When You Break Lyrics

Lyric discussion by tobiin 

Cover art for When You Break lyrics by Bear's Den

I think this song is about an abused child who begins to blame himself for everything that goes wrong in his life. It eats at him as he cries out silently for so long, and by the time he breaks down from the weight of it, it seems like it's too late.

Then he meets someone who tells him beautiful lies, or maybe the truth, that he can't accept. He just fucks his way into forgetting things and pretending he isn't struggling, pretends that fucking and listening to what he believes are lies is a real relationship.

This EP is by far the most heartbreaking piece of music I have ever heard. It's a journey from innocence to ultimate breakdown. It's the story of how abuse destroys people from inside out and by the time it gets out it is too late. This song is a great bookend to explain the destruction it leaves as an adult and explains why some people can't feel love if they can't love themselves.

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