Broken Receiver
Discovering Redemption: Broken Receiver by John Lingard
Lyrics
Home again
Expressing the return home.
The long slow walk back from the cold again What I had lost I found you holding
Reflecting on a journey back from a challenging experience. The speaker found comfort in the presence of someone special.
To show me how I fit together
Acknowledging the support and understanding provided by the person, helping the speaker understand themselves.
Radio
Reference to a radio, setting a scene of shared moments with someone listening to music.
You’re humming soft to songs you barely know You drive along without a place to go
Describing a drive without a clear destination, accompanied by someone humming along to unfamiliar songs.
I know I need to do better
Acknowledging the need for personal improvement.
‘Cos even though I try I slip away And you still see a Heart worth saving So why don’t I see me
Expressing the difficulty in maintaining a positive self-perception despite the support of the other person.
Like you do
Questioning why the speaker cannot see themselves positively as the other person does.
Like you
-Even though I try I slip away
Repetition of the theme of self-doubt despite the reassurance from the other person.
And you still see a Heart worth saving So why don’t I see me
-Like you do
-Like you
-The space between
Describing a perceived distance between the speaker and the other person, with external challenges represented by the howling wind.
You and I the wind keeps howling in But what I’ve lost I found you’re holding And I know I’ll try to do better
Reaffirming that the person continues to provide support despite challenges.
It’s something of an art I can’t explain
Referring to the difficulty of explaining the unique connection with the other person.
But you have made this Heart worth saving So why don’t I see me
Acknowledging that the person has made the speaker's heart valuable, questioning why the speaker cannot see themselves positively.
Like you do
Repetition of the theme of self-doubt despite the reassurance from the other person.
Like you
-‘Cos even though I try I slip away And you still see a Heart worth saving Broken Receiver
Despite efforts, the speaker feels a disconnect or communication breakdown, represented by a "Broken Receiver."
Though I try to
-Nothing comes through
-‘Cos even though I try I slip away And you still see a Heart worth saving Broken Receiver
Repetition of the theme of communication difficulties, reinforcing the sense of a "Broken Receiver."
Though I try to
-Nothing comes through
-Even though I try I slip away
Reiteration of the struggle to maintain a positive self-perception despite external and internal challenges.
But you still see a Heart worth saving
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