30 Beautiful Song Lyrics That Will Tug At Your Heart Strings

Read the gorgeous song lyrics about heartbreak that will leave you reeling.

“Well, maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too much,
But maybe this thing was a masterpiece 'til you tore it all up.
Running scared, I was there, I remember it all too well.

Hey, you call me up again just to break me like a promise.
So casually cruel in the name of being honest.
I'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here
'Cause I remember it all too well.”

— Taylor Swift, All Too Well

Tagged: Taylor Swift, Lyrics, Inspiring, Heartbreak, Love

“I told you to be patient
I told you to be fine
I told you to be balanced
I told you to be kind
In the morning I'll be with you
But it will be a different "kind"
I'll be holding all the tickets
And you'll be owning all the fines.”

— Bon Iver, Skinny Love

Tagged: Bon Iver, Lyrics, Love, Heartbreak

“I was the one you always dreamed of
You were the one I tried to draw
How dare you say it's nothin to me?
Baby, you're the only light I ever saw
I'll make the most of all the sadness
You'll be a bitch because you can
You'll try to hit me just hurt me
So you leave me feeling dirty
Because you can't understand

We're goin down
And you can see it, too
We're goin down
And you know that we're doomed
My dear
We're slow dancing in a burning room.”

— John Mayer, Slow Dancing in a Burning Room - John Mayer

Tagged: John Mayer, Love, Heartbreak, Lyrics

“Staring at the bottom of your glass
Hoping one day you'll make a dream last
But dreams come slow and they go so fast

You see her when you close your eyes
Maybe one day you'll understand why
Everything you touch surely dies.”

— Passenger, Let Her Go

Tagged: Passenger, Love, Heartbreak, Lyrics

“All I can ever be to you is a darkness that we knew
And this regret I got accustomed to
Once it was so right
When we were at our height
Waiting for you in the hotel at night
I knew I hadn't met my match
But every moment we could snatch
I don't know why I got so attached
It's my responsibility
You don't owe nothing to me
But to walk away, I have no capacity.”

— Amy Winehouse, Tears Dry On Their Own

Tagged: Amy Winehouse, Love, Heartbreak, Lyrics

“I promise I'm not trying to make your life harder
Or return to where we were

But I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be.”

— DIDO, White Flag

Tagged: DIDO, Lyrics, Love, Heartbreak

“I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it.
I had hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
That for me it isn't over.

Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you too
Don't forget me, I beg
I'll remember you said,
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead,
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead".”

— Adele, Someone Like You

Tagged: Adele, Love, Heartbreak, Lyrics

“Tears and eyes can try
But I know
Burning like the wire in lightbulbs
It could be in the way you bleed me

And I know

You're under my skin
Running in my bloodstream
These scars are the way that you loved me
I guess that you had to leave a tattoo
On my skin
Running in my bloodstream
These scars are the way that you loved me
I guess that you had to leave a tattoo
To remind me.”

— Hilary Duff, Tattoo

Tagged: Hilary Duff, Lyrics, Love, Heartbreak

“Stone cold
You're dancing with her
While I'm staring at my phone
Stone cold
Stone cold
I was your amber, but now
She's your shade of gold

Stone cold
Baby
God knows I try to feel
Happy for you
Know that I am
Even if I can't understand
I'll take the pain
Give me the truth
Me and my heart
We'll make it through
If happy is her
I'm happy for you.”

— Demi Lovato, Stone cold

Tagged: Demi Lovato, Lyrics, Love, Heartbreak

“Your fingertips across my skin
The palm trees swaying in the wind
Images
You sang me Spanish lullabies
The sweetest sadness in your eyes
Clever trick
Well, I never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me
Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you.
Should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do”

— A Fine Frenzy, Almost Lover

Tagged: A Fine Frenzy, Lyrics, Love, Heartbreak

“Rip the earth in two with your mind
Seal the urge which ensues with brass wires
I never meant you any harm
But your tears feel warm as they fall on my forearms
But close my eyes for a while
Force from the world a patient smile
How can you say that your truth is better than ours?
Shoulder to shoulder, now brother, we carry no arms
The blind man sleeps in the doorway, his home
If only I had an enemy bigger than my apathy I could have won
But I gave you all
I gave you all
I gave you all.”

— Mumford & Sons, I Gave You All

Tagged: Love, Heartbreak, Lyrics

“Bittersweet memories
That is all I'm taking with me
So, goodbye
Please, don't cry
We both know I'm not what you, you need
And I will always love you
I will always love you.”

— Whitney Houston, I Will Always Love You

Tagged: Whitney Houston, Love, Lyrics, Heartbreak

“Notice me
Take my hand
Why are we
Strangers when
Our love is strong
Why carry on without me?

Everytime I try to fly
I fall without my wings
I feel so small
I guess I need you baby
And everytime I see you in my dreams
I see your face, it's haunting me
I guess I need you baby.”

— Britney Spears, Everytime

Tagged: Britney Spears, Love, Lyrics, Heartbreak

“You were my sun
You were my earth
But you didn't know all the ways I loved you, no
So you took a chance
And made other plans
But I bet you didn't think that they would come crashing down, no

You don't have to say, what you did,
I already know, I found out from him
Now there's just no chance, for you and me, there'll never be
And don't it make you sad about it

You told me you loved me
Why did you leave me, all alone
Now you tell me you need me
When you call me, on the phone
Girl I refuse, you must have me confused
With some other guy
Your bridges were burned, and now it's your turn
To cry, cry me a river.”

— Justin Timberlake, Cry Me A River

Tagged: Justin Timberlake, Love, Lyrics, Heartbreak

“Bring me back to holding hands in the rain,
I swear I'd ease your pain.
Lift you up so you could finally see
The love you are to me.

Why'd I have to go and do you like that?
Thought I'd moved on, but you brought me right back.
To the night you took my kiss away from me.
I took yours too, then I lost you.”

— He Is We, Our July In The Rain

Tagged: He Is We, Love, Heartbreak, Lyrics

“I feel like writing a book
I guess I lied in the hook
Cause I still love you and I need you by my side if I could
The irony is if my career and music didn't exist
In 6 years, yeah, you'd probably be my wife with a kid
I'm frightened to think if I depend on cider and drink
And lighting a spliff I fall into a spiral and it's
Just hiding my misguiding thoughts that I'm trying to kill
And I'd be writing my will before I'm 27
I'll die from a thrill
Go down in history as just a wasted talent
Can I face the challenge
Or did I make a mistake erasing?”

— Ed Sheeran, The Man

Tagged: Ed Sheeran, Love, Lyrics, Heartbreak

“And if you hurt me
Well, that's OK, baby, only words bleed
Inside these pages you just hold me
And I won't ever let you go

When I'm away
I will remember how you kissed me
Under the lamppost
Back on 6th street
Hearing you whisper through the phone,
"Wait for me to come home."”

— Ed Sheeran, Photograph

Tagged: Ed Sheeran, Love, Lyrics, Heartbreak

“But I'm only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I'm only human
And I crash and I break down
Your words in my head, knives in my heart
You build me up and then I fall apart
'Cause I'm only human.”

— Christina Perri, Human

Tagged: Christina Perri, Love, Heartbreak, Lyrics

“'Cause I can't make you love me
If you don't
You can't make your heart feel
Something it won't
Here in the dark
In this final hour
Imma lay down my heart
And feel the power if you want
No you won't.”

— Bonnie Raitt, I Can't Make You Love Me

Tagged: Bonnie Raitt, Love, Lyrics, Heartbreak

“You keep telling me, baby there will come a time
When you will leave her arms and forever be in mine
But I don't think that's the truth
And I don't like being used and I'm tired of waiting
It's too much pain to have to bear to love a man you have to share

Why don't you stay? I'm down on my knees
I'm so tired of being lonely, don't I give you what you need?
When she calls you to go, there is one thing you should know
We don't have to live this way, baby, why don't you stay? ”

— Sugarland, Stay

Tagged: Sugarland, Love, Lyrics, Heartbreak

“And I'm done hoping
That we could work it out
I'm done with how it feels,
Spinning my wheels
Letting you drag my heart around
And, oh, I'm done thinking
You could ever change
I know my heart will never be the same
But I'm telling myself I'll be okay
Even on my weakest days
I get a little bit stronger”

— Sara Evans, A Little Bit Stronger

Tagged: Sara Evans, Love, Heartbreak, Lyrics

“Blue songs are like tattoos
You know I've been to sea before
Crown and anchor me
Or let me sail away
Hey Blue, here is a song for you
Ink on a pin
Underneath the skin
An empty space to fill in.”

— Joni Mitchell, Blue

Tagged: Joni Mitchell, Lyrics, Love, Heartbreak

“Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya
She tied you to her kitchen chair
And she broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah.”

— Jeff Buckley, Hallelujah

Tagged: Jeff Buckley, Love, Lyrics, Heartbreak

“So I'll watch your life in pictures like I used to watch you sleep
And I feel you forget me like I used to feel you breathe
And I keep up with our old friends just to ask them how you are
Hope it's nice where you are

And I hope the sun shines
And it's a beautiful day
And something reminds you
You wish you had stayed
You can plan for a change in weather and time
But I never planned on you changing your mind.”

— Taylor Swift, Last Kiss

Tagged: Taylor Swift, Love, Lyrics, Heartbreak

“It's hard to believe that there's nobody out there
It's hard to believe that I'm all alone
At least I have her love, the city she loves me
Lonely as I am, together we cry.”

— Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tear Jerkers: Top 40 Songs That Will Make You Cry

Tagged: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Love, Heartbreak

“So take the photographs, and still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time
Tattoos and memories and dead skin on trial
For what it's worth it was worth all the while

It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right,
I hope you had the time of your life.”

— Green Day, The Time Of Your Life

Tagged: Green Day, Love, Lyrics

“You can have Manhattan
I'll settle for the beach
And sunsets facing westward
With sand beneath my feet
I'll wish this away
Dismissing the days
When I was one half of two
You can have Manhattan
Cause I can't have you”

— Sara Bareilles, Manhattan

Tagged: Sara Bareilles, Love, Lyrics

“I don't wanna fall another moment into your gravity
Here I am and I stand so tall, just the way I'm supposed to be.
But you're on to me and all over me.

Oh, you loved me 'cause I'm fragile
When I thought that I was strong.
But you touch me for a little while
And all my fragile strength is gone.”

— Sara Bareilles, Gravity

Tagged: Sara Bareilles, Love, Lyrics

“There's nothing where he used to lie
The conversation has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's fine, I'm torn
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor.”

— Natalie Imbruglia, Torn

Tagged: Natalie Imbruglia, Love, Lyrics

“Do you remember when the walls fell
Do you remember the sound that the door made when you closed it on me
Do you know that I went down to the ground
Landed on both my broken-hearted knees

I didn’t even cry
'Cause pieces of me had already died

I’m a ghost
Haunting these halls
Climbing up walls that I never knew were there
And I’m lost
Broken down the middle of my heart, heart
I’m broken down the middle of my heart, heart, heart.”

— Ingrid Michaelson, Ghost

Tagged: Ingrid Michaelson, Love, Heartbreak, Lyrics