Torn
Stina Joelsson Lyrics
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He was warm, he came around like he was dignified
He showed me what it was to cry
Well you couldn′t be that man that I adored
You don't seem to know, or seem to care what your heart is for
I don′t know him anymore
Our conversation has run dry
That′s what′s goin' 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
I should have seen just what was there and not some holy light
But you crawled beneath my veins and now
I don′t care, I have no luck
I don't miss it all that much
There′s just so many things
That I can't 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 goin' on
Nothing′s right
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
I′m all out of faith
This is how I feel
I′m cold and I am ashamed
Bound and broken on the floor
You're a little late
I′m already torn, torn
Oh
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh yeah, oh yeah
The lyrics to Stina Joelsson's song Torn seem to be about a person who falls in love with someone who they believe is wonderful, but then come to realize that the person is not who they thought he was. The opening lines suggest that the singer saw the man in question come to life, that he seemed warm and dignified, and that he showed her what it meant to cry. However, as the song progresses, it becomes clear that the man is not who he appears to be. The singer says that the man "couldn't be that man that I adored" and that he "doesn't seem to know or care what his heart is for." She doesn't know him anymore and their conversations have run dry. She is torn over the fact that he is not who she thought he was.
The rest of the song describes the singer's emotional state. She says that she is "all out of faith," "cold," and "shamed." She is "lying naked on the floor," and the "illusion never changed into something real." She is awake and can see that the perfect sky is torn, but the man is "a little late," as she is already torn. The singer realizes that she should have seen what was really there instead of trusting in some false idea of perfection. She is torn because she cannot have the things she wants and cannot touch the things that she wants. The inspiration for the singer has run dry, and everything seems to be going wrong.
Overall, the song seems to be about the feelings of disillusionment and heartbreak that come when someone we love turns out to be someone other than who we thought they were. The singer is left feeling cold and ashamed, and everything seems to be going wrong.
Line by Line Meaning
I thought I saw a man brought to life
I had high hopes for this man
He was warm, he came around like he was dignified
He seemed like a good person, confident and respectable
He showed me what it was to cry
He wasn't afraid to show his emotions and vulnerability
Well you couldn't be that man that I adored
You aren't living up to my expectations or the image I had of you
You don't seem to know, or seem to care what your heart is for
You're not being true to yourself or your emotions
I don′t know him anymore
I no longer recognize or understand who you are
There's nothing where he used to lie
The person I thought I knew is gone
Our conversation has run dry
We have nothing left to talk about
That's what's goin' on
This is the situation I am in
Nothing′s fine
Things are not okay
I'm torn
I'm emotionally conflicted and distressed
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
I have lost my trust and belief in you or in anything
I'm cold and I am shamed
I am feeling betrayed and humiliated
Lying naked on the floor
I am vulnerable and exposed
Illusion never changed into something real
I was living in a fantasy and it never became reality
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
I am now aware that what I thought was perfect and beautiful is actually broken and flawed
You're a little late
You are coming to me too late
So I guess the fortune teller′s right
Maybe the fortune teller was correct about my future
I should have seen just what was there and not some holy light
I should have been more realistic and grounded in my expectations or beliefs
But you crawled beneath my veins and now
You have deeply affected me and I can't easily move on
I don′t care, I have no luck
I don't care about the outcome or my luck in this situation
I don't miss it all that much
I don't have much attachment or longing for what I had before
There′s just so many things that I can't touch
There are many things that are out of my control or beyond my reach
My inspiration has run dry
I have lost my creative or emotional drive
Nothing′s right
Things are not going well
I'm all out of faith
I have lost all my trust and belief
Bound and broken on the floor
I am trapped and hurting
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Repetitive chorus
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Repetitive chorus
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Repetitive chorus
Writer(s): Scott Michael Cutler, Anne Preven, Phil Thornalley
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