Her breakout came with her debut single, "Pieces of Me", which was released in 2004, became a top-five hit in the United States, and topped the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart based on radio airplay. The success of the single and her reality show helped propel her debut album, Autobiography, also released in 2004, to the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart. The project sold over five million copies worldwide, making it her most successful album to date. Simpson had a leading role in the film Undiscovered (2005), which became a critical and commercial flop. The failure of the film, along with multiple critically panned performances, led to media scrutiny. Despite that, Simpson's second studio album, I Am Me (2005), debuted atop the Billboard 200, becoming her second album to do so. The album went on to receive a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Following her appearance as Roxie Hart in the West End production of Chicago, Simpson announced that she had begun working on her third studio album. The album differed from the pop-rock sound of her previous efforts, featuring a dance-pop and 1980s-themed sound. Bittersweet World was released in 2008 with positive critical reception, but it saw a decline in sales. The effort reached number 4 on the Billboard 200. The following year, Simpson joined the main cast of the Melrose Place revamp, which was met with harsh critical reception. Later that year, she made her Broadway debut reprising her role as Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway.
Simpson announced a fourth studio album that same year. She independently released the single "Bat for a Heart", though it failed to have success. Simpson eventually scrapped the album and focused on her child. Simpson reprised her role as Roxie Hart for the third time in a 2-dates special production in Hollywood Bowl in July 2013 directed by Brooke Shields. In October, Simpson and her husband Evan Ross released their debut EP by Ashlee + Evan through Access Records, which was supported by a tour in select cities across North America, and their TV reality show.
She was married to musician Pete Wentz from 2008 to 2011. The couple's son, Bronx Mowgli Wentz, was born on November 20, 2008. She appeared as Violet Foster, a small-town girl in The CW's 2009 Melrose Place, a revamp of the '90s drama of the same name.
Undiscovered
Ashlee Simpson Lyrics
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The things I gave, like the taste of my kiss on your lips,
I miss that now
I can't try any harder than I do
All the reasons I gave, excuses I made for you
I'm broken in two
All the things left undiscovered
I need you
All the things left undiscovered
Leave me waiting and left to wonder
I need you
Yeah I need you
Don't walk away
Touch me now how I want to feel
Something so real, please remind me
My love, and take me back
'cause I'm so in love with what we were
I'm not breathing I'm suffocating without you
Do you feel it too?
All the things left undiscovered
Leave me waiting and left to wonder
I need you
All the things left undiscovered
Leave me empty and left to wonder
I need you
Yeah I need you
When I'm in the dark and all alone
Dreaming that you'll walk right through my door,
It's then I know my heart is whole
There's a million reasons why I cry
Hold my covers tight and close my eyes
'cause I don't want to be alone
All the things left undiscovered
Leave me waiting and left to wonder
I need you
All the things left undiscovered
Leave me empty and left to wonder
I need you, I need you
'Cause I can't fake and I can't hate
But it's my heart
That's about to break
You're all I need
I'm on my knees
Watch me bleed
Would you listen please
I give in
I breathe out
I want you, there's no doubt
I freak out, I'm left out
Without you, I'm without
I'm crossed out
I'm kicked out
I cry out
I reach out
Don't walk away
Don't walk away
Don't walk away
Don't walk away
In the first verse of this song, Ashlee Simpson reveals that she gave someone everything, including the taste of her kiss, but that person walked away from her life. She can't try any harder than she already has, and she feels broken in two because of it. Her heart is hurting, and she is left to wonder why this person left her. In the chorus, Ashlee expresses that there are so many things left undiscovered between them, and that leaves her feeling empty and wondering if that person feels the same way she does. She is in love with what they were, and she's suffocating without this person.
In the second verse, Ashlee reveals that she wants to feel something real, and she wants to be reminded of the love she once had with this person. She's so in love with what they were, and without this person, she feels like she's suffocating, and she wonders if this person feels the same way. The bridge reveals that when Ashlee is alone in the dark, she dreams about this person coming back into her life. She cries because she doesn't want to be alone, and she needs this person.
Overall, this song is about a lost love that Ashlee Simpson is struggling to move on from. She gave everything she had to this person, but they walked away, leaving her heartbroken and wondering if they feel the same way she does.
Line by Line Meaning
Take it back, take it all back now
I regret giving you everything because now I miss those things
The things I gave, like the taste of my kiss on your lips, I miss that now
I gave you so much, including love and affection, and I miss that now
I can't try any harder than I do
I've given all I can, and I don't know what else to do
All the reasons I gave, excuses I made for you
I made a lot of excuses for your bad behavior, even though I knew I shouldn't have
I'm broken in two
You've hurt me so much that it feels like I've been split in half
Leave me empty and left to wonder
I feel empty and alone because I'm wondering what went wrong in our relationship
I need you
I still love you and want you back
Touch me now how I want to feel
I crave your touch and want to feel loved by you
Something so real, please remind me
I miss the feeling of being loved so much that I need you to remind me it was real
My love, and take me back
I still love you and want you to take me back
I'm not breathing I'm suffocating without you
I feel like I can't go on without you because you were such a big part of my life
Do you feel it too?
Do you miss me and feel the same pain I'm feeling?
When I'm in the dark and all alone
When I feel sad and lonely
Dreaming that you'll walk right through my door
I still dream about us getting back together
It's then I know my heart is whole
Only when I'm with you do I feel complete and happy
There's a million reasons why I cry
I cry a lot because I miss you so much and can't imagine living without you
Hold my covers tight and close my eyes
I try to comfort myself and make myself feel better when I'm alone
All the things left undiscovered
All the moments we could have had together, but didn't because we broke up
I'm on my knees
I'm pleading with you to take me back
Watch me bleed
You've hurt me so much that it feels like I'm bleeding
Would you listen please
I'm begging you to listen to me
I give in
I admit defeat and want you to take me back
I want you, there's no doubt
I still love you and want you back
I freak out, I'm left out
I get anxious and upset when I think about losing you forever
Without you, I'm without
I feel incomplete and lost without you
I'm crossed out, I'm kicked out
I feel like you've erased me from your life
I cry out, I reach out
I'm reaching out to you for help because I can't handle the pain of losing you
Don't walk away
Please don't leave me, I still love you and want you back
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN M SHANKS, ASHLEE SIMPSON
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