Broken Witch
Liars Lyrics


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I NO LONGER WANT TO BE A MAN.
I WANT TO BE A HORSE.
MEN HAVE SMALL THOUGHTS.
I NEED A TAIL.
GIVE ME A TAIL.
TELL ME A TALE
OF THE CHILDREN THAT STOOD IN THE WAY
OF THE ENDLESS WINTER
OF THE WHITE WITCH WHO'S LONGING TO CRIPPLE IMPALE
I, I AM THE BOY.
SHE, SHE IS THE GIRL.
HE HE IS THE BEAR.
WE WE ARE THE ARMY YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF BLOOD
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD

I, I am the girl.
She, she is the girl.
He, he is the bear.

We, we, we want to be
Him(I), we(I), we(I) want to be a horse.

I, I AM THE BOY
SHE, SHE IS THE GIRL.
HE, HE IS THE BEAR.
AND WE, WE WE ARE THE ARMY
YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF BLOOD
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD
WE ARE THE ARMY YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD
WE ARE THE ARMY YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD

Wanna be a horse
I I I
Wanna be a horse
I I I
Wanna be a horse
I I I
I I I
I I I
I I I
I I I
I
I
I
I, I AM THE BOY.
SHE, SHE IS THE GIRL.
HE, HE, HE IS THE BEAR
WE, WE, WE ARE THE ARMY YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD
WE ARE THE ARMY YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD
WE ARE THE ARMY YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD




Blood blood blood blood
Blood

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song "Broken Witch" by Liars express a powerful desire to escape the mundanity of human existence and take on the form of a horse. The singer bemoans the limited thoughts of men and yearns for a tail, a physical representation of the freedom and wildness that are associated with horses. The following lines speak of a tale - likely a myth or fairy tale - involving children who stood in the way of an endless winter and a malevolent white witch who seeks to hurt them. As the singer declares themselves to be the boy and the others (she and he) to be the girl and the bear, they all become the army that blurs together with the blood they shed, all seen through the red haze of violence.


Line by Line Meaning

I NO LONGER WANT TO BE A MAN.
I no longer want to be human.


I WANT TO BE A HORSE.
I aspire to be like a horse.


MEN HAVE SMALL THOUGHTS.
Human beings have limited thinking capacity.


I NEED A TAIL.
I desire to have a tail like a horse.


GIVE ME A TAIL.
I want a tail.


TELL ME A TALE
Narrate a story.


OF THE CHILDREN THAT STOOD IN THE WAY
A story about kids who faced obstacles.


OF THE ENDLESS WINTER
About an unforgiving winter.


OF THE WHITE WITCH WHO'S LONGING TO CRIPPLE IMPALE
A white witch seeking to harm others.


I, I AM THE BOY.
I am the male.


SHE, SHE IS THE GIRL.
That is the female.


HE HE IS THE BEAR.
That is the bear.


WE WE ARE THE ARMY YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF BLOOD
We are the group of people seen in the midst of bloody chaos.


BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD
Repeated mention of blood.


WE, we, we want to be
We also desire to be similar to a horse.


Him(I), we(I), we(I) want to be a horse.
We all want to embody horse-like qualities in our actions and lives.


WE ARE THE ARMY YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF
The group of people in the middle of the haze of chaos and violence.


Wanna be a horse
I want to become like a horse.


I I I
Repetition of self-identity as an individual.


I, I AM THE BOY.
I am a male.


SHE, SHE IS THE GIRL.
She is a female.


HE, HE IS THE BEAR.
He is a bear.


AND WE, WE WE ARE THE ARMY
We are the group of people in the army.


YOU SEE THROUGH THE RED HAZE OF BLOOD
The chaos and violence you witness.


Blood blood blood blood
Continued emphasis on blood and violence.




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