You can force it but it will stay stung
You can crush it as dry as a bone
You can walk it home straight from school
You can kiss it, you can break all the rules
But still
Everything is broken
Everyone is broken
Everyone is, everyone is broken
Everyone is, everything is broken
Why can't you forget?
Why can't you forget?
Why can't you forget?
The first verse is about fear and rejection and doubt. All those dark feelings. Could be any one of them.
'You can taste it but it will not form' - i think here he's trying to form words but can't express what he really wants to say.
'Chasing you home' supports this.
The second verse seems to be about love. 'You can walk it home straight from school, You can kiss it'.
'It will stay stung' perhaps reveals that he has 'stung' someone in the past causing them to break up with him and though he would do anything to take it back, he can't.
Many interpretations. But basically, Thom's saying that people on this Planet want what they can't have. Always. Whether thats love, happiness, to turn back time, to change regretful events etc etc.
Everything is broken because we look at what we don't have instead of what we do. Thom's saying that it shouldn't be this way. We will never be completely satisfied and surely this is a malfunction in the human race.
You can force it but it will stay stung You can crush it as dry as a bone You can walk it home straight from school You can kiss it, you can break all the rules But still Everything is broken Everyone is broken
Everyone is, everyone is broken Everyone is, everything is broken
Why can't you forget? Why can't you forget? Why can't you forget?
The first verse is about fear and rejection and doubt. All those dark feelings. Could be any one of them. 'You can taste it but it will not form' - i think here he's trying to form words but can't express what he really wants to say. 'Chasing you home' supports this.
The second verse seems to be about love. 'You can walk it home straight from school, You can kiss it'. 'It will stay stung' perhaps reveals that he has 'stung' someone in the past causing them to break up with him and though he would do anything to take it back, he can't.
Many interpretations. But basically, Thom's saying that people on this Planet want what they can't have. Always. Whether thats love, happiness, to turn back time, to change regretful events etc etc. Everything is broken because we look at what we don't have instead of what we do. Thom's saying that it shouldn't be this way. We will never be completely satisfied and surely this is a malfunction in the human race.