Band Members:
Seann Nicols- Vocals
Stephen Brewer- Guitar
Erik Tisinger- Bass
Dio Britto- Drums
Heart-Shaped Box
Westfield Massacre Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks.
I've been drawn into your magnetar pit trap.
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black.
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint.
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint.
Forever in debt to your priceless advice,
your advice.
Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet.
Cut myself on angel hair and baby's breath.
Broken hymen of your Highness, I'm left back.
Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back.
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint.
Forever in debt to your priceless advice.
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint.
Forever in debt to your priceless advice.
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint.
Forever in debt to your priceless advice,
your advice.
She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak.
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks.
I've been drawn into your magnetar pit trap.
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black.
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint.
Forever in debt to your priceless advice.
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint.
Forever in debt to your priceless advice.
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint.
Forever in debt to your priceless advice,
your advice,
your advice,
your advice.
The lyrics to Westfield Massacre's Heart-Shaped Box cover a lot of topics, but it seems to center around a toxic relationship. The opening line, "She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak," suggests that the singer feels vulnerable around this person and that they know it. The following line, "I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks," reinforces the idea of being trapped in a situation with this person.
The next line, "I've been drawn into your magnetar pit trap," is a more poetic way of saying that the singer is stuck in a dangerous situation that they can't escape from. This is followed by the line, "I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black," which is a reference to the idea of "taking in" someone else's bad energy or negativity.
The chorus, made up of the lines "Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint. Forever in debt to your priceless advice," is somewhat sarcastic. It suggests that the singer has received a lot of unsolicited advice from this person, which they don't necessarily want or appreciate. The rest of the song continues in a similar vein, with lines about feeling hurt and trapped ("Cut myself on angel hair and baby's breath. Broken hymen of your Highness, I'm left back. Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back"), and repeated pleas to be released from this situation.
All in all, Heart-Shaped Box is a song that deals with themes of toxicity, manipulation, and the struggle to break free from an unhealthy relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak.
Her gaze is intent and penetrating, similar to that of the astrological sign Pisces, particularly when my defenses are down and I'm vulnerable.
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks.
I've been trapped and confined within the confines of your love for an extended period of time.
I've been drawn into your magnetar pit trap.
You've ensnared and trapped me by your powerful gravitational pull, similar to that of a magnetar star.
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black.
I desire the ability to consume your disease and pain, especially when you're at your lowest point.
Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint. Forever in debt to your priceless advice.
Hey, hold on a second! I have a new issue to bring up. I'm constantly grateful and indebted to the guidance and wisdom you provide me.
Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet.
The flora in this part of the song is symbolic of a carnivorous plant that won't forgive anyone for their transgressions - at least not yet.
Cut myself on angel hair and baby's breath.
I've been hurt by the fragile and delicate things, such as angel hair pasta and the sweet scent of a baby's breath flower.
Broken hymen of your Highness, I'm left back.
This line is likely metaphorical, referring to a wound or hurt caused by someone who is powerful and commanding.
Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back.
Release yourself from the ties that bind me to you so I can return to where I was before.
I've got a new complaint. Forever in debt to your priceless advice. Your advice.
Again, expressing a new problem, yet full of never-ending gratitude for your remarkable guidance and expertise, which I hold in the highest esteem.
She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak. I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks. I've been drawn into your magnetar pit trap. I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black.
Repeating the chorus once more, continuing to describe the intensity of this relationship and the desire to take on the pain of the other.
Your advice, your advice, your advice, your advice.
Final repetition and emphasis on the importance of the advice and wisdom provided by the other person.
Contributed by Jasmine R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Heavy metal oh yeah yeah
Give me songs you'd like to see me put up!
Your Boi Eli
Thank you, I was trying so hard to remember the name of the band after they removed this from spotify
Heavy metal oh yeah yeah
No problem I’ll be trying to upload more songs that got removed from Spotify including some other Westfield massacre songs.
Shrug Sanity
@Heavy metal oh yeah yeah once they revamped the band and tommy vext left they kinda dropped all their old stuff
Heavy metal oh yeah yeah
@Shrug Sanity Oh. Thank you for letting me know! I did wonder why I couldn't find some of their much older songs.
Shrug Sanity
@Heavy metal oh yeah yeah band camp has their first album and their singles are still on their youtube channel. Glad I could help
Heavy metal oh yeah yeah
@Shrug Sanity Thanks! :)
pisstakecentral
Best cover of this ever made
Windupmykilt
Anybody know why Spotify doesn't have this?
rosenrot
Fun fact: this sounds exactly the same as the one on patreon
Edit: lads, I got a request and a good one
Who is a member to bad wolves’ patreon? I would appreciate it if you uploaded their unreleased song “Shanghai” and more of their covers
Please, pretty please