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You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart Lyrics
You made me the thief of your heart
I hope you're happy now...
...I could never make you so...
you were a hard man...
no harder in this world
you made me cold and you made me hard
and you made me the thief of your heart
Winter is cold...oh!
But you're colder still
and for the first time
I feel like you're mine
I share you with the one who will
mend what falls apart
and turn a blind eye
to the thief of your heart
Ohhh you lost
Ohhh you lost all
you lost all
you lost all
I'll never wash these clothes
I want to keep the stain
Your blood to me is precious
nor would I spill it in vain
your spirit sings
though your lips never part
singing only to me
the thief of your heart
Ohhh you lost
Ohhh you lost
Ohhh you lost all
lost all
Ohhh you lost
Ohhh you lost all
lost all
I hope you're happy now...
...I could never make you so...
you were a hard man...
no harder in this world
you made me cold and you made me hard
and you made me the thief of your heart
Winter is cold...oh!
But you're colder still
and for the first time
I feel like you're mine
I share you with the one who will
mend what falls apart
and turn a blind eye
to the thief of your heart
Ohhh you lost
Ohhh you lost all
you lost all
you lost all
I'll never wash these clothes
I want to keep the stain
Your blood to me is precious
nor would I spill it in vain
your spirit sings
though your lips never part
singing only to me
the thief of your heart
Ohhh you lost
Ohhh you lost
Ohhh you lost all
lost all
Ohhh you lost
Ohhh you lost all
lost all
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Submitted by
jordywordy On Aug 03, 2005
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Sweet, first comment...I just discovered this song recently, and loved it from the first time I heard it. In this song, I think it's pretty obvious that she kills her lover, a "cold" and "hard" man, that she couldn't make happy. So she took his life and stole his heart. If you like this song, check out "Porcelain" by Better Than Ezra.
It reminds me of something a woman would sing to an abusive father.
@Uranium Sounds to me like he is just about an emotionally closed off man, not abusive one. And it was written by a man, mosot likely about his own strained relationship with his father.
@Uranium Sounds to me like he is just about an emotionally closed off man, not abusive one. And it was written by a man, mosot likely about his own strained relationship with his father.
I particularly like the version on "She Who Dwells" which has even more urgency.
I agree -- that is a stunning version.
I agree -- that is a stunning version.
This song can speak to anyone who has had a relationship with an emotionally closed off person. \n\nBut in terms of the inspiration for the song and its original meaning: it was written by Bono, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer for the soundtrack of the Jim Sheridan 1994 film In the Name of the Father. There is a demo with Bono\'s vocials. But Sheridan decided that a woman needed to sing, to represent "Mother Ireland".\nIt is therefore likely to have been originally about a strained relationship between a son and a father, and the son grieving for this father after his death - which is a big part of the film (and may have been inspired by Bono\'s own strained relationship with his father).
The he in this song is father England. The she is mother Ireland. Your blood to me is precious, nor would I spill it vain. Bono wrote this song specifically for In the name of the father.
Such a powerful and compelling song; it somehow makes you think of courage, and there is certain sweetness and romance in it, which is pretty unsettling and incredible for a song about a girl who killed her boyfriend (in order to steal his heart).
@paganpoetry Well, that\'s an interesting, very literal interpretation. But knowing that the song was written by Bono and Gavin Friday for the film In the Name of the Father, but Jim Sheridan decided a woman should sing it to represent "Mother Ireland", it most likely is about a relationship with an emotionally closed off father, and was probably inspired by Bono\'s strained relationship with his late father.
@paganpoetry Well, that\'s an interesting, very literal interpretation. But knowing that the song was written by Bono and Gavin Friday for the film In the Name of the Father, but Jim Sheridan decided a woman should sing it to represent "Mother Ireland", it most likely is about a relationship with an emotionally closed off father, and was probably inspired by Bono\'s strained relationship with his late father.