To me the song is about someone sufferring with a personality disorder. They show the person they love a mask, believing that is what you want to love.
Instead borderlines have such insecurities, they feel they aren't worthy of love, so 'they try to push you out' to see if you love them.
They feel if they drop their mask, you won't like what you see.
The stupidity of the situation is that if they didn't act in the way they did, you'd stay with them forever.
It is so hard for them to face their problems, probably 20 times harder than stopping smoking, they don't show people 'the place they know' because they believe 'it's not pretty there' and no-one can therefore help.
Daft thing is, it's probably the opposite. Unless you've been in a relationship with a borderline, you've no idea of the problems and if they'd only be themselves!
Any one feeling they relate to these lyrics, please get help, whether you are the borderline or their partner. Too many lives are wrecked by ignorance to this 'illness'.
Couldn't agree with you more. The first time I heard this song I came to this sight to see if anyone thought this song was about borderlines, and found your response. I'm not a borderline, but I've been with one for 16 years now and it can be so much hell! Get them help if you can convince them to, but if not, get some help for yourself in dealing with the borderline disorder. It gets crazy one the sane one is taking antidepressants just to be able to live with the crazy one who...
Couldn't agree with you more. The first time I heard this song I came to this sight to see if anyone thought this song was about borderlines, and found your response. I'm not a borderline, but I've been with one for 16 years now and it can be so much hell! Get them help if you can convince them to, but if not, get some help for yourself in dealing with the borderline disorder. It gets crazy one the sane one is taking antidepressants just to be able to live with the crazy one who needs the meds but won't take them; don't let it get to this point.
i don't even like kelly clarkson, but when i heard this song. i stopped in my tracks. i completely agree with you. i have bpd. and what you wrote really hit home for me. it is a heart wrenching place to be, on the border of hell and heaven. you have no control of the chaos surrounding you/inside of you internally and externally.
i don't even like kelly clarkson, but when i heard this song. i stopped in my tracks. i completely agree with you. i have bpd. and what you wrote really hit home for me. it is a heart wrenching place to be, on the border of hell and heaven. you have no control of the chaos surrounding you/inside of you internally and externally.
god bless.
"you can either be your own worst enemy, or your closest ally."
<3
god bless.
"you can either be your own worst enemy, or your closest ally."
<3
I'm sorry, maybe this does relate to borderlines, but thats not the only people it relates to. Anyone can feel like this sometimes, and I can pretty much, without a doubt, guarantee that anyone in a relationship will feel like either side of this song at some point in said relationship.
I'm sorry, maybe this does relate to borderlines, but thats not the only people it relates to. Anyone can feel like this sometimes, and I can pretty much, without a doubt, guarantee that anyone in a relationship will feel like either side of this song at some point in said relationship.
To me the song is about someone sufferring with a personality disorder. They show the person they love a mask, believing that is what you want to love.
Instead borderlines have such insecurities, they feel they aren't worthy of love, so 'they try to push you out' to see if you love them.
They feel if they drop their mask, you won't like what you see.
The stupidity of the situation is that if they didn't act in the way they did, you'd stay with them forever.
It is so hard for them to face their problems, probably 20 times harder than stopping smoking, they don't show people 'the place they know' because they believe 'it's not pretty there' and no-one can therefore help.
Daft thing is, it's probably the opposite. Unless you've been in a relationship with a borderline, you've no idea of the problems and if they'd only be themselves!
Any one feeling they relate to these lyrics, please get help, whether you are the borderline or their partner. Too many lives are wrecked by ignorance to this 'illness'.
Couldn't agree with you more. The first time I heard this song I came to this sight to see if anyone thought this song was about borderlines, and found your response. I'm not a borderline, but I've been with one for 16 years now and it can be so much hell! Get them help if you can convince them to, but if not, get some help for yourself in dealing with the borderline disorder. It gets crazy one the sane one is taking antidepressants just to be able to live with the crazy one who...
Couldn't agree with you more. The first time I heard this song I came to this sight to see if anyone thought this song was about borderlines, and found your response. I'm not a borderline, but I've been with one for 16 years now and it can be so much hell! Get them help if you can convince them to, but if not, get some help for yourself in dealing with the borderline disorder. It gets crazy one the sane one is taking antidepressants just to be able to live with the crazy one who needs the meds but won't take them; don't let it get to this point.
i don't even like kelly clarkson, but when i heard this song. i stopped in my tracks. i completely agree with you. i have bpd. and what you wrote really hit home for me. it is a heart wrenching place to be, on the border of hell and heaven. you have no control of the chaos surrounding you/inside of you internally and externally.
i don't even like kelly clarkson, but when i heard this song. i stopped in my tracks. i completely agree with you. i have bpd. and what you wrote really hit home for me. it is a heart wrenching place to be, on the border of hell and heaven. you have no control of the chaos surrounding you/inside of you internally and externally.
god bless. "you can either be your own worst enemy, or your closest ally." <3
god bless. "you can either be your own worst enemy, or your closest ally." <3
remember there is light at the end of that tunnel.
remember there is light at the end of that tunnel.
I'm sorry, maybe this does relate to borderlines, but thats not the only people it relates to. Anyone can feel like this sometimes, and I can pretty much, without a doubt, guarantee that anyone in a relationship will feel like either side of this song at some point in said relationship.
I'm sorry, maybe this does relate to borderlines, but thats not the only people it relates to. Anyone can feel like this sometimes, and I can pretty much, without a doubt, guarantee that anyone in a relationship will feel like either side of this song at some point in said relationship.