Lyrics for Broken as interpreted by jasonwadeofcourse

Broken Lyrics
The broken clock is a comfort
It helps me sleep tonight
Maybe it can stop tomorrow
From stealing all my time
And I am here still waiting
Though I still have my doubts
I am damaged at best
Like you've already figured out

I'm falling apart
I'm barely breathing
With a broken heart
That's still beating
In the pain
There is healing
In your name
I find meaning
So I'm holding on
I'm barely holding on to you

The broken locks were a warning
You got inside my head
I tried my best to be guarded
I'm an open book instead
And I still see your reflection
Inside of my eyes
That are looking for purpose
They're still looking for life

I'm falling apart
I'm barely breathing
With a broken heart
That's still beating
In the pain
Is there healing
In your name
I find meaning
So I'm holding on
I'm barely holding on to you

I'm hanging on another day
Just to see what, you will throw my way
And I'm hanging on, to the words you say
You said that I will, will be okay
The broken light on the freeway
Left me here alone
I may have lost my way now
But I haven't forgotten my way home

I'm falling apart
I'm barely breathing
With a broken heart
That's still beating
In the pain
There is healing
In your name
I find meaning
So I'm holding on
Barely holding on to you

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ebrius
05-05-2007

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of the three songs i've heard so far from the upcoming album this is by far my favorite and i can find so much in the lyrics that relate to my current place in life

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ieatworld
06-17-2007

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god this song its not easy when you are going thru a heartbreak!! stupid lifehouse!!

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mongolfriends
06-19-2007

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Bash me or hate me but in my opinion this song is about Jesus. "In the pain There is healing" The cross and his suffering which brought healing and cleansing to us humans. "In your name I find meaning" is about Jesus' name and finding out who we are in Christ. and last but not least "Well i'm hanging on to the words you say" is the Bible God's word to instruct, guide, and comfort us. My meager two cents do with it what you will.

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InToThEaIrWaVeS7-11
06-19-2007

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I agree with Mongolfriends. That's exactly what this song made me think of right away.

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Pinkbutterfly
06-20-2007

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a very sad song, i read it was based on Jason visiting his friend who needed a kidney transplant.

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vaibhav
06-26-2007

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obviously the song's about the Higher One

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boltau
06-26-2007

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If you're gonna post lyrics on here (I see you're like 13 years old), make them CORRECT OR D@MN CLOSE. I see this everytime I get on this site it seems like. When you get the lyrics as WRONG as you did, you completely change the context of the song. I understand you prob got them from some obscure place on the internet or AOL first listen, but don't post it if you're not sure. Sorry to sound so angry, but it just annoys me when people just make up lyrics and post them. (Deep breath). Anyway, here are the correct lyrics from the CD booklet-jasonwadeofcourse, copy and paste this so it is correct:

The broken clock is a comfort
It helps me sleep tonight
Maybe it can stop tomorrow
from stealing all my time
I am here still waiting
though I still have my doubts
I am damaged at best
like you've already figured out

I'm falling apart
I'm barely breathing
With a Broken heart
That’s still beating
In the pain
There is healing
In your name
I find meaning
So i'm holding on
holding on
holding on
i'm barely holding on to you

the broken locks were a warning
You got inside my head
I tried my best to be guarded
I'm an open book instead
I still see your reflection
inside my eyes
that are looking for purpose
they're still looking for life

Chorus

I'm hanging on
Another day
Just to see what you will
Throw my way
And I'm hanging on
to the words you say
You said that I will
Be ok

The broken lights on the freeway
left me here alone
I may have lost my way now
Haven't forgotten my way home

Chrous

I'm holdin' on
(Im still holdin')x8 or so

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Kel826
06-30-2007

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pinkbutterfly is exactly right... i've been listening to lifehouse for awhile and i didnt think that they put religion into really any of their songs so i knew thats not what this song is about. Its about a trip wade took to nashville to visit his friend who was having a kindey transplant. Also if you really know lifehouse well, you know that he put himself in the subjects shoes... as in he's talking in this song as if he is his friend who is having a transplant.

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coleclark
07-03-2007

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lifehouse have heaps of religous songs, so theres no reason this one would be any different, but im not sure in this case, a song can be about more than one thing though, so it might be a mix of a few things. other very religous songs include 'everything' 'anchor' 'crown of thorns' 'storm' and many more, but like i said i dont think this one is outrightly religous though it may have some overtones

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vivalainfu
07-08-2007

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so, the lyrics are botched a bit:

"maybe it can stop tomorrow from stealing all my time"
"the broken locks were a warning...you got inside my head"
"i'm hanging on, another day.."
"the broken lights on the freeway, left me here alone..."

great lyrics, good song overall.

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Pinkbutterfly
07-12-2007

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definitely kel.... and this is such a good song, it's going to be a huge hit if it's released to radio (if it hasn't been already).

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dmbislove41
07-17-2007

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I would agree that this song has some spiritual meanings...its wonderful!

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SkylarMarie11
07-31-2007

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I love music because you can take the same song and get so many different interpretations.

But, with this one… Mine seems to be a bit different than other peoples. Ok. I see where the whole Jesus thing is coming from… but then again I don’t see it in this song. Maybe it’s because I’m not so much of a religious person, or maybe it’s because I’ve already formed a different opinion on the story behind the song. Also… the kidney thing. It could be true. Maybe that inspired him to write the song… But really, I don’t see how it would be about getting a kidney transplant. It’s about a broken heart… not kidney… Maybe I just don’t see where you guys are going with this.

So, this was one of my favorite songs off the new cd… So I formed a little story in my head right off the bat.

I saw it as there was something that hurt him, and he still hadn’t gotten over it. Like maybe a recent break up, or a loss of someone close. Something that would have his mind a jumble and his feeling all bent out of shape.

Anyways. Going along… Somebody (most likely a girl) comes into his life and is able to break down those walls he put up around himself. In the end, she basically becomes his anchor, if you will, and gives him hope to carry on.

Ok… Maybe it could be about his friend in the hospital and him getting over it… But I don’t see this song really as him in his shoes… and getting a kidney. Ok… Well… Maybe in some out of the box way it’s his friends point of view of him going through the ordeal and somebody nursing him back to himself… I donno.

I like what Jason Wade did with this song. It can be shaped and formed to fit so many different stories!

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vivalainfu
08-05-2007

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I guess I see the kidney transplant thing makes sense. Lets reevaluate this.

"the broken clock is a comfort, it helps me sleep tonight"
analysis: when you're awaiting something so drastic, a procedure that can make a different between life and death, time seems like the most nontrivial thing in the world. you feel every second of each minute because you're anxious of what's to come. you can't sleep. now that the clock, or "time" is broken, you're more at ease. less anxious.

"and i am here still waiting, though i still have my doubts"
analysis: involving yourself in something like this, getting close to someone who might not make it, that's scary and requires a lot of security. he's doubting putting himself close to the person in the situation. but he wants to be there for his friend, so he's staying, although he's damaging internally.

"i'm falling apart, i'm barely breathing..."
analysis: paralleling himself with his friend, he's weakening so much, but at the end of the tunnel there is light, "there is healing"

"the broken locks were a warning, you got inside my head, i tried by best to be guarded, i'm an open book instead"
analysis: again, having to do with his uncertainty of involving himself on someone he may soon lose forever. he tried to be guarded from the situation, he tried to be ambivalent and not think too much about what was at risk. but he couldn't, he's outwardly "falling apart," letting his guard down.

"broken lights on the freeway left me here alone, i may have lost my way now, haven't forgotten my way home"
analysis: the last hurrah. he's broken, but hes growing from it, there is hope yet.

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vivalainfu
08-05-2007

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some might call it vague, i think it's genius.

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devinmerane
08-08-2007

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I LOVED this song right when I first heard it...and then one line totally ruined it. When he says "...lost my way now," it seriously sounded like "...lost my weiner." Now I can't listen to the song without hearing that. Did anyone else hear it? This sucks.

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xsomeone
08-14-2007

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Its about a transplant. I found this on their official site:

The wrenching ballad “Broken,” with a chorus that recalls the Police’s “Every Breath You Take,” came out of a trip Wade took to Nashville to visit a dear friend waiting on a kidney transplant, as once again he identifies in first person: “I’m falling apart/I’m barely breathing/With a broken heart/That’s still beating/In my pain/There is healing/In your name/I find meaning/So I’m holding on/Barely holding on to you.”

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aoh4350
10-04-2007

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Personally, I find this to be a very religious song.

I do realize that if the artists have come out and said it was about something different, then its probably safe to believe them.

But, at the same time music is one of those wonderful arts open to interpretation and I like mine :)

I heard a short clip of this song on the show Criminal Minds and fell in love with it.

I actually did not know the song was sung by Lifehouse and assumed it was by a Christian group. And as I have been battling depression as of late, the lyrics I heard were really uplifting. I immediately related the song to Christ, and quickly searched to find out who sang it.

This song is amazing and I'm really thankful to have heard it. It's so inspirational and helps me have hope sometimes when I feel like there's none left.

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erikrox1
11-16-2007

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check out the official website.

http://www.lifehousemusic.com/bio

they have lyrics and it says that jason wrote this about his friend

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thegoldengenerator
11-20-2007

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this song is amazing, i loved the sound at first, but now its become the story of my life recently. i love how you can take this song in a physical or spiritual context.

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Nikki_girl
12-04-2007

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I didn't read all the interpretations, but I totally agree with Mongolfriends. Awesome song, and really really encouraging. Thanks God for inspiring Jason to make such a wonderful songs.. :)

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Muffin_princess
01-02-2008

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Ok....er....i don't agree with the whole religious thing...i do believe that its for his friend thing...i actually thought it was about someone trying to deal with a break up lol...yeah you could relate some things with religious things but...i dunno i just don't see it...i guess we all have our views/ oppinions haha...

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Muffin_princess
01-02-2008

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oh and this is my favorite song right now

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vaglin
01-04-2008

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I've been listening to this song alot recently.

The interpretation i took from is relates to an experience ive been living through for the past couple of months, having finally recovered from alot of emotional damage caused by the xwife.

it felt like it was about coming from the pain, the way i was feeling about myself, to being picked up and given the strength by another to heal, to find myself again and not being the barely feeling person i have been for so long.

each to their own eh :)

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djshortcake
02-10-2008

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To me, this song is saying excactly what I'm going through in my walk with God. We are all damaged, and I sure battle my doubts. I feel like God is messing with my head, giving me Himself and then withdrawing from me, so I'm hanging on... "barely holding on to You". My heart feels broken from the lack of His felt presence that, at one time, I knew so well. My eyes are looking for true purpose and life, it feels like I've lost my way. But despite all this, I still find meaning in His name.

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