Walking a fine line between wrong and right
And I know
There is a part of me that I try to hide
But I can't win
And I can't fight
I keep holding on too tight
Running away from the world outside

[Chorus: ]
Now I am calling
Hoping you'll hear me
We all need somebody
To believe in something
And I won't fear this
When I am falling
We all need somebody
That can mend these broken bones

Caught in the confines of the simple life
And I am
Holding my head high in the rising tide
And I can't win
And I can't fight
I keep holding on too tight
Running away from the world outside

[Chorus: ]

But oh
Yeah

I'm not coming home now
I know
I'm so far away
So far from home
I'm not coming home now
I know
I'm so far away
I'm so far away

And I can't win
And I can't fight
I keep holding on too tight

[Chorus: ]

[Repeat 2X]
And I can't win
And I can't fight
I keep holding on too tight
Running away from the world outside


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Broken Bones Lyrics as written by Julien Jorgensen Dave Agoglia

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    i picture a person running from the problems there facing and the person they need the most isnt there to help them thru them.

    bullswton July 19, 2008   Link
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    This song is really dedicated to the band member they lost which Rikki Lixx took place of

    bmthXcore13on August 28, 2008   Link
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    The sweetest, sweetest song. Reminds me of an ex.

    lovesickenedon June 14, 2009   Link
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    I think this song is related to drug addiction. Reasons why:

    1. The song is used in the tv drama Cleaner, which is addiction related
    2. "But I can't win And I can't fight I keep holding on too tight" is a reference to how a drug addict cannot overcome the drug and has to rely more on the drug
    3. "I'm not coming home now I know... I'm so far away So far from home" - reference to how drug addicts take a long course of medical help to overcome the drug in order to go back home and have a normal life
    4. "That can mend... These broken bones" - reference to the need of assistance going through the procedure of breaking away from the addiction

    It's a suggestion

    Lugion September 30, 2009   Link
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    I heard a radio interview with them about this song. Its about a losing a fight with cancer.

    MandaBear13on February 27, 2010   Link
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    I read that a band member wrote this song for his mother who died from cancer. But it could also be about someone who has always been there for you and they always mend your "broken bones." The song reminds me of my mom because she raised me and my sister by herself. Then she met her current boyfreind and he treats me like dirt but she always reassures me that we won't be with him too much longer thus mending my "broken bones"

    justinizawesomeon August 07, 2010   Link
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    This is a g r e a t song and i love it.(:

    christineraganon August 13, 2010   Link
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    It's about a band member who the band 'Lost Along The Way" as said in the EP album Accoustic Live From The Gibson Lounge

    crazy88son September 25, 2011   Link

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