I'll be totally honest: this song began as just a title that came to me one day in the shower, lol. They were, and are, two words that resonate very deeply with me and, while it took me two months to write, revise, and re-write the lyrics as you hear them now, I instantly knew these two words were the foundation of everything I want to say in a song at this time in my life. I don't exactly wish a "Jaded Heart" on anyone, but I think the essence of the song is something a lot of people can relate to on some level. It's not a love song and it's not a love-gone-bad song; it's an I've-given-up-on-love song. I would love to know what you think of the lyrics. Also, I don't think I'm the best vocalist, but I just enjoy experimenting with my own voice and trying to make it work with my own lyrics. I wouldn't mind feedback on the production as well. It is 100% written, sung, and produced by myself. I've included the lyrics below as well as in the YouTube video description. Thank you so much
-Tyler
Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
Used to call you crazy, used to call you cynical
Telling me that love is nothing but a chemical
But lately I set fire to any little reason
To keep on holding on
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm just trying to get up from the dirt
You don't know the road I'm walkin'
(I know you think you know me)
You don't say a word, don't say a word
But your hands on me are talkin'
(I'm fading from you slowly)
'Cause. . .
[Chorus] (X2)
I've been living with a jaded heart
I'm so over brand new starts, yeah
Baby, I'm far too smart to fall now
Stone cold, I am numb to the spark now
I will never break apart now
No surrender for a jaded heart
[Post Chorus] (x2)
Jaded heart
You're not gonna take my
Jaded heart, oh oh
[Verse 2]
20/20 vision in my rear-view mirror
Now I can see it, I can see it all clearer
How far we'll go to find a little bit of reason
To keep on holdin' on
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm just trying to get up from the dirt
You don't know the road I'm walkin'
(I know you think you know me)
You don't say a word, don't say a word
But your hands on me are talkin'
(You're never gonna know me)
'Cause. . .
[Chorus] (x2)
I've been living with a jaded heart
I'm so over brand new starts, yeah
Baby, I'm far too smart to fall now
Stone cold, I am numb to the spark now
I will never break apart now
No surrender for a jaded heart
[Post-Chorus]
Jaded heart
You're not gonna take my
Jaded heart, oh oh
(x2)
[Bridge] (Chopped vocals)
[Post-Chorus/Outro]
Jaded heart
You're not gonna take my
Jaded heart, oh oh
(x2)