Heartless
●The Fray Lyrics


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In the night, I hear 'em talk,
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road,
He lost his soul to a woman so heartless

How could you be so heartless?
Oh, how could you be so heartless?
How could you be so, cold as the winter wind when it breeze, yo
Just remember that you talkin' to me though
You need to watch the way you talkin' to me, yo
Mean after all the things that we've been through
Mean after all the things we got into
Y'all know some things, that you ain't told me
Y'all did some things, that's the old me
And now you wanna get me back and you gon' show me
So you walk around like you don't know me
You got a new friend, I got homies
In the end, but still so lonely

In the night, I hear 'em talk,
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road,
He lost his soul to a woman so heartless

How could you be so heartless?
Oh, how could you be so heartless?

How could you be so Dr. Evil,
You bringin' out a side of me that I don't know
I decided we weren't gon' speak so
Why we up 3 A.M. on the phone
Why does she be so mad at me fo'
Homie I don't know, she's hot or cold
I won't stop, won't mess my groove up
'Cause I already know how this thing go
You run and tell your friends that you're leaving me
They say that they don't see what you see in me
You wait a couple months then you gon' see
You'll never find nobody better than me

In the night, I hear 'em talk,
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road,
He lost his soul to a woman so heartless

How could you be so heartless?
Oh, how could you be so heartless?

Talk and talk and talk and talk
Baby let's just knock it off
They don't know what we been through
They don't know 'bout me and you
So I got something new to see
And you just gon' keep hatin' me
And we just gon' be enemies
I know you can't believe
I could just leave it wrong
And you can't make it right
I'm gon' take off tonight
Into the night

In the night, I hear 'em talk,
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road,
He lost his soul to a woman so heartless

How could you be so heartless?
Oh, how could you be so heartless?

In the night, I hear 'em talk,
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road,
He lost his soul to a woman so heartless





How could you be so heartless?
Oh, how could you be so heartless?

Overall Meaning

"Heartless" by The Fray is a cover of Kanye West's original song, with a different instrumental approach and vocal delivery. The song tells the story of a man who has lost his soul to a woman who is heartless. He is hurt and confused by her actions, but also angry that she talks to him in a certain way. He also mentions that he has been falsely accused of something and that she has been keeping secrets from him. However, he still longs for her and thinks that she won't find anyone better than him. The chorus repeats the question of how she could be so heartless.


Line by Line Meaning

In the night, I hear 'em talk
I hear gossip about someone


The coldest story ever told
The saddest story told with no emotions


Somewhere far along this road
At some point in the past


He lost his soul to a woman so heartless
A woman caused him to lose his passion in life


How could you be so heartless?
Why are you acting so cold and cruel?


Oh, how could you be so heartless?
I can't believe how cruel you are


How could you be so, cold as the winter wind when it breeze, yo
You are incredibly cold and distant, like the winter wind


Just remember that you talkin' to me though
Don't forget who you're talking to


You need to watch the way you talkin' to me, yo
Be more respectful when you talk to me


Mean after all the things that we've been through
After everything we've been through


Mean after all the things we got into
Despite all the arguments we had


Y'all know some things, that you ain't told me
You're keeping secrets from me


Y'all did some things, that's the old me
You did things that hurt me in the past


And now you wanna get me back and you gon' show me
Now you want to make it up to me


So you walk around like you don't know me
You're pretending not to recognize me


You got a new friend, I got homies
You have a new friend, but I have loyal friends


In the end, but still so lonely
At the end of the day, I still feel lonely


How could you be so Dr. Evil,
You're acting like the villain, Dr. Evil


You bringin' out a side of me that I don't know
You're making me act in a way that's not like me


I decided we weren't gon' speak so
I decided not to talk to you anymore


Why we up 3 A.M. on the phone
Why are we talking on the phone at 3 in the morning?


Why does she be so mad at me fo'
Why is she always angry with me?


Homie I don't know, she's hot or cold
I don't understand her mood swings


I won't stop, won't mess my groove up
I won't let anything ruin my mood


Cause I already know how this thing go
I know how this situation plays out


You run and tell your friends that you're leaving me
You go and tell your friends when you break up with me


They say that they don't see what you see in me
Your friends don't understand why you were with me


You wait a couple months then you gon' see
You'll regret breaking up with me in a few months


You'll never find nobody better than me
You won't find anyone better than me


Talk and talk and talk and talk
You keep talking and talking and talking


Baby let's just knock it off
Let's stop arguing and fighting


They don't know what we been through
They don't understand what we've been through


They don't know 'bout me and you
They don't know about our relationship


So I got something new to see
I have something new to experience


And you just gon' keep hatin' me
And you'll keep hating me


And we just gon' be enemies
And we'll just be enemies


I know you can't believe
I know you don't believe


I could just leave it wrong
I could just leave things unresolved


And you can't make it right
And you can't fix things


I'm gon' take off tonight
I'm leaving tonight




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Benjamin Hudson McIldowie, Ernest Dion Wilson, Jeffrey Bhasker, Kanye Omari West, Malik Yusef El Shabazz Jones, Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi

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