A side project of The Appleseed Cast members Aaron Pillar and Christopher C… Read Full Bio ↴A side project of The Appleseed Cast members Aaron Pillar and Christopher Crisci. Hundred Hands lets Pillar take the lead, while Cast features Crisci doing more of the songwriting and singing duties. In the process for some time, Hundred Hands is Pillar's emotional vent, as he expels bad experiences in relationships and other aspects of life, putting it all in somewhat cryptic, poetic prose.

Broken Boy
Hundred Hands Lyrics

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There was a boy that i knew. liked watching trains. one day he went away. he came back. summer or spring. he was weathered. brittle beaten down. the boy that i knew had gone away. so sad to see. he'd forgotten. thoughts remembered of train cars passing in the dark

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Broken Boy" by Hundred Hands convey a sense of loss and nostalgia for a boy who used to love watching trains but returns weathered and beaten down. The use of imagery, such as "brittle," emphasizes the fragility of the boy's spirit, and the repetition of "gone away" emphasizes the sense of loss. The line "thoughts remembered of train cars passing in the dark" emphasizes the idea that even though the boy has changed, there are still elements of his former self that remain. The overall tone of the song is wistful and regretful, as if the singer wishes they could help the boy but knows they can't.

Line by Line Meaning

There was a boy that i knew.
I once knew a boy.

Liked watching trains.
He enjoyed observing trains.

One day he went away.
One day he left.

He came back.
He returned.

Summer or spring.
It was either summer or spring when he returned.

He was weathered.
He looked older, worn out and affected by the environment.

Brittle beaten down.
He seemed vulnerable and exhausted.

The boy that i knew had gone away.
The boy I once knew had disappeared, and this person I see now is different.

So sad to see.
It's heartbreaking to witness this transformation.

He'd forgotten.
He had lost his memory.

Thoughts remembered of train cars passing in the dark.
He only had flashbacks of watching train cars passing in the darkness.