My Heart
THE ROOMATES & CATHY JEAN Lyrics

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I took one look at you
That's all I meant to do
And then my heart stood still

My feet could step and walk
My lips could move and talk
And yet my heart stood still

Though not a single word was spoken
I could tell you knew
That unfelt clasp of hands
Told me so well you knew
I never lived at all
Until the thrill of that moment
When my heart stood still

I took one look at you
That's all I meant to do
And then my heart stopped right there

My feet could step and walk
My lips could move and talk
And yet my heart stood still

Though not a single word was spoken
I could tell you knew
That unfelt claps of hands
Told me so well you knew
I never lived at all

Until the thrill of that moment
When my heart stood still

Overall Meaning

“My Heart Stood Still” by The Roomates is a love song that tells about how the sight of the person they love has captivated their heart. The lyrics describe how the singer's heart immediately stops beating and they are rendered speechless the moment they laid eyes on the woman. They then recount how, despite being unable to say anything, they could feel the connection between the two of them. As a result of this encounter, the singer has discovered a new level of meaning in his life and will never forget the feeling of that moment.

The lyrics are easy to interpret as they are clear, concise, and to the point. The use of repetition adds to the emotional impact of the singer's sentiments. The song's lyrics depict the experience of falling head over heels in love, where the feeling is so profound that it causes the singer to lose their sense of self momentarily. This song captures the essence of the sweet and vulnerable feeling that accompanies falling in love.

Line by Line Meaning

I took one look at you
As soon as I saw you, my attention was captured.

That's all I meant to do
I didn't plan on anything beyond just looking at you.

And then my heart stood still
In a way that I had never experienced before, I was completely captivated by you.

My feet could step and walk
Physically, I was still able to move forward despite my emotional reaction to seeing you.

My lips could move and talk
I was still capable of speaking despite my emotional reaction to seeing you.

And yet my heart stood still
Emotionally, I was frozen, completely captured and unable to move on from that moment.

Though not a single word was spoken
Despite there being no conversation or verbal interaction between us, we both understood the depth of the other's emotions.

I could tell you knew
From the way you looked at me, I could see that you too were deeply affected by what was happening between us.

That unfelt clasp of hands
Our emotions were so connected that we could feel the tension in the air, as if we were holding hands without actually doing so.

Told me so well you knew
These unspoken emotions conveyed everything that we needed to understand each other in that moment.

I never lived at all
Prior to that moment, I didn't fully understand what it meant to be alive or to feel true passion.

Until the thrill of that moment
But in that moment of connection with you, I began to understand what it meant to be truly alive and feel something so deeply.

When my heart stood still
That moment, when my heart was so completely captured, is one that I will never forget.

Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LORENZ HART, RICHARD RODGERS

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