Gotye - Hearts A Mess - official audio

From the album Like Drawing Blood

[abvfoak]

When my heart was truly broken, I found this song, and felt like it was one of the few that had the right frequency to reach deep down when grief happens

[hambeast]

Nearly 20 years later and this song still hits like a damn freight train. Goosebumps all over. Pure magic.

[Whackadoo]

This song refuses to lose it's power to this day. So hypnotic, so sensual, and the lyrics so tragic. A masterwork.

[sofiakawaii]

Unpopular opinion: this is Gotye’s best song

[kevcthulu]

Gotye is such an underrated artist and singer...his voice is haunting and beautiful

[Vee-opme]

I feel like this song is an internal dialogue between me and myself. One part of me is telling myself that I can't live like this and the other wants to shut everyone and everything out to stay safe. The latter one always wins

[romanr.]

That final belting out of “connect, ” actually kind of hurt me. It was so poignant and expressed such bitter frustration, to the point of feeling hopelessly melancholy rather than angry.

[alffshah]

Pick apart
The pieces of your heart
And let me peer inside
Let me in
Where only your thoughts have been
Let me occupy your mind
As you do mine

You have lost
Too much love
To fear, doubt and distrust
Its not enough
You just threw away the key
To your heart

You don't get burned
'Cause nothing gets through
It makes it easier
Easier on you
But that much more difficult for me
To make you see

Love ain't fair
So there you are
My love

Your heart's a mess
You won't admit to it
It makes no sense
But I'm desperate to connect
And you, you can't live like this

Your heart's a mess
You won't admit to it
It makes no sense
But I'm desperate to connect
And you, you can't live like this

Your heart's a mess
You won't admit to it
It makes no sense
But I'm desperate to connect
And you can't live like this

Love ain't safe
You won't get hurt if you stay chaste
So you can wait
But I don't wanna waste my love

[janavukomanovic]

"Love ain't fair, so there you are, my love". God. This song. Hits right in the center.

[ogul]

This is less a song and more an aural book/film. There is so much density in the sound and lyrics, I feel like I'm walking through a thick forest. 

[marko_c]

it sounds like there's so much pain in his voice when he sings "but i'm desperate to *connect"* 3:10 and it makes me shiver

[wilsonrawlin]

This should be as popular as Somebody that I used to know. Very powerful lyrics and message.

[AaronOstwald]

This in my opinion is the best Gotye song.
The soundscape is so cool, the distortions, the flutes, the shimmer, the whole percussiveness.... it's so different.
I love this
And then the climax around the middle of the song.
The drums sound kind of like a marching band but not as harsh.... amazing work

[CreativeMind]

Anyone here in 2024? This song is still so good!

[daphneblake]

Why am I only now discovering this song? It's so good. I heard it play at the end credits of the great gatsby. Kept looping back just to hear it again

[RobOnTheKeys]

I wish this song was as long as my life

[MrDeadlysirius]

 Song really makes you feel like you're floating

[joeburreaux]

It was on this day May 13, 2014, that gotyemusic forgot their password.

[Iloveyou-dzmq]

what makes this song even better is that the drum is actually a sample of the banana boat song, the dude flipped the sample to change the vibe damn

[IdahoJessie]

Your music makes me feel like my brain still works, and that excites me!