The third track of Beck’s 12th studio album, Morning Phase.
Some simple, steady guitar over dream like background and vocals, that beats steadily on, sort of like a drum. Like most of the album, it has a serene outlook on potentially negative circumstances.
[Verse I]
Free
As a driving wheel
Circling around your iron will;
See-
Only what you feel
Keeps you turning when you’re standing still
[Hook]
You tried to run from trouble; when it comes
You follow the drum
Keeping time with everyone
[Verse II]
High
As the light of day
Falling down across your lost highway;
Why
Does it hurt this way?
To come so far to find they've closed the gates?
[Hook II]
You’ve lost your tongue; when you fall from the pendulum
Your heart is a drum
Keeping time with everyone
[Bridge]
Everyone
If they drown from the undertow
Need to find someone
To show me how to play it slow
And just let it go
[Hook III]
Your eyes get stung by the rays of the sinking sun
You follow the drum
Keeping time with everyone
[Coda]
Going, “beat, beat, beat”
It’s beating me down
“Beat, beat, beat, beat”
It’s beating me down
Day after day
It’s turning me round
Till all my days are drowning out
Heart Is a Drum was written by Beck.
Heart Is a Drum was produced by Beck.
Beck released Heart Is a Drum on Mon Jul 28 2014.