Seether – Broken

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I wanted you to know I love the way you laugh
I want to hold you high and steal your pain away
I keep your photograph; and I know it serves me well
I want to hold you high and steal your pain

'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're nowhere
You've gone away,
You don't feel me here anymore

The worst is over now and we can breathe again
I want to hold you high, and steal my pain away
There's so much left to learn, and no one left to fight
I want to hold you high and steal your pain

'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

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Lyrics submitted by rock_metal_17

Track duration: 04:19

"Broken" as written by Shaun Welgemoed, Dale Stewart

Lyrics © Chrysalis One Music, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group

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  • +1
    General Comment:What a great song, i love songs that drip with passion as does this one. Most of the garbage nowadays is devoid of any passion and this one is overflowing with it.

    I might be wrong but i think this is about a relationship that fell apart and then came back together again, hence the lines "I keep your photograph; I know it serves me well" and "The worst is over now and we can breathe again There's so much left to learn, and no one left to fight" . They realize that the breakup was no-one's or both their faults. No one left to fight means let's get it behind us and pick up where we left off. Hey everyone should translate the song the way they feel it speaks to them. That's what music is all about. But what is the video about?
    Flag TheSongRemainsTheSameon July 28, 2010   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning:Broken is an awesome song... n Seether is simply exemplary!!! Even though i really like d voice of Amy Lee but it is Seether who deserves the accolade in this song. Amy Lee is also good.
    Broken is about two couples separated from each other!!! Both are broken when they have outspoken ('open') their wrath of the moment on each other... and are 'lonesome'. They want to ease('steal') each others 'pain' of separation. Now that the wrath('the worst') is over after the fight, they wanna be together('breathe') again. The guy loved the way she laughed and keeps the photograph of her 'coz it reminds('serves') him of her smiles. The gal believes that 'there is so much left to learn' from the fight and she has 'no one left to fight'(a sarcastic remark actually meanin, she got no one 2 talk 2 now). Both want to hold each other high('not let down') and wanna STEAL each other's pain of separation.
    M in tears now...
    Keep smiling EVERYONE!!! :-)
    Flag TooSexyon July 02, 2010   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning:Broken is an awesome song... n Seether is simply exemplary!!! Even though i really like d voice of Amy Lee but it is Seether who deserves the accolade in this song. Amy Lee is also good.
    Broken is about two couples separated from each other!!! Both are broken when they have outspoken ('open') their wrath of the moment on each other... and are 'lonesome'. They want to ease('steal') each others 'pain' of separation. Now that the wrath('the worst') is over after the fight, they wanna be together('breathe') again. The guy loved the way she laughed and keeps the photograph of her 'coz it reminds('serves') him of her smiles. The gal believes that 'there is so much left to learn' from the fight and she has 'no one left to fight'(a sarcastic remark actually meanin, she got no one 2 talk 2 now). Both want to hold each other high('not let down') and wanna STEAL each other's pain of separation.
    M in tears now...
    Keep smiling EVERYONE!!! :-)
    Flag TooSexyon July 02, 2010   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning:Broken is an awesome song... n Seether is simply exemplary!!! Even though i really like d voice of Amy Lee but it is Seether who deserves the accolade in this song. Amy Lee is also good.
    Broken is about two couples separated from each other!!! Both are broken when they have outspoken ('open') their wrath of the moment on each other... and are 'lonesome'. They want to ease('steal') each others 'pain' of separation. Now that the wrath('the worst') is over after the fight, they wanna be together('breathe') again. The guy loved the way she laughed and keeps the photograph of her 'coz it reminds('serves') him of her smiles. The gal believes that 'there is so much left to learn' from the fight and she has 'no one left to fight'(a sarcastic remark actually meanin, she got no one 2 talk 2 now). Both want to hold each other high('not let down') and wanna STEAL each other's pain of separation.
    M in tears now...
    Keep smiling EVERYONE!!! :-)
    Flag TooSexyon July 02, 2010   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning:Broken is an awesome song... n Seether is simply exemplary!!! Even though i really like d voice of Amy Lee but it is Seether who deserves the accolade in this song. Amy Lee is also good.
    Broken is about two couples separated from each other!!! Both are broken when they have outspoken ('open') their wrath of the moment on each other... and are 'lonesome'. They want to ease('steal') each others 'pain' of separation. Now that the wrath('the worst') is over after the fight, they wanna be together('breathe') again. The guy loved the way she laughed and keeps the photograph of her 'coz it reminds('serves') him of her smiles. The gal believes that 'there is so much left to learn' from the fight and she has 'no one left to fight'(a sarcastic remark actually meanin, she got no one 2 talk 2 now). Both want to hold each other high('not let down') and wanna STEAL each other's pain of separation.
    M in tears now...
    Keep smiling EVERYONE!!! :-)
    Flag TooSexyon July 02, 2010   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning:Broken is an awesome song... n Seether is simply exemplary!!! Even though i really like d voice of Amy Lee but it is Seether who deserves the accolade in this song. Amy Lee is also good.
    Broken is about two couples separated from each other!!! Both are broken when they have outspoken ('open') their wrath of the moment on each other... and are 'lonesome'. They want to ease('steal') each others 'pain' of separation. Now that the wrath('the worst') is over after the fight, they wanna be together('breathe') again. The guy loved the way she laughed and keeps the photograph of her 'coz it reminds('serves') him of her smiles. The gal believes that 'there is so much left to learn' from the fight and she has 'no one left to fight'(a sarcastic remark actually meanin, she got no one 2 talk 2 now). Both want to hold each other high('not let down') and wanna STEAL each other's pain of separation.
    M in tears now...
    Keep smiling EVERYONE!!! :-)
    Flag TooSexyon July 02, 2010   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning:Broken is an awesome song... n Seether is simply exemplary!!! Even though i really like d voice of Amy Lee but it is Seether who deserves the accolade in this song. Amy Lee is also good.
    Broken is about two couples separated from each other!!! Both are broken when they have outspoken ('open') their wrath of the moment on each other... and are 'lonesome'. They want to ease('steal') each others 'pain' of separation. Now that the wrath('the worst') is over after the fight, they wanna be together('breathe') again. The guy loved the way she laughed and keeps the photograph of her 'coz it reminds('serves') him of her smiles. The gal believes that 'there is so much left to learn' from the fight and she has 'no one left to fight'(a sarcastic remark actually meanin, she got no one 2 talk 2 now). Both want to hold each other high('not let down') and wanna STEAL each other's pain of separation.
    M in tears now...
    Keep smiling EVERYONE!!! :-)
    Flag TooSexyon July 02, 2010   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning:This song hits close to home with me right now. My best friend's boyfriend and I both have feelings for each other, but he still has feelings for her. I feel like she's not right for him, and I want so badly to comfort him because she's constantly hurting him. He's everything to me right now and even though I can't directly be there for him because of her, I still try to watch over him as best I can and offer my help wherever possible.
    I feel like these easily could be my words to him right now.
    Flag Lavion February 21, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I think this song is about two lovers that can't be in love because of the pain they have been through in the past. They both need each other to stay strong and alive, but still can't fall in love. When they try to open up to each other they just realize that they are broken and shut their heart afraid of falling and being hurt again. I am currently experiencing this right now. I am in love with the most amazing woman in the world and I would do anything for her, but she seems so far away. She tells me I am the most amazing man and that we would be perfect together but she feels as if she is broken and she feels as if she isn't good enough for me, and that I will find someone better then her. We recently broke up but are still really close friends that are there for each other, but she feels as if she had to break up with me to find herself. Find what it is she needs to fall in love again.
    Flag BrokenByAssociationon August 23, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I Am going through all that the song says. I had a girl, who in my childhood, lived across the street. We were such childhood sweethearts. She Moved to Florida. So Did I. She Lives about 200 Miles from me. We were together for months. We Fell in love. We are 14 and we cant see each other when ever we want. We split apart. She means the world to me. Ever since then, my life has been poor. You may think it's not love! But it is! This song, just brings back all the times I had with her. I still love her. We both look at this song and realize that we do want to be together. It's just the distance that makes it impossible.
    Flag LlFranciscolLon June 07, 2009   Link

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