Carly Rae Jepsen

Released: March 18, 2016

Songwriter: Carly Rae Jepsen Rami Wayne Hector Carl Falk

Producer: Rami Carl Falk

[Intro]
Through all the heartbreak, we'll make it feel like the first time
First time

[Verse 1]
Catching tears like raindrops here in the glass
Keep them safe in case you should ever ask
Or if you'd like, we don't need to talk about it
I don't care
I will wait right here by my windowsill
For the sun to come, if it ever will
Everyone says I can never get my fill, but I don't care

[Pre-Chorus]
We won't get too sentimental, not tonight
I could meet you in the middle, we won't fight

[Chorus]
'Cause when my heart breaks, it always feels like the first time
First time
But if you stay here, we could kiss away the goodbye
Goodbye
Through all the heartbreak, we'll make it feel like the first time
First time
And if you stay here, we could kiss away the goodbye
Goodbye

[Verse 2]
Looking back, I followed you everywhere
We were kids just playing with truth and dare
Let's be honest
No one else can take me there, but I don't care

[Pre-Chorus]
We won't get too sentimental, not tonight
I could meet you in the middle, we won't fight

[Chorus]
'Cause when my heart breaks, it always feels like the first time
First time
But if you stay here, we could kiss away the goodbye
Goodbye
Through all the heartbreak, we'll make it feel like the first time
First time
And if you stay here, we could kiss away the goodbye
Goodbye

[Bridge]
Don't you?
I hope that you want to make it up and start it over
Don't you?
I hope that you want to make it up and start it over

[Interlude]
(I don't really think any of this is easy)
Feels like the first time

[Chorus]
'Cause when my heart breaks, it always feels like the first time
First time
But if you stay here, we could kiss away the goodbye
Goodbye (Yeah, yeah)
We'll make it feel like the first time (Oh-oh-oh, feels like the first time)
And if you stay here, we could kiss away the goodbye
Goodbye

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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