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Mending Hearts: A Song of Love, Loss, and Family by Ryan Long
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Lyrics

can you fix this it's a broken heart

Expressing a plea to mend a broken heart.

it was fine and it just fell apart

Describing the past state of the heart as stable but now in disarray.

it was mine but now i give it to you

Indicating a transfer of emotional ownership from the singer to the listener.

you can fix it you know what to do

Encouraging the listener to take action to repair the broken heart.


so let your love cover me

Suggesting a desire for the listener's love to provide solace and protection.

like a pair of angel wings

Using metaphorical language to portray the listener's love as angel wings.

you are my family you are my family

Affirming a familial connection between the singer and the listener.


stood outside in the summer rain

Depicting a shared experience of standing in the rain with others, united by a common pain.

different people with a common pain

Highlighting the commonality of suffering among diverse individuals.

simple box in the hard red clay

Describing a simple burial site represented by a box in red clay.

where we left him to always remain

Referring to a place where someone is left to rest eternally.

child who played with the moon and stars

Characterizing a child who engaged with celestial elements.

waves a shach of hay in a common barn

Depicting a child's simple action in a common barn setting.

in the lonely house of adam's fall

Referring to a location associated with the biblical story of Adam's fall.

lies a child just a child that's all

Emphasizing the innocence of a child lying in the house of Adam's fall.


crying let your love cover me

Reiterating the plea for the listener's love to provide emotional shelter.

like a pair of angel wings

Continuing the metaphor of the listener's love as angel wings.

you are my family your are my family

Affirming once again the familial bond between the singer and the listener.

you are my family your are my family

Repeating the assertion of the listener being a part of the singer's family.

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