Broken

Expresses a female speaker initiating a conversation.

The speaker declares herself as "broken," suggesting emotional or psychological distress.

The speaker acknowledges a previous statement or action.

Suggests a miscommunication or mistake leading to the perception of brokenness.

Expresses amusement or irony regarding being chosen.

The speaker reflects on never being chosen by anyone.

Introduces a character, a teenage girl, setting the scene.

Describes the girl as part of the scene with a captivating smile and style, but only a dream.

Just a part of the scene

With mercurial smile

And incurable style

She was only a dream

A male character reflects on his lack of knowledge about making love to an idealized girl.

He didn't know a thing about

Making love to the kind of girl you read about

Introduces another character, a troubled child with low expectations due to parental influence.

I'm bound to be broken

My Daddy bet

That I'd amount to nothing

He won't let anybody show him anything

Describes the troubled child's background and desire for friendship, leading to a tragic outcome.

Had been down for a while

Always kept to himself

No she couldn't defend

He only wanted a friend

Now he's made something else

Expresses sadness at the unexpected turn of events, referring to media coverage.

The paper said that he hit the ground running

Asserts the speaker's belief in not being broken.

Acknowledges some imperfections but rejects the label of being broken.

A little cracked

But still I'm not broken

Expresses a desire to laugh but feels choked by the harshness of reality.

Addresses the theme of support and loyalty in challenging times, questioning who will stand by.

World is turning for you

Don't turn on me

Who are you here to repair

Responds to a query about repairing, showing reluctance and skepticism about glorifying despair.

You could never resist

Glorifying despair

Well now it's coming to you and I don't really care

Denies being insistent, emphasizes coexistence, and pleads for understanding.

The kind to insist

You couldn't have missed

We must co exist

Implores the listener to reject the concept of human debris, asserting human worth.

There is no such thing as human debris

Reiterates the belief in not being broken.

Emphasizes a slight crack but rejects being nothing, expressing a desire to laugh without joking.

A little cracked

But dad I'm not so nothing

Asserts unbrokenness with a touch of humor.

I'm not joking

Repeated affirmation of being unbroken with a hint of acknowledgement of imperfections.

Oh yeah I said I'm unbroken

I said I'm unbroken

A little cracked it's just a token

I'm really not broken

Reflects on the guess of being unbroken.