Lewis has become a multi-platinum selling artist and three time Grammy Award nominee. She was proclaimed 'Top New Artist' by Billboard magazine in 2008. Her two albums Spirit and Echo, released in 2007 and 2009 respectively, have collectively sold in excess of 10 million copies worldwide and topped the charts in numerous countries. Lewis's debut tour, The Labyrinth, took place in 2010. As of December 2012, Lewis has sold 28 million records worldwide. Her third album Glassheart was released 12 October 2012. It was preceded by the single "Collide", which became her seventh top-five hit in the UK. With the release of Hurt: The EP and "Trouble", Lewis has had nine top-ten hits in the UK.
Lewis' debut single A Moment Like This became the fastest selling UK single after being downloaded over 50,000 times within thirty minutes of its release. Her second single, Bleeding Love, reached number one positions in over thirty singles charts around the world. In November 2008 she set a record in the UK for the fastest selling download-only release with her cover version of the Snow Patrol song Run which sold 69,244 copies in two days. Lewis's debut tour, The Labyrinth, started in 2010.
Lewis was born in the London Borough of Islington, to Aural Josiah "Joe" Lewis of Afro-Guyanese descent, and Maria Lewis of Welsh, Italian and Irish descent. Her parents enrolled her at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, and from there she attended the Italia Conti Academy and the BRIT School, where she learned to play instruments such as the guitar and piano, in the hope of becoming a singer-songwriter. Lewis wrote her first full-length song at the age of 12. She initially trained in opera, but went on to singing jazz and blues, eventually leading to popular music, citing Minnie Riperton, Eva Cassidy and Stevie Wonder as her main influences. After leaving the BRIT School at 17, she took a number of jobs to fund studio time, recording a demo album called Twilight. The album, almost exclusively comprising her own compositions, was recorded under Spiral Music, a production company based in Fulham. "I tried to secure a record deal by doing things my own way. I worked very hard but I never managed to land a contract", said Lewis. Other demos were recorded under licence from UEG Entertainment, later included on an album called Best Kept Secret. However, none of Lewis's demos were released and she considered taking a hiatus from her music career to attend university until her boyfriend persuaded her to enter The X Factor which subsequently severed her connections with UEG.
Songfacts says that Collide, the first single from Leona Lewis's third album finds her taking a more dance pop route than on her previous material. She said, "I'm excited for people to see a different side to my music. I'm a fan of so many different genres and styles. For me this song has all the great ingredients of a summer anthem." The song got its first play on Scott Mills' Radio One show on July 15, 2011 and will be released on September 4, 2011.
Lewis' third studio album, Glassheart, is due for release in 2012.
Broken
Leona Lewis Lyrics
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You can take away all these words, there's no meaning anymore.
You can take away everything leave me lying on the floor,
All those sorry's, we can't go back to the start.
You can't fix me, I'm torn apart.
I wanna run away from love, this time I have had enough.
Every time I feel your touch, I'm broken.
Never thought I'd fall so hard.
I'm putting back together my heart, it's broken.
You can take these photographs and watch them fade away.
You can through away all these letters, I don't care about what they say.
All those sorry's, there's a million reasons
why you can't mend me, don't even try.
I wanna run away from love, this time I have had enough.
Every time I feel your touch, I'm broken.
Shattered all the pieces of parts.
Never thought I'd fall so hard.
I'm putting back together my heart, I'm broken.
I know it's gonna take some time, to finally realize.
I got nothing left inside, nothing to hide
I'm broken, I'm broken, my heart
I'm broken, I'm broken
Save me
I wanna run away from love, this time I have had enough.
Every time I feel your touch, I'm broken.
Shattered all the pieces of parts.
Never thought I'd fall so hard.
I'm putting back together my heart, I'm broken.
Save me, save me
I'm broken
In this song, Leona Lewis is singing from the perspective of someone who has been hurt by love and has had enough. She questions the value of love if it can just be taken away and wonders if there is any meaning left in the words and promises that were made. She feels broken, shattered into pieces that she doesn't know how to put back together. She has lost the ability to trust and feels like she cannot be fixed. She wants to run away from love and is begging to be saved.
The lyrics are very emotional and relatable to those who have experienced heartbreak. They capture the pain of feeling like everything you believed in has been taken away and the struggle to put yourself back together. The repetition of "I'm broken" emphasizes the emotional turmoil that the singer is going through.
Overall, "Broken" is a powerful song that touches on the universal theme of heartbreak and the struggle to heal. It is a ballad with a strong message that encourages listeners to find the strength to overcome the pain and move on.
Line by Line Meaning
If you can take away all my love, what do I need it for?
I question the value of love if it can be taken away so easily.
You can take away all these words, there's no meaning anymore.
When you took away my love, there is no significance to what you say.
You can take away everything leave me lying on the floor,
After taking everything away, I am left alone, helpless and vulnerable.
All those sorry's, we can't go back to the start.
No amount of apologies can undo the past and start over again.
You can't fix me, I'm torn apart.
My heart is shattered and beyond repair.
I wanna run away from love, this time I have had enough.
I desire to escape from love since I have had my fill of it.
Every time I feel your touch, I'm broken.
Your touch continually reminds me of the brokenness inside.
Shattered all the pieces of parts.
My heart is completely and utterly shattered into small pieces.
Never thought I'd fall so hard.
I never realized that love can hurt so much until now that I am broken.
I'm putting back together my heart, it's broken.
I am slowly mending the pieces of my heart that have been broken.
You can take these photographs and watch them fade away.
The memories captured in these photographs are slowly fading away just like my love for you.
You can through away all these letters, I don't care about what they say.
The letters you gave me are now meaningless after you took away my love.
All those sorry's, there's a million reasons why you can't mend me, don't even try.
Apologies can't fix me since my heart is too broken beyond any repair.
I know it's gonna take some time, to finally realize.
It will take time for me to fully come to terms with my shattered heart.
I got nothing left inside, nothing to hide
I am left with nothing inside, nothing to show or hide.
I'm broken, I'm broken, my heart
I am acknowledging that I am broken.
Save me
I am pleading for someone to save me from the pain of my broken heart.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, O/B/O DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ALONZO STEVENSON, JOHN SHANKS, LEONA LEWIS
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