What the Heart Wants
Yearning for the Unattainable: Heart's Desires
Lyrics
Ooh boy in your bomber jacket
Describing the physical appearance of a person wearing a bomber jacket with a paisley pattern in indigo.
With the paisley pattern - indigo
Details about blue ripped jeans and a distressed cream-colored t-shirt with red trim.
And blue ripped jeans with a distressed t-shirt that's cream
Continuation of the clothing description.
With red trim 'round the neck and sleeves
Further detailing the distressed t-shirt with red trim around the neck and sleeves.
Magnetizing crooked smile
Describing the person's crooked smile that has a magnetic effect.
Tantalizing me
Feeling enticed or teased by the person's demeanor.
Ooh trouble, I'm in trouble here
Acknowledging trouble or attraction, a sense of being in a challenging situation.
Look away my heart rate's rising from your mesmerizing stare
Expressing a physical response to the captivating stare, with a rising heart rate.
I should tell you to go
Considering the option to ask the person to leave.
But I can't help moving closer
Despite the intention to ask the person to leave, there's a natural inclination to move closer.
The heart wants what the heart wants
Repetition of the phrase "The heart wants what the heart wants," emphasizing the inability to control desires.
What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-Wanna run my fingers through that curly, coffee colored hair
Expressing the desire to run fingers through the person's curly, coffee-colored hair.
How to resist touching those lips when they're in reach
Feeling the struggle to resist touching the person's lips when they are within reach.
It's just not fair
Noting the perceived unfairness of the situation.
I should tell you to go
Reiterating the consideration of asking the person to leave.
But I can't help moving closer
Despite the internal conflict, the speaker can't resist moving closer to the person.
The heart wants what the heart wants
Repetition of the phrase "The heart wants what the heart wants," emphasizing the theme of desire and lack of control.
What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-The heart wants what the heart wants
Repetition of the same phrase, reinforcing the idea of following one's heart despite potential consequences.
What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-The heart wants what the heart wants
Further emphasis on the idea that the heart desires what it wants.
What the heart wants, what the heart wants
-The heart wants what the heart wants
Repetition of the central theme, underscoring the inevitability of following one's heart.
What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-The heart wants what the heart wants
Final repetition of the phrase, solidifying the message that the heart follows its desires.
What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
-What the heart wants
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