Break Through
Yearning for Connection: Lena Swanberg's Echo of Longing in 'Break Through'
Lyrics
Maybe it’s just me
Expressing uncertainty about a personal perception
But I think we’re falling
Suspecting that a collective "we" is experiencing a decline
Your heart has grown so silent
Observing emotional distance in the other person
How I long for something to break through you shell
Desiring a breakthrough in the emotional barriers of the other person
Maybe it’s just me
Reiterating the personal uncertainty expressed in line 1
But it’s hard to keep up
Finding it challenging to maintain pace or connection
My heart has grown so lonely
Feeling personal loneliness
How I long for something to break through my shell
Expressing the desire for a breakthrough in one's own emotional barriers
Break through my lost hope
Requesting a breakthrough in overcoming lost hope
I have run through beliefs and regrets
Reflecting on experiences with beliefs and regrets
Break through my soft skin
Seeking a breakthrough in vulnerability (soft skin)
For I’ll be broken any way
Accepting the inevitability of being broken
People believe in many splendored things
Noting diverse beliefs and sources of faith in people
And people have faith in TV-screens and timetables
Highlighting common objects of faith like TV-screens and timetables
And the art of staying young and unhurt ‘til their old
Describing the pursuit of staying young and unhurt
And they long for something to break through their shell
Expressing the general longing for a breakthrough in emotional barriers
While you are sleeping I can dare to watch you breathe
Watching someone while they sleep and contemplating existence
While I hear my own voice I’m reminded that I still exist
Being reminded of one's own existence through hearing their own voice
But still I’m not sure that it makes a difference
Questioning the significance of existence in the context of the relationship
We are heading on the same road never to meet
Highlighting a sense of inevitable separation
Break through my lost hope
Repeating the plea for a breakthrough in overcoming lost hope
I have run through beliefs and regrets
Recalling the journey through beliefs and regrets
Break through my soft skin
Reiterating the desire for a breakthrough in vulnerability (soft skin)
For I’ll be broken any way
Acknowledging the inevitability of being broken
Though we never dare to look into each other’s eyes
Not daring to make direct eye contact
We are still lucky at least we’re trying to connect
Finding a silver lining in attempting to connect despite challenges
We’re just a little too proud
Noting a sense of pride hindering deeper connection
While we dance away never to meet
Describing a dance of avoidance leading to non-meeting
Maybe it’s just me cleaning my corners
Suggesting personal introspection or cleaning up personal issues
But I think we’re dying too soon
Suspecting an untimely death or deterioration
Was I meant to sit here waiting for you?
Questioning the purpose of waiting for someone
Break through my lost hope
Reiterating the plea for a breakthrough in overcoming lost hope
I have run through beliefs and regrets
Recalling the journey through beliefs and regrets
Break through my soft skin
Reiterating the desire for a breakthrough in vulnerability (soft skin)
For I’ll be broken any way
Acknowledging the inevitability of being broken
Maybe it’s just me
Repeating the personal uncertainty expressed in line 1
I think we’re falling
Suspecting that a collective "we" is experiencing a decline
My heart has grown so silent
Observing emotional distance in the other person
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