Ah

Have you ever thought about what protects our hearts?
Just a cage of rib bones and other various parts
So it's fairly simple to cut right through the mess
And to stop the muscle that makes us confess

We are so fragile
And our cracking bones make noise
And we are just
Breakable, breakable, breakable, girls and boys

You fasten my seatbelt because it is the law
In your two ton death trap I finally saw
A piece of love in your face that bathed me in regret
Then you drove me to places I'll never forget

And we are so fragile
And our cracking bones make noise
And we are just
Breakable, breakable, breakable girls and boys

And we are so fragile
And our, our cracking bones make noise
And we are just
Breakable, breakable, breakable girls
Breakable, breakable, breakable girls
Breakable, breakable, breakable girls and boys


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Breakable Lyrics as written by Ingrid Michaelson

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    This song has SUCH a great hook, it's no wonder it's so popular. I like the first verse and I think it's phrased really great, but there are things I don't like. Standing alone, this verse is good and I wish the second verse explored that a bit more.

    The biggest problem I have is how the second verse jumps into a story that wasn't really introduced in the first verse. If it was meant to suggest somethings "coming up" in the second verse, I didn't find it to be a very clear foreshadow.

    Second, why is someone else doing up her seatbelt? If she's an adult, that would suggest to me, a rather creepy relationship.

    Third, if (as the second verse suggests) she broke up with someone, why would they then go driving?

    I can't help but think this song is not simply a love song. I was watching a youtube video which showed pictures of baby seats when those lyrics were sung and it got me thinking that maybe it was more of a child and parent relationship.

    In any case, if this IS a love song, I don't think the lyrics are as "crystal clear" as others seem to think.

    To be clear, this song is sweet and I DO like it. I just think that, as songs about love go, I wouldn't personally praise these lyrics that much.

    Chimpan Aon February 23, 2008   Link

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