“The One I Gave My Heart To”
How could the one I gave my heart to break my heart so bad?
How could the one who made me happy make me feel so sad?
Won’t somebody tell me so I can understand?
If you love me, how could you hurt me like that?
How could the one I gave my world to throw my world away?
How could the one who said, “I love you,” say the things you say?
How could the one I was so true to just tell me lies?
How could the one I gave my heart to break this heart of mine?
Tell me.
How could you be so cold to me
when I gave you everything:
All my love, all I had inside?
How could you just walk out the door?
How could you not love me anymore?
I thought we had forever.
I can’t understand.
How could the one I shared my dreams with take my dreams from me?
How could the love that brought such pleasure bring such misery?
Won’t somebody tell me? Somebody tell me please.
If you love me, how could you do that to me?
Tell me.
Lyrical Diary
How could you just walk out the door?
How could you not love me anymore?
I thought we had forever.
I can’t understand.
How could the one I gave my heart to break my heart so bad?
(Break my heart.)
How could the one who made me happy
(You made me so happy.)
Make me feel so sad?
(You made me feel so sad.)
Won’t somebody tell me
(Won’t you tell me…)
So I can understand?
(…so I can understand?)
If you love me, how could you hurt me like that?
(I believe. I mean.)
How could the one I gave my world to throw my world away?
How could the one who said, “I love you,”
(You say you love me.)
Say the things you say?
How could the one I was so true to just tell me lies?
(You told me lies.)
How could the one I gave my heart to—
How could the one I gave my heart to—
How could the one I gave my heart to break this heart of mine?
Tell me.
Lyrical Diary
The song is about a person who has given their heart to someone, and they can no longer be without them. The lyrics are written in the first person, and the speaker talks about how much they need the other person in their life. They talk about how they have never felt this way before and how the other person has become their everything.
The song’s lyrics seem to suggest that the speaker has given their heart to someone, and they are now regretting that decision. They seem to be saying that this person has taken advantage of them and is no longer interested in them. The lyrics could also be interpreted as a metaphor. The speaker may be referring to a situation or relationship in which they felt they gave too much of themselves. Now they feel like they have nothing left.