Broken Man
Broken Man Reflections: Trials of a Worn Soul
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I got a phone call from a friend the other day
I received a phone call from a friend recently
Says he got into some trouble says he's got to go away
He informed me that he's facing some problems and needs to leave
Says he's been wasting time making up his mind
He's been indecisive, wasting time contemplating
Says it's so hard to take a stand when you're a broken man
It's challenging to make a firm decision when you're emotionally shattered
Dig yourself into a deeper hole
He's sinking himself into more significant trouble
Deeper than the the deepest hole you know
His situation is worse than anyone can imagine
You put your money on the line just to blow it every time
He risks his resources recklessly, only to squander them every time
You're always dealt a dirty hand when you're a broken man
Life deals him an unfair hand due to his broken state
Wipe the sleep out of your eyes
Advice to wake up and face reality
No trick, half joke, or lie
No deceptive tricks, jokes, or lies
No truth true and tried
No absolute, tried-and-true truths
Hours creeping thick and sure
Time passes slowly and inevitably
How can you be so pure
Questioning the purity of character
So shiny and new
A sarcastic comment about being shiny and new
So never lend a broken man a broken hand
Don't offer assistance to someone already broken
Or talk the kind of lip nobody understands
Communication is difficult with someone in that state
The truth is true and tried but so are all your lies
Acknowledging that both truth and lies have been experienced
A lie can be the truth, the truth just in disguise
A lie can sometimes be perceived as truth, and vice versa
I got a phone call from a friend the other day
Repetition of the initial situation with the friend
Says he got into some trouble says he's got to go away
Reiterating the friend's troubles and imminent departure
He says he needed money but for him I got no money
He requested money, but there's none to give
'Cause it's so hard to give a damn when you're a broken man
It's challenging to care when you're emotionally shattered
Wipe the sleep out of your eyes
Repeating the advice to wake up and face reality
No trick, half joke, or lie
No deceptive tricks, jokes, or lies (repeated)
No truth true and tried
No absolute, tried-and-true truths (repeated)
Hours creeping thick and sure
Reiteration of time passing, thick and sure
How can you be so pure
Questioning the purity of character (repeated)
So shiny and new
A sarcastic comment about being shiny and new (repeated)
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