Lyrics
Don't you know the delicacy of my heart is glass?
Expressing vulnerability, comparing the fragility of the speaker's heart to glass.
Chew me up and spit me out
Describing the experience of being mistreated or taken advantage of.
Like, what is up with that?
Expressing confusion or disbelief about the mistreatment.
So you call my phone
Narrating a call from the person responsible for the mistreatment.
And you say you'll change
Assuring change, possibly apologizing for past actions.
But I know better
The speaker doubts the sincerity of the promise for change.
I know better than that
Reiterating skepticism and self-awareness about the situation.
I've got a heart of glass
Repetition emphasizing the fragility of the speaker's heart.
I've got a heart of glass
-I've got a heart of glass
-Don't you know the delicacy of my soul is patched?
Shifting to the delicacy of the speaker's soul, suggesting emotional vulnerability.
You say that we could move on
Suggesting a possibility of moving forward despite a troubled past.
Cause the past is the past
Accepting the idea that the past is in the past.
So you call my phone
Another call, possibly resuming communication after a break.
And you make me feel like I could do better
Feeling encouraged that things could be better.
But you're fucking around
Realization of deception or unfaithfulness by the other person.
You've got a heart of stone
Describing the other person's emotional hardness or insensitivity.
And I don't know if I could take this
Expressing uncertainty about being able to endure the situation.
Cause I just know
Asserting a strong intuition or understanding about the situation.
Yeah, I just know that you don't notice that my heart
Emphasizing the lack of awareness or acknowledgment from the other person.
My heart is glass
Reiterating the fragility of the speaker's heart.
Don't you know the intricacies of my mind is glass?
Shifting to the fragility of the speaker's mind or thoughts.
Stepping, tripping over me
Describing a situation where the speaker feels overlooked or disregarded.
But you'll just sweep it under the mat
Suggesting that the other person ignores or dismisses the speaker's struggles.
Then you'll leave me alone
The other person leaves the speaker alone, possibly emotionally.
And you don't call my phone
Highlighting the lack of communication from the other person.
Picking up the pieces that you left of me
Metaphorically picking up the emotional pieces left by the other person.
And you say that you're done
The other person claims to be done with the speaker.
Done with me
Repeating the idea of the other person ending the relationship.
Cause I've got a heart of glass
Repetition emphasizing the fragility of the speaker's heart, concluding the lyrics.
I've got a heart of glass
-I've got a heart of glass
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