In the Shape of a Heart

People speak of love
Never know what breaches and faults are concealed
Speak in terms of belief and belonging
I guess I never knew

Try to find the word for forgiving
For a little while
On a stand beside the bed
You keep it up, you try so hard
In the time that we were there
Wait around for the one who fits just like a glove

Try to think of a word for the burning
About the size of a fist
What she was talking about
Try to fit some name to their longing
To keep a life from coming apart
And I held it in my hand
What she was living without
In the shape of a heart
To keep a life from coming apart
In the shape of a heart
And the shape of a heart
I guess I never knew
In the shape of a heart
And let it go, heard it fall
People speak of love don't know what they're thinking of
Reach out to each other though the push and shove
It was the ruby that she wore
Dropped it into the wall

You keep it up, you try so hard
And the shape of a heart
When I knew she was gone

I guess I never knew
That are there from the start
Speak in terms of a life and the learning
In the shape of a heart
For the sorrow and regret
In the hour before dawn

It was a time I won't forget
From some ancient fight
There was a hole left in the wall
In the shape of a heart
People speak of love don't know what they're thinking of
I guess I never knew
Wait around for the one who fits just like a glove
What she was living without
In the shape of a heart
Never know the shallows and the unseen reefs
In the shape of a heart
What she was talking about
In the house where our nights fell

In the shape of a heart
Speak in terms of a life and the living

Or something thrown that had missed
In the shape of a heart
In the shape of a heart
And there were other holes as well
Far too many to repair
People speak of love don't know what they're thinking of