Broken Heartbeats Sound Like Breakbeats
Los Campesinos! Lyrics
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One! Two! Three! Four!
Any more tears for the birthing pool?
Bear this child directly into misery
Kiss him in the face with no lips and no tongue
But with your little, middle, index and ring fingers
Singing 'I see songs in shapes and colours
Not nuclear physics or pottery ovens
Fluid lines that soar like towers
Patterns reformed just like child actors
Plunge your hand, rip out my spine
Replace it with a UV light
So I can be the beacon of hope that you'd always expected
These constant broken heartbeats sound like breakbeats
Looping round and round to me
You know he's so much more like Spiderman than you will ever, ever be
So stick with your instincts
Stick with the imprints
With the hieroglyphics that the fan club sent us
And roll with the toppers
The slow steady choppers
Bat with your eyelids
And lose it with your stutter
Go b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b - honeeeeey!
I'm taking far too many chances
On these less than idealistic romances
Plunge your hand, rip out my spine
Replace it with a UV light
So I can be the beacon of hope that you'd always expected
These constant broken heartbeats sound like breakbeats
Looping round and round to me
You know he's so much more like Spiderman than you will ever, ever be.
The lyrics to "Broken Heartbeats Sound Like Breakbeats" by Los Campesinos! are complex and multi-layered. The first verse appears to be about the birth of a child, but it quickly takes a dark turn as the lyrics describe kissing the child's face with "no lips and no tongue" and singing about seeing songs in shapes and colors rather than science or art. The second verse takes a surreal turn as the singer asks for their spine to be replaced with a UV light so they can be a beacon of hope. The chorus repeats the phrase "These constant broken heartbeats sound like breakbeats," implying that the singer's heartbreak has become a repetitive, rhythmic pattern in their life.
The lyrics are full of wordplay and imagery, such as "Fluid lines that soar like towers" and "Stick with the imprints/With the hieroglyphics that the fan club sent us." The song also repeatedly references Spiderman, suggesting a theme of heroism and the desire to be something greater than oneself. Overall, the lyrics of "Broken Heartbeats Sound Like Breakbeats" are a commentary on the complexities of love, loss, and the search for meaning in life.
Line by Line Meaning
Any more tears for the birthing pool?
Are there any more tears left to cry for the birth of this child into misery?
Bear this child directly into misery
Take responsibility for this child's entry into a life of suffering
Kiss him in the face with no lips and no tongue
Give affection to the child without the physical means to do so
But with your little, middle, index and ring fingers
Using only fingers not intended for intimate displays of love
Singing 'I see songs in shapes and colours
Singing about the visual representation of music
Not nuclear physics or pottery ovens
Not interested in science or crafts
Fluid lines that soar like towers
Musical notes that ascend and ascend like tall structures
Patterns reformed just like child actors
Melodies altered and remade like young performers adapting to new roles.
Plunge your hand, rip out my spine
Physically remove my backbone from my body
Replace it with a UV light
Swap my backbone for a device that emits ultraviolet light
So I can be the beacon of hope that you'd always expected
So I can become the symbol of optimism you had always wanted
These constant broken heartbeats sound like breakbeats
Frequent emotional pain feels like the repeating rhythm of electronic music
Looping round and round to me
Repeating over and over again within my own mind
You know he's so much more like Spiderman than you will ever, ever be
You acknowledge that he possesses abilities far beyond your own capabilities.
So stick with your instincts
Continue following your natural inclinations
Stick with the imprints
Adhere to familiar marks and influences
With the hieroglyphics that the fan club sent us
With the symbols and signs that enthusiasts of our music have given us
And roll with the toppers
Cope with the superior ones
The slow steady choppers
The gradual ones who take their time
Bat with your eyelids
Flirt and communicate through expressive eye movements
And lose it with your stutter
Allow yourself to let go and become tongue-tied
Go b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b - honeeeeey!
Emphasize your stutter as a charming and endearing trait
I'm taking far too many chances
I am risking too much
On these less than idealistic romances
On relationships that are not as positive or hopeful as they could be
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALEKSANDRA BERDITCHEVSKAIA, ELLEN WADDELL, GARETH PAISEY, HARRIET COLEMAN, NEIL ASHLEY TURNER, OLIVER BRIGGS, TOM BROMLEY
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