Released: November 2025
A cinematic pop ballad for anyone who’s ever felt trapped in love.
“You Locked My Heart” is one of AiLF’s rawest pop ballads - a story of love that feels like a cage, loyalty tangled with fear, and the impossible ache of wanting freedom from the person you still love.
The song follows a woman caught between devotion and damage.
A partner who feels like home and danger.
A relationship that comforts and destroys in equal measure.
It’s the kind of song where the sweetness and the shatter live in the same breath - soft vocals, emotional harmonies, and a chorus that hits like a locked door.
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You Locked My Heart - Lyrics
(All lyrics © 2025 Susan Heslington)
Can you see me?
Can you see me through these tears?
Can you free me?
Can you drown out all these fears?
You are the sweetest lie I ever learned,
The only truth my heart has burned.
They don’t see the scars you hide,
They only see the blushing bride.
You are the comfort and the fear,
The reason I’m still right here.
Your hands are keys I can’t unturn,
You taught me fire but left me burned.
I lock the door before I run,
Because you make me feel like no-one.
You locked my heart — won’t let me out!
You locked my heart — won’t let me out!
Can you see me?
Can you see me through these tears?
Can you free me?
Can you chase away these fears?
You painted cages, called them home,
You broke my wings, then watched me crawl.
You stole my breath, erased my name,
Yet you’re the voice that calls me whole,
A best friend mending what you stole.
Now half of me’s still locked inside,
The other half still dreams of light.
I’m just a bird inside your fist,
Still longing for the love I can’t resist.
You locked my heart — won’t let me out!
You locked my heart — won’t let me out!
This soul hurts… (my soul hurts)
This soul hurts… (my soul hurts)
This soul hurts… (my soul hurts)
This soul hurts… (my soul hurts)
I wear the ring that holds me fast,
A golden chain that’s built to last.
You reach to thaw, then turn to ice,
A lover’s touch, my sacrifice.
You left me standing in your flame,
I reach for warmth but find the pain,
Still crave the hand that cuts so deep.
You locked my heart — won’t let me out!
You locked my heart — won’t let me out!
Set me free… let me out, let me out!
Set me free… let me out, let me out!
You locked my heart — won’t let me out…
You locked my heart — won’t let me out…
About the Track
“You Locked My Heart” blends emotional storytelling with a cinematic pop sound female-led vocals. It’s intimate, melodic, and sharp in all the right places.
Lyrically, it explores:
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love that limits
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devotion that hurts
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emotional captivity
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the confusion of loving the person who broke you
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the moment you finally whisper set me free
The imagery of keys, rings, cages, wings and fists makes the entire song feel like a world inside a single relationship.
This is AiLF storytelling:
human heart × AI soul, wrapped in a pop ballad made for anyone who’s survived love that took too much.
Susan x
