The song 'Heart Attack' by Demi Lovato portrays the fear of falling in love and being vulnerable. The lyrics depict the struggle of wanting to show affection and be oneself in a relationship but feeling overwhelmed by the intensity of emotions, symbolized by the metaphor of having a heart attack.
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Themes
Fear of vulnerability
• I don't wanna fall in love
• If I ever did that, I think I'd have a heart attack
• I'm putting my defenses up
Nervousness in love
• You make me so nervous that I just can't hold your hand
• When you come around, I get paralyzed
Conflict between desire and fear
• The feelings got lost in my lungs
• I'm flying too close to the sun
• And I burst into fla-fla-flames