Converge is a four-piece American band, formed in February of 1990 in Salem… Read Full Bio ↴Converge is a four-piece American band, formed in February of 1990 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and extreme metal, this pioneer outfit helped define a lot of the rudiments of the fast-burgeoning metalcore and mathcore genres formed by vocalist Jacob Bannon and guitarist Kurt Ballou in Salem, Massachusetts in 1990. During the recording of their seminal fourth album Jane Doe, the group became a four-piece with the departure of guitarist Aaron Dalbec and the addition of bassist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller. This lineup has remained intact since. They have released nine studio albums, three live albums, and numerous EPs. The band's sound is rooted in both hardcore punk and extreme metal, and they are considered pioneers of metalcore as well as its subgenre mathcore.

Converge have enjoyed a relatively high level of recognition. According to AllMusic, they are "regarded as one of the most original and innovative bands to emerge from the punk underground." Their popularity rose with the release of Jane Doe, which was ranked as the best album of 2001 by Terrorizer and later as the 61st Best Metal Album of All Time by Rolling Stone. Subsequently, Converge moved from Equal Vision Records to the considerably larger label Epitaph Records and their records gradually became more elaborate and expensive to produce. Special releases have traditionally been handled by Deathwish Inc., established by Bannon in 1999. The band's ninth studio album, The Dusk in Us, was released in November 2017 through Deathwish and Epitaph.

Heartless
Converge Lyrics

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I'm stopping this slow death
By letters never sent
I'm killing one way romance
And its words never read
I'm leaving love's lost battles
To the vulture's need to feed
I'm leaving you
And learning to be me

Heart is everything
Heart is you

I'm stopping this slow death
By letters never sent
I'm killing one way romance
And its words never read
Leaving love's lost battles
To the vulture's need to feed
I'm leaving you
And learning to be me

Heart is everything
Heart is you

Love is you
Hell is you
Loss is you

Heartless
Heartless

Heartless
Heartless

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Converge's song Heartless conveys a message of self-love and moving away from toxic relationships that bring only pain and suffering. The words "I'm stopping this slow death, by letters never sent" imply the intention to end the hurtful cycle of unrequited love, where one-sided affection is never acknowledged. The next line "I'm killing one way romance and its words never read" further emphasizes the idea of putting to an end to the pursuit of love that's only one-way and never reciprocated. The lines "I'm leaving love's lost battles to the vulture's need to feed" reveal the damaging effects of constantly fighting for a lost cause, and how it only attracts those who wish to exploit vulnerability. Finally, the chorus strikes a powerful note with the line "Heart is everything, Heart is you, Love is you, Hell is you, Loss is you, Heartless," encapsulating the central message of the song, which is to break free from the pain and embrace self-love.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm stopping this slow death
I'm ceasing this gradual, painful demise.

By letters never sent
Letters that were not delivered before it was too late.

I'm killing one way romance
I'm putting an end to a one-sided love affair.

And its words never read
Words that were never absorbed or acknowledged.

I'm leaving love's lost battles
I'm abandoning the failed crusades of love.

To the vulture's need to feed
The carnal instinct of scavengers to feed on the remains.

I'm leaving you
I'm departing from your presence.

I'm leaving them
I'm leaving behind those who hinder my growth.

And learning to be me
I'm understanding who I am without being influenced by others.

Heart is everything
The heart is of utmost importance.

Heart is you
You are my heart.

Love is you
You are the embodiment of love.

Hell is you
You are a source of torment.

Loss is you
You represent my misfortunes and failings.

Heartless
Without a heart or compassion.

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Benjamin Koller, Jacob Bannon, Kurt Parker Ballou, Nathaniel Harlan Newton

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Comments from YouTube:

@inquizition9672

7y↑14

that breakdown at 1:35 has one of the greatest guitar lick ever conceived by man. just, hot damn.

@scottlauren3145

8y↑27

How could someone not appreciate Converge? Also, not many seem to realize this was released over 10 years ago. Converge are an amazing band and its really more of a fact than an opinion.

@Plastiquesmile01

27w

It doesn't date in any way. They were way ahead when this came out.

@Wurstkreatur

8y↑9

Deep in love with the end of this song.

@emfs9522

Dude you are so spot on

@TheMeatballMen

8y↑4

breakdown that starts at 1:35 is one of my all time favorite breakdowns

@blaket3464

8y↑7

Favorite fucking song on this record and now it sounds even better.

@jmaskew2855

5y↑1

The way the drums are compressed on this is fucking genius

@skulashi

7y↑10

This actually is the best song ever

@alexanderclancy9291

2:05 onward genuinely gave me goosebumps on my first listen

@777Eliyahu

Favorite Converge album

@Dhieen

8y↑2

The song of the guitar is keen, sharp, when the rhythm is massive, heavy, it makes a really strange contrast

@planetwinnebago4304

1:06 I always play the mission impossible theme along to this part

@ondineonline2649

4y↑2

You are now manually foot tapping to the bass drum beats of 2:12

@decayingconsciousness9366

This song was always the iconic climax of the you fail me album.. for me at least. That groovy lick at 1:32 still gives me goosebumps sometimes. It hit's so much harder because of how chaotic & fast paced everything leading up to this is, then the sudden sensical rhythmic breakdown comes in. These metalcore/mathcore/hardcore bands are usually either all groove & chug or all chaos, so when I listen to an album things that could have hit really hard sort of end up rolling over me. not converge albums.

@ThatOneGuy7550

6y↑3

Sonic Youth meets TDEP

@emfs9522

6y↑1

There was a very shitty live version on some epitaph DVD collectoon. That is what got me into them in 2004 and I have never looked back.

@6maniac6metal6

Punk-o-Rama vol. 9!

@WrathChild-NZ

Please forgive my ignorance but what's the main differences in this new version?

@KARAOTI23

8y↑3

to me it feels like listening vinyl. also the bass has much more clarity

@doctorpoo5174

8y↑4

It is completely remixed and remastered. The low end has been cleaned up and widened as well as smoothed and centered, vocals as well. Perhaps a less "dirty" version and more of a wide and jarring elemental mix.