"You Love Me"

I've been to nearly 100 concerts, and if you were to ask me on one hand to tell you my top 5 concerts, 2 of them would be Kelly Clarkson.  That's what an absolutely mind blowing entertainer she is.  She is that type of rare vocalist that is a million times better live with no Pro Tools effects than recorded.  She has that raw talent that is unmatched in this industry.  Yes, I am a die hard KC fan from her Idol days.  But let me tell you this is not a country music blog.  This is a music blog.  In my opinion 99.7% of music is country music.  But included in that .3% is Kelly Clarkson.  She gets it.  And by getting it, only my blood musical soul mate aka the other half of my musical heart, my brother, Michael, would understand me.  She is the epitome of everything a singer/songwriter/entertainer could possibly be.  And I have no idea what the 'SmoakStack Sessions' are but all do know is...I want one.  And for some reason it sounds like its in a shack in some hidden part of the woods there's a million dollar recording studio with millions of Pro Tools plug-ins and Midi equipment creating these incredible sounds.

Long story short, I somehow will admit I never heard this song until I heard it live.  Michael's 12 days of Christmas included Kelly Clarkson tickets.  Best brother ever?  I think so.  He knows it.  Anyways, hearing her sing the truth in this song made my songwriting heart explode.  Seriously, even creepy McCreepers who was sitting next to me was screaming every word.  Its. That. Good.  Every soul needs this on their iPod.

Be sure to watch the 2nd Video and you will understand why seeing her live last month has to be my favorite concert.

FM Radio:
Singer: Kelly Clarkson
Songwriters: Kelly Clarkson, Oliver Goldstein, Josh Abraham
Song: "You Love Me"

Thick skin, Soft touch,
Heart of gold but it's na-na-na-not enough,
Forgiving arms, The higher road,
Working hard but it's na-na-na-not enough,
You say, I'm not good enough, I'm not good enough
But what you really mean is, You're not good enough, you're not good enough
You can't deliver so you turn it around

[Chorus]
You didn't let me down, you didn't tear me apart
You just opened my eyes, while breaking my heart
You didn't do it for me
I'm not as dumb as you think,
You just made me cry
While claiming that you love me
You love me, you love me
You said you loved me but that I
I'm not good enough, i'm not good enough

Stronghold, but fun ride,
But rollercoasters aren't just na-na-na-not enough,
I keep it in, you wear me out,
This kind of love is na-na-na-not enough,
Said I'm just a sinking ship, I'm just a sinking ship,

But what that really means,
Is you can't handle this, you can't handle this,
You couldn't win so you turn it around...

You didn't let me down, you didn't tear me apart
You just opened my eyes, while breaking my heart
You didn't do it for me
I'm not as dumb as you think

You just made me cry
While claiming that you love me
You love me, you love me
You said you loved me but that I
I'm not good enough, i'm not good enough


[Bridge]
Your love feels different
It's like a blow to the head with your compliments.
Your love hurts deeper
It's like a brick in the sea and I'm drowning with it
[Chorus - Outro]
You didn't let me down, you didn't tear me apart
You just opened my eyes, while breaking my heart
You didn't do it for me
I'm not as dumb as you think,
You just made me cry
While claiming that you love me
You love me, you love me
You said you loved me but that I
I'm not good enough, i'm not good enough

So understand it means nothing when you say you love me
When you say you love me
When you say you love me
You love me, you love me

You didn't let me down, you didn't tear me apart
You just opened my eyes, while breaking my heart
You didn't do it for me
I'm not as dumb as you think,
You just made me cry
While claiming that you love me
You love me, you love me
You said you loved me but that I
I'm not good enough, i'm not good enough