Terrified
Lyrics
Katharine McPhee
Featuring: Jason Reeves
[Verse 1:]
You by the light is the greatest find
In the world full of wrong
You're the thing that's right
Finally made it through the lonely
To the other side
[Chorus:]
You set it again my heart's in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star
I'm at the edge of my emotions
Watching the shadows burning in the dark
And I'm in love
And I'm terrified
For the first time
And the last time in my only life
[Verse 2:]
And this could be good
It's already better than that
And nothing's worse than knowing
You're holding back
I could be
All that you're needing
If you let me try
[Chorus:]
You set it again my heart's in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star
I'm at the edge of my emotions
Watching the shadows burning in the dark
And I'm in love
And I'm terrified
For the first time
And the last time in my only life
[Bridge:]
I only said it cause I mean it
I only meant it cause it's true
So don't you doubt what I've been dreaming
Cause it fills me up and holds me close
Whenever I'm without you
[Chorus]
You set it again my heart's in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star
I'm at the edge of my emotions
Watching the shadows burning in the dark
And I'm in love
And I'm terrified
For the first time
And the last time in my only life
You by the light is the greatest find
In the world full of wrong
You're the thing that's right
Finally made it through the lonely
To the other side
[Chorus:]
You set it again my heart's in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star
I'm at the edge of my emotions
Watching the shadows burning in the dark
And I'm in love
And I'm terrified
For the first time
And the last time in my only life
[Verse 2:]
And this could be good
It's already better than that
And nothing's worse than knowing
You're holding back
I could be
All that you're needing
If you let me try
[Chorus:]
You set it again my heart's in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star
I'm at the edge of my emotions
Watching the shadows burning in the dark
And I'm in love
And I'm terrified
For the first time
And the last time in my only life
[Bridge:]
I only said it cause I mean it
I only meant it cause it's true
So don't you doubt what I've been dreaming
Cause it fills me up and holds me close
Whenever I'm without you
[Chorus]
You set it again my heart's in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star
I'm at the edge of my emotions
Watching the shadows burning in the dark
And I'm in love
And I'm terrified
For the first time
And the last time in my only life
Song facts
"Terrified" became known nationally when the song was used by finalist Didi Benami during the Hollywood round of the ninth season of American Idol on February 10, 2010 to much praise. As a result of Benami's performance, downloads of McPhee's track increased by nearly 10,000 percent, from a couple hundred the week before to nearly 20,000. On May 4, 2010, a new version of the song featuring actor Zachary Levi premiered on Entertainment Weekly's website and was made available for purchase on iTunes. On May 7, 2010, an accompanying music video for the new version premiered on the music video website Vevo. The album version of the song (featuring Jason Reeves) has sold 41,000 downloads in the United States.
