JESSIE J - WHO YOU ARE
I Stare At My Reflection In The Mirror
Why Am I Doing This To Myself?
Losing My Mind On A Tiny Error?
I Nearly Left The Real Me On The Shelf
No, No, No, No, No...
Don't Lose Who You Are In The Blur Or The Stars
Seeing Is Deceiving, Dreaming Is Believing
It's Okay Not To Be Okay
Sometimes It's Hard To Follow Your Heart
Tears Don't Mean You're Losing, Everybody's Bruising
Just Be True To Who You Are
(Who You Are), (Who You Are), (Who You Are)
(Who You Are), (Who You Are), (Who You Are)
(Who You Are), (Who You Are), (Who You Are)
(Who You Are), (Who You Are)
Brushing My Hair, Do I Look Perfect?
I Forgot What To Do To Fit The Mould, Yeah!
The More I Try The Less Is Working, Yeah Yeah Yeah
'Cause Everything Inside Of Me Screams
No, No, No, No, No...
Don't Lose Who You Are In The Blur Or The Stars
Seeing Is Deceiving, Dreaming Is Believing
It's Okay Not To Be Okay
Sometimes It's Hard To Follow Your Heart
Tears Don't Mean You're Losing, Everybody's Bruising
There's Nothing Wrong With Who You Are!
Yes, No's, Ego's, Fake Shows, Like Whoa
Just Go And Leave Me Alone!
Real Talk, Real Life, Good Love, Goodnight
With A Smile, That's My Home!
That's My Home, No...
No, No, No, No, No...
Don't Lose Who You Are In The Blur Or The Stars
Seeing Is Deceiving, Dreaming Is Believing
It's Okay Not To Be Okay
Sometimes It's Hard To Follow Your Heart
Tears Don't Mean You're Losing, Everybody's Bruising
Just Be True To Who You Are!
Yeah Yeah Yeah
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Jessica Cornish, Toby Gad, Shelly Peiken
Producer(s): Toby Gad
This Song Was Used In The Third Installment Of The Step Up Series, Step Up 3D.
Cornish Explained The Song's Meaning During An Intimate Show At The Sofitel's Stone Rose On November 2, 2010. She Revealed, "I Kind Of Lost Myself. It's Very Personal. It's About Being True To Yourself. Don't Lose Yourself In Any Situation You're Put In, And Do The Dew."
Cornish Wrote This Self-Help Ballad At The End Of A Lonely Three-Month Trip To Los Angeles When She Was 20. Having Been Shunted From Studio To Studio With Various Producers She Was Ready To Pack It All In. She Told The Independent December 10, 2010: "I'm Very Much Someone That Lives To Be Happy. It's Not Just About The Parties And I Know So-And-So – I'm Not That Girl. So I Looked In The Mirror And Started To Cry And Said 'Who Am I?' Music Is My Therapy."
The Song Was Included On Jessie's Debut Album Who You Are. She Explained To The Sun Why She Chose This As Her Title Track: "This Song Saved My Life Musically. The Day Before I Wrote This Song I Was Ready To Give Up Music. It's Amazing How Three-And-A-Half Minutes Of Melody And Lyrics Can Change Your Life And I'm So Happy That Not Only Has It Saved My Life But It's Saving Other People's. That's Why My Debut Album Is Called Who You Are."
Jessie Has A Lyric From This Song - "Don't Lose Who You Are In The Blur Of The Stars" - Tattooed On Her Hip. Unfortunately She Wrote It Out Wrongly Beforehand And The Tattooist Spelled "Lose" As "Loose."
The Video Shows Jessie Sitting On A Chair In Front Of The Camera As If It Was Her Mirror In A Bedroom. She Was Forced To Be Immobile Having Ruptured Several Tendons In Her Foot During Rehearsals For The Capital Radio Summertime Ball. As Jessie Begins To Sing The Final Bridge, Water Begins To Drip In Front Of Her Face And She Wipes A Drop From Under Her Eye, As If She Was Crying. The Clip Was Inspired By The One For Sinead O'connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U."
The Song's Co-Writer, Shelly Peiken, Wanted To Title This Song "Blur Of The Stars" From The Line, "Don't Lose Who You Are In The Blur Of The Stars." She Was Outvoted.