Second Hand Heart
Mending Hearts: A Second Chance at Love
Lyrics
Standin' by the bar, I saw our eyes meet
Describing an encounter at the bar where the singer notices the other person.
You quickly turned away (an I knew right then), that you were still hurtin'
The other person avoids eye contact, revealing emotional pain.
I asked you to dance, felt so good together
Inviting the person to dance, expressing a positive connection.
Movin' like one, but you're tellin' me
Despite moving well together, the other person is hesitant.
That you could never
The person is reluctant to open up due to past hurt.
Let me into your heart, cause you're still tryin' to heal
Expressing the other person's struggle to heal and be vulnerable.
You think you could never love again, that's the way that you're feelin'
Feeling incapable of loving again, reflecting the emotional state.
But I don't need you to fall, I'm just happy here dancing
The singer is content dancing and doesn't pressure the other person.
But make no mistake, I'd surely be there, if ever you call
Assuring availability if the other person decides to reach out.
I'd take you're second hand heart, the one that tore your world apart
Offering to take the other person's "second-hand heart," damaged in the past.
You say it's lying in pieces that can never be found
Describing the broken state of the heart and its perceived irreparability.
And maybe someday, somewhere, somehow, you choose to love again
Expressing hope that the other person will love again in the future.
And we can mend the broken parts of your second hand heart
Envisioning a possibility to mend the damaged heart together.
Well I've been in your shoes
Revealing the singer's personal experience of heartbreak.
In love it seems we get all used
Acknowledging the commonality of being hurt in love.
And there's nothin' like knowing that you've been the fool
Reflecting on the universal experience of feeling foolish in love.
But I swear on my soul, all the stars in the sky
Pledging sincerity and commitment to not cause further pain.
I'll never break your heart, I ain't one of those guys
Ensuring a promise not to break the other person's heart.
But I'll take you're second hand heart, the one that tore your world apart
Reiterating the willingness to accept the damaged heart and provide support.
You say it's lying in pieces that can never be found
Describing the broken state of the heart and its perceived irreparability, repeating from line 12.
And maybe someday, somewhere, somehow, you'll choose to love again
Expressing hope for the other person to love again in the future, repeating from line 13.
And we can mend the broken parts of your second hand heart
Envisioning a possibility to mend the damaged heart together, repeating from line 14.
Maybe someday, somewhere, somehow, you'll choose to love again
Reiterating the hope for the other person to love again, repeating from line 13.
And we can mend the broken parts of your second hand heart
Reiterating the possibility to mend the damaged heart together, repeating from line 14.
Together we'll mend the broken parts of your second hand heart
Concluding with a commitment to jointly mend the broken parts of the other person's heart.
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