Christina Aguilera Opens 'Blank Page' on Emotional 'Lotus' Track
Christina Aguilera lays it all out there in her new ballad "Blank Page," lamenting in an emotion-racked vocal delivery that she's "been no saint" but isn't quite sure of how to say sorry.
"I was scared, I was unprepared, for the things you say," she sings in the song, off upcoming album "Lotus." "If I could undo, that I hurt you, I would do anything for us to make it through. Draw me a smile and save me tonight. I am a blank page waiting for you to bring me to life."
Accompanied only by a piano, Aguilera digs deep in her performance but never crosses into showy terrain; it's a subtle bit of wizardry from the "Voice" judge, who spoke to Billboard about the song a week ago.
"[It's] a beautiful, vulnerable, amazing ballad that reminds me of the emotional vulnerability yet empowerment feeling that you get from listening to say a 'Beautiful' from previous records," she told editorial director Bill Werde (@ bwerde).
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One of the more effective moments in the ballad comes when Aguilera lowers her booming voice to a delicate almost-whisper, proposing to her victim: "Let our hearts stop and beat as one together; Let out hearts stop and beat as one forever."
The singer leaked the song herself on Saturday (Nov. 3) on Twitter. Aguilera is revving up to focus on "Lotus," which ! hits stores and digital on Nov. 13.
"I wrote and recorded a lot on this record that was made to hopefully inspire the next generation of vocalists," she said. "My experience as a coach on 'The Voice' has really helped me dig deeper to find new inspiration because I almost feel like it's my responsibility to uphold a certain vocal standard."
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