Damaged I
Shattered Reflections: Black Flag's Damaged I Unveiled
Lyrics
My name's Henry
Introduction of the speaker, Henry
And you're here with me now
Addressing the listener's presence
My life
Describing life as a song
It's a song, ah
Expressing a struggle or conflict
You're just, you won't even let it happen
Resistance to letting something happen
You won't
Reiteration of resistance
You won't let
Continued resistance
Damaged, by attack
Reference to being damaged by an attack
I'm even attacking my mind
Struggling with internal conflict
But you don't mind
Acceptance of the listener's indifference
'Cause this schedule thirteen
Reference to a schedule or routine
You just sit, down
Instruction to sit down
Buy their ticket
Encouraging buying a ticket
Wait your turn
Advising patience
Aah, aah
Repetition of vocalizations
Aah, aah
-Aah, aah
-Aah, aah
-Aah, can't feel another day
Expressing inability to feel another day
Can't, can't get past you
Unable to move past a certain point
I can't see nothin', I'm blind
Loss of vision metaphorically
I'm blind
Emphasizing blindness
I'm blind
-Hold out your hand to me
Requesting help or connection
Give me your hand
Violent rejection of assistance
Aah, I'll bite it off!!
-Damaged!
Repetition of "Damaged!"
Damaged!
-Damaged!
-Oh
Expression of apathy towards self-destruction
I, I don't even care about self-destruction anymore
Questioning the purpose of self-destruction
What's the use?
Loneliness and isolation
I just sit at home alone
Personal struggle and discomfort
Cold fingers, gold fingers, in a cold sweat
Describing physical sensations
And then I remember
Recollection of a specific day
I remember a day
Nostalgic memory
We'd go for a ride in the country
Recounting a past experience
And you'd say
Encouragement to sing
Sing it boy!
Repetition and encouragement
Do it again
-Do it again
-Yes sir!
-Yes sir!
-Yes sir, yes sir oh yes sir yes sir yes, aah
-Aah
Blank line
Right, now, look at me, now
Reflection on personal transformation
Look at me now
-Just shadows
-I'm just shadows of what I was
-I just want another day
Desire for another day
I don't even get by for that
Frustration with unfulfilled desires
How much is it to ask for, how, how, aah?
Expressing the difficulty of asking for more
Damaged
Repetition of "Damaged"
Ooh, aah
-Ah, I'm sorry, my friend, I just, I just can't
Decline of social engagement and mental state
Listen, everything's nice
-Well, it's nice and cool here where I am
-It's nice and tight
-It's my mind
-It's my mind where it's all dark
-And no one comes in
-Nobody comes in
-Damaged
-My damage
-No one comes in
-Stay out!
Firm declaration to keep others out
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