5 Seconds of Summer
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“Jet Black Heart” is the second song to be released early by pre-ordering 5 Seconds of Summer’s second album Sounds Good Feels Good on iTunes.
The co-writer, David Hodges, wrote most of Evanescence’s songs, [and] he wrote the Christina Perri song “A Thousand Years.” This gives rise to a heartfelt,...
[Verse 1: Michael, Michael & Calum]
Everybody's got their demons, even wide awake or dreaming
I'm the one who ends up leavin', make it okay
See a war, I wanna fight it, see a match, I wanna strike it
Every fire I've ignited faded to grey
[Pre-Chorus: Michael]
But now that I'm broken (Now that I'm broken)
Now that you know it (Now that you know it)
Caught up in a moment (Caught up in a moment)
Can you see inside?
[Chorus: Michael, All]
'Cause I've got a jet black heart
And there's a hurricane underneath it
Trying to keep us apart
I write with a poison pen
But these chemicals moving between us
Are the reason to start again
[Verse 2: Luke & Calum, Michael, All]
Now I'm holdin' on for dear life (Now I'm holdin' on for dear life)
There's no way that we could rewind (There's no way that we could rewind)
Maybe there's nothin' after midnight that could make you stay
[Pre-Chorus: Luke, Michael, Luke & Michael]
But now that I'm broken (Now that I'm broken)
And now that you know it (Now that you know it)
Caught up in a moment
Can you see inside?
[Chorus: All]
'Cause I've got a jet black heart
And there's a hurricane underneath it
Trying to keep us apart
I write with a poison pen
But these chemicals moving between us
Are the reason to start again
[Post-Chorus: All]
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
[Bridge: Calum & Ashton, All]
The blood in my veins is made up of mistakes (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
Let's forget who we are and dive into the dark (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
As we burst into colour, returning to life (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
[Chorus: Michael, All]
'Cause I've got a jet black heart
And there's a hurricane underneath it
Trying to keep us apart
I write with a poison pen
But these chemicals moving between us
Are the reason to start again
[Outro: Calum, All]
The blood in my veins is made up of mistakes
To start again
Let's forget who we are and dive into the dark
Jet Black Heart was written by Jon Green & David Hodges & Calum Hood & Michael Clifford.
Jet Black Heart was produced by David Hodges.
5 Seconds of Summer released Jet Black Heart on Thu Dec 17 2015.
In a 2015 interview with Fuse John said:
That song is so goddamn good. [Co-writer] David Hodges wrote most of Evanescence’s songs, [and] he wrote that Christina Perri song “A Thousand Years.” He’s a classic songwriter, an artistic, emotional songwriter.
I heard that song and knew he definitely did...
On a 2021 interview with Notion Magazine, the band’s drummer, Ashton Irwin, explained:
First of all, I think that’s one of our best songs, in terms of conceptually aligning with the band’s tone and songwriting. I think it’s a very truthful song, particularly to Michael and Calum as songwriters. It’...
“Jet Black Heart” peaked at #95 on the Hot 100 chart. it also peaked at #34 in Australia and #60 in the UK.
“Jet Black Heart” received the following awards:
won “Choice Music: Rock Song” at the 2016 Teen Choice Awards
won “Video Del Verano” at the 2016 MTV Spain Awards