Zooey Deschanel: Want

“I want to make people feel better, whether it’s myself, or a friend, or whoever.”

Zooey Deschanel

On her song "Me and You" on Volume Two (2010), in an interview with Evan Schlansky in " On Record : Zooey Deschanel of She & Him http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/03/on-record-zooey-deschanel-of-she-him/" at American Songwriter (18 March 2010).
Context: I think a lot of what motivates me songwriting-wise is — this might sound silly — but, when I listen to a song that I love, it kind of makes me feel better. I think that’s the impetus behind everything I write; I want to make people feel better, whether it’s myself, or a friend, or whoever. I don’t know how to say this without sounding corny or banal, but I know a lot of people who are very hard on themselves. So this is sort of a cheerleading lullaby.

People , Feeling

“Think of all the beauty that you left behind you.
You can take it if you want it, and then let it go.”

Zooey Deschanel

"This Is Not a Test".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
Context: For those of you who thought you'd be forgotten,
The friends you've made will try their best, to make it so.
Think of all the beauty that you left behind you.
You can take it if you want it, and then let it go.

Beauty , Thinking

“I want to be where your heart is home
I want to see you with the light in the morning
There’s never been such a beautiful warning to me, to me”

Zooey Deschanel

"Home".
Volume Two (2010)

Home , Heart

“Why do I always want to sock it to you hard?
Let you know what love is like when I’m
keeping all my cards up on the shelf
Where you can’t see them
Why do I always want to keep it to myself?”

Zooey Deschanel

"Over It Over Again".
Volume Two (2010)

Love

“Don't look back
all you'll ever get is the dust from the steps before
I don't have to see you every day,
but I just want to know youre there”

Zooey Deschanel

"Don't Look Back".
Volume Two (2010)