Cut My Heart Out
from Redemption by Brent Godfrey
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Lyrics by Brent Godfrey
I wrote this poem after an especially vivid dream, or should I say a nightmare.
I wrote this poem after an especially vivid dream, or should I say a nightmare.
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I cut my heart out last night
Self taught from a book
Deadened my chest with a local anesthetic
Cut my heart out last night
My heart was broken you see
Nothing a doctor could detect
It was useless to me
I cut my heart out last night
When I finished
It had stopped beating
Cold to the touch
I looked into my heart
Inside was a small head
The face looked like mine
It had no hair but it had teeth
An image of the murderer
I deposited my heart at the organ bank
Went back the next day to look at the face
All that was left was machinery parts
No trace of my heart
I feel no different
But can’t be the same
I cut my heart out last night
It wasn’t a dream
How can I live without a heart
How does the blood flow through my veins
I forgot to sew up the arteries I cut
Why am I not bleeding to death
From this self inflicted surgery
Maybe my heart was a tumor
Am I a living, thinking mass of cancer cells
How else could I be living
I better go see a doctor and tell him
I cut my heart out last night
I wish I had it back
Self taught from a book
Deadened my chest with a local anesthetic
Cut my heart out last night
My heart was broken you see
Nothing a doctor could detect
It was useless to me
I cut my heart out last night
When I finished
It had stopped beating
Cold to the touch
I looked into my heart
Inside was a small head
The face looked like mine
It had no hair but it had teeth
An image of the murderer
I deposited my heart at the organ bank
Went back the next day to look at the face
All that was left was machinery parts
No trace of my heart
I feel no different
But can’t be the same
I cut my heart out last night
It wasn’t a dream
How can I live without a heart
How does the blood flow through my veins
I forgot to sew up the arteries I cut
Why am I not bleeding to death
From this self inflicted surgery
Maybe my heart was a tumor
Am I a living, thinking mass of cancer cells
How else could I be living
I better go see a doctor and tell him
I cut my heart out last night
I wish I had it back
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from Redemption,
released January 8, 2016
Brent Godfrey - Vocals, Lyrics, Heart Beat Sound Effect, Guitar Feedback, Mixing, Mastering
Anton Wannemakers - Bass
Tom H - Synthesizer, Guitar
Brent Godfrey - Vocals, Lyrics, Heart Beat Sound Effect, Guitar Feedback, Mixing, Mastering
Anton Wannemakers - Bass
Tom H - Synthesizer, Guitar
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Brent Godfrey Gowen, Michigan
Brent Godfrey is a singer songwriter based in West Michigan. He collaborates with musicians from all over the world on the
Kompoz music networking website to record his original material.
Brent may be seen at open mics and music festivals around the area.
Brent also makes his own cigar box & license plate guitars, cigar box ukuleles, and canjos for performance.
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