Hole Hearted

Album: Pornograffitti (1990)
Charted: 12 4
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: GARY F. CHERONE, NUNO BETTENCOURT
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 5

  • Joey from St. John's, NlI've replayed this song many times this summer. Thought Extreme were a 1 hit wonder. I'm surprised to discover it's religious connotations rather than romance like it does in me. Beautiful song!
  • Sharif from Buffalo, Ny"yet even the sea is not so full of me"...."feet of clay"...."if im not blind why can't I see"....are ALL Biblical references.
  • BunnyThere is some bad info here. This song is not about a girl. It is about the faith of a Christian. Only Jesus can fill us. No person, amount of money, home, job, vacation, etc. Every person has a "God-shaped" hole in them and only God can satisfy. Most of the members of Extreme love Jesus and it was present in the lyrics, especially III Sides.
  • Nw from GermanyGary Cherone is a pretty devout Christian, and some of the lyrics reference common metaphors for God in those circles. It is likely he was intending this song to be about God.
  • Josh from UsaThere was a bit of spiritual content in a lot of Extreme's work related to Christianity. The lyrics and the singers quandary actually relate to what Christians call a "God shaped void" in one's heart, one that only he can fill. In Ecclesiastes 1:7 you'll find "All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full". I'm no longer a believer, but when I was, I was in a band with other Christians and we chose this as a song to perform. The theme of the entire song falls in line with the apologetic concept that there is no satisfaction in life (including women) and only God can fill that void, which is actually what Solomon writes about to great length in this book of the Torah/Bible. Even though I no longer subscribe to this idea, I think it's a much more admirable concept with greater depth than a simple love song.

    I'll add this one from Mark 8:18: "Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don't you remember?" Or as Extreme put it "If I'm not blind why can't I see?" Feet of clay is a biblical expression for weakness, etc, etc.
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