On “Brain & Heart”, Melanie Martinez reflects on the separation of emotion (the heart) and thought (the brain), forced by society’s expectations. Accompanied by minimal beats and sweet instrumentals, Melanie argues that both the heart and brain should be embraced equally.
[Verse 1]
Help me when I'm at a loss for words
Bring up all my memories folder please, in the temporal lobe
False loving when I was illogical
Didn't know they held each other's hands 'cause they made one whole
[Pre-Chorus]
Brain stem yells temperature
Arise now, sweat raindrops down my silky flesh
Buttering up my consciousness
Cook, cook, cook now
Ability to sleep sound
Throughout the star, time's an illusion
If you just remove it
[Chorus]
When did humans start to separate brain and heart
As if they could stay alive alone?
Flip it around the other way
If they were apart and you had no power start
Or no database
Only your shell remains
What fun is it to be so calculated
Or be taken advantage of 'cause your heart's too trusting?
Silent expressed, push my head into my chest
Bind them up, forever wed
"Don't drift too far," they said
[Verse 2]
Help me when I'm too detached and cold
Give me the vitality that I need to trust love more
Blood to the water, neither can fuel us alone
Fervency in my arteries, passion bloomin' through my bones
[Pre-Chorus]
Heartstrings trigger emotions, dreams
Agape love's a journey, red rivers connect all of me
B-b-beat steadfast, don't you disappoint me
Sometimes I think you're all I need
Wise beyond belief
[Chorus]
When did humans start to separate brain and heart
As if they could stay alive alone?
Flip it around the other way
If they were apart and you had no power start
Or no database
Only your shell remains
What fun is it to be so calculated
Or be taken advantage of 'cause your heart's too trusting?
Silent expressed, push my head into my chest
Bind them up, forever wed
"Don't drift too far," they said
Brain & Heart was written by Cory Rooney & LaShawn Daniels & Fred Jerkins III & Rodney Jerkins & Jennifer Lopez & Michael Keenan & Melanie Martinez.
Brain & Heart was produced by Michael Keenan.
Melanie Martinez released Brain & Heart on Fri Sep 25 2020.
Martinez shared the meaning behind the song through a post on Instagram, saying:
Brain & Heart is about the importance of being balanced in your decision making. Using an equal amount of logic & emotion. (Temperance Energy).
She also revealed during a livestream that her favorite lyrics fr...