Dazed, Beautiful and Bruised Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ic31420 

Cover art for Dazed, Beautiful and Bruised lyrics by Catatonia

I think this song is about being in love with an abusive partner and accepting it because you love the person/abuser.

The excuse that is used is that the abuser has had a hard life, perhaps came from an abusive home or was abused as a child, so it is not their fault, to make it better for them they can pass the abuse on to another.

Much of the rest of the song is about justifying it