Broken Things
Redemption in Brokenness: Lucy Kaplansky's Heartfelt Journey
Lyrics
You can have my heart
You're welcome to possess my affection
It isn't new
It's not fresh or untouched
It's been used and broken
It has been used and damaged
And only comes in blue
It tends to be melancholic
It's been down a long road
It has faced challenges and difficulties
It got dirty on the way
It became soiled during its journey
If I give it to you will you make it clean
Will you restore it to purity if I entrust it to you?
And wash the shame away
And erase the disgrace or guilt attached to it?
You can have my heart
Offering my affection despite its imperfections
If you don't mind broken things
As long as you're accepting of damaged things
You can have my life
I'm willing to give you my entire existence
If you don't mind these tears
If you're okay with witnessing my sorrow
I heard that you make old things new
Heard you have the ability to rejuvenate old items
So I give these pieces all to you
Hence, I offer these shattered fragments to you
If you want it, you can have my heart
If you desire it, my affection is yours
So beyond repair
Too damaged to be fixed
Nothing I could do
No solution was viable
Tried to fix it myself, but it was only worse
Attempts to mend it myself worsened the situation
When I got through
Resulted in further deterioration
Then you walk right into my darkness
You entered my despair or sadness
And you speak words so sweet
You spoke comforting words
And you hold me like a child till my frozen tears
You embraced me with care and tenderness
Fall down at your feet
Until my pent-up emotions were released
You can have my heart
Offering my affection despite its imperfections (repeated)
If you don't mind broken things
As long as you're accepting of damaged things (repeated)
You can have my life
I'm willing to give you my entire existence (repeated)
If you don't mind these tears
If you're okay with witnessing my sorrow (repeated)
I heard that you make old things new
Heard you have the ability to rejuvenate old items (repeated)
So I give these pieces all to you
Hence, I offer these shattered fragments to you (repeated)
If you want it, you can have my heart
If you desire it, my affection is yours (repeated)
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