My Heart
G.F.C Lyrics

In G.F.C’s “My Heart” the singer seems to be cautioning themselves about the dangers of love. The night and moon are both seen as dangerous and the singer warns their “foolish heart” to be careful. There is a fine line between love and fascination and the singer seems to be suggesting that it is easy to confuse the two, but that this time it is definitely love. The warning comes in the second stanza where the singer comments that their lips are too close to that of the object of their affection. They warn themselves that if they kiss, then the fire of love will start and it won’t be like previous experiences where it is simply fascination or a dream, but rather real love.

The lyrics of this song are all about love and the fact that the heart can be “foolish” and misleading at times. The line “There’s a line between love and fascination” suggests that what one may think is love could just be fascination with the idea of love or the idea of being in love. The singer warns themselves to be cautious and not allow themselves to be swept away with these feelings. The last stanza of the song really encapsulates the whole message since it’s where the singer finally concludes that for once, it is true love.

* The song “My Heart” was written by Ned Washington and its original title was “Beware My Heart”. It was composed by Victor Young for a 1949 film called “Young Man with a Horn”
* The song has been covered by various artists over the years, including Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Tony Bennett
* George Benson’s version of the song won a Grammy Award in 1985 for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
* In the 1953 film “The Band Wagon”, Fred Astaire performs a dance number (with Cyd Charisse) to this song
* Miles Davis played the song on trumpet during his 1955 sessions for Prestige Records
* Nat King Cole sang the song on his show in 1957 but substituted his own lyrics
* The song was also covered by a number of Indonesian musicians and became very popular in Indonesia
* G.F.C.’s version of the song was released as a single in 2020 and quickly became popular on TikTok
* The song is often performed by jazz musicians and has been used in a number of films and TV shows
* The song’s melody is considered to be one of the most beautiful and memorable of the 20th century


Chords:
Verse: Fmaj7, Em7, Fmaj7, Em7, Am7, D9, G7, C
Chorus: Fmaj7, Em7, Am7, D9, G7, Cmaj7, Fmaj7, G7, Cmaj7