Sweet Nothing
Bastian K. feat. Florence Lyrics

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You took my heart, and you held it in your mouth
And with the word, all my love came rushing out
And every whisper, it's the worst
Emptied out by a single word
There is a hollow in me now

So I'll put my faith in something unknown
I'm living on such sweet nothing

But I'm tired of hope with nothing to hold
I'm living on such sweet nothing
And it's hard to learn
And it's hard to love
When you're giving me such sweet nothing
Sweet nothing
Sweet nothing
You're giving me such sweet nothing

It isn't easy for me to let it go
'Cause I've swallow every single word
And every whisper, every sigh
Eats away at this heart of mine
And there is a hollow in me now

So I'll put my faith in something unknown
I'm living on such sweet nothing
But I'm tired of hope with nothing to hold
I'm living on such sweet nothing
And it's hard to learn
And it's hard to love
When you're giving me such sweet nothing
Sweet nothing
Sweet nothing
You're giving me such sweet nothing

And it's not enough to tell me that you care
When we both know that words are empty air
You give me nothing
Nothing

Sweet nothing
Sweet nothing

Overall Meaning

The song "Sweet Nothing" by Bastian K. feat. Florence is a heart-wrenching track about a difficult love affair. The lyrics describe the emotions of someone who has lost everything in a relationship, after giving their heart to someone who did not reciprocate their feelings. The opening lines of the song set the tone for what is to come: "You took my heart, and you held it in your mouth, and with the word, all my love came rushing out." The singer is describing how their love was exposed and how they were left completely vulnerable in the relationship, only to be let down.

The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Sweet nothing" to describe what the singer is getting from their partner. They are living on the promise of something that they are not receiving, and their hope is gradually fading. The singer is tired of relying on these empty promises and needs something concrete in their life. The lines "It's hard to learn, and it's hard to love when you're giving me such sweet nothing" are a plea for their partner to give them more, and to show them that their love is real.

In the end, the singer knows that they need to find something else to believe in, something that is unknown, because what they have now is just "sweet nothing." The song finishes with the reminder that empty words and promises are not enough to sustain a relationship and that actions speak louder than words. The song is a sobering reflection on the hope and disappointment that come with love.

Line by Line Meaning

You took my heart, and you held it in your mouth
You had control over my feelings and emotions

And with the word, all my love came rushing out
With a single word from you, I fell completely in love

And every whisper, it's the worst
Every time you speak softly, it hurts me deeply

Emptied out by a single word
I feel completely drained and broken by your words

There is a hollow in me now
You have left an emptiness inside me

So I'll put my faith in something unknown
I'll take a chance on something that I can't see or fully understand

I'm living on such sweet nothing
I'm living on the hope that something meaningful will come out of this

But I'm tired of hope with nothing to hold
I'm tired of having hope without any tangible results

And it's hard to learn
It's difficult to accept and move on

And it's hard to love
It's difficult to continue loving when nothing has changed

When you're giving me such sweet nothing
When you're giving me empty promises and no actions

You're giving me such sweet nothing
You're providing me with nothing substantial, yet I still hold on

It isn't easy for me to let it go
It's not easy for me to move on from this situation

'Cause I've swallow every single word
Because I've taken in everything you've said, and it affects me deeply

And every whisper, every sigh
Every sound you make affects me in some way

Eats away at this heart of mine
It's slowly destroying me from the inside

And it's not enough to tell me that you care
Words alone are not enough to make me believe that you truly care

When we both know that words are empty air
We both understand that words are meaningless without actions to back them up

You give me nothing
You don't provide me with any real substance or value

Nothing
Absolutely nothing

Sweet nothing
Words or promises that sound sweet, but have no real value

Sweet nothing
Continued promises and words that hold no meaning

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Calvin Harris, Tom Hull, Florence Welch

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