Released: 2023
Heartbroken by Diplo, featuring Jessie Murph and Polo G, is a heartfelt ballad about overcoming past heartbreaks and embracing new love. The song explores the fear of vulnerability, the pain of lost love, and the healing power of genuine connection.
‘Used to pray for a rain just to stay inside / You wouldn’t believe it, every move that I made, I was terrified’ – These lines depict the protagonist’s fear of emotional exposure. Praying for rain is a metaphor for avoiding social situations, while being terrified of every move indicates deep-seated anxiety.
‘After every road I took had a bitter end / I just couldn’t see it, I convinced myself tryna trust again / Would be like tryna make a river run upstream / Tryna make a mountain into a valley’ – Here, the song illustrates the struggle of moving on after heartbreak. The impossibility of making a river run upstream or a mountain into a valley symbolizes the challenge of trusting again.
‘That’s what your love does to me / You make me feel / Like I never had my heart broken’ – These lines mark a transition from despair to hope. The new partner’s love is so profound that it seems to erase past heartbreaks.
‘Like I never saw a door closin’ / Like I never watched love run away on fire / In the night like a pack of wild horses’ – This imagery evokes the pain of lost love, with a closing door and love running away like wild horses.
‘Like I never felt the tears rollin’ / Like I never said, “Here’s hopin'” / I could find me someone who’s good at bein’ real / Who could make me feel wide open, like I never had my heart’ – The protagonist longs for a genuine, open love that could heal the wounds of past heartbreaks.
‘Feel like I never been too much to handle / Roll the dice, you know love is a gamble / Feel like I always had the poorest example / Lost fire in your heart, I’m tryna re-light that candle’ – These lines capture the risk and uncertainty of love, likened to a gamble. The protagonist is determined to reignite the lost passion in their partner’s heart.
‘My Cinderella, no questionin’, this shit forever / Pain in written letters, sheddin’ tears while we sit together / Forget the pressure, know I love hard, I’m sick of lectures / Stuck in rain storms, I could get used to this different weather’ – The protagonist declares their enduring love, ready to weather any storm together.
‘Broken pieces, that was all I had, girl, I promise, now you all I got’ – The protagonist acknowledges their broken past but emphasizes that their current partner is now their everything.
In ‘Heartbroken’, Diplo, Jessie Murph, and Polo G masterfully weave a narrative of love’s healing power amidst the scars of past heartbreaks. The song is a testament to the resilience of the human heart and the transformative potential of love.
