Half of My Heart (feat. Taylor Swift) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by mayermusic 

Cover art for Half of My Heart (feat. Taylor Swift) lyrics by John Mayer

I think the meaning behind "Half of my Heart" is that he hasn't ever fully loved anyone or anything. And he feels that he can only give half of his heart to her, nd he keeps fighting himself to whether really giving himself to her or just half. I think that especially with the "half of my heart is a shotgun wedding to a bride with a paper ring" is a clear explaination that he knows she deserve soo much more than he's putting in, and she deserves more than a "shotgun wedding" which is what he's giving her.

"half of my heart's got a right mind to tell you that half of my heart won't do".. He wants to let her know that what he give isn't good enouugh for her, but he can't because he actually does love her

I understand where you're coming from. I think the key to this song's story is in this lyric: "I was made to believe I'd never love somebody else; Made a plan, stay the man who can only love himself" I think he's speaking of his first real love, and how incredibly difficult it is to recover from giving someone your heart, so to speak. I feel the same way these days. It's incredible how well he speaks to men about these universal experiences. He may be the pop star who makes the girls scream at his concerts, but his lyrics are...