Sparks' second album Battlefield was released in July 2009 worldwide and debuted at #7 in the U.S., three spots higher than her first album. The album's lead single, also titled Battlefield, peaked in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it her third top 10 single and fifth consecutive top 20 single. Sparks is the only Idol contestant to have their first five singles reach the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Battlefield" has sold almost 2 million copies worldwide. Sparks has sold over 9 million singles worldwide to date, making her one of the most successful idol winners. Battlefield's second single, S.O.S. (Let the Music Play), was her first song to top the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play making it her first U.S. number one single.
Sparks followed her success in 2010 by making her debut on Broadway. Sparks starred as Nina Rosario in the Tony Award winning broadway musical, In The Heights. In October 2010, Sparks confirmed that she has begun work on her anticipated third studio album. It's expected to be released in 2011. No title has been confirmed yet.
Walking on Snow
Jordin Sparks Lyrics
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You think I'm payin' the price, but its not costing me
Your love was a waste of time
You've been left behind
You made no mark on me, you're gone and you left no sign
You're not on my mind, don't try to press rewind
Its like walking on snow, without leavin' a trace
I came out untouched and in another place
When you gonna get it, I'm so unaffected
When I was flyin' high, you tried to clip my wings
You shot my out of the sky
You tried to make it up buyin' expensive things
Your love was a waste of time
You've been left behind
You made no mark on me, you're gone and you left no sign
You're not on my mind, don't try to press rewind
Its like walking on snow, without leavin' a trace
When all that you said never carried no weight
I came out untouched and in another place
When you gonna get it, I'm so unaffected
Its like walking on snow, without leavin' a trace
You're not gonna see, gonna see this heart break
You huff and you puff but I'm not blowin' away
When you gonna get it, I'm so unaffected
You try and find, find fault in me
Project yourself, hate so easily
You already lost so you push me more
Cause I didn
T buy it so, so you push me so
1, 2, 3, 4
Its like walking on snow, without leavin' a trace
When all that you said never carried no weight
I came out untouched and in another place
When you gonna get it, I'm so unaffected
Its like walking on snow, without leavin' a trace
You're not gonna see, gonna see this heart break
You huff and you puff but I'm not blowin' away
When you gonna get it, I'm so unaffected
When you gonna get it, I'm so unaffected
In "Walking on Snow," Jordin Sparks sings about overcoming the toxicity of a past relationship. The lyrics describe a person who aimed to diminish her self-worth with their hurtful words and actions. However, the singer finds strength in not being affected and not allowing that person to bring her down. Sparks sings, "You fire words, but all they do is ricochet," indicating that she is resilient and unaffected by the negative words. She also highlights that the other person's attempts at making up for their past mistakes by buying expensive things don't work, and their love was only a waste of time. With "walking on snow," Sparks is using it as a metaphor for moving on without leaving a trace behind as if this person never existed in her life.
Sparks also addresses the other person's behavior towards her after the relationship has ended. They are trying to find faults in her and continuously pushing her buttons even though Sparks had moved on from the past relationship. Together, she is highlighting that she has moved past the relationship, and the other person is still stuck in it. Overall, the song portrays a strong message of cutting off ties with things that do not serve us and moving on to a better place.
Line by Line Meaning
You fire words, but all they do is ricochet
Your insults and attacks have no impact on me
You think I'm payin' the price, but its not costing me
You may believe you're hurting me, but I'm actually doing just fine
Your love was a waste of time
Our relationship was pointless and unfulfilling
You've been left behind
I've moved on from you and left you in the past
You made no mark on me, you're gone and you left no sign
You didn't make any lasting impact on my life and I've moved on without you
You're not on my mind, don't try to press rewind
I'm not thinking about you and don't want to go back to that past relationship
Its like walking on snow, without leavin' a trace
I've moved on so completely that you can't even see any evidence of our past relationship
When all that you said never carried no weight
Your words held no meaning or significance to me
I came out untouched and in another place
I emerged from our relationship unscathed and in a better emotional state
When you gonna get it, I'm so unaffected
You need to understand that I'm emotionally immune to your behavior and words
When I was flyin' high, you tried to clip my wings
When I was successful and happy, you tried to bring me down
You shot my out of the sky
You brought me down from my high point
You tried to make it up buyin' expensive things
You thought you could buy my forgiveness with material possessions
You try and find, find fault in me
You look for ways to criticize me
Project yourself, hate so easily
You're projecting your own issues onto me and being quick to anger
You already lost so you push me more
You know you've lost my affection, so you're trying to make me angry or upset
Cause I didn't buy it so, so you push me so
You're annoyed with me because I didn't fall for your apologies or attempts to make up
You're not gonna see, gonna see this heart break
I'm not going to let you see me upset or affected by our past relationship
You huff and you puff but I'm not blowin' away
You're attempting to intimidate me, but I won't let it get to me
When you gonna get it, I'm so unaffected
You need to understand that I won't let you bring me down emotionally
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: FRANKIE STORM, OLIVIA WAITHE, JEREMY SHAW, LUCAS SECON
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