Heart Of Mine
Peter Salett Lyrics


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Do you want to know
If everything glittering
Will turn into the gold
I see in your hair
I feel it could be there
Somehow, tonight

And do you want to find
Something worth saving
The change would do me right
Cause I've been just waiting
And hesitating
With this heart of mine

You're still a mystery
But there's something so easy
In how you're sweet to me
I feel completed
Like it's something I needed
For this heart of mine

There's always something so tragic
About a hopeless romantic

So though we cannot know
If everything glittering
Will turn into the gold
I'm through with waiting
And hesitating
I want you taking
This heart of mine




Heart of mine
Heart of mine

Overall Meaning

The song "Heart of Mine" by Peter Salett talks about love, hope, and taking chances. The first verse of the song asks if everything that glitters will turn into the gold that the singer sees in their love interest's hair. The golden hair is a metaphor for something beautiful and unattainable. The singer wonders if there is a possibility that they could have something real and lasting with this person. The second verse talks about finding something worth saving, and how change could be good for the singer. The singer has been waiting and hesitating with their heart, but they feel like this person could be what they need to be complete.


The chorus talks about how this person is still a mystery to the singer, but there is something easy about how sweet they are to them. The singer feels like they needed this person to complete their heart. The last verse talks about how there is something tragic about being a hopeless romantic, but even though they cannot know if everything that glitters will turn into gold, the singer is through with waiting and hesitating. They want this person to take their heart and make it their own.


Overall, "Heart of Mine" is a song about taking chances in love and not being afraid to go after what you want. It's about being open to change and not letting fear hold you back. The singer is hopeful that this person could be the one to complete their heart and they are willing to take a leap of faith to find out.


Line by Line Meaning

Do you want to know
Are you curious


If everything glittering
If everything that seems valuable


Will turn into the gold
Will turn out to be actually valuable


I see in your hair
I see in you


I feel it could be there
I have a hunch it might be true


Somehow, tonight
On this particular evening


And do you want to find
And are you searching for


Something worth saving
Something important to hold onto


The change would do me right
Change would be good for me


Cause I’ve been just waiting
Because I've been hesitant for a long time


And hesitating
And not taking action


With this heart of mine
With my emotions


You’re still a mystery
You're still unknown to me


But there’s something so easy
But there's something so effortless


In how you’re sweet to me
In how you are kind to me


I feel completed
I feel whole


Like it’s something I needed
Like it's something I have been lacking or missing


For this heart of mine
For my emotions


There’s always something so tragic
There is always something very sad


About a hopeless romantic
About someone who is still optimistic about love despite heartbreaks


So though we cannot know
So although we cannot be certain


If everything glittering
If everything that seems valuable


Will turn into the gold
Will turn out to be actually valuable


I’m through with waiting
I'm done with hesitation


And hesitating
And not taking action


I want you taking
I want you to have


This heart of mine
My emotions


Heart of mine
My emotions




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: PETER SALETT

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Comments from YouTube:

@dyanshane

I think those of us who love this song are hopeless romantics. It's ironic that i bet some of us girls (me) and some of you guys would be perfect for each other........good luck in love

@swanfeathertheelder

+Dyan Shane

Did...did you just reply to your own comment?

@trueblu8

Elodie Forsans Lol. 😂

@noooodle3396

Bahaahaa

@Ken-bi2yr

I'd recommend two other songs as a hopeless Romantic. Ride by Cary Brothers and Simple Song by the Shins.

@joeyhernandez6001

Dyan Shane You could be more right than you know!

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@wattsgj21

This was my wife's and my wedding song in 2004. We loved it, of course - that's why we picked it. And people at the wedding (most of whom had never heard it before) loved it too.

@PMandrekar

Love the song. I would have played this at our wedding, if we hadn't gotten married a couple of years before we saw this movie and heard the song!

@catiscray4133

Are you still married? I want to know if the song was good luck.

@PMandrekar

@@catiscray4133 We are. May is 24 years married and October is 29 years together.

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