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Have you ever thought about what protects our hearts?
Just a cage of rib bones and other various parts.
So it's fairly simple to cut right through the mess.
And to stop the muscle that makes us confess.
We are so fragile,
And our cracking bones make noise,
And we are just,
Breakable, breakable, breakable, girls and boys.
You fasten my seatbelt because it is the law.
In your two ton death trap I finally saw.
A piece of love in your face that bathed me in regret.
Then you drove me to places I'll never forget.
And we are so fragile,
And our cracking bones make noise,
And we are just,
Breakable, breakable, breakable girls and boys.
And we are so fragile,
And our our craking bones make noise,
And we are just,
Breakable, breakable, breakable girls-
Breakable, breakable, breakable girls-
Breakable, breakable, breakable girls and boys.
Just a cage of rib bones and other various parts.
So it's fairly simple to cut right through the mess.
And to stop the muscle that makes us confess.
We are so fragile,
And our cracking bones make noise,
And we are just,
Breakable, breakable, breakable, girls and boys.
You fasten my seatbelt because it is the law.
In your two ton death trap I finally saw.
A piece of love in your face that bathed me in regret.
Then you drove me to places I'll never forget.
And we are so fragile,
And our cracking bones make noise,
And we are just,
Breakable, breakable, breakable girls and boys.
And we are so fragile,
And our our craking bones make noise,
And we are just,
Breakable, breakable, breakable girls-
Breakable, breakable, breakable girls-
Breakable, breakable, breakable girls and boys.
Lyrics submitted by FutbolChica
Track duration: 03:10
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i think the seatbelt sybolizes the one person wanting to protect the other because they care about them.
the two ton death trap line didn't become clear to me until the next line when she says the piece of love in your face bathed me in regret.
that's when i figured out that this song is about her falling out of love with him, but seeing how much he still loves her is making the decision to end the relationship hard.
so the two ton death trap probably symbolizes her feelings of frustration guilt fear and saddness that the situation is causing.
"the piece of love in your face, bathes me in regret."
this line probably is describing her remorse for her feelings. She was probably planning on breaking off the relationship when they got into the car, but his obvious love for her is making her feel guilty and back out.
"we are just, breakable, breakable,breakable girls and boys."
shes afraid of hurting him because she still cares but she is also afraid she is making the wrong decision and realizing to late that she still wants to be with him. she expresses in this line of the song how truly fragile the human heart is, how weak hers is for not being able to tell him, how fragile he is for being heartbroken, since he obviously still loves her.
this song represents the difficulty and confusion of breaking off a relationship perfectly. i love it!
"so it's fairly simple to cut right through the mess,
and to stop the muscle that makes us confess."
Obviously this symbolizes someone not being able to confess something. I originally thought it was someone not being able to tell her their feelings about her but after hearing the rest of the song i think its something entirely different.
"so you fasten my seatbelt, because it is the law,
in your two ton death trap i finally saw,
a piece of love in your face bathed me in regret,
then you drove me to places ill never forget."
the sestbelt probably symbolizes the fact that he loves her
we are all breakable. whoever we are. doesnt matter your sex, race, religion, nationality etc.
love it
"Have you ever thought about what protects our hearts?
Just a cage of rib bones and other various parts.
So it's fairly simple to cut right through the mess.
And to stop the muscle that makes us confess."
The seatbelt is a form of protection but she believes he's only protecting her because he has to, not because he wants to. 'two ton death trap' is not just a car it's her predicting to get her heartbroken again. When she realised that the 'driver' did love her, she feels bad for doubting it and once she accepted and trusted in their love, she had the time of her life.
the 1st verse she states how there not much to protect someones heart.
in the second verse
"You fasten my seatbelt because it is the law"- is saying you protect me because you feel like you have to then she realizes that she has become trapped in a lie or something like that.
and after she realizes that she looks at him and regrets trusting this person but at the same time it brings back good memories
i dont know but thats what i get from it
have you ever thought up what tacks up hearts?
that makes more sense though..
Because it is the law
In your two ton death trap I finally saw
A piece of love in your face that bathed me in regret"
I hadn't thought too much about the 'because it is the law' line until I read over the comments here. I think Ingrid's saying that she feels like the other person does things like that because they have to, not because they're trying to protect her. Then she finally sees the "piece of love" in their face that "bathes" her in regret. I think she's finally seeing how much the other person loves her, and that they do things like that because they care; maybe they're not very good with expressing themselves in traditional ways, but simple actions like fastening her seatbelt finally show her that they care, and she regrets not seeing that before.
ok, I think this sond can have 1 of 2 meanings.
First (and in my mind, most probable):
The first verse has both a literal and a metaphorical meaning. The literal meaning that we are fragile people and can easily be physically be broken or even die. The metaphorical meaning that we don't have a lot of physical or emotional armor to protect our hearts from being hurt and it doesnt take much to stop ones heart from beating for someone else or confessing their love for someone else.
The second verse has a man and a women in vehicle, the passenger being the one who was physically broken and the driver being the one who was metaphorically broken. The driver buckles the passengers seatbelt, symbolizing that he/she is protective of the other and wants to make sure that nothing happens to him/her. The reference to the two-ton death trap I feel is how the passenger feels about vehicles now...assuming that he/she was physically broken in an accident - perhaps while with someone else (a lover, friend, or family member), perhaps because of a bad decision (alcohol or drugs). It is after the seatbelt is buckled that the passenger sees the "piece of love" on the drivers face and realizes that the protective nature stems from deeper feelings for him/her. He/she is then "bathed in regret" for not noticing this before and because of how things have turned out - perhaps a friend or family member was killed in the accident or the passenger is permanently broken in some way (either physically or mentally) or both - and because of the tragedy, the drivers heart, which is "the muscle that confesses" is "stopped" from ever letting those feelings out.
So, therefore, the "breakable girls and boys" is both literal and metaphorical - as both of them are broken in some way and they can no longer have what might have been.
The second thought involves no accident. It takes on the more metaphorical sense and describes, similar to above, that it doesn't take much for a heart to break or hold back. The second verse, similar to above as well, has the passenger realizing that through the kindness and caring, the driver has always loved him/her. He/she is then bathed in regret for not having known or for not having taken the opportunity in the past. perhaps its way in the future and they both have families or something. In this version, I can't explain the "two-ton death trap". Maybe its another metaphor for an inescapable place where the false pretenses the passenger has been living under come crumbling down and die to the reality that is right on the drivers face.
Anyways, that's what I think.
I love this song.
And I'm going to see Ingrid next Wednesay here in St. Louis!!!!! :)
Maybe the "two-ton death trap" is a metaphor for heart break. It's not about the persay. Once you're in love it could "crash" at any moment. It can leave you hurt and broken just like a car. When you get in a car you basically put your safety in the car (assuming the driver is great at driving) just as you give your heart to somebody; the safety of their heart is in your hands..
Just a few thoughts distracting me from homework.