The most obvious message here - “You get hurt in life. Give it time. Things will get better.” - is not very interesting.
But more depth is hinted at here. The first stanza talks about how the bumps, bruises, and trauma a person has experienced are readily visible in how they behave. The irony, of course, is that each of us thinks we are successfully masking these scars.
The crux of the song is in the third stanza. Once again the speaker reminds us that denying pain is a delusion. And the hurt does not really go away. It is carried with you. And the sooner you realize this, the more easily you will connect with the equally damaged people around you.
The message I get from this song is that denying one’s imperfections leads to isolation.
The most obvious message here - “You get hurt in life. Give it time. Things will get better.” - is not very interesting.
But more depth is hinted at here. The first stanza talks about how the bumps, bruises, and trauma a person has experienced are readily visible in how they behave. The irony, of course, is that each of us thinks we are successfully masking these scars.
The crux of the song is in the third stanza. Once again the speaker reminds us that denying pain is a delusion. And the hurt does not really go away. It is carried with you. And the sooner you realize this, the more easily you will connect with the equally damaged people around you.
The message I get from this song is that denying one’s imperfections leads to isolation.