KELLY CLARKSON - BREAKAWAY
Grew Up In A Small Town
And When The Rain Would Fall Down
I'd Just Stare Out My Window
Dreamin' Of What Could Be
And If I'd End Up Happy
I Would Pray
Tryin' Hard To Reach Out
But When I Tried To Speak Out
Felt Like No One Could Hear Me
Wanted To Belong Here
But Something Felt So Wrong Here
So I Pray
I Could Breakaway
I'll Spread My Wings, And I'll Learn How To Fly
I'll Do What It Takes Till I Touch The Sky
And I'll Make A Wish
Take A Chance
Make A Change
And Breakaway
Out Of The Darkness And Into The Sun
But I Won't Forget All The Ones That I Love
I'll Take A Risk
Take A Chance
Make A Change
And Breakaway
Want To Feel The Warm Breez
Sleep Under A Palm Tree
Feel The Rush Of The Ocean
Get On Board A Fast Train
Travel On A Jet Plane
Faraway
And Breakaway
I'll Spread My Wings, And I'll Learn How To Fly
I'll Do What It Takes Till I Touch The Sky
And I'll Make A Wish, Take A Chance, Make A Change
And Breakaway
Out Of The Darkness And Into The Sun
But I Won't Forget All The Ones That I Love
I Gotta Take A Risk, Take A Chance, Make A Change
And Breakaway
Buildings With A Hundred Floors
Swinging 'Round Revolvin' Doors
Maybe I Don't Know Where They Take Me
But Gotta Keep Movin' On
Movin' On
Fly Away
Breakaway
I'll Spread My Wings, And I'll Learn How To Fly
I'll Do What It Takes Till I Touch The Sky
And I'll Make A Wish, Take A Chance, Make A Change
And Breakaway
Out Of The Darkness And Into The Sun
But I Won't Forget All The Ones That I Love
I Gotta Take A Risk, Take A Chance, Make A Change
And Breakaway
Breakaway
Breakaway
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Avril Lavigne, Brodget Benenate, Matthew Gerrard
Producer(s): John Shanks
Avril Lavigne Wrote The Lyrics To This Song, Which She Worked On With Professional Songwriters Matthew Gerrard And B. Beneate. It Was Intended For Lavigne's Second Album, "Under My Skin", But She Didn't Think It Fit The Album And Let Clarkson Record It As A Single. The Song Did So Well That At The Last Minute, Clarkson's Second Album Was Renamed Breakaway And This Song Was Included On It.
The Song Is About Breaking Away From An Old Life And Trying New Things. Some May Even Consider It A Song About Growing Up, And That Could Be True In Some Ways, But It Is Mostly About Shedding Your Past And Becoming A New Person. The Theme Appealed To Clarkson, Who Could Relate To The Lyrics.
This Song Was Used In The Movie The Princess Diaries 2.
Clarkson Calls This "The Song For Everyone Going Out On Their Own." She Relates It To When She Moved From A Small Town In Texas To Los Angeles, Where Against The Odds She Became A Star.
Lavigne Originally Didn't Like The Song, As It Wasn't In Her Favorite Pop-Punk Style. "It Was Like A Ballad. I Was Just Like, It Feels Like A Church Song," She Told Audacy Check. "I Was Just Not There."
Lavigne Has Grown More Fond Of "Breakaway" And Added It To Her Tour Set List In 2019. She Performed It Live For The First Time During Her September 17, 2019 Concert At Fox Theater, Oakland, California.