Nothing Breaks Like A Heart
Ali Brustofski Lyrics

This world can hurt you
The world can be a painful place for you.

It cuts you deep and leaves a scar
The pain experienced can be profound and leave a lasting effect.

Things fall apart but nothing breaks like a heart
Many aspects of life can deteriorate, but nothing feels as devastating as a broken heart.

And nothing breaks like a heart
Reiterating the emotional devastation of a broken heart.

I heard you on the phone last night
The artist overheard a conversation between the subject and someone else.

We live and die by pretty lies
People often deceive themselves and others with charming untruths that can have terrible consequences.

You know it, oh, we both know it
Both the singer and the subject are aware of the harm caused by lies.

These silver bullet cigarettes
Referring to cigarettes that are addictive and harmful.

This burning house, there's nothing left
A metaphor for a relationship or situation that has been destroyed and is beyond repair.

It's smoking we both know it
The relationship or situation is in ruins and cannot be salvaged.

We got all night to fall in love
There was plenty of time for romance to develop between the singer and the subject.

But just like that we fall apart we're broken
Despite the potential for love to blossom, the relationship quickly fell apart and left them feeling shattered.

We're broken well nothing, nothing, nothing gonna save us now
The relationship is irreparably damaged, and there is no hope for saving it.

Well there's broken silence
An atmosphere of tension and discomfort exists between the singer and the subject.

By thunder crashing in the dark and this broken record
The singer is using vivid language to describe a feeling of chaos and repetition.

Spin endless circles in the bar
The same patterns of behavior and negative emotions continue to repeat without resolution.

We'll leave each other cold as ice
The relationship will end on an emotionally distant note.

From high and dry the desert wind is blowing
The singer is again using a metaphor to describe a situation of loneliness and emptiness.

Is blowing remember what you said to me
The singer is recalling something the subject said, possibly to make a point about the subject's broken promises.

We were drunk in love of Tennessee
Referencing a time when the artist and subject were passionate and infatuated, likely in Nashville, Tennessee.

And I hold it we both know it
The artist and the subject both remember this time of passionate love.

But nothing, nothing, nothing gonna save us now
Reinforcing the idea that the relationship is beyond repair.

But nothing breaks like a heart
Reiterating the theme that a broken heart is one of the worst feelings in life.

Nothing breaks like a heart
Continuing to emphasize the emotional impact of a broken heart.

And nothing breaks like a heart
Repeating the line yet again to drive home the message.