Broken Heart
The Goldman Brothers Lyrics

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The words I used to say I don′t believe them now And I was sure
Before but now I'm full of doubt,
Yeah now I′m full of doubt And where I used to go I don't remember
Now It used to feel so close but now we've gone too far,
Now we′ve gone too far So listen now baby Can you hear me call

There′s nothing more,
Just a broken heart There's nothing more Just a broken heart

Oh lord can you hear Oh lord can you hear me now

And I was free before but now I′m bound in chains I used to win
The war, but now there's nothing there Yeah there′s nothing there

And all the books I read and all the tears I cried All the years
I spent, they don't mean nothing now They don′t mean nothing now

So listen now baby Can you hear me call

There's nothing more,
Just a broken heart There's nothing more Just a broken heart There′s
Nothing more, Just a broken heart There′s nothing more,
Just my broken heart,
Lying on the floor There's nothing more, just a broken heart

There′s nothing more,
Just my broken heart
Oh lord can you hear me,
Can you hear me now
Won't you hear it,
Can you hear me now
Oh can you hear me,
Won′t you hear me now

Say can you hear me,
Won't you hear me now...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the Goldman Brothers’ song, Broken Heart, express a sense of loss and regret. The first two lines convey a sense of disbelief and doubt about things formerly held to be certain. The singer expresses a lack of recognition of his former life, feeling lost, and he acknowledges distances traveled. The refrain "There's nothing more, just a broken heart" underscores the singer's sense of emptiness and brokenness.

In the second verse, the singer describes a feeling of imprisonment or entrapment, a sense that he had been free before but is now bound by "chains." His former successes, symbolized by "winning the war," have ceased to matter, as they have become irrelevant in the face of his current situation and despair. The final verse repeats the refrain and laments the inescapable emptiness of his current state.

Line by Line Meaning

The words I used to say I don't believe them now And I was sure Before but now I'm full of doubt, Yeah now I'm full of doubt
I used to be confident in my words but now I doubt my own thoughts

And where I used to go I don't remember Now It used to feel so close but now we've gone too far, Now we've gone too far
The place I used to frequent feels so far away now

So listen now baby Can you hear me call There's nothing more, Just a broken heart There's nothing more Just a broken heart
I am in pain and all I have left is a broken heart

Oh lord can you hear Oh lord can you hear me now
I am desperate and seeking for help

And I was free before but now I′m bound in chains I used to win The war, but now there's nothing there Yeah there's nothing there
I used to feel liberated and victorious but now I feel trapped and empty

And all the books I read and all the tears I cried All the years I spent, they don't mean nothing now They don't mean nothing now
All the things I invested in do not matter anymore

There's nothing more, Just a broken heart There's nothing more Just a broken heart There′s Nothing more, Just a broken heart There′s nothing more, Just my broken heart, Lying on the floor There's nothing more, just a broken heart
Repeated emphasis on the fact that all that is left is a broken heart

Oh lord can you hear me, Can you hear me now Won't you hear it, Can you hear me now Oh can you hear me, Won′t you hear me now Say can you hear me, Won't you hear me now...
Continued plea for help and reassurance that someone is listening

Writer(s): Ofer Eshed, Zamir Golan, Lior Golan

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