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Lewis now lives in Hackney and has been with her boyfriend Lou Al-Chamaa, an electrician, since she was seventeen. Lewis and Al-Chamaa have known each other since Lewis was nine years old and they grew up on the same street. They are reported to have exchanged commitment rings and rented a £120,000 flat together in North London. Lewis has stated that she would like to marry Al-Chamaa. Please click here to download Leona Lewis Forgiveness Mp3

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[Verse 1]
I don’t wanna spend another day,
Pointing fingers while im placing blame,
Im no angel, imperfect myself, cos baby I am only human,
And I don’t wanna put it all on you,
I admit I did some painful things its true,
And im sorry for them, no making amends,
For always thinking I was innocent

[Chorus]
Starting today, im gunna change,
Don’t wanna make the same mistakes,
Cos I can see a new horizon,
The ice around my heart is melting,
And the hurt I feel is slowly dying,
Now im, no longer crying,
The bridge we burnt is being built again,
Its leading to a new begining,
And it may never be the way it was,
And thats because im talking about forgiveness,
Forgiveness, forgiveness, forgiveness,

[Verse 2]
I wish we could take back the things we said,
Cos what we saids not always what we ment,
We lost our heads, in the moment,
And the words we used them like a weapon,
But no one wins if we both walk away,
And we hid behind the people we became,
We’re warmer than that, we’re better than that,
And i still cherish all the things we had,

[Chorus]
Starting today, im gunna change,
Don’t wanna make the same mistakes,
Cos I can see a new horizon,
The ice around my heart is melting,
And the hurt I feel is slowly dying,
Now im, no longer crying,
The bridge we burnt is being built again,
Its leading to a new begining,
And it may never be the way it was,
And thats because im talking about forgiveness,
Forgiveness, forgiveness, forgiveness

[Bridge]
If everybody could forgive and forget (just forget),
Think of all the time that we could spend, being friends,
Think about all the lives we could change,
And all the love we could make,
Baby how the world would be a better place,
In the ennnndddd, ohhhhh,

[Chorus]
Starting today, all that we will change,
And ill make the same mistakes, you know that,
I can see a new horizon,
The ice around my heart is melting,
And the hurt I feel is slowly dying,
And im no longer,
The bridge we burnt is being built again,
Its leading to a new begining,
And it may never be the way it was,
And thats because im talking about forgiveness,
Forgiveness, forgiveness, forgiveness,

Forgiveness [x6]

[Talking (forgiveness in background)]
If everybody could just forgive,
The world would be a much better place,
[singing] ohhhhh
Forgiveness [talking]

[Thanks to Kerri for these lyrics]

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The single became the biggest downloaded song in 2006, beating Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy”. The single stayed at number one for four weeks, and also stayed at the top spot in the Irish Singles Chart for six weeks. It went on to sell in the region of 1,000,000 copies. Please click here to download Leona Lewis A Moment Like This Mp3

[Verse 1]
What if I told you
It was all meant to be
Would you believe me?
Would you agree?
It’s almost that feeling
That we’ve met before
So tell me that you dont think I’m crazy
When I tell you that love has come here & now

[Chorus]
A moment like this
Some people wait a lifetime
For a moment like this
Some people search forever
For that one special kiss
Ohh I can’t believe it’s happening to me
Some people wait a lifetime
For a moment like this

[Verse 2]
Everything changes, but beauty remains
Somethings so tender
I can’t explain
Ohh well I may be dreaming
But till I awake
Can’t we make this dream last forever
And I cherish all the love that we shared

[Chorus]

Could this be the greatest love of all
I wanna know that you will
Catch me when I fall
So let me tell you this

[Chorus x2]

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“A Moment like This” was released on CD on 20 December 2006, and was available as a digital download from midnight on 17 December. It broke a world record after it was downloaded fifty thousand times in thirty minutes. On 24 December, “A Moment like This” was crowned the 2006 UK Christmas number-one single, having sold 571,253 copies, beating Take That’s single “Patience”, and outselling the rest of the Top 40’s sales combined. Please Click here download Leona Lewis Footprints In The sand Mp3

You walked with me
Footprints in the sand
And helped me understand
Where I’m going

You walked with me
When I was all alone
With so much unknown
Along the way

And just when I
I thought I’d lost my way
You gave me strength to carry on
That’s when I heard you say

I promise you
I’m always there
When your heart is filled with sorrow
And despair

And I’ll carry you
When you need a friend
You’ll find my footprints in the sand
When I’m weary
Well I know you’ll be there
Cause I can feel you
When you say

I promise you
I’m always there
When your heart is filled with sadness and despair
Oh, I’ll carry you
When you need a friend
You’ll find my footprints in the sand

[choir]

When your heart is full of sadness and despair
I’ll carry you
When you need a friend

I promise you
I’m always there
When you need a friend
You’ll find my footprints
In the sand

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Cowell also commented throughout the show that Lewis’s lack of awareness as to how good she is, is what makes her special. On the final night of the show, Take That joined Lewis on stage for a duet of their song “A Million Love Songs”. Please click here to download Leona Lewis The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Mp3

The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the endless skies my love

The first time ever I kissed your mouth
I felt the earth move through my hand
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command my love

The first time ever I lay with you
I felt your heart so close to mine
The first time ever I saw your face
Your face
Your face
Your face

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Lewis was criticised, by both the judges and in the press, in relation to her confidence. Vocal coach Mark Hudson also criticised her lack of star quality. On the 9 December show, Cowell remarked that her rendition of Eva Cassidy’s “Over the Rainbow” (originally sung by Judy Garland) was the best he had ever witnessed. Please click here to download The Best You Never Had Leona Lewis Mp3

I was so in love with you
There was nothing I could do
Wouldn’t give me the time of day
Now you wanna be with me
You say you wanna be with me

You said I was the best
Gave your love out the rest
There was nothing I could say
It’s going good for me
You say you wanna be with me
Now

Yeah you’re telling me that
I am were it’s at
But I ain’t having none of that….

[Chorus:]
Because I told you, you would look to regret it,
and now I don’t wanna make you feel bad,
But when it comes to me just forget it,
I’ll be the best you never had,
You put me through so many emotions,
Now baby it’s your turn for that,
’cause in your empty heart I left a mark,
The best you never had.

No, No, No

You saw me as a friend,
Baby I don’t want revenge,
But if you must know the truth,
What you didn’t see in me
Reflects what you will never be now,
When you’re telling me I was always the one,
I feel your desperation.

[Chorus]

Back rubs, good love, my stuff
That’s what you missed out on
My touch… show much we could have
You miss,
My kiss,
My lips,
The love I had for you
Our song, so long

[Chorus x2]

Well I will always be the best you never had

The best you never had

[Thanks to XxXmaomaoXxX, Lauren Knowles for correcting these lyrics]

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Walsh remarked that her performance of “I Will Always Love You” was as good as Whitney Houston’s version. On the 28 October show (Big Band week), Lewis sang “Summertime”. Following her performance, Cowell said, “You are, absolutely, the best contestant I have ever had across any of these shows, and that was an amazing performance.” Please click here to download Leona Lewis I Am You Mp3

How many times
Are you gonna take it
Look in my eyes
Help me make this make sense

Night after night
You sat up and cried
Wondering when you’re gonna see things clearer
You don’t even realise
That at this very moment
You’re talking to yourself in the mirror

It’s true
So you think I’m strong but you’re feelin that you’re weak
Baby I’m you
But we’re one in the same so you’re just as strong as me
Baby I’m you
And we deserve better it’s time for us to leave
You know what to do
Cause I’m not a fool
So neither are you
Baby I’m you

Oh you’re not crazy
If only you’d realize

That you and I
Have all the help we need

So why are we sitting here on the floor
(listen to me)
We ain’t cryin no more
I am your soul
I am your heart
My strength is yours (Oh my strength is yours)

Baby it’s true
So you think I’m strong but you’re feelin that you’re weak
Baby I’m you
But we’re one in the same so you’re just as strong as me
Baby I’m you
And we deserve better it’s time for us to leave
You know what to do
Cause I’m not a fool
So neither are you
Baby I’m you

So pick yourself up right now
We’ve been here too long
We’ve overstayed it enough
That might have been
It’s been a long time gone

So wipe away the tears
Ain’t nothing for us here
The time has come to move on

Oooohhhhhwwww

Baby we deserve better
And we’re far too strong
To let this go on
Baby I’m you

So you think I’m strong but you’re feelin that you’re weak
Baby I’m you
But we’re one in the same so you’re just as strong as me
Baby I’m you
And we deserve better it’s time for us to leave
You know what to do
Cause I’m not a fool
So neither are you

Baby I’m you [x3]

[Thanks to COOKIE for these lyrics]

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Lewis’s voice was consistently highly praised by all three judges Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne. On occasions she was compared with divas such as Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and Celine Dion. All three judges also commented on how the British music industry needed a singer like her, and that her performances were world class. Please click here to download Leona Lewis Here I Am Mp3

This is a crazy world
These can be lonely times
It’s hard to know who’s on your side
Most of the time

Who can you really trust
Who do you really know
Is there anybody out there
Who can make you feel less alone
Some times you just can’t make it on your own

If you need a place where you can run
If you need a shoulder to cry on
I’ll always be your friend

When you need some shelter from the rain
When you need a healer for your pain
I will be there time and time again
When you need someone to love you
Here I am, hmmm

If you have broken dreams
Just lay them all on me
I’ll be the one who understands
So take my hand

If you reach emptyness

You know I’ll do my best
To fill you up with all the love
That I can show someone
I promise you you’ll never walk alone

Well if you need a place where you can run
If you need a shoulder to cry on
I’ll always be your friend

When you need some shelter from the rain
When you need a healer for your pain
I will be there time and time again
When you need someone to love you
Here I am, oooo

Everybody needs somebody who
keep a heart and soul in two

Well if you need a place where you can run
If you need a shoulder to cry on
I’ll always be your friend

When you need some shelter from the rain
When you need a healer for your pain
I will be there time and time again
When you need someone to love you
Here I am, Here I am

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In 2006, Lewis auditioned for the third series of The X Factor, singing “Over the Rainbow”. She made it through to the final stages and was announced the winner on 16 December 2006, winning a £1 million recording contract. She was mentored by Simon Cowell. Please click here to download Angel Leona Lewis Mp3

I feel it, you feel it
That this was meant to be.
I know it, you know it
That you were made for me.
We came tonight, not any longer
Day by day we’re getting stronger.
I want it, you want it
It’s what the people want to see.

We’re like Romeo and Juliet
Fact leaves fate to find us.
Like the tallest mountain on the widest sea
Nothing’s big enough to hide us.
When we make love its overwhelming
I just touch the heavens
You’re an angel, you’re an angel

I said this world, this world.
Could leave us anyday
But my love for you, it will never go away.
And I don’t wanna go to sleep
Cuz’ you are like a dream
For every night I see you there,
And I swear you are the answer
You’re an angel, you’re an angel, you’re an angel.

So we take it and each moment that I pause
I see it, you see it,
What we have is made of gold
We’re so filled with meaning,
Nothing can make us shallow.
So I hold it, and you hold it
The promise of tomorrow.
When we make love its overwhelming
I just touch the heavens.
You’re an angel, you’re an angel

And I said this world, this world
Could leave us anyday
But my love for you, it will never go away.
And I don’t wanna go to sleep
Cuz’ you are like a dream
For every night I see you there,
And I swear you are the answer
You’re an angel, you’re an angel, you’re an angel.

I don’t need three wishes
Oh I just need one
For us to never be finished
For us to never be numb
When they say it’s over
We’ll just say I love you
And when they say it’s finished
We’ll just keep on building.

And I said this world, this world
Could leave us anyday
But my love for you, it will never go away.
And I don’t wanna go to sleep
Cuz’ you are like a dream
For every night I see you there,
And I swear you are the answer [x2]

You’re an angel, you’re an angel, you’re an angel.

Yes you are. You’re an angel

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Even then Lewis had a very good voice. We started putting tracks together straight away Leona could hit the notes and I think she did it better than the original.” When her music career seemed to be going nowhere, she decided to give up, until her boyfriend persuaded her to enter The X Factor. Please click here to download Leona Lewis I Will Be Mp3

There’s nothing I could say to you
Nothing I could ever do to make you see
What you mean to me

All the pain, the tears I cried
Still you never said goodbye and now I know
How far you’d go

[Bridge:]
I know I let you down
But it’s not like that now
This time I’ll never let you go

[Chorus:]
I will be, all that you want
And get myself together
Cause you keep me from falling apart
All my life, I’ll be with you forever
To get you through the day
And make everything OK

[Verse 2:]
I thought that I had everything
I didn’t know what life could bring
But now I see, honestly

You’re the one thing I got right
The only one I let inside
Now I can breathe, cause you’re here with me

[Bridge:]
And if I let you down
I’ll turn it all around
Cause I would never let you go

[Chorus]

[Ending bridge:]
Cause without you I cant breathe
I’m not gonna ever, ever let you leave
You’re all I’ve got, you’re all I want
Yeah

And without you I don’t know what I’d do
I can never, ever live a day without you
Here with me, do you see,
You’re all I need

[Chorus x2]

[Thanks to lucy anderson for these lyrics]
[Thanks to convale jean-pierre for correcting these lyrics]

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Lewis recorded a number of songs including a demo album of her own songs called Twilight, but the album was never released. When she was fifteen years old she recorded a version of Minnie Riperton’s “Lovin’ You” with music producer Marley J. Wills, after which Lewis and Wills were invited to the US by Sony. Wills went on to say that “She was young and innocent but very much able. Please click here to download Leona Lewis Take A Bow Mp3

[Verse 1:]
The flowers are faded now
Along with your letters
They will never see the light of day
Cause I’ll never take them out
And there’s no turning back
Its for the better
Baby I disserved more than empty words
And promises
I believed everything you said
And I give you the best I have
Oh.

[Chorus:]
So take a bow.
Cause you’ve taken everything else
You played the part and like a star you played it so well
Take a bow
Cause this seen its coming to an end
I gave you love. All you give me was pretend
So now… Take a bow

[Verse 2:]
The future’s about to change
Before you know it the curtain closes
Take a look around
There’s no one in the crowd
I’m throwing away the pain
And you should know that your performance it made me stronger now

[Chorus]

[Hook:]
Well it must of been hard hand
Cause I still cant understand
How I could never see
Just what a fool believed
Um

But the lies they start to show
Tell me how it feels to know
Right now that I wont be around
So baby before I put you out

[Chorus x2]

[Thanks to lucy anderson for these lyrics]
[Thanks to Nicole Southam for correcting these lyrics]

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