Broken Glass
Fobee Lyrics


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I'm here in the space you made
Flickering lights that begin to fade
Just fold back the page
And watch the words tumble loud
So who can I blame?
When I know that it runs the same
I singled you out
It's a feeling I can't explain

The needle picks up and goes
Back to the start it knows
The familiar tone
That spirals out here alone
And who might I'd lying
So I'm trapped by my own design
I can read all those pictures now
Then I'm changed by the thoughts somehow

Broken glass lies under my feet and I can't come home...
Broken glasses - I plan my retreat so I can't come home...




Broken glass lies under my feet and I can't come home...
Broken glasses - I plan my retreat so I can't come home...

Overall Meaning

In Fobee's song "Broken Glass," the singer begins by describing their surroundings as a space that has been left open by another person. The lights there are flickering and fading, creating an atmosphere of decay and abandonment. The singer suggests that they could just fold back the page, as if reading a book, and the words would tumble out loudly. They are trapped in this space and struggling to understand their emotions.


The singer asks who they can blame for their predicament, acknowledging that the blame may lie with themselves. They have singled out someone else, but they know that their feelings of isolation and confusion are their own. The refrain of the song describes broken glass lying under the singer's feet, which prevents them from coming home. They plan their retreat, unable to face the pain that surrounds them.


The metaphor of broken glass is a powerful one, suggesting that the singer's emotions are sharp and fragile. They are trapped in a space where the familiar things that they know and love are breaking apart. The song conveys a sense of alienation and despair, describing a moment when it seems as though everything has fallen apart.


Line by Line Meaning

I'm here in the space you made
I am in the area that you created or left open for me


Flickering lights that begin to fade
Lights that are unsteady and starting to disappear


Just fold back the page
Simply turn back the sheet of paper


And watch the words tumble loud
Observe the words tumble loudly


So who can I blame?
Whom can I hold responsible?


When I know that it runs the same
Although I understand that it works similarly


I singled you out
I picked you specifically


It's a feeling I can't explain
It's a sensation that I cannot describe


The needle picks up and goes
The needle is lifted and moves forward


Back to the start it knows
It goes back to the beginning, which it is familiar with


The familiar tone
The recognizable sound


That spirals out here alone
That stretches out on its own here


And who might I'd lying
And who could be deceiving me


So I'm trapped by my own design
Thus I am confined by my own creation


I can read all those pictures now
Now I can perceive all those images


Then I'm changed by the thoughts somehow
Then I am transformed by the ideas in some way


Broken glass lies under my feet and I can't come home...
Shattered glass is under my feet and I cannot return home...


Broken glasses - I plan my retreat so I can't come home...
Broken glasses - I strategize my escape, so I cannot return home...


Broken glass lies under my feet and I can't come home...
Shattered glass is under my feet, and I cannot get back to where I belong...


Broken glasses - I plan my retreat so I can't come home...
Broken glasses - I plan on retreating so I cannot go back to where I belong...




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@krysatheo

Love this one, so relaxing.

@KawaiiGoodis

~..Found this as a BG song when I'm watching a make up tutorial video and since then I ended up listening this..This is one of the relaxing song I've ever listened to.. #xoxo

@neerajenrique

Hi from india. Such a lovely track. Feel it from soul.

@DevineDurans

Peaceful memories of childhood. Close my eyes smoke a fatty and relax and visualize. ;-)

@karawisapaki

Me encanta esta cancion, en busca de su letra en español, si alguien la posee..   agradecido...

@karawisapaki

Cristales rotos...

@karawisapaki

Esta melodia me acompaño mucho tiempo de Septiembre a Diciembre del año 2012

@karawisapaki

MARAVILLOZA MUSICA QUE ME ACOMPAÑA EN  MIS RECORRIDOS... POR LAS CALLES, Y MICROS DE ESTE PLANETA.

@caitlinr1326

Sacconejoly's video brought me here and this song is all I listen to now ♥

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Came here from SacconeJolys 😪 RIP Squid 👼🏼💔

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