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A Thousand Years
Song

A Thousand Years

Christina Perri
Album:
The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1

Song meaning of A Thousand Years by Christina Perri


The romance between Edward and Bella in the book and the ensuing television series Twilight served as the inspiration for the song.


Steve Kazee provided new vocals for Perri's rendition of the song in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.


It is among the top 100 most popular YouTube videos with almost 2 billion views.


A Thousand Years lyrics by Christina Perri


Heart beats fast

Colours and promises

How to be brave?

How can I love when I'm afraid to fall?

But watching you stand alone

All of my doubt

Suddenly goes away somehow

 

One step closer

 

I have died every day waiting for you

Darling, don't be afraid

I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

 

Time stands still

Beauty in all she is

I will be brave

I will not let anything take away

What's standing in front of me

Every breath

Every hour has come to this

 

One step closer

 

I have died every day waiting for you

Darling, don't be afraid

I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

 

And all along I believed I would find you

Time has brought your heart to me

I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

 

One step closer

One step closer

 

I have died every day waiting for you

Darling, don't be afraid

I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

 

And all along I believed I would find you

Time has brought your heart to me

I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

Release Date

2011

Songwriter/s

Christina Perri, David Hodges (Part 1), Steve Kazee (Part 2), Samantha Worley

Producer/s

Label/s

Atlantic Records

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