And It Breaks My Heart

"**And It Breaks My Heart**" is the third single by Swedish pop singer LÉON from her sophomore album, *Apart* (2020). It was released on 26 June 2020 under LÉON Recordings.

## Background & composition

"And It Breaks My Heart" was written by LÉON and longtime friend and collaborator, Martin Stilling, who also produced the track.

The track was written in about 30 minutes, after LÉON and Stilling became inspired from visiting a music class in one of their studios. LÉON said of writing the song: "It was one of those moments where instead of sitting and trying to come up with something, it just happens. I didn’t want to overthink it."

The song features a full string section, which was crucial to the song's final version. She remarked: "We were able to record it right before the world changed, and I’m so glad we did because this one needed the strings."

"And It Breaks My Heart" is one of LÉON's favorites from the album.

## Release

A few days before release, LÉON posted a studio video with a snippet of the background vocals for the song. She then revealed the official cover art and release date in a separate post.

The day before, she posted a snippet and teaser for the official music video that would premiere alongside the song.

"And It Breaks My Heart" was officially released on 26 June 2020.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

Think of days when I was yours

Seems so long ago

Now we're standing in the cold

Nervous when we talk

Such a sadness in your eyes

And now you're looking down

You try your hardest not to show it

Yeah, I can't hold you, give you hope

'Cause I'm not coming home

**[Pre-Chorus]**

And I wish that I could give you more

When you're leaving me an open door

And I wish that I could let you know

How it hurts me, too, that we're moving on

**[Chorus]**

Oh, where do love go?

It's right in your hands, then suddenly gone

Oh, no, nobody knows where it disappears

And it breaks my heart

**[Verse 2]**

Empty station, 2 AM

See your name on the phone

Sayin', "So good to see you, but it made me really miss you

It's hard to be alone"

**[Pre-Chorus]**

And I wish that I could give you more

When you're leaving me an open door

And I wish that I could let you know

How it hurts me, too, that we're moving on

**[Chorus]**

Oh, where do love go?

It's right in your hands, then suddenly gone

Oh, no, nobody knows where it disappears

And if I only could, I'd go back in time

Take back every word, say I've changed my mind

But no, nobody knows where it disappears

(And it breaks my heart)

**[Bridge]**

And you want answers, but I don't have them

Say we were happy, so what happened?

Now you're acting like it's nothing, but it was something

You can't erase me, all the memories, you can't change them

**[Chorus]**

Oh, where do love go?

It's right in your hands, then suddenly gone

Oh, no, nobody knows where it disappears

And if I only could, I'd go back in time

Take back every word, say I've changed my mind

But no, nobody knows where it disappears

And it breaks my heart

**[Outro]**

(But I don't have them)

(And it breaks my heart)

(Say we were happy)

(So what happened?)

(And you want answers)

(But I don't have them)

(Say we were happy)

(So what happened?)

## Videos

### Official videos

LÉON - And it Breaks My Heart (Official Video)Official music video
### Live Performances

Main article: Live Performances
LÉON — And It Breaks My Heart (Live on TV4)TV4 (Jul. 25, 2020)LÉON - And It Breaks My Heart (Live)LÉON's Official YouTube (Jul. 28, 2020)LÉON – And It Breaks My Heart (Live from the Fade Into A Dream Tour)Fade Into A Dream Tour (Jun. 26, 2022)
### Other videos

LÉON — And It Breaks My Heart (Behind The Scenes) (All Clips)Behind the scenes
## Trivia

* "And It Breaks My Heart" and "Head And Heart On Fire" are LÉON's longest song titles both in words (5 words) and in characters (18 characters)

## References

1. ↑ Kent, Matthew. “LÉON Finds the Freedom in Being Apart.” *The Line of Best Fit*, 7 Aug. 2020, www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/leon-finds-the-freedom-in-being-apart.
2. ↑ Crone, Madeline. “LÉON Gets A Lot Off Her Chest On ‘Apart.’” *American Songwriter*, 30 Oct. 2020, americansongwriter.com/apart-leon-album-interview.
3. ↑ Sahai, Fred. “LÉON Faces Isolation on ‘Apart.’” *PAPER*, 30 Oct. 2020, www.papermag.com/leon-apart-2648552455.html.