Composition Everytime

everytime pop ballad. begins music box introduction accompanying spears s breathy vocals, build soft strong through song. according sheet music published @ musicnotes.com universal music publishing group, everytime composed in key of e♭ major, tempo of 110 beats per minute. spears s vocal range spans low-tone of a♭3 high-tone of e♭5. everytime lyrics plea forgiveness inadvertently hurting former lover. in song, singer explains feels unable continue in lines such everytime try fly fall / without wings feel small . jennifer vineyard of mtv compared song lyrically ballad in zone, shadow , since both speak how reminders of lover can still linger after s gone. during interview jennifer vineyard of mtv, spears said everytime , s heartbreak, s first love, first true love. s people can relate to, because have first love think re going rest of life. when asked if everytime timberlake during interview diane sawyer in primetime, responded ll let song speak itself.