The Heart Of The Matter - India.Arie

[00:21.92]I got the call today' I didn't wanna hear
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[00:26.16]But I knew that it would come
[00:31.97]An old true friend of ours was talkin' on the phone
[00:36.83]She said you found someone
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[00:42.04]And I thought of all the bad luck'
[00:44.79]And all the struggles we went through
[00:47.35]How I lost me and you lost you
[00:51.85]
[00:53.34]What are these voices outside love's open door
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[00:58.17]Make us throw off our contentment
[01:00.67]And beg for something more?
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[01:04.35]I've been learning to live without you now
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[01:11.10]But I miss you sometimes
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[01:14.83]The more I know' the less I understand
[01:17.89]
[01:19.27]All the things I thought I knew' I'm learning them again
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[01:25.26]I've been tryin' to get down to the Heart of the Matter
[01:29.69]But my will gets weak
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[01:32.83]And my thoughts seem to scatter
[01:35.01]But I think it's about forgiveness
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[01:39.12]Forgiveness
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[01:40.75]Even if' even if you don't love me anymore
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[01:56.35]These times are so uncertain
[01:58.79]There's a yearning undefined
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[02:01.21]And people filled with rage
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[02:07.28]We all need a little tenderness
[02:08.91]
[02:09.72]How can love survive in such a graceless age
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[02:17.09]And the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness
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[02:22.64]They're the very things we kill' I guess
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[02:28.50]Pride and competition cannot fill these empty arms
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[02:33.00]And the work they put between us'
[02:35.55]You know it doesn't keep us warm
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[02:38.30]I've been trying to live without you now
[02:43.74]
[02:45.93]But I miss you' baby
[02:47.74]
[02:49.61]The more I know' the less I understand
[02:54.03]And all the things I thought I figured out' I have to learn again
[03:00.02]I've been tryin' to get down to the Heart of the Matter
[03:04.70]But my will gets weak
[03:07.01]
[03:07.88]And my heart is so shattered
[03:09.88]But I think it's about forgiveness
[03:13.99]Forgiveness
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[03:15.92]Even if' even if you don't love me anymore
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[03:25.04]All the people in your life who've come and gone
[03:31.03]They let you down' you know they hurt your pride
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[03:37.08]Better put it all behind you; cause life goes on
[03:41.08]You keep carrin' that anger' it'll eat you up inside
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[03:53.61]I wanna be happily everafter
[03:55.43]And my heart is so shattered
[03:57.42]But I know it's about forgiveness
[04:00.36]Forgiveness
[04:03.28]Even if' even if you don't love me
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[04:08.66]I've been tryin' to get down to the Heart of the Matter
[04:13.15]Because the flesh will get weak
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[04:16.33]And the ashes will scatter
[04:18.27]So I'm thinkin' about forgiveness
[04:22.44]Forgiveness
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[04:26.93]Even if you don't love me anymore
[04:29.75]
[04:37.17]Even if you don't love me anymore