Kate Voegele – Heart in Chains Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

Heart in Chains Lyrics

[Verse 1]
It's been a week since I've heard your voice now
You know it seems like a hundred years
It's hard to sleep, it's a bit alarming
I'm a mess when you're not here

[Pre-Chorus 1]
And it's a simple curse
I'm not the first
Oh, but it's a vicious hurt
And it just gets worse

[Chorus]
Oh, because you know me well
Like a child knows a mother's face
Oh, and I don't have to tell you
You've got my heart , got my heart in chains

[Post-Chorus]
Tears on my pillowcase
Yeah, yeah
But I don't want it any other way
No, no

[Verse 2]
Your attention is my addiction
A roller-coaster of highs and lows
I need your venom, it's been in my system
Since the second we said "Hello"
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Even though, you love me deep
But I'm incomplete
Baby, every time you leave
I get so weak

[Chorus]
Oh, because you know me well
Like a child knows a mother's face
Oh, and I don't have to tell you
You've got my heart , got my heart in chains (oh, yeah, yeah)

[Post-Chorus]
Tears on my pillowcase
Yeah, yeah
But I don't want it any other way
No, no

[Bridge]
Don't leave me helpless, don't leave me lost
Don't leave me waiting, you're all I've got
Don't leave me helpless, don't leave me lost
Don't leave me waiting, you're all I've got

[Chorus]
Oh, because you know me well
Like a child knows a mother's face (oh, yeah, yeah)
Oh, and I don't have to tell you
You've got my heart , got my heart in chains (oh, yeah, yeah)
[Post-Chorus]
Tears on my pillowcase
Yeah, yeah
But I don't want it any other way
No, no

[Outro]
You know me well
I don't want it any other way
You know me well
I don't want it any other way

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Kate describes this track as:

a cool song because it’s got so much energy, and the chorus lifts so much, and it’s a fun, kind of dancey song, but this song kind of has a paradox to it because its about being so crazy about somebody that it kind of inhibits your ability to do anything else. And you’re so infatuated with this person that they really, literally have your heart chained up. You’re a prisoner to your love for this person, so you go nuts when they’re not around and you don’t know what to do with yourself. So there’s a little bit of a darkness to this song, but what I love about it is that the chorus brings you up into this rush and is supposed to sort of represent when you’re so crazy about somebody that there’s nothing you can do about it, you ‘don’t want it any other way. ’You want to feel that ridiculously chained up to your feelings.

Interesting fact: this song was also co-written by Canadian musician spouses Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida (the latter of Our Lady Peace).

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Release Date
May 17, 2011
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