José González - Heartbeats Lyrics Meaning

Hmm ok. Adrian here, how about this...

The song is about the American presidential election.

One night to be confused - loosely;confused voters

One night to speed up truth - Election promises

We had a promise paid - election promises
Four hands and then away - Waving hands, pres and vice pres etc...

Both under influence - Dem/Rep candidates influenced by voters, issues, media...

We had a divine sense
To know what to say - PR designed 'speak'

Mind is a razor blade - knife edge of political survival on whim of voters

To call for hands of above
to lean on
Wouldn't be good enough
for me, no
- It's about the skeptism of the singer about appeals to God in the election/American politics.

One night of magic rush - campaign launch.

The start a simple touch - Hmmm someone fill this bit in.

One night to push and scream - obviously - the fanatical fervor of the core supporters.

And then relief - the end of the election.

Ten days of perfect tunes
The colors red and blue
We had a promise made
We were in love
- All obviously about the patriot hype of American elections.

And you, you knew the hand of the devil - here we go - bribery, corruption etc

And you, kept us awake with wolves teeth - clearly about scaring voters with tales of how bad things could be with the other guy.

Sharing different heartbeats - refers to the totally opposed realities/viewpoints of opposing voters.

In one night - the night of the election results.

Ha! Drugs and break ups - what were you guys thinking?!

:)

Adrian