Seems like most people see this as a love song, but I see it as a broken relationship, that's not gonna get any better.
He wants so much from her, but really it's not that much. He just wants her to love him for who he is. He knows he's screwed up, knows he is close to worthless. When he's upset, he just wants her to hold him - just holding him would help so much. But she DOESNT understand him. She can't see past her own self to help him get past all this, to help him piece himself back together.
If I fall along the way
Pick me up and dust me off
And if I get too tired to make it
Be my breath so I can walk
He wants her to love him and be his support!
If I need some other love
Give me more than I can stand
And when my smile gets old and faded
Wait around I'll smile again
If he's feeling unloved, he wants her to love him excessively. And, sometimes, life just sucks and it's pretty miserable - she can't just expect him to smile all the flipping time. It'll get better, but sometimes its too hard to smile.
Shouldn't be so complicated
Just hold me and then
Just hold me again
He just wants her to hold him, and she doesn't even care enough to do that for him.
Can you help me I'm bent
I'm so scared that I'll never
Get put back together
He needs her help so much, he's so screwed up he's terrified, and he doesn't think he'll ever be okay again.
You're breaking me in
And this is how we will end
With you and me bent
He needs her help, and all she can do is tell him what's wrong, how there's so much he needs to fix (like he doesn't know that). And he tries and tries and she keeps bending him and bending him, never thinking to just hold him. It's not going to end pretty.
If I couldn't sleep could you sleep
Could you paint me better off
Could you sympathize with my needs
I know you think I need a lot
Have you ever been lying in bed with someone, and you're upset and can't sleep, but they just go to sleep anyways instead of caring? She thinks he'd be better somewhere else, but he just wants her. He wants her to care, but she just thinks he's too needy.
I started out clean but I'm jaded
Just phoning it in
Just breaking the skin
He used to be such a great, put-together guy - now he's ruined.
Start bending me
It's never enough
I feel all your pieces
Start bending me
Keep bending me until I'm completely broken in
He tries to get better, but it's not enough for her. Just keep going, keep criticizing and beating him down, until he's what you want him to be.
Seems like most people see this as a love song, but I see it as a broken relationship, that's not gonna get any better.
He wants so much from her, but really it's not that much. He just wants her to love him for who he is. He knows he's screwed up, knows he is close to worthless. When he's upset, he just wants her to hold him - just holding him would help so much. But she DOESNT understand him. She can't see past her own self to help him get past all this, to help him piece himself back together.
If I fall along the way Pick me up and dust me off And if I get too tired to make it Be my breath so I can walk He wants her to love him and be his support!
If I need some other love Give me more than I can stand And when my smile gets old and faded Wait around I'll smile again If he's feeling unloved, he wants her to love him excessively. And, sometimes, life just sucks and it's pretty miserable - she can't just expect him to smile all the flipping time. It'll get better, but sometimes its too hard to smile.
Shouldn't be so complicated Just hold me and then Just hold me again He just wants her to hold him, and she doesn't even care enough to do that for him.
Can you help me I'm bent I'm so scared that I'll never Get put back together He needs her help so much, he's so screwed up he's terrified, and he doesn't think he'll ever be okay again.
You're breaking me in And this is how we will end With you and me bent He needs her help, and all she can do is tell him what's wrong, how there's so much he needs to fix (like he doesn't know that). And he tries and tries and she keeps bending him and bending him, never thinking to just hold him. It's not going to end pretty.
If I couldn't sleep could you sleep Could you paint me better off Could you sympathize with my needs I know you think I need a lot Have you ever been lying in bed with someone, and you're upset and can't sleep, but they just go to sleep anyways instead of caring? She thinks he'd be better somewhere else, but he just wants her. He wants her to care, but she just thinks he's too needy.
I started out clean but I'm jaded Just phoning it in Just breaking the skin He used to be such a great, put-together guy - now he's ruined.
Start bending me It's never enough I feel all your pieces Start bending me Keep bending me until I'm completely broken in He tries to get better, but it's not enough for her. Just keep going, keep criticizing and beating him down, until he's what you want him to be.
Sucks.