Story Of A Heart
Steps Lyrics

It must have been him
The singer believes that she saw the person who broke her heart.

Just a glimpse of a face in the crowd
She only saw him briefly and from a distance.

That's all it takes
Despite the brief encounter, the singer's heart is instantly racing.

My heart is racing
She is experiencing intense emotions because of her encounter with him.

I stand in a trance
The artist is unable to move or think clearly because of her conflicting emotions.

As I stare at the back of a bus
She is fixated on the memory of him on the bus, but knows that she must move on.

Knowing there's no use denying
Despite her efforts, she can't help but think about him.

I can't stop thinking about us
She is continually haunted by thoughts of their past relationship.

The story of a heart
The artist's personal experience of heartbreak is being recounted in this song.

The story all of it mine
The artist is the only one who truly understands her own heartbreak.

Then you took it from me, every glorious line
The person who broke her heart took away all the positive aspects of their relationship.

I was safe and warm
Before the heartbreak, the artist felt secure in their relationship.

And now I'm out in the cold
After the heartbreak, the singer feels alone and exposed.

And I know I shouldn't have told my story
The singer is questioning whether or not they should have opened up about their heartbreak.

I laid myself open wide
The singer made herself vulnerable by sharing her personal experience.

Yet to read the pages
The true extent of her heartbreak has not been fully revealed.

Where the ink hadn't dried
Her heartbreak is still fresh and painful.

All emotions pent up inside, my story
The singer is expressing that all of her emotions are contained in her story of heartbreak.

I try to resist
The singer is attempting to move on from the heartbreak.

But the images keep coming through
Despite her efforts, memories of her past relationship keep intruding on her thoughts.

So many years
The heartbreak has persisted for an extended period of time.

Still I'm defenceless
The artist is still vulnerable to the pain of her heartbreak, even after all this time.

The house by the lake
A specific memory or image associated with the singer's past relationship.

His hands resting a while on the oars
A specific detail that is being recalled from the past relationship.

Speaking with quiet conviction
The tone of the conversation may have been one of the reasons why the singer fell in love in the first place.

Carefully unlocking doors
The relationship was complex and there were many emotional and psychological barriers that needed to be overcome.

Did he see me
The singer is unsure if the person who broke her heart even recognized her.

Or did I just imagine it all
The artist is second-guessing her own memories and emotions regarding the heartbreak.

Putting a face on a stranger
The artist is struggling to reconcile the memories of her past relationship with her current reality.

A face I find more and more hard to recall
The singer is losing touch with the memory of the person who broke her heart.

Never given up
The singer is still holding on to the possibility of finding love again.

I look for you everywhere
The artist is constantly searching for a new love that can replace the memory of their heartbreak.

Time went by and sadness took the place of despair
Over time, the initial feeling of hopelessness has given way to a more measured sense of sadness.

In a way you'll stay with me 'til death do us part
The memory of the heartbreak will always be a part of the artist's identity.

Like a shadow deep in my heart forever
The singer's memory of the heartbreak is inescapable and will always be a part of her identity.

Swept away and lost in love what was I to do
The artist became overwhelmed by her feelings of love and was unable to control the situation.

I just had to read it to you, my story
The singer feels compelled to share her story of heartbreak with others, in order to process her own emotions and heal.