Torn
Cassadee Pope Lyrics
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He was warm, he came around and he was dignified
He showed me what it was to cry
Well, you couldn't be that man I adored
You don't seem to know
Seem to care what your heart is for
But I don't know him anymore
There's nothing where he used to lie
The conversation has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's fine, I'm torn
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see
The perfect sky is torn
You're a little late, I'm already torn
So I guess the fortune teller's right
Should have seen just what was there
And not some holy light
It crawled beneath my veins
And now I don't care, I had no luck
I don't miss it all that much
There's just so many things
That I can touch, I'm torn
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see
The perfect sky is torn
You're a little late, I'm already torn, torn
There's nothing where he used to lie
My inspiration has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's right
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on this floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see
The perfect sky is torn
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I'm ashamed
Bound and broken on the floor
You're a little late, I'm already torn, torn
In "Torn," Cassadee Pope describes feeling disillusioned and betrayed by someone who she thought was the perfect guy but who turned out to be someone completely different. She sings about how he showed her what it was to cry but that he doesn't seem to care or know what his heart is for. She longs for the man she used to know, but he is gone, and there's nothing where he used to lie. The conversation has run dry, and she is left feeling all out of faith, cold, and ashamed.
As the song progresses, Pope sings that the perfect sky is torn, indicating that her world is unraveling. The illusion of the perfect guy that she had created in her mind never turned into something real, and now, she is wide awake and can see the truth about him. She is torn, and there's nothing right in her life. In the end, she says that she is all out of faith and is bound and broken on the floor. She is torn, and he is too late to try to fix things because the damage has been done.
Line by Line Meaning
I thought, I saw a man brought to life
I once believed that I had found the right man for me
He was warm, he came around and he was dignified
He was kind and respectful towards me
He showed me what it was to cry
He helped me experience my emotions and be vulnerable
Well, you couldn't be that man I adored
You are not the person who I thought you were and who I loved
You don't seem to know
It appears that you are unaware
Seem to care what your heart is for
You don't seem to value what your true feelings are
But I don't know him anymore
The person I once knew is no longer in existence
There's nothing where he used to lie
The space he filled is now empty and I feel lonely
The conversation has run dry
We no longer have anything meaningful to speak about
That's what's going on
This is the reality of our situation
Nothing's fine, I'm torn
I am feeling upset and my life is not going well
I'm all out of faith
I have no more belief or trust left
This is how I feel
These are my true emotions
I'm cold and I am shamed
I feel disconnected from warmth and I am embarrassed about my situation
Lying naked on the floor
I feel exposed and vulnerable
Illusion never changed
My false impression was never corrected
Into something real
Becoming a true reality
I'm wide awake and I can see
I am finally aware of the truth
The perfect sky is torn
The once beautiful and peaceful sky is now disrupted and damaged
You're a little late, I'm already torn
You have arrived too late to mend what has been broken
So I guess the fortune teller's right
It seems like what the fortune teller predicted was accurate
Should have seen just what was there
I should have recognized the harsh reality at an earlier time
And not some holy light
Rather than blindly searching for something that didn't exist
It crawled beneath my veins
It has taken over and consumed me
And now I don't care, I had no luck
The situation has left me apathetic and feeling hopeless
I don't miss it all that much
I don't feel deeply sentimental about what was lost
There's just so many things
There are a multitude of other aspects in life
That I can touch, I'm torn
I feel pulled in many different directions
My inspiration has run dry
I am out of creative ideas and lack motivation
Nothing's right
Everything seems wrong and negative
I'm cold and I'm ashamed
I feel disconnected from warmth and am embarrassed about my situation
Bound and broken on the floor
I feel trapped and defeated
You're a little late, I'm already torn, torn
It is too late to fix the damage that has already occurred
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Peermusic Publishing, WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
Written by: Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, Phil Thornalley
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Augustus Haynes
This tells me that my girl Cassandee never had enough confidence in her talent.
She and I are the same age (32), which means that she has been kicking ass, releasing records on fairly major labels, and playing great live shows for 17-18 years at least now.
I saw her live in the mid-2000s when she was kicking ass singing for Hey Monday and while she may not have been totally refined as a vocalist, she had a tremendous amount of talent.
It’s sad to me that she felt the need to re-prove herself by succeeding on the Voice.
Also sad is that she could be dominating right now by making albums playing the kind of music that she’s playing in this video. It would be original instead of her being just another generic female country star.
Secret Idenity
Still one of the greatest auditions ever
TheRiffer Ransby
😆😆😆
alanoud Es
👌👌
Theodore Gatti
And here in 2023 still one of the greatest auditions ever
StylzGotTrix
People can hate on her all they want but she really does have a fantastic voice.
Daela Burden
my thoughts exactly.
Andrea V.
Desentonó muchas veces, puedo ver que la mayoría aquí no sabe lo que es cantar de verdad.
Ivan Romero
@Andrea V. un poco pero tampoco tanto...tiene buena voz es un hecho...y esos giros y subidas de tono a su antojo son geniales y no fáciles...
jan bjerregaard
why hate on her? she built her talent as anyone else
evan thorn
@jan bjerregaard people thought she had an unfair advantage coming into the competition due to her prior success and experience