Heart over Mind – English Lyrics

• By: Alan Walker, Daya
• Album: Walkerworld 2.0

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English through the emotive lyrics of Alan Walker and Daya's "Heart over Mind". The song uses powerful metaphors like being a 'human tug of war' with a 'devil on my left' and an 'angel on my right' to describe the complex battle between passion and logic. This makes it a great song for learners to explore figurative language used to express deep internal conflicts.

[English]

I should've locked the door, pinned myself to the floor

Made someone cover my eyes

'Cause when the devil's on my left, telling me to go ahead

You're right back in my mind

I'm a human tug of war, how do I cut the chord?

Feel like I'm stumbling blind

And with the angel on my right, telling me to pick a side tonight

Too hard to fight, heart over mind, no

Oh, you make me wanna throw my body into the fire

Should've known better, 'cause you're dangerous

A painful love, too nice, too hard to find

Heart over mind, no

Oh, you make me wanna take you in and swallow my pride

Should've known better 'cause you're dangerous

A painful love, too nice, too hard to fight

Heart over mind, no

La-la-la-la, la, la

La, la, la, la

Too nice, too hard to fight

Heart over mind

You should've stayed away, known what a mess you've made

Said it's a bad idea (such a bad idea)

Should've picked kindness over cruel what a stupid thing to do

Now I, I can't rewind heart over mind, no

Oh, you make me wanna throw my body into the fire

Should've known better 'cause you're dangerous

A painful love, too nice, too hard to find

Heart over mind, no

Oh, you make me wanna take you in and swallow my pride

Should've known better 'cause you're dangerous

A painful love, too nice, too hard to fight

Heart over mind, no

La-la-la-la, la, la

La, la, la, la

Too nice, too hard to find

Heart over mind

La-la-la-la, la, la, la-la-la-la, la, la

La-la-la-la, la, la

Should've known better 'cause you're dangerous

A painful love, too nice, too hard to fight

Heart over mind

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
locked /lɒkt/ A2	verb - fastened or secured with a lock
devil /ˈdev.əl/ B1	noun - the main spirit of evil
human /ˈhjuː.mən/ A1	noun - a man, woman, or child adjective - relating to or characteristic of people or human beings
war /wɔːr/ B1	noun - a state of armed conflict
chord /kɔːrd/ B2	noun - a group of musical notes sounded together
stumbling /ˈstʌm.bəl.ɪŋ/ B2	verb - tripping or losing balance
blind /blaɪnd/ B1	adjective - unable to see
angel /ˈeɪn.dʒəl/ B1	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - to take part in a violent struggle involving physical force or weapons noun - a violent confrontation or struggle
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought
body /ˈbɑː.di/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke
dangerous /ˈdeɪn.dʒər.əs/ B1	adjective - able or likely to cause harm or injury
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - feel deep affection for (someone)
pride /praɪd/ B1	noun - a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.
mess /mes/ B1	noun - a state of confusion or disorder
cruel /ˈkruː.əl/ B1	adjective - wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.
rewind /ˌriːˈwaɪnd/ B2	verb - to wind (something) backwards.

Key Grammar Structures

• I should've locked the door, pinned myself to the floor

  ➔ Modal verb + have + past participle (should've)

  ➔ Expresses a past obligation or regret about a missed action.

• How do I cut the chord?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with auxiliary verb + subject + base verb

  ➔ Asks for the method or way to 'cut the chord,' a metaphor for ending a relationship or detaching oneself.

• Too hard to fight

  ➔ Adjective + infinitive expressing difficulty

  ➔ Uses an adjective with an infinitive to describe how challenging it is to 'fight' in this context.

• You're right back in my mind

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'be' (are) + adverbial phrase

  ➔ States a current situation using the present tense and a prepositional phrase.

• Said it's a bad idea

  ➔ Past simple tense of 'say' + pronoun + noun phrase

  ➔ Uses the simple past tense of 'say' to report speech or thought from the past.

• Should've known better

  ➔ Modal + have + past participle (could've / should've)

  ➔ Expresses regret or realization that a better decision could have been made.

• Should've known better 'cause you're dangerous

  ➔ Modal + have + past participle + conjunction + clause

  ➔ Provides a reason for the previous statement, indicating that being aware of the danger would have been wiser.