Wounded
Love's Battle Scars: Little Big Town's 'Wounded' Reveals the Cost
Lyrics
You plowed over me like a tractor
You treated me with great force, overwhelming like a tractor.
You used me up and put me out to pasture
You exhausted my resources and left me aside like an unused asset.
I'm left to eat your dust
I am left behind, metaphorically eating the dust of your actions.
Guess you're thinkin' that we must be done
You seem to believe that our relationship is over.
You said you got my back every minute
You claimed to support me at all times.
Well, you do
However, you have the intention to harm by metaphorically placing a dagger in the support you offer.
You've got it there to put your dagger in it
Despite knowing what I require, you stood by and witnessed my suffering.
And knowing what I need still you stood
And watched me bleed
-Wounded, I'm Wounded
Expressing emotional pain and hurt, feeling wounded.
I'm battered and broken and bruised
Describing the extent of emotional and physical damage - battered, broken, and bruised.
Wounded, I'm Wounded
Reiterating the emotional pain and wounds suffered.
All tore up inside over you
Feeling torn apart internally due to the actions of the other person.
Wonderin' why you do me like you do
Questioning the reasons behind the hurtful actions.
I feel betrayed and so manipulated
Feeling betrayed and deceived, manipulated emotionally.
I call a spade a spade, you call me jaded
Expressing honesty, calling things as they are; being labeled as cynical.
Well, what do you expect
Questioning the other person about their expectations in the relationship.
You give me no respect
Feeling a lack of respect from the other person.
Wounded, I'm Wounded
Reiteration of feeling wounded, both emotionally and physically.
I'm battered and broken and bruised
Wounded, I'm Wounded
-All tore up inside over you
-Wonderin' why you do me like you do
-And this monkey on my back
Metaphorically describing a burdensome issue or problem.
Had stopped me in my tracks
Referring to a hindrance or obstacle that has halted progress.
Wounded, I'm Wounded
Repeating the theme of feeling wounded and in pain.
I'm battered and broken and bruised
Wounded, I'm Wounded
-All tore up inside over you
-Wonderin' why you do me like you do
Continuing to question the reasons behind the hurtful actions of the other person.
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