Broken Bodies
Ivoryline Lyrics


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These words are crawling out of me
They're crawling out, the later it gets
It's so hard, so hard to believe
In the good unfolding, we lack the patience

Come back down, we're all ready now
We're all drowning in our follies
Broken hearts and broken bodies

Come back down, we're all ready now
We're all drowning in our follies
Broken hearts and broken bodies

A line, a sight is hid behind
Behind your eyes, no greater vision
The life I lead has become
Increasingly the life you lead in me

Come back down, we're all ready now
We're all drowning in our follies
Broken hearts and broken bodies

Come back down, we're all ready now
We're all drowning in our follies
Broken hearts and broken bodies

We can force our own mind
It helps to pass the time
Or you're faced on what could have been
There's a fine line
Between memory and loneliness

Come back down, we're all ready now
We're all drowning in our follies
Broken hearts and broken bodies

Come back down, we're all ready now
Though our hearts all scream inside us
We don't dream we keep them quiet

Come back down, we're all ready now




We're all drowning in our follies
Broken hearts and broken bodies

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Ivoryline's "Broken Bodies" depict a sense of hopelessness and despair. The words that crawl out of the singer describe a lack of patience in believing in a good future, juxtaposing against the backdrop of broken hearts and bodies. The line, "The life I lead has become increasingly the life you lead in me" emphasizes a sense of identity loss and perhaps codependence that contributes to the subject matter's inability to move forward. The singer acknowledges that they can force their own mind to pass the time, but it's not enough to ignore what could have been. The line, "There's a fine line between memory and loneliness" encapsulates the heart of the despair portrayed in the song.


Overall, the song seems to be about the struggle of trying to move forward from painful experiences, but being unable to do so due to the weight of past trauma. It speaks to the difficulty of letting go and the desperation of wanting to believe in a better future despite feeling stuck in the present.


Line by Line Meaning

These words are crawling out of me
I have a lot of emotions that I need to express


They're crawling out, the later it gets
The more time passes, the more urgent it feels to express these emotions


It's so hard, so hard to believe
It's difficult to have hope for the future


In the good unfolding, we lack the patience
We struggle to wait for positive outcomes


Come back down, we're all ready now
We're waiting for someone to return or for a situation to change


We're all drowning in our follies
We're all struggling with our mistakes and weaknesses


Broken hearts and broken bodies
We're hurting emotionally and physically


A line, a sight is hid behind
There's a hidden meaning or motive behind someone's words or actions


Behind your eyes, no greater vision
Someone may appear empty or lacking direction


The life I lead has become
My life is increasingly influenced by someone else


Increasingly the life you lead in me
I'm becoming more like someone else


We can force our own mind
We can distract ourselves from our problems


It helps to pass the time
This distraction can temporarily alleviate our pain


Or you're faced on what could have been
Otherwise, we might face the regrets of missed opportunities


There's a fine line
It's difficult to balance memories and loneliness


Between memory and loneliness
We may hold on to memories, but they can also make us feel isolated


Though our hearts all scream inside us
We feel intense emotions that we're struggling to deal with


We don't dream we keep them quiet
We're afraid to hope or express our emotions because we're scared of getting hurt or disappointed




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