This Heart
Magnum Lyrics


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Look at my face & you can tell
There`s not a trace that you know well
An empty space, a broken spell
No lesson, no possession
Hypnotic trance, eclectric smile
Worked out advance, night last awhile
Some secret plan, complete denial
No questions, all deception
There`s no way of knowin`the way way`ll be goin'
There`s no way of knowin`the truth
I can`t stop
CHORUS:
This heart of mine
Now that it`s over This heart of mine
Says it`s the end
This heart of mine
Turnin` much colder
This heart of mine
Is hard to defend
I can address & I can heal
You can`t possess the way I feel
I might be blessed with somethin' real
Too painful, your black angel
There`s no way of knowin`the way I`ll be goin'
There`s no way of knowin`the truth
I can`t stop
CHORUS
Now you`ve been told
Your body not soul
Gets you more than you could need
Only you found out
You`re losin` control
And you never will succeed
There`s no way of knowin`the way way`ll be goin'
There`s no way of knowin`the truth
I can`t stop




2 X CHORUS
(guitar solo)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Magnum's song "This Heart" are about a person whose heart has been broken by someone they loved. The singer talks about how he looks on the outside - with a face that doesn't show how he feels inside. He refers to the person who broke his heart as a "black angel" and talks about how his heart has turned "much colder" and how it's "hard to defend." He also speaks of a "secret plan" and "eclectic smile" that hints at the deception he has faced.


The singer opens up by saying the person looking at his face wouldn't know that his heart is broken. The phrase "empty space, broken spell" suggests that he is not just devastated but possibly feeling violated by his breakup. He further talks about how he feels lost, and he doesn't know which road his life will take. The phrase "no possession, all deception" indicates how he feels about his past relationship. This suggests that the person he loved was more interested in material things, rather than the love that he had to give.


The chorus repeats how he feels destroyed by the end of his relationship. He talks about how it's hard to defend and turn the feelings between people when love is hard to come by, understandably for him. The end of this heart-wrenching song speaks about how he's been told his body and not his soul is important. He highlights how he is not in control and how he'll "never succeed," suggesting he may never fully recover.


Line by Line Meaning

Look at my face & you can tell
If you look at my face, you won't be able to recognize me or read me correctly because there's nothing left for you to understand.


There`s not a trace that you know well
You can't identify me anymore because what you used to know about me is long gone and changed.


An empty space, a broken spell
I have become an empty shell that lost what it once was because of a severe break in reality or life.


No lesson, no possession
I have learned nothing from the experience, and I don't possess anything significant from it.


Hypnotic trance, electric smile
I can no longer resist the illusion or deceit of my situation, a situation that once made me happy with superficiality.


Worked out advance, night last awhile
I thought I had some semblance of control or good luck regarding my situation, but it lasted only for a short time.


Some secret plan, complete denial
I was in complete denial of the truth and had an unspoken plan that lies at the core of the situation.


No questions, all deception
I have chosen to be silent and ask nothing, all the while deceiving myself into reasoning with the situation.


There`s no way of knowin`the way way`ll be goin'
I am unsure of how my future will turn out and which paths I will have to take to reach it.


There`s no way of knowin`the truth
I am uncertain of the truth and settled for not knowing it completely.


This heart of mine Now that it`s over This heart of mine Says it`s the end This heart of mine Turning much colder This heart of mine Is hard to defend
My heart says that our relationship is done and the damage makes it numb, almost devoid of feeling after trying but failing to protect itself.


I can address & I can heal You can`t possess the way I feel I might be blessed with somethin' real Too painful, your black angel
I have the power to face and heal from this pain while the other person can't control or understand what I'm going through. The truth is too harsh for their misconceptions of love to grasp.


Now you`ve been told Your body not soul Gets you more than you could need
You were notified that unattached physical desire gives temporary pleasure but doesn't always fulfill true emotional and spiritual wants.


Only you found out You`re losin` control And you never will succeed
The consequence of relying solely on physical desire has led to the loss of control over the situation and a fruitless endeavor as success is impossible.


2 X CHORUS
Repeats the chorus, emphasizing the heart's closure and difficulty in defending itself from emotional harm.


(guitar solo)
An instrumental interlude.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: KEES, TIPPIN

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Christopher Bingham

Another great Magnum song. I don't know why they don't get recognition

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