Story Behind The Song
It's an anti-Valentine's Day song that imagines how hard it would be to have to work at a job that was all about love and romance while you're dealing with heartache.
Song Description
Our hero is dealing with a bad breakup while working his job at the factory that makes candy hearts.
| Song Length |
3:22 |
Genre |
Rock - Grunge, Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Distressed, Troubled |
| Subject |
Breaking Up, General |
Similar Artists |
Elvis Costello, John Fogerty |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
Midnight shift at the candy hearts factory
Mikey writes a song about how sad a man can be
Spent his break with a mix of white wines
Now he's bustin' out another batch of "Be Mines"
In one short year she turned his head grey
Now he's a hole in her résumé
Once ol' Mikey had nothing left to prove
She ended things like a career move
Now she will apply for new positions to try
Mikey is stuck wishing others good luck
Don't you swallow that candy heart
It gets inside you and tears you apart
It don't taste good, but it looks like it should
Still, if it was offered I bet that you would
It can be used to seduce a man
And end the night in the garbage can
It catches your eye with its pretty pink dye
Clogs the veins of your last remains
Don't you swallow that candy heart
It gets inside you and tears you apart
It tears you apart
Don't let it tear you apart
Don't let it tear you apart
Don't let it tear you apart