Heartless by Kanye West deals with betrayal and heartache after a breakup. Kanye wrote this song following his breakup with his former fiancée, Alexis Phifer, and the death of his mother, Donda West, which profoundly impacted his life and work.
In the night I hear 'em talk, the coldest story ever told Somewhere far along this road he lost his soul To a woman so heartless How could you be so heartless? How could you be so heartless?
How could you be so cold?
Just remember that you talkin' to me though You need to watch the way you talkin' to me though
I mean after all the things that we've been through I mean after all the things we got into Hey yo, I know of some things that you ain't told me Hey yo, I did some things but that's the old me
And now you wanna get me back and you gon' show me So you walk around like you don't know me You got a new friend, well I got homies But in the end it's still so lonely
In the night I hear 'em talk, the coldest story ever told Somewhere far along this road he lost his soul To a woman so heartless How could you be so heartless? How could you be so heartless?
How could be so Dr. Evil? You're bringin' out a side of me that I don't know I decided we wasn't goin' speak so Why we up 3 a.m. on the phone?
Why does she be so mad at me for? Homie, I don't know, she's hot and cold I won't stop, won't mess my groove up 'Cause I already know how this thing go
You run and tell your friends that you're leavin' me They say that they don't see what you see in me You wait a couple months then you gon' see You'll never find nobody better than me
In the night I hear 'em talk, the coldest story ever told Somewhere far along this road he lost his soul To a woman so heartless How could you be so heartless? How could you be so heartless?
e ------------------------ --------- B -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 -1-1-1-1- Talkin', talkin', talkin' talk Baby let's just knock it off They don't know what we been through They don't know 'bout me and you So I got somethin' new to see And you just gon' keep hatin' me And we just gon' be enemies I know you can't believe I could just leave it wrong And you can't make it right I'm gon' take off tonight ...
Into the night I hear 'em talk, the coldest story ever told Somewhere far along this road he lost his soul To a woman so heartless How could you be so heartless?
In the night I hear 'em talk, the coldest story ever told Somewhere far along this road he lost his soul To a woman so heartless How could you be so heartless? How could you be so heartless?