Broken

I'm broken i'm broken i'm broken
i'm bound and
i'm broken i'm broken i'm broken

my throat is closing in
i gasp for air
i'm trapped inside myself
searching for what's no longer there

i'm broken i'm broken i'm broken
like an old record player
stuck and unable to move
with nothing to offer, nothing to share

there is confusion lingering
in my stomach, in my heart
i try to hold it in my hands
keep it away from my head
trying to forget what you said

trying to go back to bed
but i can't sleep
this roaring won't leave my ears
your words will never soothe my fears

i'm broken i'm broken i'm broken
like a rotten dusty chair

i'm battered and beaten and broken down
my spirit lies beneath the ground
the wood on my soul has chipped away
the iron around my heart has rusted away

i'm broken i'm broken i'm broken
into pieces, torn into shreds
i'm broken i'm broken i'm broken
my strength is gone, i must be dead.