A follow-up to the previous song “Quicksand”, “Fill Your Heart” is about escaping the perplexing deep questions in your head, mentioned in the previous song, by filling your heart with love. This song is about being spontaneous, free, and accepting the fearful unknown.
[Verse 1]
Fill your heart with love today
Don't play the game of time
Things that happened in the past
Only happened in your mind
Only in your mind
Oh, forget your mind
[Chorus]
And you'll be free, yeah
The writing's on the wall
Free, yeah
And you can know it all if you choose
Just remember, lovers never lose
'Cause they are free of thoughts unpure
And of thoughts unkind
Gentleness clears the soul
Love cleans the mind and makes it free
[Verse 2]
Oh, happiness is happening
The dragons have been bled
Gentleness is everywhere
And fear's just in your head
Only in your head, fear is in your head
Only in your head, so forget your head
[Chorus]
And you'll be free
The writing's on the wall
Free, yeah
And you can know it all if you choose
Just remember, lovers never lose
Because they are free of thoughts unpure
And of thoughts unkind
Gentleness clears the soul
Love will clean your mind and make you
Fuh-ree-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee, yeah!
[Outro]
Free-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
Free-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
Free-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
Free-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
Free-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
Free-yeah
Fill Your Heart was written by Paul Williams & Biff Rose.
Fill Your Heart was produced by David Bowie & Ken Scott.
David Bowie released Fill Your Heart on Fri Dec 17 1971.