Motion City Soundtrack is an American pop-punk band from Minneapolis, MN. T… Read Full Bio ↴Motion City Soundtrack is an American pop-punk band from Minneapolis, MN. They have released six full-length albums: I Am The Movie (2003), Commit This To Memory (2005), Even If It Kills Me (2007), My Dinosaur Life (2010), Go (2012), and Panic Stations (2015). Their 2005 single "Everything Is Alright" was certified Gold by the RIAA in 2017. They broke up in 2016 but announced a reunion in 2019.

Broken Heart
Motion City Soundtrack Lyrics

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I?ll start this broken heart
I?ll fix it up so it will work again
Better than before
Then I?ll star in a mystery
A tragic tale of all that?s yet to come
Fingers crossed there will be love

But I get carried away with every day

And every fantasy
the deeper the wound,
the harder I swoon and wish that that was me

So much to say
But no words to convey
The loneliness building with each passing day
But I?m getting used to it, you have to get used to it

I?ll devise the best disguise
A brand new look and take them by surprise
They?ll never guess what?s not inside

I?ll express myself with ease,
With confidence and character complete
With fingers crossed they?ll talk to me

But I get carried away with every page
In every magazine
The cheaper the thrill
the deeper I fill my head with blasphemy

So much to say
But No words to convey
The loneliness building with each passing day
But I?m getting used to it, you have to get used to it

I?ll destroy this useless heart
I?ll fuck it up so it?ll never beat again
Not just for me but for anyone

But I get carried away
with every phrase and made up malady
The longer I hide behind these lies,
The more I disintegrate

So much to say
But no words to convey

The loneliness building with each passing day
But I never get used to it, you just have to live with it

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Motion City Soundtrack's song Broken Heart suggest a person who is trying to fix their broken heart after a failed relationship. They start by saying that they will fix their heart to work better than before and that they will star in a mystery or a tragic tale of all that is yet to come. However, even though they hope for love, they get carried away with every daydream and fantasy, and the deeper the wound, the harder they swoon, wishing it were them.

The singer wants to express themselves with confidence and character but they get carried away with every magazine that affirms their doubts and fears. They feel lonely and build a loneliness that eventually grows progressively with each passing day. Though they try to devise the best disguise, they know it won't work well enough because they'll never truly understand what lies beneath the surface. Finally, they remark that they are used to the loneliness, and that in order to keep living with it, you must simply learn to tolerate it.

Overall, the lyrics of this song seem to be about someone who desires love, but has trouble finding it. They try to put on a happy façade for others, but deep down they are hurting and feel lonely despite their efforts to bury their feelings.

Line by Line Meaning

I'll start this broken heart
I will be the one who begins to pick up the pieces of my shattered heart

I'll fix it up so it will work again
I will put forth the effort to heal my broken heart and make it functional once more

Better than before
I will improve my heart and make it stronger than it was before it was broken

Then I'll star in a mystery
I will be the artist in a story that is unknown and full of twists and turns

A tragic tale of all that's yet to come
My story is one of sadness and heartache, with more adversity to come

Fingers crossed there will be love
I hope that love will come into my life at some point, although I'm not sure when or how

But I get carried away with every day
I often get too caught up in the present moment and lose sight of the big picture

And every fantasy
My daydreams and hopes for the future can distract me from what's happening right now

the deeper the wound, the harder I swoon and wish that that was me
The more hurt I feel, the more I crave the comfort and happiness that others seem to have

So much to say
I have a lot of thoughts and emotions that I struggle to express

But no words to convey
I feel like I'm unable to fully communicate what I'm feeling

The loneliness building with each passing day
The feeling of isolation and solitude grows stronger every day that goes by

But I'm getting used to it, you have to get used to it
I'm starting to accept that loneliness is just a part of my life and something I'll have to learn to live with

I'll devise the best disguise
I'll create a facade to hide behind so that others won't see the real me

A brand new look and take them by surprise
I'll change my appearance in hopes of impressing others and gaining their approval

They'll never guess what's not inside
Others won't be able to see the pain and loneliness inside of me, hidden behind my disguise

I'll express myself with ease
I'll become more comfortable sharing my true thoughts and feelings with others

With confidence and character complete
I'll become more self-assured and self-aware

With fingers crossed they'll talk to me
I hope that others will show interest in me and want to have a conversation

The cheaper the thrill, the deeper I fill my head with blasphemy
The more superficial and meaningless the pleasure or excitement, the more it distracts me from my true thoughts and feelings

I'll destroy this useless heart
I will intentionally harm my own heart, rendering it incapable of love and feeling

I'll fuck it up so it'll never beat again
I will damage my heart to the point that it will never again be able to experience emotions like love or joy

Not just for me but for anyone
I'll ruin my heart not only for my own sake, but also to prevent others from causing me further heartache

But I never get used to it, you just have to live with it
Even though I may try to accept loneliness as a part of my life, it's never something I'll truly get used to; it's just something I'll have to learn to coexist with

Lyrics © DistroKid, BMG Rights Management
Written by: JUSTIN COURTNEY PIERRE, JOSHUA ALLEN CAIN, JESSE MACK JOHNSON, MATTHEW SCOTT TAYLOR, TONY RICHARD THAXTON

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