"Shultz approaches pop perfection in almost every one of his songs, deliver… Read Full Bio ↴"Shultz approaches pop perfection in almost every one of his songs, delivering one so-easy-I-shoulda-thought-of-that melody after another over humble acoustic guitar, but he uses his music's simple elegance to explore some serious hurt. His warm-as-an-old-LP voice cracks and shakes when he probes deep, chipping away at his music's rounded pop surface and pushing on in search of intimacy and revelation." - Splendid ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- "Similar to Jonathan Richmond, Gordon Gano, Bob Dylan, Paul Westerberg and a few other hot shot songwriter types, David Shultz had given us a record warm and deep with unexpectedly haunting melodies (How It Was), flecks of humor (Gray Away) and a little bit of ironic jingle-jangle business (Tones). With a diverse body of influences behind him and a masterful command of the English language and the language of pop music, David Shultz gives us plenty of reason to be excited about the future of the singer-songwriter. And this, of course, is just the first step." - Copper Press

Lost At Sea (8/10)

Two Hearts
David Shultz Lyrics

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I'm tired of standing on your step
Wont you have sympathy and let me in?
You're your own and i cant make you do something
That's really not in you
And you always call my bluff
When i say your two eyes are never enough

I'm tired of holding up these walls

Won't you have sympathy and let me let them fall?
You're your own and i cant make you do something
That's really not in you
You always call my bluff
When i say your two arms are never enough

And now it's late night, night turns in to morning
And i can't remember nights before this
Oh no, now you're getting nervous and i'm scared
Night, night turns in to morning
And i cant remember nights before this
Oh no, now you're getting nervous
And i'm scared of what you'll say

I'm tired of lying awake in bed
Wont you have sympathy and leave my head (you devil)?
You're your own and i cant make you do something
Thats really not in you
And you always call my bluff
When i say two hearts are never enough

When i say two hearts are never enough
Two hearts are never enough

Overall Meaning

In David Shultz's song Two Hearts, the lyrics talk about a person desperately wanting to be let into someone's life, only to be rejected time and time again. The first two stanzas convey the message of the singer asking the person they desire to let them in and knock down their emotional barriers. However, the person is stubborn and ultimately rejects the singer. The chorus, "You always call my bluff, When I say your two eyes are never enough," serves as a metaphor for the person never being satisfied with what they have and always wanting more. Likewise, the next lines express the same need as before with a different metaphor, "When I say your two arms are never enough."

The last part of the song is introspective and depicts the singer's fear of what might happen if the person lets them in. The person's sudden change of heart has left the singer reeling, and they can't seem to remember how they got there. The line, "You're getting nervous, and I'm scared of what you'll say," reveals how the singer is afraid of this newfound attention and is unsure of what the person's true intentions are. The final lines, "When I say two hearts are never enough," highlight that the singer and the person they desire's hearts have never fully aligned, and it is impossible to satisfy both their needs.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm tired of standing on your step
I'm tired of waiting outside your house for you to let me in

Wont you have sympathy and let me in?
Can't you empathize with me and allow me to enter?

You're your own and i cant make you do something That's really not in you
I understand that you are independent and I'm not trying to force you to do something against your nature

And you always call my bluff When i say your two eyes are never enough
I often exaggerate when I say your eyes are not enough for me, and you always see through it

I'm tired of holding up these walls
I'm exhausted from trying to maintain the facade of our relationship

Won't you have sympathy and let me let them fall?
Please understand my plight and allow our relationship to collapse if it must

When i say your two arms are never enough
When I exaggerate and say that your arms cannot provide me with the comfort I desire

And now it's late night, night turns into morning
We've been talking through the night and it's almost morning

And i can't remember nights before this
This night has been so memorable that I cannot recall previous ones

Oh no, now you're getting nervous and i'm scared
I'm fearful now that you're starting to get anxious

I'm tired of lying awake in bed
I'm exhausted from staying up all night thinking about our relationship

Wont you have sympathy and leave my head (you devil)?
Can't you understand and help me forget about our relationship (even if it feels like a devilish request)?

When i say two hearts are never enough
When I suggest that our love may require more than just two hearts to survive

Two hearts are never enough
Our love may need more than just our two hearts to sustain itself

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