During his rise to notability, Diplo worked with British musician M.I.A., an artist who is credited with helping expose him in his early career. Later, Pentz and fellow M.I.A. producer Switch created a Jamaican dancehall project titled Major Lazer. Since then, Diplo has worked on production and mixtape projects with many other notable pop artists. Pentz's alias, short for Diplodocus, derives from his childhood fascination with dinosaurs.
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Heartless
Diplo Lyrics
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So heartless
Say you goin' out late
I count down 'til you call me
It's just one of those things
That you do when you're lonely
And you're all about the chase
And I wish I was the same
But I know I'm gonna let you
Win again and when I do
It's gonna hurt like Hell
And you don't mean to
That's what I tell myself
But why you gotta be so heartless?
I know you think it's harmless
You're tearing me apart and
Girl, the hardest part is
You're so high on attention
You're taking miles from inches
Leave me in the darkness
Never finish what we started
Girl, why you gotta be so heartless?
Why you gotta be so heartless?
Look, Monday night was definitely not our night
Tuesday night was just another fight
Wednesday, I thought everything would change
Thursday came and it was still the same
Friday night, we went out on the town
Saturday, we should have burned it down
Sunday morning came and now you're gone
I should probably know this shit by now
Ah, oh
I should probably know this shit by now
But no, no
Why you gotta be so heartless?
I know you think it's harmless
You're tearing me apart and
Girl, the hardest part is
You're so high on attention
You're taking miles for inches
Leave me in the darkness
Never finish what we started
Girl, why you gotta be so heartless?
Why you gotta be so heartless?
Girl, why you gotta be so in between
Loving me and leaving, leaving?
Ah, oh
I should probably know this shit by now
But no, no
Why you gotta be so heartless?
I know you think it's harmless
You're tearing me apart and
Girl, the hardest part is
You're so high on attention
You're taking miles for inches
Leave me in the darkness
Never finish what we started
Girl, why you gotta be so heartless?
Why you gotta be so heartless?
Why you gotta be so heartless?
Girl, why you gotta be so heartless?
In Diplo's song "Heartless," the lyrics depict a tumultuous relationship where one person is left feeling neglected and torn apart by the other's heartlessness. The song starts with the singer waiting for their partner to come home, only to be disappointed and hurt when they don't. The partner seems to be all about the chase and attention, but won't allow themselves to be caught or commit fully to the relationship. Despite this, the singer wishes they could be the same because they know they'll keep coming back, only to be hurt once again.
The chorus repeats the question, "why you gotta be so heartless?" which serves as a plea for the partner to recognize the pain they're causing. The singer acknowledges that the partner may think their actions are harmless, but in reality, it's tearing them apart. The partner's obsession with attention and constantly keeping distance from the singer is represented by the line "taking miles from inches." The relationship is left unfinished and in the dark, with the singer feeling lost and hurt.
Overall, "Heartless" is a heartfelt and relatable song about being in a toxic relationship where one partner is constantly hurt by the other's heartlessness. It shows the struggle of wanting to leave but feeling drawn back in, despite the inevitable hurt it causes.
Line by Line Meaning
Say you goin' out late
You tell me you're going out late
I count down 'til you call me
I anxiously wait for your call
It's just one of those things
I know it's just your way of coping
That you do when you're lonely
You do these things because you're lonely
And you're all about the chase
You love the thrill of the chase
But you won't ever let me catch you
But you never let me catch you
And I wish I was the same
I wish I could be like you
But I know I'm gonna let you
But I know I'll let you get away again
Win again and when I do
And when you win again
It's gonna hurt like Hell
It's going to hurt a lot
And you don't mean to
I know you don't mean to hurt me
That's what I tell myself
That's what I try to believe
Look, Monday night was definitely not our night
Monday didn't go well for us
Tuesday night was just another fight
Tuesday we argued again
Wednesday, I thought everything would change
I hoped Wednesday would be different
Thursday came and it was still the same
But things were still the same on Thursday
Friday night, we went out on the town
Friday we went out together
Saturday, we should have burned it down
Saturday we should have had a wild time
Sunday morning came and now you're gone
But Sunday morning you were gone
I should probably know this shit by now
I should have known better by now
Ah, oh
But no, no
But I didn't
Girl, why you gotta be so in between
Why are you so indecisive?
Loving me and leaving, leaving?
You love me and leave me, but why?
Why you gotta be so heartless?
Why are you so cruel?
I know you think it's harmless
You think what you're doing is harmless
You're tearing me apart and
But you're actually hurting me
Girl, the hardest part is
The hardest part is
You're so high on attention
You crave attention
You're taking miles for inches
You take big steps when small ones will do
Leave me in the darkness
You left me in the dark
Never finish what we started
You never finished what we started
Why you gotta be so heartless?
Why are you so cruel?
Why you gotta be so heartless?
Why are you so cruel?
Girl, why you gotta be so heartless?
Why are you so cruel?
Why you gotta be so heartless?
Why are you so cruel?
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Ryan James Hurd, Morgan Wallen, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Henry Agincourt Allen
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@TheGroovyGuitarDude
For anyone who wants to play this on guitar, here's how :)
- Standard Tuning - Capo 4th Fret -
- Structure of the Song -
Verse, Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Bridge, Chorus
- Verse Chord Progression & Picking Pattern -
Am, C, G, D/F#
Picking pattern for each chord:
Am - A+B
C - A+e
G - E+B
D/F# - E+G
Repeat through all Verses
- Chorus Chord Progression & Picking Pattern -
Am, C, G, D/F#
Picking pattern for each chord:
Bass Note, D, G, B, G, D, G
Repeat through all Choruses
- Bridge Chord Progression & Picking Pattern -
Am, C, G, D/F#
Picking pattern for each chord:
Bass Note, G+B, G+B, Bass Note, G+B, G+B,
Repeat throughout Bridge
Hope this helps you out! If you get stuck or need a little extra help, I just posted a video tutorial for this on my channel :)
@gahya1047
*Monday night was definitely not our night
Tuesday night was just another fight
Wednesday, I thought everything would change
Thursday came and it was still the same
Friday night, we went out on the town
Saturday, we should have burned it down
Sunday morning came and now you're gone
I should probably know this shit by now*
This is so deep....💜
@Diplo
Anyone seen my cowboy boots? They’re monogrammed
@KateriMarie99
Diplo love this! The lyrics, tone, beat, sound everything you two country boys did amazing! 🤠🤠
@HollyJane83
🤠👢😍🔥🔥🔥🔥
@Alexman677
I want to ride this carousel 🧚🏻♀️
@ullioberg9530
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@lauras2008
Such a bad ass
@morganwallen
Damn my earring looks good
@karltd935
Morgan Wallen yes 😂
@MuzikkJunkiee
Sure does!! 🔥
@gaylewatson4554
Looking good!