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Heartless Lyrics

by Kanye West

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Heartless Lyrics

In the night I hear him talk The coldest story ever told Somewhere far along this road, he lost his soul To a woman so heartless (heartless) How could you be so heartless Oh How could you be so heartless How you be so cold As the winter wind when it breeze yo Just remember that you talkin to me yo You need to watch the way you talkin to me yo I mean after all the things that we been thru I mean after all the things we got into Ayo I know it's some things that you ain't told me Ayo I did some things but that's the old me And now you wanna get me back and you gon show me So you walkin round like you don't know me You gotta a new friend, well I got homies But in the end it's still so lonely In the night I hear him talk The coldest story ever told Somewhere far along this road, he lost his soul To a woman so heartless (heartless) How could you be so heartless? Oh How could you be so heartless How could you be so doctor evil You bringin out a side of me that I don't know I decided we wasn't gon speak so Why we up 3 AM on the phone Why do she be so mad at me fo Homie I don't know Shes hot and cold I won't stop won't mess my groove up Cause I already know how this thang go Ya wanna tell ya friends that ya leavin me They say that they don't see what ya see in me You wait a couple months then you gon see You'll never find nobody better than me In the night I hear him talk The coldest story ever told Somewhere far along this road, he lost his soul To a woman so heartless (heartless) How could you be so heartless? Oh How could you be so heartless Talk and Talk and Talk and Talk Baby let's just knock it off They don't know what we been thru They don't know bout me and you So I got somethin new to see And you just gon keep hatin me And we just gon be enemies I know you can't believe I could just leave it wrong And you can't make it right I'm gon take off tonight into the night In the night I hear him talk The coldest story ever told Somewhere far along this road, he lost his soul To a woman so heartless (heartless) How could you be so heartless? Oh How could you be so heartless

Meaning of Heartless

“Heartless” is a raw and frustrated lament about a toxic relationship fueled by betrayal and emotional manipulation. Kanye West portrays himself as reeling from a woman’s coldness, a “heartless” figure who seemingly stole his soul and left him adrift. The song captures the agonizing cycle of attraction and rejection, punctuated by late-night phone calls and lingering questions about why she acts so volatile. He confronts the ghost of his past self – someone willing to engage in reckless behavior – while simultaneously distancing himself from her influence and the gossip surrounding his departure. Despite the loneliness and confusion, a defiant energy persists; he refuses to compromise his identity or “mess my groove up.” Ultimately, West’s message is one of weary disillusionment, acknowledging the damage inflicted by an emotionally unavailable partner and asserting a need for self-preservation amidst the wreckage.

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