The Heartless Control Everything

The Heartless Control Everything is the third EP from the American post-hardcore band The Chiodos Bros, later known simply as Chiodos. It was released January 25, 2003 on the label Search and Rescue Records. Craig Owens, Matt Goddard. The title is a reference to the popular selling PS2 video game Kingdom Hearts, whereat the villains in the game are called the 'Heartless'.

The Heartless Control Everything
EP by The Chiodos Bros.
Released	January 25, 2003
Recorded	November 2002
Genre	Post-hardcore, emo
Length	29:20
Label	Search and Rescue
Producer	The Chiodos Bros.
The Chiodos Bros. chronology
The Best Way to Ruin Your Life (2002) The Heartless Control Everything (2003) All's Well That Ends Well (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
LAS	Favorable [1]
Sputnikmusic	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Compromise of 1984"	4:29
2.	"Rainclouds for Eyeballs"	3:04
3.	"Ravishing Matt Ruth"	2:43
4.	"Vacation to Hell"	2:58
5.	"The Lover and the Liar"	5:02
6.	"Hathaway Lane"	2:15
7.	"Bulls Have Horns"	4:44
Total length:		29:20

Personnel

• Craig Owens: Vocals
• Bradley Bell: Keyboard and Backing Vocals
• Chip Kelly: Guitar
• Pat McManaman: Guitar
• Matt Goddard: Bass
• Crosby Clark: Drums

Reversed lyrics

At the beginning of "The Lover and the Liar" there are fast-spoken, backwards lyrics that when reversed again are revealed to be "How does it feel to know that you've taken someone's smile?". Spoken by lead singer Craig Owens.^[3]