Discover the story of the song > It Tore Your Heart Out – dirt poor robins

The song is about a dystopian world where people are stuck at home because of a plague. The protagonist feels trapped and isolated, and struggles with their own desires and sins. They compare themselves to owls in the wilderness and brave into the unknown, hoping to find some answers. The chorus repeats the phrase "it tore your heart out" as a metaphor for the protagonist's confusion and pain.