Inspired by the suffragette movement of the 19th century, Pink sings about the strength of the “wild hearts” of the dreamers especially women, on the piano ballad, “Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken”
In her Apple Music documentary, P!nk shares that she originally wrote the song for the 2015 film Suffrage...
[Verse 1]
I will have to die for this, I fear
There's rage and terror and there's sickness here
I fight because I have to
I fight for us to know the truth
[Chorus]
There's not enough rope to tie me down
There's not enough tape to shut this mouth
The stones you throw can make me bleed
But I won't stop until we're free
Wild hearts can't be broken
No, wild hearts can't be broken
[Verse 2]
This is my rally cry
I know it's hard, we have to try
This is a battle I must win
To want my share is not a sin
[Chorus]
There's not enough rope to tie me down
There's not enough tape to shut this mouth
The stones you throw can make me bleed
But I won't stop until we're free
'Cause wild hearts can't be broken
No, wild hearts can't be broken
[Bridge]
You beat me, betray me
You're losing, we're winning
My spirit above me
You cannot deny me
My freedom is burning
This broken world keeps turning
I'll never surrender
There's nothing, but a victory
[Chorus]
There's not enough rope to tie me down, oh
There's not enough tape to shut this mouth
The stones you throw can make me bleed
But I won't stop until we're free
Wild hearts can't be broken
Wild hearts can't be broken
This wild heart can't be broken
Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken was produced by busbee.
P!nk released Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken on Fri Oct 13 2017.
Wild Hearts Can’t be Broken’ for me is that: it’s my feminist chant. It was a very interesting time. I was trying to figure out what’s important to me now as a mom, because that’s my number one thing.
–via FT (2017)
The 60th GRAMMY Awards (2017)