Released: May 10, 2011

Songwriter: David Hodges Christina Perri

Producer: Joe Chiccarelli David Hodges

[Verse 1]
The sun is filling up the room and I can hear you dreaming
Do you feel the way I do, right now?
I wish we would just give up
'Cause the best part is falling, call it anything but love

[Chorus]
And I will make sure to keep my distance
Say "I love you" when you're not listening
And how long can we keep this up, up, up?

[Verse 2]
Please don't stand so close to me, I'm having trouble breathing
I'm afraid of what you'll see, right now
I'll give you everything I am
All my broken heartbeats until I know you'll understand

[Chorus]
And I will make sure to keep my distance
Say "I love you" when you're not listening
And how long can we keep this up, up, up?

[Bridge]
And I keep waiting
For you to take me
You keep waiting
To save what we have

[Chorus]
So I'll make sure to keep my distance
Say "I love you" when you're not listening
And how long can we keep this up, up, up?

[Outro]
Make sure to keep my distance
Say "I love you" when you're not listening
How long 'til we call this love, love, love?

Christina Perri

Christina Perri is an American singer and songwriter from Pennsylvania. Her debut single “Jar of Hearts” was featured on the Fox television show So You Think You Can Dance in 2010. The single went on to sell over 3 million copies in the United States and was a hit around the world, skyrocketing Perri’s career. In the UK, it reached number three on the charts and spent over three months in the UK Top 40. A few months later, Perri released her first extended play, The Ocean Way Sessions.

After “Jar of Hearts” began to gather a large amount of attention, Perri signed a record deal with Atlantic Records. Her debut album, Lovestrong, was released on May 10, 2011. In 2012, she wrote and recorded “A Thousand Years” for the film The Twilight Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011) and it appears on the accompanying soundtrack. The song went on to sell over 4 million copies in the United States, being certified 4× platinum. Her second EP, A Very Merry Perri Christmas, was released in October 2012. Her second studio album, Head or Heart, was released on April 1, 2014.