“Heart of Gold” is about Shawn’s childhood friend, Deijomi, who passed away in 2018 from a drug overdose. When Shawn started to make music and travel more often, the two lost touch, but Shawn sometimes heard about Deijomi through his best friend Brian, who also knew Deijomi.
In The Clubhouse Sessio...
[Intro]
(Ooh)
[Verse 1]
Honestly
It's been a while since I thought of you
In the end, we didn't talk much
I didn't know what you were goin' through
I'm sorry that I wasn't there
To hug your mama at the funeral
Brian said he broke down
But he promised it was beautiful
[Pre-Chorus]
When we were young
We didn't care
We shot for the stars
I see you up there
[Chorus]
You had a heart of gold (Yeah)
You had a heart of gold
You left too soon, it was out of your control
Underneath your skin and bone
You had a heart of gold
[Verse 2]
I didn't cry
I didn't even feel the pain
And then it hit me all at once
When we talked about you yesterday
[Pre-Chorus]
When we were young (When we were young)
We didn't care (We didn't care)
We shot for the stars (We shot for the stars)
I see you up there
[Chorus]
You had a heart of gold (Yeah)
You had a heart of gold
You left too soon, it was out of your control
Underneath your skin and bone
You had a heart of gold
[Outro]
When we were young
We didn't care
We shot for the stars
I see you up there (You had a heart of gold)
When we were young (Ooh)
We didn't care (We didn't care)
Shot for the stars
I see you up there
You had a heart of gold
(Yeah)
Heart of Gold was written by Shawn Mendes & Mike Sabath & Eddie Benjamin & Scott Harris.
Heart of Gold was produced by Shawn Mendes & Mike Sabath.
Shawn Mendes released Heart of Gold on Fri Nov 01 2024.
Live From The Clubhouse Sessions
Live From The 2024 MTV EMAs
When I was young, when I was like, probably like thirteen or fourteen… You guys know Brian, right? Brian and I, we had this friend and, uh—, we had this friend and his name was Deijomi, I fucking love Deijomi, he was very similar to me, he was so sensitive, he’d be crying his eyes out right now too....