Same here, the beats suppose to make me happy as I remember playing this old PS2 game called Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc but the lyrics make me sad and cry.
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
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.
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
That's a perfect way to describe it. I too can feel this way. But I've gotten better at winning over the anxious half of me. I will take the risk. Cautiously, yes, but it's better for me than not trying at all.
Yeah the song just sounds cold and dark. Like you are in a forest at night, not knowing where you are, a crescent moon, and the moons light being the only thing guiding you.
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
This is like 1000x better than the music video version, which is already a pretty damn good song. Hearing it how it was intended to be written makes it so damn powerful. Easily one of Gotye's masterpieces.
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
This is not "hit material" unlike Somebody that i used to know. But this is still more listened than most of Gotye's songs (thanks to the movie this was in)
I'v hears thousands songs, I liked the greatest hits.. pink floyd jimi hendix deep purple gun n roses mono x-japan sigur ros dire straits prince and all outstanding singers in the world... but, i never heard a song with this limit of perfection in my life.. you reach a moment when you relize that the best thing ever happened to you in ur life was a song named Heart A Mess! by Gotye! language can't describe nothing.
Took a job in another country and was leaving my partner when this song was still recent. Played the album on loop as I packed my bags crying by myself. Never been that way before or after, it still resonates all these years after.
After having been a "Somebody that I used to know" fan boy all along, to discover this masterpiece which came out like 6 yrs from the former!! From 2006 and timeless!
a masterpiece, one of its kind. powerful, emotional and never getting old. I listened to this song almost 20 years ago and from time to time I have been craving it. I put my headphones on and forget the world for six minutes. Vocal, instrumentation, production everything is brilliant and one of the songs that comes to my mind when I think about what is the best song ever written.
Who else was led here by The Great Gatsby ,don't even usually watch the whole credits, but thanks to the everyday distractions of Facebook, I heard this songs faint sweet melody in the background ^-^
Me too! I heard this song about seven years ago but then it fell completely of the radar to me, yesterday I saw Gatsby and now I can't stop from listening.
This is a masterpiece of art, music, melody and lyrics. It transponds me to another place in such a cozy and intense way even after a decade has passed.
Yeees I remember being like 17 or 18, I'm 34 now. I was driving in moms car to drop off a package at ups. I remember I was listening to this song and the playlist I had. I remember the way the sky was gray with rain. I remember the green trees and the wet highway. And the red car lights ahead of me... I was at peace just listening to this song, just in the moment. A happy teenager.. yes I had my mental health and past life memories plaqued me but right then I was happy smelling the rain, vibing to this and driving.. :) and now years later with so many more experiences and met people and made memories.. and becoming Hindu,, I sit here smoking Ganja and found this song again. And I am brought back to that time :) A lot of things brought me here.. a lot of it I did not think I would make it through.. But I am at peace now :) 😊 and now I will vibe to this song High as an adult, when I used to vibe to it sober as a teen lol and just drift into the other reality I see.. The video tripped me out as teen so I'ma go watch it now on smokes lol XD😂😂🎉
I really like his songs where he putted in some emotional like this song & Eyes wide open. In Eyes wide open he found sounds to put into the song. And he went to a place where he felt happy and lucky. Don't know how it is with Hearts a mess but it sounds kinda emotinal to me and that's what I like about those two songs :) And he's got a great voice ofc ;) So more of this songs would actually be perfect! Keep on making music! :D X from the Netherlands :)
I feel like I'm swaying in the breeze, enjoying a mojito on a deserted beach with palm trees and gentle waves lapping back and forth on the golden sand. Peaceful, gentle and bubbly vibes I'm getting of this. Hence why it fits with Hannibal NBC TV series.
I heard it on Spotify suffle and I'm so glad i did. It would have been a biggest loss for me if I have found it later. So i can listen this more, while I'm on earth.
My heart was broken too! When I listened to this, I would just leave it on repeat. It's my favourite song but its such a bummer its linked to something so traumatic. What a bummer
This is driving me crazy. This song REALLY reminds me of something, especially that throbbing noise in the background, but I have no idea what it is. Aargh.
I KNOW this sounds cheesy...but if you read the book New Moon while listening to this song...you will cry so hard you will end up with broken capillaries inside your eyeballs.
