Wrecking Ball
Akash Mehta Lyrics


Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴

We clawed, we chained our hearts in vain
We jumped never asking why
We kissed, I fell under your spell.
A love no one could deny

Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I can't live a lie, running for my life
I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me

I put you high up in the sky
And now, you're not coming down
It slowly turned, you let me burn
And now, we're ashes on the ground

Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I can't live a lie, running for my life
I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me

I came in like a wrecking ball
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crouching in a blaze and fall
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me

I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
And instead of using force
I guess I should've let you win
I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
I guess I should've let you win

Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me

I came in like a wrecking ball
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crashing in a blazing fall
All you ever did was wreck me




Yeah, you, you wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me

Overall Meaning

Akash Mehta's song "Wrecking Ball" is about an intense and all-consuming love that has left the singer feeling utterly destroyed. In the first verse, the singer reflects on their relationship with their lover, noting that they were both equally involved and invested, but ultimately it led to heartbreak as their lover let them down by not reciprocating the same level of intensity. The chorus uses the metaphor of a "wrecking ball" to describe the singer's entrance into they lover's life. Despite their best intentions, the singer ends up causing damage and emotional pain, acknowledging that all they wanted was to "break your walls" and be closer to their lover, but all that was achieved was destruction.


The second verse shifts to the aftermath of the relationship, with the singer feeling regret and sorrow for what has been lost. The lines "I put you high up in the sky/And now, you're not coming down/It slowly turned, you let me burn/And now, we're ashes on the ground" suggest that the relationship was once full of promise and hope, but ultimately burned out and left them both destroyed. However, even in the face of this pain, the singer declares that they will "always want" their lover, unable to fully let go of the intense connection they once shared.


Overall, "Wrecking Ball" is a powerful and emotional exploration of the ups and downs of love, and the damage that can be caused by intense emotions.


Line by Line Meaning

We clawed, we chained our hearts in vain
We tried so hard to make this love work, but it was ultimately in vain. We even tried to bind our hearts together, but it still wasn't enough.


We jumped never asking why
We threw caution to the wind and jumped into this love without really questioning why we were doing it.


We kissed, I fell under your spell.
Your charms were so strong that I fell under your spell with just a kiss.


A love no one could deny
Our love was so strong that no one could deny it, even though it wasn't meant to be.


Don't you ever say I just walked away
Don't accuse me of just walking away from this love without looking back. It's just not true.


I will always want you
I'll always hold a special place for you in my heart, no matter what happens.


I can't live a lie, running for my life
I can't keep pretending that this love is something it's not, and I feel like I'm constantly running for my life because of it.


I came in like a wrecking ball
I came into your life so suddenly and passionately that it felt like I was demolishing everything in my path.


I never hit so hard in love
I've never felt so intense and overwhelming love before in my life, and it hit me like a wrecking ball.


All I wanted was to break your walls
All I wanted was to help you let down your defenses and let me into your heart fully and completely.


All you ever did was wreck me
Unfortunately, all you ended up doing was breaking me down and leaving me a wreck of my former self.


I put you high up in the sky
I held you in such high regard, like you were on top of the world.


And now, you're not coming down
But now, it feels like you're never going to come back down to where I am.


It slowly turned, you let me burn
Our love slowly turned into something painful for me, and you just let me keep getting burned over and over again.


And now, we're ashes on the ground
Now, it's like our love has been completely destroyed, and all that's left is just ashes on the ground.


Yeah, you, you wreck me
You were the one who ultimately wrecked me and left me broken and damaged.


I just closed my eyes and swung
At this point, I was just blindly swinging and hoping for the best, even though it was clear that things weren't going to work out.


Left me crashing in a blazing fall
My love for you left me crashing and burning, and it hurt so much.


I never meant to start a war
I never intended for our love to turn into such a painful and destructive battle.


I just wanted you to let me in
All I ever really wanted was for you to open your heart to me and let me in.


And instead of using force
Instead of trying to force my way into your heart, I should have tried a softer approach.


I guess I should've let you win
Maybe I should have just let you have your way and give up on trying to win your heart over.




Contributed by Joseph N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Song not found