Distant stars
Come in black or red
I've seen their worlds
Inside my head

They connect
With the fall of man
They breathe you in
And dive as deep as they can

There's nothing you can do for them
They are the force between
When the sunlight is arising

There's nothing you can say to him
He is an outer heart
And the space has been broken

It's broken
Our love
Broken
It's broken
Our love

Is it far away in the
Glitter freeze
Or in our eyes
Every time they meet

It's by the light
Of the plasma screens
We keep switched on
All through the night while we sleep

There's nothing you can do for them
They are the force between
When the sunlight is arising

There's nothing you can say to her
I am without a heart
And the space has been broken

It's broken
Our love
Broken

It's broken
Our love
Broken

It's broken
Our love
Broken

It's broken
Our love
Broken


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Broken Lyrics as written by Jamie Hewlett Damon Albarn

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    I stared at this song for like, ten minutes trying to connect it to the "Save the Environment" theme of this album, and I think I may have caught onto something. Maybe it's referring to the ozone problem and pollution. For example:

    Distant stars Come in black or red I've seen their worlds Inside my head

    (We can no longer see the stars at night because of all the city lights and pollution blotting them out and making it impossible to see them)

    They connect with the fall of man they breathe you in & dive as deep as they can

    (We destroy the environment and this will be our demise, with the help of carcinogens we use in everyday activities. When you breathe them in, it screws up your heath and when it says "dive as deep as they can" i think carcinogens actually affect the DNA in ur cells, so i guess they dive pretty deep...)

    There's nothing you can do for them They are the force between When the sunlight is arising There's nothing you can say to him He isn't out of heart & the space has been broken

    (There's really nothing we can do for the ozone layer, and it's the force between the sun and earth. Like, the sun doesn't mean to hurt us - so he's not "out of heart" - it's just the ozone layer's been broken)

    Is it far away In the glitter freeze? Or in our eyes Every time they meet?

    (Is the hole in the ozone in the North Pole — because the song “Glitter Freeze” states it’s “Where’s north from here?” [because he IS north and the north pole is freezin’ cold] or is the hole closer hitting closer to home — like every time we look skyward, it damages our eyes and bodies.)

    It's by the light of the plasma screens We keep switched on All through the night While we sleep

    (I think when we waste electricity by keeping the plasma tellies on while, we’re also releasing a bit of carcinogens, that adds to the hole.)

    And finally, when he says “her” I think he means “mother nature” Idk if this makes sense to anyone, yes, no, mehbeh so.

    ReShepon August 01, 2010   Link

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