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Stay AwayCarly Rae Jepsen

Released: May 21, 2020

Songwriter: Tavish Crowe Svante Halldin Jakob Hazell Carly Rae Jepsen

Producer: Jack & Coke

[Intro]
How can I stay away?

[Verse 1]
I tried your mouth and I can't come back
So little time and I'm way off track
I can't stay away, away, away, away
For one night (Hey)
Wherever I go, I still see your face
So little time, there's no time to waste
I can't stay away, away, away, away
For one night (Hey)

[Pre-Chorus]
I don't know where your head is now
I've been only thinkin' 'bout us (Thinkin' 'bout us)
Don't know what your hands are doin'
I've been only thinkin' 'bout touch
(Touch, touch, touch me)

[Chorus]
Can't take much more of your hesitating
Both our hands speak for us and complicate it
My home is your body, how can I stay away?
(Away, away, away, away)
If my love's too strong for you, walk away
But I can't make this wrong when I see your face
My home is your body, how can I stay away?
(Away, away, away, away)

[Verse 2]
The city's so hard when you sleep alone
I need your hands when you drive me home
I can't stay away, away, away, away
For one night (Hey)

[Pre-Chorus]
I don't know where your head is now
I've been only thinkin' 'bout us (Thinkin' 'bout us)
Don't know what your hands are doin'
I've been only thinkin' 'bout touch
(Touch, touch, touch me)

[Chorus]
Can't take much more of your hesitating
Both our hands speak for us and complicate it
My home is your body, how can I stay away?
(Away, away, away, away)
If my love's too strong for you, walk away
But I can't make this wrong when I see your face
My home is your body, how can I stay away?
(Away, away, away, away)

[Post-Chorus]
How can I stay away? (Ooh)
How can I stay away? (Oh)

[Pre-Chorus]
Don't know where your head is now
I've been only thinkin' 'bout us (Oh)
Don't know what your hands are doin'
I've been only thinkin' 'bout touch
(Touch, touch, touch me)

[Chorus]
Can't take much more of your hesitating
Both our hands speak for us and complicate it
My home is your body, how can I stay away?
(Away, away, away, away)
If my love's too strong for you, walk away
But I can't make this wrong when I see your face
My home is your body, how can I stay away?
(Away, away, away, away)

[Outro]
How can I stay away?

Carly Rae Jepsen

Carly Rae Jepsen is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Born in 1985, she first came to fame by finishing in third place on the TV show Canadian Idol. Shortly afterwards, she released her debut album, Tug Of War, including the Canadian top 40 singles “Tug Of War” and “Bucket.”

Three years later, she released the single “Call Me Maybe” and planned to follow it with what would have been her second album, Curiosity. However, after the song caught the ear of fellow Canadian, Justin Bieber, he referred her to his manager, Scooter Braun, which led to her signing an international deal with Interscope Records. Before long, it became one of 2012’s most enduring hits, racking up over a billion YouTube views and topping the charts in 21 countries, including the US and Canada. The aforementioned Curiosity album was cut down to EP length, and work continued on her eventual sophomore LP, Kiss. Released in September 2012, it also featured the Owl City collaboration “Good Time”, which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Jepsen returned in March 2015 with “I Really Like You,” the lead single from her third studio album. The song received a more muted reception than her breakout hit–although it did reach #2 in the United Kingdom–and consequently, the album, E•MO•TION, failed to make a substantial impact chartwise. Despite this, the album drew in a new wave of fans with its more experimental and mature sound; such was the amount of praise among both the public and critics that a follow-up EP of album outtakes–E•MO• Side B–was released on the album’s first anniversary.

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