Story Behind The Song
this song was written as the theme song to a short film entitled "Broken Child".
Song Description
a troubled woman refelcts on her lost childhood and is determined not to make the same mistakes that her mother made
| Song Length |
2:21 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Poignant |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Family, Mother |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
hand me down
like some old-fashioned dress
you?re too ashamed
to wear out in a crowd.
mend the tears
with your iron-gauged hair,
so I can go on
living in your shroud.
they say
I?m doomed to repeat,
but I will not sleep,
I will not eat
?til I rewrite my fate?s design.
doomed to repeat?
No.
My life is mine this time.
this face I wear
belongs to someone else
a missing girl
on a postcard I once found.
odds are great
she?ll never celebrate
another year
with a ride
on the merry-go-round.
they say
I?m doomed to repeat,
but I will not sleep,
I will not eat
?til I rewrite my fate?s design.
doomed to repeat?
No.
My life is mine this time.