Heart of Hearts

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"Heart of Hearts"
Heart of Hearts cover
Demo by Rivers Cuomo
Album Alone XII: The White Year
Released December 13, 2020
Writer(s) Rivers Cuomo
Status Released

This song is part of the "Byzantine" lineage of songs

"Heart of Hearts" is a demo title by Rivers Cuomo. Variations on the melody were released as part of the digital compilation Alone XII: The White Year on December 13, 2020.

Appearances

Overview

Several partial variations on the chorus for "Heart of Hearts" appear on Alone XII. One version under the "Heart of Hearts" title ("heart of hearts 3 @159.mp3"), however, shares a melody with the demo "Happy Anniversary". Another iteration ("hearts_7_king.mp3"), features as its verse melody the chorus melody eventually used in the Black Album track "Byzantine".

Lyrics

I always thought I could be a writer
But I only wrote two lines
Poor Brian Wilson
Under his towels
Hugging a dead flashlight

In my heart of hearts
I know that it's not true
But it still hurts me anyway
The starving leopard is too weak to make his kill
So hold me as I pass away

Maybe I should go on a safari
Bust out the folding chairs
We're getting to the crux of the matter
But you just don't seem to care

In my heart of hearts
I know that its not true
But it still hurts me anyway
The starving leopard is too weak to make his kill
So hold me as I pass away

If You Only Knew

If only you knew how messed up I really am
You wouldn't say those words to me

Nothing Like It

There's nothing like the feeling I get when I'm with you
I wanna feel it every day

The Best Moment of My Life

The best moment of my life was when I met you
I didn't know it at the time

You're Gonna Be a Star (Someday)

Even though that cop has got his gun in your face
You're gonna be a star someday

Known recordings

Note: Because the chronology of recordings is not verifiable, recordings are presented alphabetically by song title.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Heart of Hearts heart of hearts 3 @159.mp3 2015 0:30 Alone XII: The White Year Utilizes melody from "Happy Anniversary"
Rivers Cuomo Heart of Hearts Heart of Hearts 5 @128.mp3 2015 0:15 Alone XII: The White Year
Rivers Cuomo Heart of Hearts heart_6_love_of_life.mp3 2015 2:07 Alone XII: The White Year
Rivers Cuomo Heart of Hearts hearts_7_king.mp3 2015 2:07 Alone XII: The White Year Utilizes melody later used for "Byzantine"
Rivers Cuomo If You Only Knew If You Only Knew 8 @128.mp3 2015 0:15 Alone XII: The White Year
Rivers Cuomo Nothing Like It Nothing Like It 7 @128.mp3 2015 0:15 Alone XII: The White Year
Rivers Cuomo Nothing Like It The Best Moment of My Life 3 @128.mp3 2015 0:15 Alone XII: The White Year
Rivers Cuomo You're Gonna Be a Star (Someday) You're Gonna Be a Star (Someday) 4 @128.mp3 2015 0:15 Alone XII: The White Year
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