Heavy Heart
Song Meaning
Sundown is the deadline in "Heavy Heart." The refrain, "Don't let the sun set on your heavy heart," echoes Paul's advice not to let the sun go down on anger. The first verse describes chains of anger that grew strong without anyone intending it, a tension "between the struggle to be right and the emptiness of wrong."
The second verse admits how it happened: "One lie lead to another one," until life feels like "a collision / Between the wall of lies and a bullet train of love." The answer is a promise that love "will come and heal it all," and the song insists that forgiveness "can find you wherever you are."
The bridge moves from diagnosis to invitation. "This is the day that you've been given / This is about a new beginning," it sings, and the listener is told to look up at the sunrise. The only thing asked is to "let go of your pride and step out from the dark," with the hope that truth will set the listener free by nightfall.
[Verse 1]
It never really was your intention
To let the chains of anger grow so strong
Now all you can feel is the tension
Between the struggle to be right and the emptiness of wrong
There’s no need to fight
I pray the truth will set you free tonight
[Chorus]
Don’t let the sun set on your heavy heart
Forgiveness can find you wherever you are
Let go of your pride and step out from the dark
Don’t let the sun set on your heavy heart
[Verse 2]
It wasn’t just a single decision
One lie lead to another one
Life is feeling like a collision
Between the wall of lies and a bullet train of love
Just let it fall
I promise you that love will come and heal it all
[Chorus]
Don’t let the sun set on your heavy heart
Forgiveness can find you wherever you are
Let go of your pride and step out from the dark
Don’t let the sun set on your heavy heart
[Bridge]
This is the day that you’ve been given
This is about a new beginning
Look up and see the sunrise
Look up and watch the day light come
[Chorus]
Don’t let the sun set on your heavy heart
Let go of your pride and step out from the dark
Don’t let the sun set on your heavy heart
Don’t let the sun set on your heavy heart