This songs speaks to me because it reminds me of when I found out my first serious boyfriend was on his way to my place to break up with me. I was distraught over what was about to happen and was expecting to be completely crushed, because I had never experienced a painful breakup ("Oh I was sure, your words would leave me unconscious / And on the floor I'd be lying cold, lifeless"). It was a very rough feeling for awhile ("Yeah I hit a wall, I prayed that I would make it through"), but what I braced myself for was worse than what I'd felt in actuality.
To get past it, I focused on how miserable he had been making me for quite some time, what a jerk he turned out to be, and how unattractive and disappointing he really was. I then transformed the sadness, rejection, and loneliness into clarity, power, and strength. I felt confident, beautiful, and free; my life only went up from there- I have achieved a great deal compared to him, and used the experience as a lesson in how to choose someone better.
My next serious relationship turned into what is now a great marriage!
I now see my ex as "just another brick," meaning another brick in the wall (something that toughened me up), and a brittle object that would smash easily if he could only see me now ("and I'm a sledgehammer").
This songs speaks to me because it reminds me of when I found out my first serious boyfriend was on his way to my place to break up with me. I was distraught over what was about to happen and was expecting to be completely crushed, because I had never experienced a painful breakup ("Oh I was sure, your words would leave me unconscious / And on the floor I'd be lying cold, lifeless"). It was a very rough feeling for awhile ("Yeah I hit a wall, I prayed that I would make it through"), but what I braced myself for was worse than what I'd felt in actuality.
To get past it, I focused on how miserable he had been making me for quite some time, what a jerk he turned out to be, and how unattractive and disappointing he really was. I then transformed the sadness, rejection, and loneliness into clarity, power, and strength. I felt confident, beautiful, and free; my life only went up from there- I have achieved a great deal compared to him, and used the experience as a lesson in how to choose someone better.
My next serious relationship turned into what is now a great marriage! I now see my ex as "just another brick," meaning another brick in the wall (something that toughened me up), and a brittle object that would smash easily if he could only see me now ("and I'm a sledgehammer").