She's Taken My Heart Prisoner

by Joey Hines

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She locked me up and threw away the key
What did I do to deserve this, I guess I just got lucky
It's a wonderful feeling and only a little bit sinister
The way she's taken my heart prisoner

The blood isn't reaching my extremities but I don't need them
It's strange how okay I am with never again knowing freedom
I'm incomplete and it's bittersweet like balsamic vinegar
To know she's taken my heart prisoner

I can't be held accountable for my actions
I wasn't in my right mind, they were crimes of passion
I confess I'm helpless before this power
I've allowed her to take my heart prisoner

I should set the beauty of her essence to music
But every time inspiration strikes, she looks at me and I lose it
There's no phrase to suitably explain to my listeners
The way she's taken my heart prisoner

If she ever wants to go I know I can't stop her
If she wasn't happy, well that just wouldn't be proper
I would do my best to learn to live without her
But it'd be hard cause she's taken my heart prisoner

After she's gone, for me there'll be no more courting
For there's no one else I want to give my love, it would lie dormant
A life sentence in solitary with no visitors
Because she's taken my heart prisoner

Well I got myself a good job but I'll never afford the ransom
Because the interest compounds whenever she kisses me and calls me handsome
So I must slave away until the day I've been interred
All because she's taken my heart prisoner

Someday in my life's final chapter
I'll sell my body to science and they'll dig through my cadaver
But there'll be something missing and all the best doctors will concur
Someone must've taken his heart prisoner

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released September 20, 2023
Cover photo by Cherry.

Joey Hines - bass, guitar, keyboard, vocals

Produced by Nico Rivers at Gypsy Bones Studio.

Written by Joey Hines.

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Joey Hines Las Vegas, Nevada

Joey Hines is a Las Vegas-based singer-songwriter. Inspired by classic alternative & indie artists, as well as the unconventional perspectives of outsider musicians, Hines blends a knack for memorable melodies with an imaginative & heartfelt lyrical style. Listeners might be reminded of the unfiltered emotion of Daniel Johnston & the eloquent rhymes of The Magnetic Fields. ... more

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