Tunes & Tales: Revival

I've liked Selena Gomez since I first encountered her as smart, sassy Alex on Wizards of Waverly Place. She just seems like such a sweetheart, and I've been following her acting and music career ever since then. While I've enjoyed her albums in the past, there's something really special about Revival. It's the sense that she seems more certain of her own self, I think, as that confidence certainly is reflected in her song lyrics and her voice. I really enjoy listening to this album, and it's been on repeat ever since it came out!

VIBE: dance/pop with catchy beats + ballads

WHY: It's the dawn of a new day for Ms. Gomez.

TRY: I'm really obsessed with Sober and Survivors.

Revival / Ten Thousand Skies Above You

I dive into the future

But I'm blinded by the sun

I'm reborn in every moment

So who knows what I'll become

Kill Em With Kindness / Bright Before Sunrise

And no war in anger

Was ever won

Put out the fire before igniting

Next time you’re fighting

Kill 'em with kindness

Hands to Myself / The Pact

Can't keep my hands to myself

No matter how hard I'm trying to

I want you all to myself

You're metaphorical gin and juice

So come on, give me a taste

Of what it's like to be next to you

Won't let one drop go to waste

You're metaphorical gin and juice

Same Old Love / Blue-Eyed Devil

Take away all your things and go

You can't take back what you said, I know

I've heard it all before, at least a million times

I'm not one to forget, you know [...]

I'm so sick of that same old love, that shit, it tears me up

I’m so sick of that same old love, my body's had enough

Sober / Scorched

We fall for each other at the wrong time

Only for a moment, but I don't mind

Guess I don't know where to draw the line, the line, the line

And we'll play the same game every night

Up in the clouds

Yeah, you know how to make me want you

When we come down

Oh I know, yeah I know, it's over

Good for You / On Dublin Street

Gonna wear that dress you like, skin-tight

Do my hair up real, real nice

And syncopate my skin to how you're breathing

'Cause I just wanna look good for you, good for you, uh-huh

I just wanna look good for you, good for you, uh-huh

Let me show you how proud I am to be yours

Leave this dress a mess on the floor

And still look good for you, good for you

Camouflage / How to Love

Remember when we'd talk all night

But time ain't easy on us, how can love die?

I got so much shit to say

But I can't help feeling like I'm camouflaged

Fortress around my heart

You were mine just yesterday

Now I have no idea who you are

It's like you're camouflaged

Me & the Rhythm / This Song Will Save Your Life

Ooh, all the rhythm takes you over

Takes you to a different place

A different space

Ooh, the smoke is getting closer

I can feel our young blood race

Through cityscapes

Survivors / I'll Meet You There

You built me from a broken heart

With bricks you made from broken parts

You fixed the pains so we could start

So now what's mine is ours

I still have proof in form of scars

The first time always fall so far

Those healing wounds heal twice as hard

But now what's mine is ours [...]

We are survivors

We are survivors of the wild

Body Heat / Spark

If you're the flame, I'm kerosene

I'm burning up, baby

All I need, all I need is your body heat

Right next to me

All I need, all I need is your body heat

Oh my God, it feels amazing when you hold me close

Know me like the summer, baby don't let go

Rise / One Plus One

You can rise

Rise from the rubble with your mind, you can hover

You can rise like the tide, like the heat in the summer

Yes I know there are those who will wanna bring you down

But you can rise with your mind and make your higher power proud

Me & My Girls / Last Will & Testament

I'm going home with who I came with

And who I came with's not you

I'm going home with who I came with

And who I came with's

Me and my girls, me and my girls

You can look, but don't touch

I'm not here to hook up 

I'm just here to turn up 

Tonight is just us

Nobody / Lover Awakened

No oxygen, could barely breathe

My darkest sin, you've raised release

And it's all because of you, all because of you

I don't know what it is, but you've pulled me in

No one compares, could ever begin

To love me like you do

Hmm I wouldn't want them to

Perfect / Blurred Lines

I can see her body rushing into you

Crashing on your skin

Burning within, burning so deep, deep

On your skin, skin next to me

She's crashing on your skin

Settling in, burning so deep, deep

On your skin, skin while you sleep