Liberation by Christina Aguilera Liberation by Christina Aguilera | Page 8

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MARIA
Christina Aguilera, Kanye West, Ross Birchard,Lisey Juber, Jahron Brathwaite, Tayla Parx, Che Pope,
Noah Goldstein, Lawrence Brown, Linda Glover, Horgay Gordy, Allen Story) • Published by Xtina Music (BMI), Please Gimme My
Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI) Warp Music Limited (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Songs LLC/Sparko Phone Music (BMI), Warner-
Chappell Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Taylor Monet Music/Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. (BMI), Kaya And Ethan Music/Primary Wave Beats
(BMI) (all rights adm. by BMG Chrysalis (US) on behalf of Primary Wave Music Publishing LLC), Noah Goldstein (ASCAP) (all rights
adm. by Donda Publishing LLC/EMI April, Music, Inc.), Sony/ATV Music Publishing/Stone Agate Music (BMI) • Produced by Kanye West
& Che Pope • Co-Produced by Hudson Mohawke & Noah Goldstein for Ark Productions, Inc. • Strings Arranged by Nicholas Britell
• Violin, Viola & Octave Bass Viola by Rob Moose • Engineered by Noah Goldstein for Ark Productions, Inc. • Vocals Engineered by
Oscar Ramirez for Royal Z Entertainment at The Sanctuary, Los Angeles ***contains a sample from, “maria” (you were the only one)”
written by lawrence brown, linda glover, morgay gordy and allen story, as performed by michael jackson, published by sony/atv
music publishing o/b/o itself and stone agate music. (bmi), used courtesy of universal music enterprises [INTRO: MICHAEL JACKSON]
Maria hey, hey, Maria. Maria, don't you hear me calling, Maria? Maria, girl you know you were the only one
• [VERSE 1: CHRISTINA AGUILERA] How was I supposed to know • That it would cost my soul? • Nothin is free',
outchea • I wanna breathe outchea • And how am I supposed to face this lonely life I've created? • Is that the
price that I'm payin'? • I wanna feel it • [PRE-CHORUS 1: CHRISTINA AGUILERA] All my life, wouldn't give up • Was
too young to know the difference • How did I get so low? • When did I turn so cold • Inside of my own mind,
I believe my own lies • I'm facing the mirror • [CHORUS: CHRISTINA AGUILERA] Where, where, where is Maria? •
Why, why, why don't I see her? • I, I just wanna see her • Why, why, why don't I see her? • I, I just need to
see ya, Maria • [VERSE 2: CHRISTINA AGUILERA] Now do you hear it in my voice? • That I'm tryna make a choice •
I don't know which way to go at this crossroads • You done taped my mouth shut • Make me feel worthless,
used up • [PRE-CHORUS 2: CHRISTINA AGUILERA] • So tired of painting all this makeup • 'Cause it won't hide my
deep cuts • Eyes open, but can't see • Mouth open, but can't speak • I'm facing the mirror • [CHORUS: CHRISTINA
AGUILERA] • Where, where, where is Maria? • Why, why, why don't I see her? • I, I just wanna see her • Where,
where, where is Maria? • Oh, I just wanna see ya, Maria • [BRIDGE: CHRISTINA AGUILERA] Oh, my lord (oh) • Can
you take away this heavy load? (oh) • I can't carry it anymore (oh) • I'm callin' an angel, where is my saviour?
• Oh, my lord (oh, my lord) • Can you take away this heavy load? (Can you take away this heavy load?) •
I can't carry it anymore (I can't) • I'm callin' an angel, where is my saviour? • [BRIDGE: MICHAEL JACKSON] Hear
my plea for sympathy • I just want you here with me • Hear my plea for sympathy • I just want you here
with me • Hear my plea for sympathy • I just want you here with me • Hear my plea for sympathy • I just
want you here with me • You keep on running away • [VERSE 3: CHRISTINA AGUILERA] Can you hear me callin'? •
My whole world is fallin' • I can't see ya, oh, I need ya • Can you hear me callin'? • My whole world is fallin'
• I can't see ya, oh, I need ya • Don't keep on runnin' away (you keep on runnin' away) • Don't run away,
don't run away, no • Don't run away, don't run away, no • Don't you keep on runnin' from me • Don't you
keep on runnin' from me • Where, where, where is Maria? • [OUTRO: CHRISTINA AGUILERA] Don't run away, don't
run away, no • Don't run away, don't run away, no • Where is Maria? • You know I need ya • Where is Maria?