Lyric discussion by chloeann 

Cover art for You lyrics by Breaking Benjamin

f-fashions interpretation is very good...i guess you could also look at it another way, like... he could be talking about how he feels bad for cheating on his girlfriend or whatever, and wants her to forgive him...or something like that...

My hands are broken and time is going on and on it goes forever

--his hands broken means he feels bad for cheating on her and it seems like time is going on forever because she knows about it and it will never be the same between them...

how long [background]

---how long will this go on??

So i got high and lived all the life that I have taken all for granted

--hes talking about how he used to be before, he got high and cheated on her, and other things soo and just took life for granted

Promise me you'll try to leave it all behind 'Cause I've elected hell lying to myself why have I gone blind? living out a lie

--he feels really bad, and hes asking her to leave it all behind, because he made a mistake...he lied to himself at first saying it was ok, and he elected hell by choosing to cheat on her...he wonders why hes gone blind because he cheated on her, and lied about it later

The only way out is letting your guard down and never die forgotten

-the only way out of this mess is if she would let her guard down and forgive her...but she doesnt have to forget it

how long [background]

--again, how long will he be suffering

forgive me my love I stand here all alone and I can see the bottom

--he wants her to forgive him, he cant stand being alone without her, and he can feel himself slipping so far away, like he can see the bottom (end) of the relationship

You x7

--aka...kinda saying this song is all about her