The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
His actions speak nothing
But lies, intoxicated eyes
And lonely hearts
Are held accounted for
Disease eats inside
Nothing left to hide
The sun starts to rise
As his black heart dies
As his black heart dies
You're my mistake
And I know it's wrong
Don't let the truth be told
Scared of what you don't know
These secrets, keeping us alive
Break my chest in two
(Break my chest in two)
A shallow heart for you
Half a heart is all you see
Bleeding off dependency
Got nothing left to hide
As his black heart dies
As his black heart dies
You're my mistake
(As his black heart dies)
And I know it's wrong
(As his black heart dies)
Don't let the truth be told
Scared of what you don't know
(As his black heart dies)
These secrets keeping us alive
I leave my heart to take
With blood shot eyes
Your heart will break
As this night fades again
(As this night fades again)
So broken down I've lost again
I'm lost again
You're my mistake
(As his black heart dies)
And I know it's wrong
(As his black heart dies)
Don't let the truth be told
Scared of what you don't know
(As his black heart dies)
These secrets keeping us alive
You're my mistake
(As his black heart dies)
And I know it's wrong
(As his black heart dies)
Don't let the truth be told
Scared of what you don't know
(As his black heart dies)
These secrets keeping us alive
But lies, intoxicated eyes
And lonely hearts
Are held accounted for
Disease eats inside
Nothing left to hide
The sun starts to rise
As his black heart dies
As his black heart dies
You're my mistake
And I know it's wrong
Don't let the truth be told
Scared of what you don't know
These secrets, keeping us alive
Break my chest in two
(Break my chest in two)
A shallow heart for you
Half a heart is all you see
Bleeding off dependency
Got nothing left to hide
As his black heart dies
As his black heart dies
You're my mistake
(As his black heart dies)
And I know it's wrong
(As his black heart dies)
Don't let the truth be told
Scared of what you don't know
(As his black heart dies)
These secrets keeping us alive
I leave my heart to take
With blood shot eyes
Your heart will break
As this night fades again
(As this night fades again)
So broken down I've lost again
I'm lost again
You're my mistake
(As his black heart dies)
And I know it's wrong
(As his black heart dies)
Don't let the truth be told
Scared of what you don't know
(As his black heart dies)
These secrets keeping us alive
You're my mistake
(As his black heart dies)
And I know it's wrong
(As his black heart dies)
Don't let the truth be told
Scared of what you don't know
(As his black heart dies)
These secrets keeping us alive
Lyrics submitted by punkkid6312
As His Black Heart Dies (My Mistake) Lyrics as written by Lovato
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Sounds as if someone is doing something wrond then...
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As his black heart dies... his "black heart" could represent the evil inside him which has now "died" he has relized how downhill he is going and relizes he must change