After an arduous wait for new material, Christina Perri makes vulnerable return with a dramatic new visual for her brutally honest alt-pop ballad "Human," the first taste and lead single from her upcoming sophomore album, "Head or Heart." It's a properly dramatic way to come out swinging as Perri ramps up for the release of her new album, due out March 11. Named as iTunes' "Breakthrough Pop Artist of 2011," the 27-year-old singer-songwriter earned critical applause and an increasingly fervent fan following with her extraordinary debut and her raw-and-heart-wrenching break-up anthem "Jar of Hearts."
Perri wrote with Boys Like Girls frontman and top-notch popsmith Martin Johnson, "Human" is a soft, yet powerful ballad about the societal pressures placed upon women to be, well, perfect. The song is an emotionally charged ballad which finds Perri in a destructive relationship. Perri is sounding a bit more somber, telling her lover over a sparse piano melody, "Your words in my head/ Your knives in my heart/ You build me up and then I fall apart." Perri then dejectedly listing her subservient skills in the verses before finding her nerve in the chorus and declaring, "But I'm only human/ And I crash and I break down."
With its compassionate "be yourself" theme, Perri's "Human" says it's OK to be yourself, even if that means occasionally falling apart. Still prominantly featuring Perri's raw vocals and her broken lyrics, the song has an elevated production from her previous release, with swelling strings and bursting percussion over Perri's beautiful piano stylings. This emotionally-charged ballad also continues the theme of "lovestrong." relating to those broken and alone and commiserating with them. However, the defiance in the lyrics and Perri's own voice are hopeful and strong. For those who can relate to heartbreak, which is all of us really, this song will soon be on repeat.
Are humans just a series of parts or are we something deeper? That's the question at the heart of Perri's stunning video for "Human," which was directed by Elliott Sellers. The just-over-four-minute clip begins with Perri alone in a room and standing on a white platform against all-white background, wearing a black bra-like top, and black hotpants. Perri isn't really herself, or only Human, as the song's sonics build, so does her true self begin to emerge and dramatically turning into human while sings about her heartache. It's so simple, but this visual works for this kind of song.
Perri wrote with Boys Like Girls frontman and top-notch popsmith Martin Johnson, "Human" is a soft, yet powerful ballad about the societal pressures placed upon women to be, well, perfect. The song is an emotionally charged ballad which finds Perri in a destructive relationship. Perri is sounding a bit more somber, telling her lover over a sparse piano melody, "Your words in my head/ Your knives in my heart/ You build me up and then I fall apart." Perri then dejectedly listing her subservient skills in the verses before finding her nerve in the chorus and declaring, "But I'm only human/ And I crash and I break down."
With its compassionate "be yourself" theme, Perri's "Human" says it's OK to be yourself, even if that means occasionally falling apart. Still prominantly featuring Perri's raw vocals and her broken lyrics, the song has an elevated production from her previous release, with swelling strings and bursting percussion over Perri's beautiful piano stylings. This emotionally-charged ballad also continues the theme of "lovestrong." relating to those broken and alone and commiserating with them. However, the defiance in the lyrics and Perri's own voice are hopeful and strong. For those who can relate to heartbreak, which is all of us really, this song will soon be on repeat.
Are humans just a series of parts or are we something deeper? That's the question at the heart of Perri's stunning video for "Human," which was directed by Elliott Sellers. The just-over-four-minute clip begins with Perri alone in a room and standing on a white platform against all-white background, wearing a black bra-like top, and black hotpants. Perri isn't really herself, or only Human, as the song's sonics build, so does her true self begin to emerge and dramatically turning into human while sings about her heartache. It's so simple, but this visual works for this kind of song.
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