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Arms

Song · 2011 · Christina Perri. Album: lovestrong.

when someone keeps holding on even while you try to run 🫂

Who it's for

Christina Perri sings about someone who keeps holding on to her even while she's tempted to pull away out of fear.

Guarded and afraid→Safe enough to be held

Feelings it meets

What it is

"Arms" is the second single from Christina Perri's debut album lovestrong., released in March 2011. Perri has said it is about the tension between heart and mind: her heart wants to be loved while her head keeps finding reasons to hold back and doubts her worth. The song follows that struggle up to the moment she gives in and lets love win.

Where to find it

All major streaming services.

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I have as much soul as you,—and full as much heart!Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XXIII

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