Wise men say when someone breaks your heart
Just take the pain and turn it into art
Contended men so rarely feel the need
To show the world how beautifully they bleed

Some can spin it into gold
Make masterpieces, so I’m told
Well, if that’s true

Abandoned by the one that you adore,
Gifted the greatest canvas you could ask for

When your heart breaks
It can turn a fool to a poet, it can turn ridicule to acclaim
When your heart breaks
You might find that you have something to say

But that don’t mean it’s something you should chase
It’s ruined twice as many as it’s made
Left them shaken, dazed, and hopelessly bereft
Of salvaging the brains that they’ve got left

Some can spin it into gold
But most will never be consoled
Their little horse has run away

The world will be just fine without your art
But you may not survive a broken heart

When your heart breaks
It can turn a poet back to a fool and it can turn a sculpture to clay
When your heart breaks
You might find you have nothing more to say