The Last Orange (Hanson)

Well, I was ruined in this dark
They say once I had a heart
Now, it’s just some broken, mixed-up part
This is how the heart works
A ticking time bomb under our shirts
Wired to the get-away car

Chorus:
So, my core turned to iron
My heart exploded like a star
I could not hold myself against these forces
(I) was a black hole being born,
A tall building in a thunderstorm,
A dark soul that you can’t reform
This is how the heart works

You have such a pull on me. Please remember me
At least something’s calling me even if it’s only the road
We keep orbiting each other. Like a planet and its moon
But, I knew you once. We shared these rooms

Chorus:
So, my core turned to iron
My heart exploded like a star
I could not hold myself against these forces
(I) was a black hole being born,
A tall building in a thunderstorm,
A dark soul that you can’t reform
This is how the heart works

All that’s left are some random pictures and a tape cassette,
the last orange, and empty rooms chock-full of regret.
And, who am I kidding? It’s time to start liv’n outside my mind.
Twenty years later, gonna hop that freighter, leave it all behind

Chorus:
And, my core turned to iron
My heart exploded like a star
I could not hold myself against these forces
(I) was a black hole being born,
A tall building in a thunderstorm,
A dark soul that you can’t reform
This is how the heart works
This is how the heart works