Heartless
The Fray Lyrics

In the night, I hear 'em talk,
The singer hears people talking about a story that is considered the coldest ever told, which is about a man who lost his soul to a heartless woman.

The coldest story ever told
The story about the man who lost his soul to the heartless woman is considered as the coldest story ever told.

Somewhere far along this road,
At some point in his life, the man lost his soul to the heartless woman.

He lost his soul to a woman so heartless
The heartless woman caused the man to lose his soul.

How could you be so heartless?
The singer questions how the heartless woman could act in such a cruel and heartless manner.

Oh, how could you be so heartless?
The singer is still astonished and upset with how the heartless woman could act in such a way.

How could you be so, cold as the winter wind when it breeze, yo
The singer compares the heartless woman's actions to the cold winter wind.

Just remember that you talkin' to me though
The singer reminds the heartless woman who she is talking to.

You need to watch the way you talkin' to me, yo
The singer advises the heartless woman to be cautious of how she talks to him.

Mean after all the things that we've been through
The singer thinks of all the things he and the heartless woman have been through.

Mean after all the things we got into
The singer thinks of all the situations he and the heartless woman have faced together.

Y'all know some things, that you ain't told me
The singer suggests that there are things that the heartless woman has not told him.

Y'all did some things, that's the old me
The singer believes that the heartless woman did things that made him a different person.

And now you wanna get me back and you gon' show me
The heartless woman wants to try to win him back.

So you walk around like you don't know me
The heartless woman acts like she doesn't know him.

You got a new friend, I got homies
The heartless woman has a new friend while the singer still has his friends.

In the end, but still so lonely
Even though the singer has friends, he still feels lonely at the end of it all.

How could you be so Dr. Evil,
The singer compares the heartless woman to the villainous character, Dr. Evil.

You bringin' out a side of me that I don't know
The heartless woman is causing the singer to act in ways he never thought possible.

I decided we weren't gon' speak so
The singer decided to not speak to the heartless woman.

Why we up 3 A.M. on the phone
The singer questions why he and the heartless woman are talking on the phone at 3 in the morning.

Why does she be so mad at me fo'
The singer doesn't understand why the heartless woman is always so angry with him.

Homie I don't know, she's hot or cold
The singer doesn't know whether the heartless woman is hot or cold towards him.

I won't stop, won't mess my groove up
The singer won't let the heartless woman ruin his vibe.

'Cause I already know how this thing go
The singer is already aware of how things will play out with the heartless woman.

You run and tell your friends that you're leaving me
The heartless woman tells her friends that she is leaving the singer.

They say that they don't see what you see in me
The heartless woman's friends do not understand why she was attracted to the singer.

You wait a couple months then you gon' see
The singer believes that in a couple of months, the heartless woman will realize that she made a mistake in leaving him.

You'll never find nobody better than me
The singer believes that the heartless woman will never find someone better than him.

Talk and talk and talk and talk
The heartless woman talks way too much.

Baby let's just knock it off
The singer suggests they stop arguing.

They don't know what we been through
Other people do not understand what he and the heartless woman have gone through.

They don't know 'bout me and you
Other people do not understand their relationship.

So I got something new to see
The singer has something new to look forward to.

And you just gon' keep hatin' me
The heartless woman will continue to hate the singer.

And we just gon' be enemies
The relationship between the singer and the heartless woman will turn into an enemy-like relationship.

I know you can't believe
The singer knows that the heartless woman can't believe he is leaving her.

I could just leave it wrong
The singer knows that leaving the heartless woman is not the best decision.

And you can't make it right
The heartless woman can't make the situation better.

I'm gon' take off tonight
The singer has decided to leave tonight.

Into the night
The singer is leaving at night.