Heart Song — Two adult singers meet across a vintage microphone as their music becomes radiant birds, flowering vines and river curves above a sunlit Central Valley garden

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Heart Song

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr. Listen to the recorded versions and follow the lyric below.

Original Doug Heyes lyrics · AI-generated music & vocals

After a quarrel and departure, the narrator wonders whether a damaged relationship has ended or reached the difficult start of something new. Heartbeats, distant drums and the figure of Orpheus turn longing into musical imagery. The final invitation reaches beyond the couple, offering belonging to anyone whose heart has been pushed aside.

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Recorded versions

3 recordings. Different voices and arrangements bring another side of the song into the light.

Lyrics

Heart Song

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr

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HEART SONG

Oh, what a wonderful, terrible night
The things that we said to each other
You walked away as I turned out the Light
And headed back Home to your Mother
How could it end in a fuss and a fight
I am your Friend till we burn out inside
I think we're in for a hell of a ride
In the Silence of the Other Side

CHORUS
Can you hear my Heart beating and Singing for you?
I have been bleeding since your Love ran me through
Can we return to where we both belong
Captive and captured by another Heart Song?
Orpheus Rising as the Sun is descending
It won't be long till our fences need mending
The Stars in your Eyes are just so never-ending
Is this the End or just a New Beginning?

I guess I could say I can go either way
In the World between Midnight and Morning
The Question remains, do I Go or Stay?
The End always comes with a Warning
If we Play by the rules that we Live by
We’ll never be Fools saying Goodbye
We’ll never forget what we came to regret
Always here, right in front of our Eyes

CHORUS
Can you hear my Heart beating and Singing for you
I have been Bleeding since your Love ran me through
Can we return to where we both belong
Captive and captured by another Heart Song?
Orpheus Rising as the Sun is descending
It won't be long till our fences need mending
The Stars in your Eyes are just so never-ending
Is this the End or just a New Beginning?

Let's turn on our Heart Song one way or the other
There is no telling what we will discover
When Winter and Spring melt away into Summer
Can you hear the sound of a faraway Drummer?
A Heart Song for you and another for me
Echoes In Time and in Eternity
The Circle of Love is your own Destiny
We welcome you Home to your Love Family

OUTRO
When your Heart  is breaking and you don't belong
And people just can't wait to move you along
You think it's an Ending but it's a Beginning
A New Start for your loving Heart Song
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