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She shines
In a world full of ugliness
She matters when everything is meaningless
Fragile
She doesn't see her beauty
She tries to get away
Sometimes
It's just that nothing seems worth saving
I can't watch her slip away
I won't let you fall apart
She reads the minds of all the people as they pass her by
Hoping someone can see
If I could fix myself I'd - but it's too late for me
I wont let you fall apart
We'll find the perfect place to go where we can run and hide
I'll build a wall and we can keep them on the other side
...but they keep waiting
...and picking...
It's something I have to do
I was there, too
Before everything else
I was like you
In a world full of ugliness
She matters when everything is meaningless
Fragile
She doesn't see her beauty
She tries to get away
Sometimes
It's just that nothing seems worth saving
I can't watch her slip away
I won't let you fall apart
She reads the minds of all the people as they pass her by
Hoping someone can see
If I could fix myself I'd - but it's too late for me
I wont let you fall apart
We'll find the perfect place to go where we can run and hide
I'll build a wall and we can keep them on the other side
...but they keep waiting
...and picking...
It's something I have to do
I was there, too
Before everything else
I was like you
Lyrics submitted by thewhitepony33
Track duration: 07:16
"The Fragile" as written by Arvid Wam Solvang, Maria Viktoria Mena
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
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The love of my life is my best friend. He recently started dating someone else, and I am utterly heartbroken and sick over the whole thing. We have been talking about it, a lot actually, and he knows how I feel about him, yet he still is determined to be my best friend. I've been saying a lot about how I feel like giving up, that I don't feel like I'm worth anyone's time, and that I don't know who I am anymore. I'm constantly being hounded by friends and family who tell me that he's not worth risking my health over (Because I'm literally getting sick because of it) but I'm insisting on staying close to him. This is my favorite NIN song just because I so often feel like this girl and all I want is for someone to love me this much. Yesterday, he posted the lyrics "It's something I have to do. I was there too. Before everything else, I was like you." as his facebook status. Somehow I know it was a message to me. I just wish I knew what he was saying.
i have none of the sort. dont let him go is all i can say
ive driven everyone away without realising it and now that ive come to realise it its like ive awoken to a nightmare in reality where i have noone left who cares.
basically what im saying is dont give up cuz when you give up they give up and you dont want that
"She shines / In a world full of ugliness" - The speaker/singer/character (or Trent, if that's who you picture) finds 'she', perhaps a lover, to be beautiful beyond compare.
"She matters / When everything is meaningless" - She means very much to him, more than anyone else.
"Fragile / She doesn't see her beauty / She tries to get away" - She does not seem to feel the same way about herself, so she tries to isolate herself, perhaps because she may think she's not as good as everyone else.
"Sometimes / It's just that nothing seems worth saving / I can't watch her slip away / I won't let you fall apart..." - The speaker is identifying that nothing else really matters to him, therefore, he can't stand to see her this way.
"She reads the minds of all the people as they pass her by / hoping someone will see" - She's intelligent, beautiful, meaningful... he is in love with her, but she still feels like no one can understand her pain.
"If I could fix myself, I'd- / but it's too late for me" - He has felt this pain before. But he can't fix it. But perhaps, he can save her. "I won't let you fall apart..."
"We'll find the perfect place to go where we can run and hide / I'll build a wall and we can keep them on the other side" - He tells her "We can get away from this, where we'll understand each other, where we can fix this pain, where no one can judge us..."
"...but they keep waiting / ...and picking" - They won't leave him and the girl alone.
"It's something I have to do" - She's all he has left.
"I was there too / Before everything else / I was like you." He's been there. He's felt her pain. He won't let the same things happen to her that he's endured.
Sorry for the length of this comment, but this is what I feel when I hear this song. It's made me cry, in fact.
"She shines / In a world full of ugliness" - The speaker/singer/character (or Trent, if that's who you picture) finds 'she', perhaps a lover, to be beautiful beyond compare.
"She matters / When everything is meaningless" - She means very much to him, more than anyone else.
"Fragile / She doesn't see her beauty / She tries to get away" - She does not seem to feel the same way about herself, so she tries to isolate herself, perhaps because she may think she's not as good as everyone else.
"Sometimes / It's just that nothing seems worth saving / I can't watch her slip away / I won't let you fall apart..." - The speaker is identifying that nothing else really matters to him, therefore, he can't stand to see her this way.
"She reads the minds of all the people as they pass her by / hoping someone will see" - She's intelligent, beautiful, meaningful... he is in love with her, but she still feels like no one can understand her pain.
"If I could fix myself, I'd- / but it's too late for me" - He has felt this pain before. But he can't fix it. But perhaps, he can save her. "I won't let you fall apart..."
"We'll find the perfect place to go where we can run and hide / I'll build a wall and we can keep them on the other side" - He tells her "We can get away from this, where we'll understand each other, where we can fix this pain, where no one can judge us..."
"...but they keep waiting / ...and picking" - They won't leave him and the girl alone.
"It's something I have to do" - She's all he has left.
"I was there too / Before everything else / I was like you." He's been there. He's felt her pain. He won't let the same things happen to her that he's endured.
Sorry for the length of this comment, but this is what I feel when I hear this song. It's made me cry, in fact.
I'm actually planning to get "I won't let you fall apart" tattooed on my wrist in the Sin font, how cheesy is that? Lol...