Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)
"Heart-Shaped Glasses (When The Heart Guides The Hand)" is the sixth track on the 2007 release Eat Me, Drink Me and the first single. Initially, "Putting Holes in Happiness" was set as the first single from the album, but this was changed, similar to the case of "Get Your Gunn".
The digital single was released on iTunes on April 24, 2007, and also added to the player on Manson's official MySpace page on the same date. On May 22, 2007, an exclusive single was released through Hot Topic, containing a different b-side than the other singles ("You and Me and the Devil Makes 3"). The CD single was released in Germany on May 25, 2007, and in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2007.
On April, 27, 2007 a 34 second clip and a 59 second clip of the video for "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When The Heart Guides The Hand)" were leaked via YouTube.
On May 23, 2007, Marilyn Manson and Tim Skold performed an acoustic version of the track on UK radio station Radio 1.
Contents
Appearances
Albums
Singles
- "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When The Heart Guides The Hand)"
Versions
- Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand) (Album Version)
- Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand) (Radio Edit)
- Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand) (Penetrate the Canvas Mix by Tretcher Collins)
- Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand) (Acoustic) (Live)
- Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand) (Inhuman Remix by Jade E. Puget)
- Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand) (Space Cowboy Remix)
- Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand) (Hamel Remix)
Track listing
Promotional
- "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)" (Radio Edit) - 3:32
- "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)" (Album Version) - 5:06
EU CD 1
- "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)" (Album Version) - 5:07
- "Putting Holes in Happiness" (Acoustic Version) - 4:09
- "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)" (Penetrate the Canvas Mix) - 4:48
- "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)" (Video)
EU CD 2
- "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)" (Radio Edit) - 3:32
- "Putting Holes in Happiness" (Acoustic Version) - 4:09
UK CD 1
- "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)" (Album Version) - 5:07
- "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)" (Penetrate the Canvas Mix) - 4:48
- "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)" (Video)
UK CD 2
- "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)" (Album Version) - 5:07
- "Putting Holes in Happiness" (Acoustic Version) - 4:09
Picture Disc
- "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)" (Album Version) - 5:07
- "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)" (Penetrate the Canvas Mix) - 4:48
Hot Topic Exclusive
- "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)" (Album Version) - 5:06
- "You and Me and the Devil Makes 3" - 4:22
Music Video
The music video, directed by Marilyn Manson using James Cameron's 3D camera (wrongly believed by some to have been directed by Cameron himself) begins with clips of Manson and Evan Rachel Wood having sex (although the footage is not explicit in any way) with the song "Evidence" playing in the background. After the short sex scene is over, Manson and Evan are shown in a car driving while Manson is taking pictures of Evan posing with a butcher knife. After this, the song begins to play, and Manson is shown performing in front of a crowd in a dimly lit room; Evan stands in the midst of the dancing crowd, literally wearing heart-shaped glasses. The performance is interspliced with scenes of them driving and having sex while blood rains down upon them. At the end of the song, they are shown again driving the car as they utter the words "Together as one - against all others", right before driving off a cliff. The complete music video is over seven minutes long; however, the more common edited version of the video is barely over five minutes, and does not include the lengthly intro.
Lyrics
She reminds me of the one in school when I was cutting she was dressed in white and I couldn't take my eyes off her but that's not what I took off that night And she'll never cover up what we did with a dress no she said "kiss me, it will heal but it won't forget. kiss me, it will heal but it won't forget." And I don't mind you keeping me on pins and needles. If I could stick to you and you could stick me too. Don't break, don't break my heart and I won't break your heart-shaped glasses Little girl, little girl you should close your eyes That blue is getting me high making me low That blue is getting me high making me low That blue is getting me high making me low She reminds of the one I knew that cut up the negatives of my life I couldn't take my hands off her she wouldn't let me be anywhere but inside And I don't mind you keeping me on pins and needles. If I could stick to you and you could stick me too. Just don't break, don't break my heart and I won't break your heart-shaped glasses Little girl, little girl you should close your eyes That blue is getting me high making me low And she'll never cover up what we did with a dress no she said "kiss me, it will heal but it won't forget. kiss me, it will heal but it won't forget." And I don't mind you keeping me on pins and needles. If I could stick to you and you could stick me too. Don't break, don't break my heart and I won't break your heart-shaped glasses Little girl, little girl you should close your eyes That blue is getting me high making me low
Trivia
- According to Sean Beavan Manson initially wanted "Putting Holes in Happiness" to be the first single though the record company decided that "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)" was a more natural choice due to it's radio friendly nature. It is likely that Manson's choice will see release as the second single later in 2007.
- Manson wrote "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)" after 19-year old girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood came to his house wearing heart-shaped glasses like Sue Lyon in the Stanley Kubrick version of Lolita.