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My Last Heartbeat
(Rick Springfield/Matt Bissonette)
Heal my broken soul
There’s a hole in my soul where the love leaks out
A shadow in my heart that’s filled with doubt
A devil on my back I can hear him shout
“Let Me In, Let Me In”
I went looking for your city of Kingdom Come
On the way I hit a road side bomb
It’s always darkest before the dawn
Lift me up, Lift me up
Heal my broken soul
Take Me…
I’m down to my last heartbeat
Last ounce of wasted pride
You know I’d walk on water
To bridge this Great Divide
My last heartbeat
Waits for the wrecking crew
The Calvary’s not coming
There is no one but you
Heal my broken soul
I watch your eyes light up like lightning strikes
You shield your heart with railroad spikes
Battle scarred from the firefights
Shelter me, shelter me
I live lost in the city of eternal lights
On the 100th floor with a fear of heights
Only with your touch the fire ignites
Light me up, Light me up
Heal my broken soul
Take Me…
I’m down to my last heartbeat
Last ounce of wasted pride
You know I’d walk on water
To bridge this Great Divide
My last heartbeat waits for the wrecking crew
The calvary’s not coming, there is no one but you
Take Me…
I’m down to my last heartbeat
All bridges have been burned
I can’t give back what you gave me
Cause love can’t be returned
My last heartbeat, still thinks that dreams come true
There is no one can heal me, there is no one but you
My last heartbeat
Last ounce of wasted pride
You know I’d walk on water
To bridge this Great Divide
My last heartbeat waits for the wrecking crew
The calvary’s not coming, there is no one but you
Heal my broken soul
Heal my broken soul
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According to US
I just read the words for this, with no music, and it really is
quite the poetic song. I listened to the regular version and the acoustic
version and I'm not in love with the music on this one, and don't love the
screaming parts. There are so many good
lines, that if I started listing them, I'd just be posting the whole song.
I did notice that "wrecking crew" and "let me in"
make a repeat appearance. I don't feel like this song has a deep emotional
connection, but more just a well written song with some really good lines about
a recurring theme. - rlh
The first thing I’m wondering is, who is he
talking to “heal my broken soul”…..That’s a mighty big order to ask a romantic
partner to do.
I’m also wondering why his “apology” or “begging” songs
are also fueled with anger. Almost makes him seem not so sorry.
He does
seem desperate, from the somewhat screaming to the pleads to save him. On the
one hand, he seems to be saying he’d do anything to achieve whatever goal he’s
after (I’m actually not quite sure, but the simplistic route would be to save a
relationship), but at the same time he’s ready to give up.
If I stop
trying to analyze the meaning/message and just read the words, with no music, it
really is quite the poetic song. And we get “wrecking crew” and “let me in”
which are familiar to us. I don’t feel like this song has a deep emotional
connection, but more just a well written song with some really good lines about
a recurring theme. (And you never really know how much of these songs are RS and
how much are MB). So, I think this is one of those songs where it’s better not
to dig too deep and to just enjoy the poetry of it. (part 2) rlh
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