Bloodstained Heart
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"Bloodstained Heart" is a song by singer Darren Hayes
, from his fourth studio album Secret Codes and Battleships
. It was released in 2011 as the second single from the album in Australia, and is due to be released as the third UK and international single in early 2012.
The track was released as a digital download on 5 September. Later, a remix by Monsieur Adi was released as a free-download, and eventually was placed on iTunes as a worldwide download.
Hayes has said of the song; "The song means so much to me because I wrote it about a time in my life when someone close to me was going through a horrible time and I wished more than anything that I could step in and take the bullet for them. We've all experienced that helpless feeling of standing by idly while someone you love is suffering - and wished that you could absorb the impact for them. It's about those situations in life where, maybe you feel you are losing the battle, but you'll never lose your dignity."
Darren Hayes
Darren Stanley Hayes is a UK-based Australian singer-songwriter. Hayes was the front man and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden, whose 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at No. 1 in Australia, No. 2 in United Kingdom and No. 3 in United States...
, from his fourth studio album Secret Codes and Battleships
Secret Codes and Battleships
Secret Codes and Battleships is the fourth studio album from Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes. It was released 21 October 2011 on Mercury Records in Australia, on EMI Records in the United Kingdom on 24 October, and on his own label Powdered Sugar for the rest of the world on 25 October...
. It was released in 2011 as the second single from the album in Australia, and is due to be released as the third UK and international single in early 2012.
The track was released as a digital download on 5 September. Later, a remix by Monsieur Adi was released as a free-download, and eventually was placed on iTunes as a worldwide download.
Background
The song was one of four songs on the album written with Swedish producer Carl Falk.Hayes has said of the song; "The song means so much to me because I wrote it about a time in my life when someone close to me was going through a horrible time and I wished more than anything that I could step in and take the bullet for them. We've all experienced that helpless feeling of standing by idly while someone you love is suffering - and wished that you could absorb the impact for them. It's about those situations in life where, maybe you feel you are losing the battle, but you'll never lose your dignity."