Tell me what I'll never be
You make me feel broken
Tell me what I should believe
I didn't know it was broken

And Im gunnin' for you
Im gunnin' for you
And I will wait,
I'll write another letter to myself
And I will find out
That morning comes faster alone.

I hate the way you look at me
As if I was broken
And the perfection of my frailty
Has been questioned and broken

And Im gunnin' for you
Im gunnin' for you
And I will wait,
I'll write another letter to myself
And I will find out
That morning comes faster alone.

And I feel like Im fine today
I feel like Im ready to take this on,
And I'll fight you to the grave for it,
I'll never let you take a part of me with you.

And I will wait,
I'll write another letter to myself
And I will find out,
That morning comes faster alone.
And I will wait,
I'll write another letter to myself
And I will find out,
That morning comes faster alone.

And the perfection of my frailty has been questioned and broken.



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    General Comment:To me this song is about being taken over by something else, it could be anorexia, or it could be another person, or anything else that could make you feel bad about yourself...

    "Tell me what I'll never be
    Make me feel broken"
    (Making that person feel about about themselves..

    "Tell me what I should believe
    I didn't know it was broken"
    (talking about how, its taken over the person's minds, and it is changing the way they see things or it is trying to impose a thought into them, like leaving them no choice but believe it, or go along with it..)

    "And I'm gunnin' for you
    I'm gunnin' for you"
    (some of you said gunning could stand for "watching out for someone" i think its more like, hurting, i'm hurting for you, like a sacrfice that the person is making for something or someone else)

    "And I will wait, I'll write another letter to myself"
    (like saying they have nobody else they can turn to, but themselves)

    "And I will find out that morning comes faster alone"
    (again feeling alone, and thinking it's better to go through it alone)

    "I hate the way you look at me
    As if I was broken"
    (agian making them feel bad about themselves, and they are realizing that they are wrong to let that thing hurt them, but they can't do much)

    "And the perfection of my frailty
    Has been questioned and broken"
    (they are questioning if, the hurt that they are going through is actually worth it)

    "And I feel like I'm fine today
    I feel like I'm ready to take this on"
    (getting the strength to get away from that that is hurting them, and be happy again)

    "And I'll fight you to the grave for it
    I'll never let you take a part of me with you"
    (that they will not be the end of them, that they can get out of it..)

    I think this could be about an abusive realtonship too..
    Maybe it's just my personal life interfiring with my thoughts..
    but it sure fits

    I think there's this sort of hidden thought in it, like even thought they are being hurt, they find some kind of confort or happiness n what is hurting them..
    Flag yummyloveefulon November 23, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:"And the perfection of my frailty has been questioned and broken."

    That's my favourite part of the entire song. =)
    Flag amyxrainbowon July 25, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:To me this song is in a person's point of view who has an eating disorder. It's like everybody is saying your broken and you need help, hence, "I hate the way you look at me As if I was broken"

    The person has had enough and is so sick of it that they just want to be alone and they'll work it out by them self. Although in the video at the end, Jacob is holding one of those tags that they put on like people that die at the hospital? I dunno.

    This song really means a lot to me cuz i can relate to it.
    Flag x_bitedownon July 17, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Well it is just a music video, there are other ways to interpret the song other than the anorexia meaning.
    Just to say.
    (It could also be about a person who is depressed, which is how I always interpreted the song.)
    Flag cassiebluvon December 16, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I always felt like this was from whoever was hurting's point of view... durrr.. I mean like. From the one with low self-esteem and not the one trying to make that person feel better. I never saw it as about anorexia...until I saw the video obviously. But yeah.. especially the first verse I feel is all about someone telling this person that they are beautiful and perfect just as they are, but they just can't believe it.
    "Tell me what I should believe, I didn't know it was broken"

    A great song though. I haven't listened to the old version so much.. I'll be sure to do that now =)
    Flag Donna H.on August 09, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:From a Hedley fansite: “A friend of my little sister was anorexic and I read this article about how much of a mental disorder it is and how it makes someone distort how they see themselves so much. It’s not a song about, ‘I hate the way you make me throw up!’ But it’s about people who don’t feel perfect, and will do anything to feel love.”
    Flag YouDontNoticeMeon June 29, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Well I personally believe it's about his girlfriend being anorexic and him trying to help her recover.
    At the end of the video you see what she wrote in her diary.
    "I am 120 lbs. It's too high!!
    I'm so Tired.
    I will not EAt Today!"
    (Capitalized like it was in the video. )
    Flag o..VitaminC..oon June 16, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:um as far as i know, saying i'm gunning for you means like i'm rooting for you, i'm hoping for you.
    amazing song, but i like the old version better :)
    Flag juliaaon May 07, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:It's about his G/f who has anorexia andshe dies , she is sort of trying to hide it , but not really, and he knows , and he is remembering all this stuff that he did with her. And he is remembering her. :[
    Flag Ali_sweetestliaron January 19, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:In response to 'puzzie', It is ACTUALLY tell me, Listen to it!!
    Just wanted to point that out :]
    Flag Ali_sweetestliaron January 19, 2008   Link

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