn’t know which floor to get off on, aye yeah
The doors they opened on, 4 and 5 and 6
And you were gone, all gone
I didn’t understand, I didn’t want to know
At least I took a chance
I had to let it go

Elevator goes up
Elevator come down
And you just go with the flow
‘Til your feet are back on the ground
It’s an endless ride
Sometimes it takes awhile
Sometimes it tears you down inside
But it’s the butterflies

That keep you feeling so alive, so alive
You gotta get back that high
And in my dream last night
The doors they finally shut
And I was there, somewhere

Alone in my reality inside an empty box that’s filled with air
I don’t care, noooo
Next time I’ll get it right
Next time I’ll be OK
I’ll have a different dream tonight
Tomorrow’s another day

Elevator goes up
Elevator come down
And you just go with the flow
‘Til your feet are back on the ground
It’s an endless ride
Sometimes it takes awhile

Sometimes it tears you down inside
But it’s the butterflies
That keep you feeling so alive, so alive
You gotta get back that high
You’ll never know what you’re gonna get
What you don’t expect

Can come and find you
If you laugh or cry, you run and hide
But it’s all right
Elevator goes up
Elevator come down

And you just go with the flow
‘Til your feet are back on the ground
It’s an endless ride
Sometimes it takes awhile
Sometimes it tears you down inside
But it’s the butterflies
That keep you feeling so alive, so alive
You gotta get back that high
Elevator goes up

Elevator come down
And you just go with the flow
‘Til your feet are back on the ground
It’s an endless ride

Sometimes it takes awhile
Sometimes it tears you down inside
But it’s the butterflies
That keep you feeling so alive, so alive
You gotta get back that high

Stomping The Roses

Wasting time just going mindless
Watching your charades
When you were younger did it occur to you
Ten years from then you’d act the same age
I cannot carry on this way
Although I’ve carried all your every little thing

Carry me away
Did you feel like stomping the roses
Smashing out all the feeling inside of them
It’s bad business
The way you’re stomping the roses
I was flipping channels on my television
And it made me feel unwell

One of those complicated soap operas
I almost felt like I was watching myself
I cannot carry on this way
Although I’ve carried all your every little thing
Carry me away

Did you feel like stomping the roses
Smashing out all the feeling inside of them
It’s bad business
The way you’re stomping the roses
Everyone knows it

I know, I know, I know, I know it’s over
And I know, I know, I know
I’ve always been your token nice guy
I know that you rule your whole world
Thought I could live in it
But I just can’t

You know you’re stomping the roses
Smashing out all the feeling inside of them
It’s bad business
The way you’re stomping the roses
Everyone knows it
Stomping the roses

Smashing out all the feeling inside of them
It’s bad business
The way you’re stomping the roses
Stomping and stomping yeah
Take it easy, yeah

Who I Am

Been two hours in a taxi cab
I’m just driving around and I’m running a tab
But it doesn’t really matter, no I’m not getting mad
It’s ok cause I know where I’m going
Out the window everybody’s on the phone
All the lights are on and they’re all in the zone
Gotta take a step back from my new ringtone
I don’t care if Jeff Fenster is calling
Days like these

It’s hard to breathe
I’m gonna take this moment that I’m in right now
Stop the craziness some how
Leave it all behind me
And no one’s gonna find me

I got nothing to win and I got nothing to lose
Just trying to walk in my own two shoes
Gotta take a time out
It’s time for me to find out who I am
Oh oh ohoh, Oh oh ohoh oh, Oh oh ohoh
Who I am

The windshield looks like a movie screen
And the world outside is a big machine
And it moves so fast I can barely think
That’s ok cause I know what I’m doing
Days like these
It’s hard to breathe

I’m gonna take this moment that I’m in right now
Stop the craziness some how
Leave it all behind me
And no one’s gonna find me
I got nothing to win and I got nothing to lose
Just trying to walk in my own two shoes
Gotta take a time out

It’s time for me to find out who I am
Oh oh ohoh, Oh oh ohoh oh, Oh oh ohoh
Sometimes
You just know
When to hold on
When to let go

I’m gonna take this moment that I’m in right now
Stop this craziness some how
Leave it all behind me
And no one’s gonna find me
I got nothing to win and I got nothing to lose
Just trying to walk in my own two shoes

Gotta take a time out
It’s time for me to find out who I am
I got nothing to win and I got nothing to lose
Just trying to walk in my own two shoes
Gotta take a time out
Time for me to find out who I am

Falling Stars

When you forget me
When you don’t remember my name
Not even a memory
Somewhere in the back of your brain
I won’t be offended

‘Cause I always knew that the day would come,
When I’m not enough to make you stay
You tell me it’s not possible, no way that we could break
But nothing is illogical, believe me
Like falling stars over your head

We were bound to burn out, but like crashing cars
I’ll never get over you, never over you
‘Cause you are so beautiful, yeah
The world is turning
And time keeps on lingering on
The sun will be burning

Eventually you will be gone
I’ll always love you
Oh, believe it or not
But baby, that’s not enough to,
Not enough to stop these…

Falling stars over your head
We were bound to burn out, but like crashing cars
I’ll never get over you, never over you
‘Cause you are so beautiful, yeah
When it’s all said and done
I’ll be just a speck in the galaxy

Floating far away by gravity
Tell me it’s not possible, no way that we could break
Like falling stars
Like crashing cars
Like falling stars over your head
We were bound to burn out, just like crashing cars
I’ll never get over you, never over you

‘Cause you are so beautiful
You are so beautiful, yeah

Parachutes And Airplanes

There’s something crazy about this day
Like I’m walking on a trampoline
I couldn’t get much higher
So if I ask you, would you stay
‘Cause you remind me of a

Ballerina dancing on a wire
And I don’t ever want to say goodbye
I just want to steal this moment
Right away from time
What do you say when you can’t look down
When you feel like you’re ten feet off the ground
What do you do when you’re on the edge

Now you’re here and you got me thinking ’bout
Parachutes and airplanes
Thinking about
Parachutes and airplanes
We’ll never hit the ground, ground, ground, ground

The world’s a thousand shades of blue
Like we’re here in the kaleidoscope
Don’t want it to be over
But everything that’s in my mind
Is here right in front of my eyes

And you’re the one who got me here
And I don’t ever want to say goodbye
I just want to steal this moment
Right away from time

What do you say when you can’t look down
When you feel like you’re ten feet off the ground
What do you do when you’re on the edge
Now you’re here and you got me thinking ’bout
Parachutes and airplanes
Thinking about

Parachutes and airplanes
We’ll never hit the ground
‘Cause life gets hard sometimes
And I just need a place to get away
So turn the world around
I’m never coming down

‘Cause I don’t ever wanna hit the, wanna hit the ground
Ground, ground
I don’t wanna hit the ground
I don’t wanna hit the ground
What do you say when you can’t look down
When you feel like you’re ten feet off the ground
What do you do when you’re on the edge

Now you’re here and you got me thinking ’bout
Parachutes and airplanes
Thinking about
Parachutes and airplanes
Yeah, yeah

What do you say when you can’t look down
When you feel like you’re ten feet off the ground
What do you do when you’re on the edge
Now you’re here and you got me thinking ’bout
Parachutes and airplanes

Thinking about
Parachutes and airplanes
We’ll never hit the ground, ground, ground, ground
Never hit the ground, ground, ground, ground

Look Around

Keep on running and you’ll never get to feel the moment
It’s like you’re sleeping ’cause you don’t think the time to take it in
Like a trainwreck you’re on a mission
Tunnel vision got you blinded
Better slow down before you lose ground
It’ll happen anyway

Paint it over if your world is gray
When you close your eyes to see the view
You miss everything surrounding you
Stop and just look around
Get up and look around
Get up and look around
Get up and look around

You can build your life right on air
What you need will always be there
Stop and just look around
Get up and look around
Get up and look around
Get up and look around you
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Look around, look around

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Look around, look around
Shut the window tighter but it’s raining on the inside
Do you realize you’re getting nowhere
That it’s all laid out for you
Cut the ribbon if it starts to fray

When you close your eyes to see the view
You miss everything surrounding you
Stop and just look around
Get up and look around
Get up and look around
Get up and look around

You can build your life right on air
What you need will always be there
Stop and just look around
Get up and look around
Get up and look around
Get up and look around you
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Look around, look around
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh

Look around, look around
You found a loophole that you fell in
Now you’re treading water
You gotta see the hand for it pull you out
When you close your eyes to see the view
You miss everything surrounding you

Stop and just look around
Get up and look around
Get up and look around
Get up and look around
You can build your life right on air
What you need will always be there

Stop and just look around
Get up and look around
Get up and look around
Get up and look around you
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Look around, look around

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Look around, look around
Look around

Good Place

I don’t know what I’m doing here
How I landed in this space, but it’s a good place (but it’s a good place)
And I don’t wanna mess it up
Make mistakes or say too much
‘Cause it’s a good place (’cause it’s a good place)

You find it
You hold it
You feel its grace
These are words I wanna say
Every hour of every day

These are words that say how good it feels to be here with you today
I hope it’s not too late
(I hope it’s not too late)
I hope it’s not too late
I’ve been silent up ’til now
I’ve been going with the flow
Wherever that goes

But something’s screaming out inside
Makes me want to close my eyes
And hear the echo
You find it
You know it
Don’t make it wait

‘Cause these are words I wanna say
Every hour of every day
These are words that say how good it feels to be here with you today
I hope it’s not too late
‘Cause I don’t wanna waste another summer (another summer)
I don’t wanna wait until I fall (until I fall)
I could be a memory tomorrow (memory tomorrow)

I could be nothing at all, yeah
I don’t know what I’m doing here
How I landed in this space
But it’s a good place
These are words I wanna to say
Every hour of every day

These are words that say how good it feels to be here with you today
I hope it’s not too late, oh, yeah
I hope it’s not too late

Complain

Yeah yeah yeah
How many times have you said
“If I just had one more dollar in my pocket”
Know that I’ve felt the same
How many times have you dreamed
That you could pack up and leave?

Just run away from a trouble
Baby, I can’t complain
‘Cause I don’t always get everything I want
It doesn’t turn out just the way I thought it all should be
Baby, I can’t complain
 
No more wasting my time looking in the mirror
Wishing my life was a little bit clearer, no way
Baby, I can’t complain
No way, no way, no way
Baby, I can’t complain
Have you ever believed that’s it’s just not your day?

Like the world is against you
You know, we’ve all felt that way
So far away from my home and everything that I love
But as long as I’m breathing
Baby, I can’t complain

‘Cause I don’t always get everything I want
It doesn’t turn out just the way I thought it all should be
Baby, I can’t complain
No more wasting my time looking in the mirror
Wishing my life was a little bit clearer, no way

Baby, I can’t complain
No way, no way, no way
Baby, I can’t complain
No way, no way, no way
Any time, any minute now
We could fall, it could all crash down
But I’m not gonna ever live that way
No way

‘Cause I don’t always get everything I want
It doesn’t turn out just the way I thought it all should be
Baby, I can’t complain
No more wasting my time looking in the mirror
Wishing my life was a little bit clearer, no way

Baby, I can’t complain
No way, no way, no way
Baby, I can’t complain
No way, no way, no way
Baby, I can’t complain

Things Are Gonna Get Better

Everybody’s got a time in their life
When everything hurts and nothing’s right
But you gotta walk on
Yeah, you gotta walk on

Everybody’s got a piece of their heart
That’s been stepped on and torn apart
But you gotta be strong
Yeah, you gotta walk on

‘Cause I know it’s hard to have the strength
And sometimes you can’t get through the day
But things just float on by like the river in the night
But I know things are gonna get better

And I know things are gonna be fine
And I know life is gonna get better
Standing here together, yeah we’re gonna be fine
Everybody’s got that one regret
No matter how they try they can’t forget

But you gotta move on, yeah you gotta move on
Everybody’s got someone they’ve lost
And they can’t believe they’re really gone
But you gotta live on, yeah you gotta live on
‘Cause I know it’s hard to have the strength
And sometimes all you feel is pain

But time keeps floating by on the river in the night
But I know things are gonna get better
I know things are gonna be fine
And I know life is gonna get better
Standing here together, yeah we’re gonna be fine

I’ve been shown hope
We see it in your eyes
So take me, touch me
‘Cause with a little bit of love we can win the fight

With a little bit of love we can see the light
With a little bit of love it’ll be alright
I know things are gonna get better
And I know things are gonna be fine
I know life is gonna get better

Standing here together, yeah we’re gonna be fine
Walk, walk, walk on by
And keep, keep, keep walking on
Keep, keep, keep walking on

My Kind Of Perfect

I was thinking about you
I drew a little picture
But some things you can’t put on paper
Like you like shooting stars;
Or write songs on guitar

Got more things to do than stare at a mirror
And I know, I know she’s gotta be out there, out there
I know, I know, she’s gotta be
Maybe I’m wrong, maybe I’m right
Maybe I just let you walk by
What can I say?

Maybe I’ve known you all my life
Is she the one, is it today?
Will I turn the corner, see my future in a beautiful face?
Maybe…

She’s anything but typical; a sweet surprise
No matter what she’s looking at the bright side
It’s gonna be worth it, ’cause that’s what love is
I’ll keep searching for my kind of perfect
And I know, I know she’s gotta be out there, out there
I know, I know, she’s gotta be

Maybe I’m wrong, maybe I’m right
Maybe I just let you walk by
What can I say?
Maybe I’ve known you all my life
Is she the one, is it today?
Will I turn the corner, see my future in a beautiful face?
Maybe…

They say give it time
Give it time and it will fall in line but
I keep wondering how and when
And why I haven’t met you
But maybe I’m wrong, maybe I’m right
Ooh oh oh

Is she the one, is it today?
Will I turn the corner, see my future in a beautiful face?
Maybe I’m wrong, maybe I’m right
Maybe I just let you walk by
What can I say?

Maybe I’ve known you all my life
Is she the one, is it today?
Will I turn the corner, see my future in a beautiful face?
Maybe...

Oh, maybe, yeah
La la da la da la da, whoa oh
I’ll keep searching for my kind of perfect

Crush

I hung up the phone tonight, something happened for
the first time, deep inside
It was a rush, what a rush
Cause the possibility that you would ever feel the same
way about me

It’s just too much, just too much
Why do I keep running from the truth,
all I ever think about is you
You got me hypnotized, so mesmerized,
and I just got to know

Chorus:

Do you ever think, when you’re all alone,
all that we can be, where this thing can go
Am I crazy or falling in love, is it real or just another crush
Do you catch a breath, when I look at you,
are you holding back, like the way I do
Cause I’m tryin, tryin to walk away

But I know this crush ain’t goin away, goin away
Has it ever crossed your mind when we’re hangin,
spending time girl, are we just friends
Is there more, is there more

See it’s a chance we’ve gotta take, cause I believe that
we can make this into something that will last,
last forever, forever

Chorus

Bridge:

Why do I keep running from the truth,
all I ever think about is you
You got me hypnotized, so mesmerized,
and I just got to know

Chorus

Touch My Hand

Saw you from a distance
Saw you from the stage
Something bout the look in your eyes
Something bout your beautiful face
In a sea of people
There was only you

I never knew what this song was about
But suddenly now I do
Pre-Hook:
Try to reach out to you touch my hand
Reach out as far as you can
Only me only you and the band
Try to reach out to you touch my hand

Chorus:

Can’t let the music stop
Can’t let this feeling end
Cuz if I do it’ll all be over and I’ll never see you again
Can’t let the music stop
Until I touch your hand
Cuz if I do it’ll all be over

I’ll never get the chance again
I’ll never get the chance again
I’ll never get the chance again
I see the sparkle of a million flashlights
A wonderwall of stars

But the one that’s shining out so bright
Is the one right where you are

Pre-Hook

Chorus

Can’t let the music stop
Until I touch your hand
Cuz if I do it’ll all be over
I’ll never get the chance again
I’ll never get the chance again

Bridge:

Saw you from a distance
Saw you from the stage
Something bout the look in your eyes
Something bout your beautiful face

Chorus

Can’t let the music stop
Until I touch your hand
Cuz if I do it’ll all be over
I’ll never get the chance again
I’ll never get the chance again

Pre-Hook/Ending:

Try to reach out to you touch my hand
Reach out as far as you can
Only me only you and the band
Try to reach out to you touch my hand

Barriers

(Hey…)
(Mmmmm…)
Well I don’t know how to say this right
And the words got me choking
I keep hitting this wall, it’s never gonna fall
And we’re still broken

This mountain we’ve been trying to climb
It’s never ending
Just can’t do nothing, gotta do something
Cuz if we don’t open our eyes, we’re just pretending
Well there’s a time for giving up
Didn’t wanna have to say it
All we’re doing is building walls
And now there’s too many barriers

Chorus:

Here we are, lying here
It’s our last final good night
Just because it feels so good
No use pretending we’re alright
Too many locks
Too many cries
Too many tears
Too many lies
Too many barriers
Just too many barriers

Now we’ve been dragging this whole thing out
But I can’t wait any longer
Our loves burning down, creepin in the doubt
We’re not getting any stronger
I hear you say that we’re doing okay
But baby I don’t think so

Just can’t do nothing, gotta do something
Cuz if I don’t get into my car, I won’t go very far
Well there’s a time for giving up
Didn’t wanna have to say it
All we’re doing is building walls
And now there’s too many barriers

Chorus

That we keep running into
Been trying but we just can’t break through
I know I’m gonna keep wishing I was with you
Be we just gotta stop

Chorus

In a hurry to get somewhere
And the world’s tryin to block ya, block ya
And you feel like you’re nowhere
Cuz the world’s tryin to stop ya, stop ya

My Hands

Accidentally on purpose I dropped my watch behind the tire
Put my alarm clock inside the fireplace
Yeah, and I put the parental control on the news and
the weather channel

I’m outside in my robe, I’m lookin for you
If everything stopped I’d listen for your heart to lead
me right to you yeah
I tried everyway I can, but it’s hard to hold on

Chorus:

To your hands, in the hands of time I need a hand,
girl I’m tryin to hold on
Losing strength, in these hands of mine,
I need you here I’m tryin to hold on
I’m standing here, open hands,
and I know I can’t do this alone,
Hold on, Hold on

Baby hold on, hold on to my hands,
don’t let go of my hands
Don’t let go
I don’t think this is working,

reaching so hard my hands are hurting
How’d I let go in the first place, yeah
And I put the phone on the front lawn,
everything that shows time is gone

I’m outside in this cold, still lookin for you
If everything stopped I’d listen for your heart to lead
me right to you yeah
I tried every way I can, but it’s hard to hold on

Chorus

A Little Too Not Over You

You never cross my mind at all
That’s what I tell myself
What we had has come and gone
You’re better off with someone else
It’s for the best I know it is
But I see you

Sometimes I try to hide what I feel inside
And I turn around you’re with him now
I just can’t figure it out
Tell me why it’s so hard to forget
So remind me, I’m not over it
Tell me why I can’t seem to face the truth
I’m just a little too not over you
Not over you

Memories supposed to fade,
What’s wrong with my heart
Shake it off, let it go,
Didn’t think it’d be this hard
Should be strong, moving on
But I see you

Sometimes I try to hide what I feel inside
And I turn around you’re with him now
I just can’t figure it out
Tell me why it’s so hard to forget
So remind me, I’m not over it
Tell me why I can’t seem to face the truth

I’m just a little too not over you
Maybe I regret, everything I said
No way to take it all back
Now I’m on my own how I let you go
I’ll never understand, I’ll never understand, yeah
Tell me why it’s so hard to forget
So remind me, I’m not over it

Tell me why I can’t seem to face the truth
I’m just a little too not over you
Tell me why it’s so hard to forget
So remind me, I’m not over it
Tell me why I can’t seem to face the truth
I’m just a little too not over you
Not over you

You Can

(Mmmmm…)
Take me where I’ve never been
Help me on my feet again
Show me that good things come to those who wait
Tell me I’m not on my own
Tell me I won’t be alone
Tell me what I’m feeling isn’t some mistake
Cuz if anyone can make me fall in love

You can
Save me from myself, you can
And it’s you and no one else
If I could wish upon tomorrow
Tonight would never end
If you asked me I would follow
But for now I just pretend
Cuz if anyone can make me fall in love

You can
Baby when you look at me
Tell me what do you see
Are these the eyes of someone you could love
Cuz everything that brought me here
Well now it all seems so clear
Baby you’re the one that I’ve been dreaming of
If anyone can make me fall in love

You can
Save me from myself, you can
And it’s you and no one else
If I could wish upon tomorrow
Tonight would never end
If you asked me I would follow
But for now I just pretend
Cuz if anyone can make me fall in love

You can
Only you can take me
Sailing in your deepest eyes
Bring me to my knees and make me cry
And no one’s ever done this
Everything was just a lie
And I know
Yes I know

This is where it all begins
So tell me it’ll never end
I can’t fool myself
It’s you and no one else
If I could wish upon tomorrow
Tonight will never end

If you asked me I would follow
But for now I just pretend
Cuz if anyone can make me fall in love
You can
Show me that good things come to those who wait

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Running

Mafia…
Words keep
Fallin’ out of my pocket
Running late
Missed the train
Everything is dropping
Holding on, to my heart, in a rush I
Almost forgot it

I must admit it, I’m tired
But I’m coming to you
Don’t know how far I’ve got
But I don’t care, I’m not gonna
Stop runnin’
‘Cause without you
I’ve got nothin’

I know you’re somewhere runnin’ straight to me
Don’t stop runnin’
Don’t stop
Keep on runnin’
Don’t stop
Keep on runnin’…
Let’s keep
Giving out
Breaking down

I’m falling
Head keeps telling me, this can’t be worth all of this
Holding on to my heart, feel the rush
I’m ready to run forever
I’m holding it together
‘Cause I’m coming to you
I don’t know how far I’ve got but I don’t care
I’m not gonna

Stop runnin’
‘Cause without you
I’ve got nothin’
I know you’re somewhere runnin’ straight to me
Don’t stop runnin’
Don’t stop
I got my good shoes
I got my winning, girl, I’m focused

And I’m ’bout to navigate straight to you
And nothing’s gonna stop me, girl
To keep me from comin’
‘Cause I got to have every part of you forever

I’m runnin’, runnin’
Keep runnin’, runnin’
Keep runnin’
Keep runnin’
Stop runnin’
‘Cause without you
I’ve got nothing

I know you’re somewhere running straight to me
Don’t stop runnin’
Don’t stop runnin’
‘Cause without you
I’ve got nothin’

I know you’re somewhere runnin’ straight to me
Don’t stop runnin’
Don’t stop running

Desperate

You’re reaching out, and no one hears, you cry
You’re freakin out again
Cause all your fears remind you another dream has
come undone
You feel so small and lost like you’re the only one
You wanna scream cause you’re so desperate

Chorus:

You want somebody,
just anybody to lay their hands on your soul tonight
You wanna reason to keep believin that someday you’re
gonna see the light
You’re in the dark, there’s no one left, to call
And sleep’s your only friend

But even sleep can’t hide you from all those tears all the
pain, all those years you wasted Pushing them away
It’s your life, it’s time you face it

Chorus

Bridge:

Cause you’re desperate, desperate
Cause you’re desperate, now
You know that things have gotten changed
You can’t go back, you find your life
Day by day you start to come alive
You want somebody,

just anybody to bring some peace to your soul tonight
You wanna reason to keep believin that someday you’re
gonna see the light
You want somebody,
just anybody to lay their hands on your soul tonight
You wanna reason to keep believin that someday you’re
gonna see the light

Cause you’re desperate, oh
Cause you’re desperate tonight
Oh desperate, yeah
So desperate tonight, tonight

To Be With You

I’ve been alone so many nights now
And I’ve been waiting for the stars to fall
I keep holding out for what I don’t know
To be with you
Just to be with you

So here I am staring at the moon tonight
Wondering how you look in this light
Maybe you’re somewhere thinking about me too
To be with you
There’s nothing I wouldn’t do
And I can’t imagine

Two worlds spinning apart
Come together eventually
And when we finally meet
I’ll know it’s right
I’ll be at the end of my recess road
But this journey, it was worth the fight
To be with you
Just to be

Holding you for the very first time
Never letting go
What I wouldn’t give to feel that way
Oooo…
Oh to be with you
Ooh…
And I can’t imagine

Two worlds spinning apart
Come together eventually
And when you’re standing here in front of me
That’s when I know that god does exist
Cuz he will have answered every single prayer

To be with you
Just to be with you
Yeah…
You…

Don't Let Go

I know that look in your eyes
I don’t wanna say good night
Do anything to change your mind
Tryin to make you see the light
You turn your back and still I say

Anything to make you stay
Put up walls made of heartbreak
Trying to hide your love away
I’m standing here, you’re giving me nothing
Trying to feel your heartbeat through the door

Chorus:

Hold on
Hold on
Cuz what I’m doing
It’s so strong
So strong
What I’m feeling is too much

Too much
Too much
Oh Oh Oh…
Don’t let go
Don’t let go

There’s something that you’re going through
Wish that I could fix for you
You don’t have to be alone
I don’t wanna let you go
I’m standing here, you’re giving me nothing
Trying to heal your heartbreak through the door

Call it love
Call it what you want to
It’s the only thing that matters anymore

Chorus

Oh…
Some days are cold
But together
One day we’ll both
Change the weather
And it gets better
Oooo…

Chorus
Don’t let go
Ooo…

Your Eyes Don't Lie

I saw you yesterday,
It’s been a while
You tried but failed
At holdin’ back your smile right then
It’s not over yet, I knew, for you
(You see)

I couldn’t sleep
I thought of nothin’ else
I needed help
Everyone was tellin’ me
You were movin’ on with someone else
But what we had was so special

People can be jealous, oh
I had to see it for myself
I can see it in your eyes
You feel the same about us as I
There is no way the truth can be disguised

You’re still in love with me
You were never really out of love with me
Your eyes don’t lie
I know I hurt ya,
I know you are hurtin’ still (mmm, yeah)
But I’ll make it up to you

Yeah, baby, I will
‘Cause what we had was so special
You know we can’t give it up
Now that I’m lookin’ at you
I can see

I can see it in your eyes (your eyes)
You feel the same about us as I
There is no way (there is no way) the truth can be disguised
You’re still in love with me
You were never really out of love with me
Your eyes don’t lie
And they never will, girl

Oh, now that I know
We were apart but your heart never let go
So thank you for showin’ me with one look
What used to be, and still is, a possibility
I can see it in your eyes

You feel the same about us as I
There is no way the truth can be disguised
You’re still in love with me
You were never really out of love with me
Your eyes don’t lie
Your eyes don’t lie

---

Angels

I sit and wait
Does an angel contemplate my fate
And do they know
The places where we go
When we’re grey and old
Cuz I’ve been told

That salvation lets their wings unfold
So when I’m lying in my bed
Thoughts running through my head
And I feel that love is dead
I’m loving angels instead

Chorus:

And through it all she offers me perception
A lot of love and protection
Whether I’m right or wrong
And down the waterfall
Wherever it may take me
I know that life won’t break me

When I come to call she won’t forsake me
I’m loving angels instead
When I’m feeling week
And my pain walks down a one way street
I look above

And I know I’ll always be blessed with love
And as the feeling grows
She breathes flesh to my bones
And when love is dead
I’m loving angels instead

Chorus

Works For Me

No I won’t make up my mind
I’m too good at wastin’ time
And I know that life is unpredictable
Just never know what I will find
Am I gonna stay, oh no

Am I gonna leave, I don’t think so
I guess I can define me as that kinda guy
Maybe it’s a big mistake
But baby that’s the chance that I’ll take

Chorus:

You say I don’t know what I want
But it worked out just fine
You said it never could be done
But it worked out just fine, oh
You can say anything you want
But it worked out just fine

If it works for me
Then it works for me
If it works for me
Then it works for me
I can’t forget the things you said

Your words keep running through my head
And I know you’re just trying to help me out
Thanks, but I’ll follow my heart instead
Am I gonna stay, oh no

Am I gonna leave, I don’t think so
I can’t decide between the left side or the right
Maybe it’s a big mistake
But baby that’s the chance that I’ll take, Oh Yeah!

Chorus

Bridge:

There were days when a song could not be found
There were days when my voice would make no sound
for me, for me
But I don’t worry about it where I’m goin’
Cause I know just where I wanna be
And it’s time for you to see

Chorus

Waiting For Yesterday

You and me, all alone girl
What’s going on?
Will you tell me what’s wrong?
It’s like you’re locked up
in your own world

Oh, with nothin’ to say
You keep me guessing,
But I see in your eyes
He made you promises,
But gave you lies

You’re shutting down
Because you’re so sure
That I’ll be another mistake

Chorus:

I know that he left you in pieces
You know that I won’t be that way
I’m not gonna treat you like he did
Oh, whatever it takes

You think history is repeated
You keep on pushing me away
Oh, but nothing’s gonna change
Waiting for yesterday

Is it worth it any longer?
So scared of falling again.
But yesterday can make it stronger
So why do you feel alone?
You know I love you better
than he ever did

And this could be, all you ever needed
Hold onto me and just remember
Oh, no, never let go

Chorus

I’m the one for you tonight
I’m the one for you forever
If it takes a little time,
Whatever it takes, whatever it takes

I’m the one for you tonight
I’m the one for you forever
If it takes a little time,
Whatever it takes, whatever it takes

Chorus x2

Falling

Feels like my life’s been passing by
With happiness just bein’ a lie
How did I get here, where am I going?
One more day without knowing
Struggling for one more breath

As I’m drowning in a painful death
Can someone reach out for me?
In this dark and dreary sea
‘Cause it seems like no one can
Hear the voice that’s calling
Try to take the most I can stand
But I keep falling

I try to chase the memories away
But they haunt me everyday
I hope I get over this phase
‘Cause I’m stuck inside this haze
All I need is a simple lift
Such a sweet and precious gift

So I don’t lose it all before
What I have left is nothing more
In my isolating misery
I feel like the epitome
Of darkness and despair
Just leading onto nowhere

Will I be able to win this race?
I’m runnin’ at a slow pace
Trying hard to press on
But the motivation’s gone
‘Cause it seems like no one can

Hear the voice that’s calling
Try to take the most I can stand
But I keep falling
Oh

I try to chase the memories away
But they haunt me everyday
I hope I get over this phase
‘Cause I’m stuck inside this haze
All I need is a simple lift

Such a sweet and precious gift
So I don’t lose it all before
What I have left is nothing more
It may not have to be this way
Waiting for me they could be a new day
Maybe I can revise

And escape from the lies
I try to chase the memories away
But they haunt me everyday
I hope I get over this phase
‘Cause I’m stuck inside this haze
All I need is a simple lift

Such a sweet and precious gift
So I don’t lose it all before
What I have left is nothing more
There could be something more

To what my life may have in store
I’ll move from where I began
Keep on pressing through to the end

Save The Day

Tied to the tracks and I hear you call,
Your voice is shaking,
The train is coming faster than you thought and there’s no
escaping it,

And you think that you know how the end of the story goes,
That’s the page I re-wrote and I’ve taken away the ropes,
There’s more hope than you’ll ever know

Chorus:

So keep breathing, I say that I’d always be there,
Now I mean it more than ever before,
There’s a future worth fighting for,
So don’t be scared,

I know how you must be feelin,
With no one to help you carry the pain,
I’m comin to save the day
Hands on the clock are standing still,
But your heart is racing,

You’re loosing your grip on the window sill,
Going down by the weight of it,
And you pray for belief,

As you lie on the bathroom floor,
As you wait, you can see,
There’s a light underneath it all,
This is the day you’ve been waiting for

Chorus

Bridge:

We’re finally breaking into the daylight,
In the warmth of the sun,
I will stand by your side till your fear passes on,
So just look in my eyes,
And baby try to hold on and you find it won’t be long

Chorus

Tied to the tracks and I hear you call,
Your voice is shaking…

Zero Gravity

Tell me what you did to me,
Just there beneath my feet.
Didn’t even notice we were miles above the ground.
I’m not afraid of heights,
We crashed into the sky,
Didn’t know that I could feel the way that I do now.
I’m not asking for an explanation,
All I know is that you take me away,
And you show me how to fly.
Nothing brings me down,
When you’re around.
It’s like zero gravity.
The world just disappears when you’re here,
It’s zero gravity.

When things get messed up,
You lift my head up,
I get lost in the clouds.
There’s no sense of time with you and I,
It’s zero gravity.

The edges fade away,
‘Till there’s no more shades of gray,
You only have to whisper anything at all.
You opened up my eyes,
You turned my lows to highs,

And that’s the only way that I know how to fall.
Not gonna analyze and try to fight it,
Don’t even care if it makes no sense at all,
Cause with you I can fly.
Nothing brings me down,
When you’re around.

It’s like zero gravity.
The world just disappears when you’re here,
It’s zero gravity.
When things get messed up,
You lift my head up,
I get lost in the clouds.

There’s no sense of time with you and I,
It’s zero gravity.
You make it
So easy
To just drift away
I can’t
Imagine

Being without you
Ohhhh
Don’t think about..
Don’t think about..
Don’t think about..
yeah yeah
Don’t think about..
Don’t think about it

Nothing brings me down,
When you’re around.
It’s like zero gravity.
The world just disappears when you’re here,
It’s zero gravity.

When things get messed up,
You lift my head up,
I get lost in the clouds.
There’s no sense of time with you and I,
It’s zero gravity.

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Somebody Out There

Sitting all alone in your room
Thinking that the world’s let you down
All you ever wanted to do
Is trust someone to
Always be around

You’ve had a lot of lessons to learn from, mmm
Some of them hit you so hard
And I keep believing someday you’ll see
You don’t have to be alone
There’s somebody out there
Somebody somewhere

To show you the tenderness you need
Somebody to hold you
When worries control you
I’d give you anything
If only you knew it was me
Ohh

I’ve been watching you go through
All of these things for a while
Oh, there’s gotta be a way to bring you back
‘Cause it’s worth it when you smile
Oh, it doesn’t have to hide you forever
It doesn’t have to last too long

If you’re wondering where to turn to
I hope that you’ll know
There’s somebody out there
Somebody somewhere
To show you the tenderness you need
Somebody to hold you

When worries control you
I’d give you anything
If only you knew it was me
I wanna be there when you’re in need
I would never be long if you were waiting
When you gonna see
If you could only see

There’s somebody out there
Somebody somewhere
To show you the tenderness you need
Somebody to hold you
When worries control you
I’d give you anything

If only you knew it was me
Oooooooh
I’d give anything
Ohhhh
Anything at all
I think it’s time
That you knew it was me

Let's Talk About Love

Sometimes I wondered
what I’d be when I grew up
And then I remembered
It was anything I dreamed of

I could be a poet or singer
I can be a scientist
But before I make that decision,

Let’s talk about my list
Let’s talk about love
Let’s talk about peace

And livin’ in perfect harmony
Let’s talk about hugs
And talk about ways we can share
Let’s talk about you
Let’s talk about me
Let’s talk about

How we can be one big family
Let’s talk about love
Let’s talk about love
Sometimes I feel like

I want to give my friends a call
To tell them what I’m dreamin’
And everything I want
I want us to be a little closer
And to always reach out a hand

To be kind to one another
And always understand
It’s all about love
It’s all about peace
And livin’ in perfect harmony
It’s all about hugs
It’s all about ways

That we can share
It’s all about you
It’s all about me
It’s all about
How we can be one big family
It’s all about love

La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la…

Everybody has a heart
Everybody has a smile
Let’s wrap a bow
Around each one
And give it away
(And give it away!)

Once a while….!
(Let’s talk about love)
Let’s talk about peace)
(And livin’ in perfect harmony)
It’s all about hugs
And all about ways
That we can share

It’s all about you
It’s all about me
It’s all about
How we can be one big family
It’s all about love

All about love
It’s all about hugs
It’s all about
Ways that we can share
It’s all about you
It’s all about me
Let’s talk about

How we can be one big family
Let’s talk about love
Talk about love
Let’s talk about love!
Ooooooohh!
It’s all about love

I Wanna Know You

When I saw you over there
I didn’t mean to stare
But my mind was everywhere
I wanna know you

Gonna guess that you’re the kind
To say what’s on your mind
But you listen when I have something to show you
There’s a mark above your eye
You got it in July

Fighting for your sister’s reputation
You remember people’s names
And violent times are lame
So I bring you flowers just for no occasion
I wanna know you

I wanna go there where you go
I wanna find out what you know
And maybe someday down the road
Sit back and say to myself
Yeah, I thought so

You smile and never shout
You stand out in a crowd
You make the best of every situation
Correct me if I’m wrong

You’re fragile and you’re strong
A beautiful and perfect combination
I wanna know you

I wanna go there where you go
I wanna find out what you know
And maybe someday down the road
I’ll sit back and say to myself
I like how you are with me
In our future history

And maybe someday down the road
I’ll sit back and say to myself
Yeah, I thought so
I thought so
I wanna know you

I wanna go there where you go
I wanna find out what you know
And maybe someday down the road
I’ll sit back and say to myself
I like how you are with me
In our future history

And maybe someday down the road
I’ll sit back and say to myself
Yeah, I thought so