Second single from The Kills' 5th album Ash & Ice. The song was released on the April 18th, 2016 along with the music video.
The song seems to be about the band’s rise from nothing to where they are now, and how loyalty has been important to them along the way.
From sea to mountain valley
From flesh to palms a’ swaying
Dreamers dreaming on
No matter what they’re saying
I need you
Don’t ask me why it is
I want strings - attached
Unnatural as it feels
I’m loyal, oh oh, I’m loyal
From starry eyes colliding
From Mars to someone crying
I’m never far away
No matter what I’m hiding
I get lost
But I always come around
It’s a strange fear
Allows me to be found
I’m loyal, oh oh, I’m loyal
I’m loyal, oh oh
I got the heart of a dog
It’s life or death why I chew through the chain
It don’t matter my love’s the same
Go so far but never long
Can’t break the spell in my heart
I’m loyal, oh oh, I’m loyal
I’m loyal, oh oh
I got the heart of a dog
From bars to beds of laying
From boots of lead to changing
I’m hooked from deep inside
Call when you’re ready cause I’m ready to ride
I’m loyal, oh oh
I’m loyal, oh oh
I got the heart of a dog
Heart of a Dog was written by The Kills.
Heart of a Dog was produced by John O’Mahony & Jamie Hince.
The Kills released Heart of a Dog on Mon Apr 18 2016.