Spring-boarding his musical career during his 10 years living in New York City with early musical roots in the East Village, Lieb took the NYC songwriting scene by storm. After his first performance at Sidewalk Café he was immediately swooped into meetings with producers, label execs and collaborators of the highest caliber. After a year or so exploring the big-labels, Eli put on the brakes and retreated to his hometown of Fairfield, Iowa. It was in this rural refuge where Eli was able to write one of this year’s most exciting club-beat driven albums from his own musical instincts.
Perhaps one of the keys to understanding Lieb’s intuitive sense of melody and insightful candid lyrics has to do with his lifelong practice of Transcendental Meditation. Raised in an environment in which he practiced daily, he was taught as a child and has been meditating daily since. Eli describes it as a very different upbringing, which he is entirely grateful for: “meditation allows me to go through life with positivity and joy and makes me feel a deep connection to the underlying currents that we are all a part of.” TM is the same meditation that the Maharishi introduced to the Beatles and which the David Lynch Foundation supports with numerous educational outreaches.
While the production value on Eli Lieb is of the utmost quality, the honest lyrical content was written the same way any bedroom record is written: straight from the hip, from the depths of the heart; Eli’s tremendous talent, craft, and heart-felt production shines through on every track.
Wrecking Ball
Eli Lieb Lyrics
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We jumped, never asking why
We kissed, I fell under your spell
A love no one could deny
Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I can't live a lie, running for my life
I will always want you
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah, you wreck me
I put you high up in the sky
And now, you're not coming down
It slowly turned, you let me burn
And now, we're ashes on the ground
Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I can't live a lie, running for my life
I will always want you
I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me
I came in like a wrecking ball
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crouching in a blaze and fall
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah, you wreck me
I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
And instead of using force
I guess I should've let you in
I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
I guess I should've let you in
Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me
I came in like a wrecking ball
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crouching in a blaze and fall
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah, you wreck me
Yeah, you wreck me
The song "Wrecking Ball" by Eli Lieb is a heart-wrenching ballad about the ups and downs of a passionate and tumultuous relationship. The lyrics describe the intense nature of their love, with lines like "We clawed, we chained our hearts in vain" and "I fell under your spell, a love no one could deny." However, despite the intensity of their connection, the relationship ultimately ends in heartbreak, with the singer feeling shattered and destroyed by their partner's actions. The chorus, which includes the famous line "I came in like a wrecking ball," alludes to the way in which the relationship was both powerful and destructive.
Throughout the song, the singer struggles with conflicting emotions - on the one hand, he cannot deny his feelings for his partner and "will always want" them, even though their actions have caused him so much pain. On the other hand, he cannot continue living a lie and running from his feelings, and is left feeling like he has been irreparably damaged by the relationship. The song ends with the singer contemplating what he could have done differently, asking "I never meant to start a war, I just wanted you to let me in," but ultimately acknowledging that the damage has been done and that he has been "wrecked" by the experience.
Line by Line Meaning
We clawed, we chained our hearts in vain
We tried so hard to make this work, but ultimately it was all for nothing
We jumped, never asking why
We were impulsive and didn't think about the consequences of our actions
We kissed, I fell under your spell
I was completely entranced by your love and couldn't resist you
A love no one could deny
Our love was so powerful that no one could deny it
Don't you ever say I just walked away
I never just walked away from our relationship, even though it was difficult
I will always want you
My love for you will never fade, even if we're not together
I can't live a lie, running for my life
I can't pretend that our relationship was something it wasn't, I need to be true to myself
I came in like a wrecking ball
I came into your life with a force that you couldn't ignore
I never hit so hard in love
My love for you was so strong that it felt like a physical force
All I wanted was to break your walls
All I wanted was to get through to you, to help you let your guard down and be vulnerable with me
All you ever did was wreck me
All you ever did was hurt me, even though all I wanted was to love you
I put you high up in the sky
I held you in such high regard, you were everything to me
And now, you're not coming down
Now you're distant and unattainable; I can't reach you
It slowly turned, you let me burn
Our love slowly turned toxic, and you didn't try to fix it
And now, we're ashes on the ground
Our relationship is over and all that's left is pain and destruction
Yeah, you wreck me
You caused me so much pain and heartache
I just closed my eyes and swung
I acted without thinking, and it ultimately led to my downfall
Left me crouching in a blaze and fall
I was left reeling from the aftermath of our relationship, with nothing to show for it but pain and heartache
I never meant to start a war
I never wanted our relationship to be a battleground
I just wanted you to let me in
All I wanted was for you to open up to me and let me love you
And instead of using force
I wish I had found a better way to get through to you
I guess I should've let you in
Maybe if I had let you in more, things would have been different
Yeah, you wreck me
Your hold on me was so strong that it ultimately ruined me
Contributed by Bella W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Eli Lieb
3 years later and i still wear that shirt lol
Tom The Highland Explorer
What about 8 years later?
David Drew
Good job. Amazing voice.
Arif Hidayat
And you still wearing that shirt after 8 years lol
XyzIamKK
What a voice!
Расправь Крылья
Просто потрясающий голос! Я до сих пор в шоке!!! Шикарно поёт!
Pjotrek [KANAŁ ZAWIESZONY]
We love you from POLAND! <3 #pusieteam
Kevin Sparkman
U are such a awesome singer and artist, u are so talented and awesome
Chetan Patil
🏳️🌈❤️🌈🏳️🌈
Sandro Anthony Langello
Love love love your music