I was a heavy heart to carry
My beloved was weighed down
My arms around his neck
My fingers laced to crown.

I was a heavy heart to carry
My feet dragged across the ground
And he took me to the river
Where he slowly let me drown

My love has concrete feet
My love's an iron ball
Wrapped around your ankles
Over the waterfall

I'm so heavy, heavy
Heavy in your arms
I'm so heavy, heavy
Heavy in your arms

And is it worth the wait
All this killing time?
Are you strong enough to stand
Protecting both your heart and mine?

Who is the betrayer?
Who's the killer in the crowd?
The one who creeps in corridors
And doesn't make a sound

My love has concrete feet
My love's an iron ball
Wrapped around your ankles
Over the waterfall

My love has concrete feet
My love's an iron ball
Wrapped around your ankles
Over the waterfall

I'm so heavy, heavy
Heavy in your arms
I'm so heavy, heavy
So heavy in your arms

This will be my last confession
I love you never felt like any blessing
Oh
Whispering like it's a secret
Only to condemn the one who hears it
With a heavy heart

Heavy, heavy, I'm so heavy in your arms
(I'm so) Heavy, heavy, I'm so heavy in your arms
(I'm so) Heavy, heavy, I'm so heavy in your arms
(I'm so) Heavy, heavy, I'm so heavy in your arms

I was a heavy heart to carry
My beloved was weighed down
My arms around his neck
My fingers laced to crown

I was a heavy heart to carry
But he never let me down
When he had me in his arms
My feet never touched the ground

I'm so heavy, heavy in your arms.

Heavy, I'm so heavy in your arms.



Lyrics submitted by psykoangel

Track duration: 04:46

"Heavy In Your Arms" as written by Paul Richard Epworth, Florence Welch

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group

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  • 0
    General Comment:It sounds like she is realizing she is in a bad relationship and that the problem in the relationship is her.
    Her love had no choice but to release her as they were not good for one another.
    She could not let the relationship go, so now she is downing in the misery of the break up. Her love had to let her go, to drown, or they both would have...
    I usually give a perspective and allow people to piece it together themselves, but I could give a breakdown if someone wants it... :)
    Flag RogueWCon April 09, 2013   Link
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    My Interpretation:I think it's about a secret relationship , She loved him so much and gave everything for him and he kept her in the shadow like a secret maybe he has a wife and a family and now she is a burden to him and their love is heavy on him so he leaves her but she loves him still and feels betrayed after he let her down.
    Flag Prascoviaon February 17, 2013   Link
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    My Interpretation:I think it's about a secret relationship , She loved him so much and gave everything for him and he kept her in the shadow like a secret maybe he has a wife and a family and now she is a burden to him and their love is heavy on him so he leaves her but she loves him still and feels betrayed after he let her down.
    Flag Prascoviaon February 17, 2013   Link
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    My Interpretation:I think it's about a secret relationship , She loved him so much and gave everything for him and he kept her in the shadow like a secret maybe he has a wife and a family and now she is a burden to him and their love is heavy on him so he leaves her but she loves him still and feels betrayed after he let her down.
    Flag Prascoviaon February 17, 2013   Link
  • +1
    Song Meaning:She's written this song as the other woman.

    She gave her all the him, knowing that It wouldnt work but wanting his love. He spoke of it as if it was his to give. She put her trust in someone she shouldnt and began to realize it wouldnt work. He wasnt strong enough to carry the both of them, no matter what promises he told. Love whispered in secret will never come to light and she knows that now but her heart is heavy with the loss of what he promised and she hoped for.

    "This will be my last confession
    I love you never felt like any blessing
    Whispering like it's a secret
    Only to condemn the one who hears it
    With a heavy heart"
    Flagged JadeRoseon February 05, 2013   Link
  • +1
    My Interpretation:"I was a heavy heart to carry
    My beloved was weighed down
    My arms around his neck
    My fingers laced to crown.
    I was a heavy heart to carry
    My feet dragged across the ground
    And he took me to the river
    Where he slowly let me drown"

    A man not strong enough to carry the weight of whatever pain or flaws are weighing her down. She put her trust in him, and he broke her heart. Not that it's his fault, he just wasn't strong enough.

    "My love has concrete feet
    My love's an iron ball
    Wrapped around your ankles
    Over the waterfall"

    Her pain took him down too. He let her drown, but couldn't let her go completely. He was still attached to her, and the weight of her pain dragged him right over a waterfall...

    "I'm so heavy, heavy
    Heavy in your arms
    I'm so heavy, heavy
    Heavy in your arms"

    She knows she's a burden, and doesn't like being this way. She hates the pressure she puts on the person she's with, she just doesn't know how to change.

    "And is it worth the wait
    All this killing time?
    Are you strong enough to stand
    Protecting both your heart and mine?"

    I think this is a new man. He is waiting for her to trust him, but she doesn't want her heart to be broken again, and she doesn't want to break his heart either. She is afraid that if she allows him to try to carry her, they will both fall, and she's not just worried about herself. She knows that it's her fault, and she doesn't know how to ensure that she won't hurt him.

    "Who is the betrayer?
    Who's the killer in the crowd?
    The one who creeps in corridors
    And doesn't make a sound"

    Who is responsible for all of this pain? Is it the fault of the ones who failed me, or am I the monster?

    "My love has concrete feet
    My love's an iron ball
    Wrapped around your ankles
    Over the waterfall"

    A warning to her love. She wants him to be safe, even though she wants to be with him...

    "I'm so heavy, heavy
    Heavy in your arms
    I'm so heavy, heavy
    So heavy in your arms"

    Run away, my love, while you still can.

    "This will be my last confession
    I love you never felt like any blessing
    Oh
    Whispering like it's a secret
    Only to condemn the one who hears it
    With a heavy heart"

    This is her last time trying, because every time she tries to love someone, she takes them down. She burdens their heart forever. She won't ruin another life if this fails.

    "Heavy, heavy, I'm so heavy in your arms

    I was a heavy heart to carry
    My beloved was weighed down
    My arms around his neck
    My fingers laced to crown"

    She is in his arms. Trying. Terrified. Waiting to be dropped.

    "I was a heavy heart to carry
    But he never let me down
    When he had me in his arms
    My feet never touched the ground"

    It worked... Oh god, he IS strong enough...

    "I'm so heavy, heavy in your arms.
    Heavy, I'm so heavy in your arms."

    She is still heavy. She will always have a wounded heart, she will always be a burden, and she knows it. But he has accepted it too, and will still be there for her. She will always keep in mind what he goes through for her.
    Flag katrinamaeon January 21, 2013   Link
  • 0
    My Interpretation:I loved this song as soon as I heard it.
    I believe that the song is about a person who was once in a relationship that was very special to them and it ended and now she feels like a burden to everyone else she is with. She is very sad as ashleym917 said and feels like anyone else she meets is just dragging her around.
    The reason I think that is because of the lyrics at the end of the song.
    "I was a heavy heart to carry
    But he never let me down
    When he had me in his arms
    My feet never touched the ground"
    And then the song goes back to the usual "I'm so heavy..." lyrics.
    Of course, no one can really know what it is about except the writer and anyone she's told. That's just what I think of when I listen to it. I highly recommend the song! :)
    Flag patience62on November 08, 2012   Link
  • +1
    My Interpretation:God, I love this song...
    Anywho, personally, I always thought this song was speaking of how heavy of a burden she is on her lover, because of all her faults, fears, and issues. She loves him and therefore doesn't want him to suffer for her, even if he's willing... She wonders if it's possible for him to stay strong for both of them because she can't be strong enough for herself.
    Flag SummLifeeon August 16, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Lyrically, I believe the woman in this song is giving EVERYTHING she has to a relationship with whom their heart's is not in it. This triggers emotional disappointment and sadness. She got "played", pure and simple. Love the lyric:

    This will be my last confession
    "I love you" never felt like any blessing
    Whisper it like it's a secret
    Uttered to condemn the one who hears it
    With a heavy heart

    Pretty damn powerful lyrics, and the music is equally powerful - epic-like, as if going into battle (love IS a battlefield, ya know!...lol).

    I do get a bit puzzled in the last verse, as it seems they can mean different things - does she meet someone new who respects her and her love? Could she just be , pining/wishing for a new love? Could she turning to God for faith in time of despair? I'd like to think she met someone who gives her the "lift" she needs.
    Flag shane31270on August 01, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:This is a very powerful song, and depending on the mood im in i think it means different things to me.
    I think her heart being "heavy" means that she is sad and there is something that is weighing her down.
    It's as if the one she loves it is almost a bad thing for her to love her back. Its as if he is dragging her around because she is so sad.
    Flag ashleym917on July 13, 2012   Link

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