For The Damaged

if i were a character in a movie, i would want to die to this song.

I woke up one morning during a school break, it was really sunny and I was still kind of half asleep, and this song came on my mp3 player and just stupified me, its so amazing, I had to just sit there and listen to it over and over, I love my friend Warren who put it on there for me.

I just finally found a copy of this song a few days ago, and I can't stop listening to it. It makes me cry every time; it really hits straight to my core. I've been a huge Blonde Redhead fan for over seven years now, and I regret not having this in my collection sooner.

The song is about reaching out to someone who has been suffering deeply by themselves (Maybe again/he will be alone)and to help them come out of the darkness . Perhaps it's a loss, or bullying, or depression but the singer sees how it has broken him and it's familiar (Guess we're equally damaged). She tells him to take things slowly (Find your name/Do it all the same equally) and to ask for help when it's too much (Signal when you can't breathe no more). She says I see you are hurting because she was there too (Say you were me/Then you could see the view/You'll know we are equally damaged). But she says you can bring yourself out by taking your life back (Don't be a fool, make it easier/You'll learn to say when). But she knows it's hard but can help you when it feels too continue (Signal if you can't/Say, "no more").

She tells him that things won't get better by themselves (Don't cross your finger/Sundays will never change), the world and the bullies will always be out there (They keep on coming). The hurt makes you different (You'll be a freak), but in the end you're not alone because she is like you - and she'll always be there (And I'll keep you company).

i totally know what you mean. What a beautifully honest song. 'Guess we're equally damaged'

my favorite Blonde Redhead song...the last lines are my favorite...its so true when you're an outsider...or "different" and you have that someone your "freak" 'you'll be a freak and i'll keep you company' lovely.

the song "For the Damaged Coda" has no lyrics, but everyone should listen to it.

This is one of my favorite Blonde Redhead songs. i agree, the Coda is so so beautiful. i love how it continues this song right after the loud, angsty "Mother"; it's all so unexpected in its intensity. And i agree: "Sundays will never change, they keep on coming/you'll be a freak, and i'll keep you company" are such lovely lyrics. it's so much better than saying that things WILL change; acceptance is truly the first step.

as stirring as these lyrics are, the Coda track is breathtaking. on par with elliott smith's "everything means nothing to me"

what's so amazing about blonde redhead is, that a group of 40 year old artists can produce such feeling that talks right into the teenager heart or just awakens the teenage misery inside you when you're a bit older than that