Released: October 3, 2000
Songwriter: Rami Lisa Miskovsky Max Martin
Producer: Rami Max Martin
[Intro: Brian]
Hmm, mmmh, yeah, yeah
[Verse 1: Brian with Howie]
Baby, please try to forgive me
Stay here, don't put out the glow
Hold me now don't bother
If every minute it makes me weaker
You can save me from the man
That I've become, oh yeah
[Chorus: All]
Looking back on the things I've done
I was trying to be someone
I played my part, kept you in the dark
Now let me show you the shape of my heart
[Verse 2: AJ with Kevin & Howie]
Sadness is beautiful
Loneliness that's tragical
So help me I can't win this war, oh no
Touch me now, don't bother
If every second it makes me weaker
You can save me from the man I've become
[Chorus: All & AJ]
Looking back on the things I've done
I was trying to be someone
I played my part, kept you in the dark (in the dark)
Now let me show you the shape of my heart
[Bridge: Nick]
I'm here with my confession
Got nothing to hide no more
I don't know where to start
But to show you the shape of my heart
[Chorus: All, Brian, (AJ) & Nick]
I'm lookin' back on things I've done
I never wanna play the same old part
I'll keep you in the dark (keep you in the dark)
Now let me show you the shape of my heart (heart!)
Looking back on the things I've done
I was trying to be someone (trying to be someone)
I played my part, kept you in the dark
Now let me show you the shape of my heart
(Now let me show you the true shape of my heart!)
Looking back on the things I've done
I was trying to be someone
I played my part, kept you in the dark
Now let me show you the shape of...
[Outro: AJ]
Show you the shape of my heart
Hmm, mmmh, yeah, yeah
[Verse 1: Brian with Howie]
Baby, please try to forgive me
Stay here, don't put out the glow
Hold me now don't bother
If every minute it makes me weaker
You can save me from the man
That I've become, oh yeah
[Chorus: All]
Looking back on the things I've done
I was trying to be someone
I played my part, kept you in the dark
Now let me show you the shape of my heart
[Verse 2: AJ with Kevin & Howie]
Sadness is beautiful
Loneliness that's tragical
So help me I can't win this war, oh no
Touch me now, don't bother
If every second it makes me weaker
You can save me from the man I've become
[Chorus: All & AJ]
Looking back on the things I've done
I was trying to be someone
I played my part, kept you in the dark (in the dark)
Now let me show you the shape of my heart
[Bridge: Nick]
I'm here with my confession
Got nothing to hide no more
I don't know where to start
But to show you the shape of my heart
[Chorus: All, Brian, (AJ) & Nick]
I'm lookin' back on things I've done
I never wanna play the same old part
I'll keep you in the dark (keep you in the dark)
Now let me show you the shape of my heart (heart!)
Looking back on the things I've done
I was trying to be someone (trying to be someone)
I played my part, kept you in the dark
Now let me show you the shape of my heart
(Now let me show you the true shape of my heart!)
Looking back on the things I've done
I was trying to be someone
I played my part, kept you in the dark
Now let me show you the shape of...
[Outro: AJ]
Show you the shape of my heart
Playlist: The Very Best of Backstreet Boys
- I Want It That Way
- Drowning
- Inconsolable
- More Than That
- Just Want You To Know
- Incomplete
- Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
- Shape of My Heart
- Larger Than Life
- All I Have To Give
- Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
- I’ll Never Break Your Heart
- As Long As You Love Me
- Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) (Extended Version)
- Black & Blue (2000)
- NOW That’s What I Call Music! 6 [US] (2001)
- NOW That’s What I Call Music! 48 [UK] (2001)
- Hits For Kids 5 [NOR] (2001)
- The Hits - Chapter One (2001)
- McMusic No. 1 Hits [NOR] (2004)
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- I Want It That Way
- Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
- As Long As You Love Me
- Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
- Chances
- Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
- No Place
- Shape of My Heart
- Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
- Drowning
- Incomplete
- Larger Than Life
- The Call
- I Want It That Way (Alternate Version)
- Breathe (DNA)
- All I Have To Give
- New Love
- I’ll Never Break Your Heart
- Nobody Else
- We’ve Got It Goin’ On
- Passionate
- Chateau
- Don’t Wanna Lose You Now
- More Than That