Sanctus Real

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“Dear Heart, do you belong to me, or do I belong to you? Look at all the trouble, you’ve dragged me into.”

This is a light-hearted (no pun intended) song about the effects of “following your heart.” Sometimes our hearts can motivate and strengthen us to pursue and achieve incredible things.  Other times though, and these are the times we’re singing about in the song, our hearts aren’t always the best guidance.  Emotion is a powerful and persuasive force, and it’s easy to let it be the one calling the shots when it shouldn’t.  Many times our hearts want what is contrary to what God wants.  Lyrically, this song is an audit of sorts to our hearts’ selfish wishes.

From a musical aspect, the song has a quirky, fun sound.  I played a Hofner bass (like Paul McCartney in the Beatles) and that made it enjoyable to write a bass line with some classic pop rock influence.

To keep the quirkiness going live, we swap “Dear” for “Deer” in the title and have a special guest on stage.  Here’s a video clip of Travis from Addison Road as the guest…

Dear Heart, do you belong to me, or do I belong to you?
Just look at all the trouble you drag me into.
I’ve heard it said to follow your heart,
But I’m starting to wonder if it’s gone too far.

Oh Heart, you’ve let me down,
Chasing love where it can’t be found.
Heart, we’ve fallen out,
Cause all of your emotions
Have led me to doubt. Tell me who’s gonna save us now?

Dear Heart, you’re in the wrong place,
Looking out for yourself no matter what I say.
And I know that you’re holding me back,
And it’s time for a change, so I’m giving you away.

Heart, you’ve let me down,
Chasing love where it can’t be found.
And Heart, we’ve fallen out,
Cause all of your emotions
Have led me to doubt. Tell me who’s gonna save us now?

La la la la la la la la la,
La la la la la la la la la (2x)

Heart, you’ve let me down,
Chasing love where it can’t be found.
And Heart, we’ve fallen out,
Cause all of your emotions
Have led me to doubt.

Only Jesus can save us now.