Heartless
Pallbearer Lyrics

The lyrics to Pallbearer's song "Heartless" convey a sense of pain, betrayal, and the ultimate triumph over a love or relationship that has caused deep emotional wounds. The opening lines, "Piercing stare, Perceive the heart that I am holding, Metallic trails, Stream down my arms," suggest a visual representation of the pain and anguish that the singer is experiencing. The metallic trails may symbolize tears or perhaps the physical manifestation of emotional scars.

The lyrics go on to describe a love that was built on lies and deception, with the singer being blindly led down a path of harm. The line "It loved to swear, Upon the lies that it foretold to me" indicates that the love or relationship itself was deceptive and unreliable. Despite this, there is still a strong connection to the remaining fragments of love, as expressed in the line "Still feel its primal song, Though hollowed out inside." This suggests that even though the singer has been hurt, there is still a lingering attachment and longing for what was once there.

As the song progresses, there is a shift in tone towards a sense of empowerment and a desire for closure. The lines "In my hands, To carve away, A lifeless star, Makes darkest day" suggest a determination to remove the pain and darkness that this love has caused. The act of carving away a lifeless star could symbolize the destruction or removal of something once considered beautiful and significant, but now rendered lifeless.

Ultimately, the singer declares victory over the love that had once dominated their existence. The lines "There, it's done, I've ended its dominion, Blood red tyrant, Now overthrown" suggest a sense of liberation and triumph. The heart that was once the source of torment has been disowned, and the singer has taken control of their own destiny. The ending lines of the song express a sense of closure and personal redemption, as the singer proclaims, "The pain is mine, and mine alone, Its grievances at last atoned." This implies that the singer has accepted the pain as their own, and has found a way to find peace and resolution within themselves.