Tuesday 24 June 2014

Tuneful Tuesday - "Torn", by Natalie Imbruglia

Released during my childhood in 19997 (I was only 15, seems like forever ago) I loved Torn.  It's one of those songs that when you are feeling sad you can re-enact by mooching around the house and flopping on your bed.... or hugging your knees looking out the window....

It later became a huge feature of my 'break-up' playlist.

It's also extremely catch and ear-wormy due to its excessive repetition.





I thought, I saw a man brought to life
He was warm, he came around and he was dignified
He showed me what it was to cry

Well, you couldn't be that man I adored
You don't seem to know
Seem to care what your heart is for
But I don't know him anymore

There's nothing where he used to lie
The conversation has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's fine, I'm torn

I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor

Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see
The perfect sky is torn
You're a little late, I'm already torn

So I guess the fortune teller's right
Should have seen just what was there
And not some holy light

It crawled beneath my veins
And now I don't care, I had no luck
I don't miss it all that much
There's just so many things
That I can touch, I'm torn

I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor

Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see
The perfect sky is torn
You're a little late, I'm already torn, torn

There's nothing where he used to lie
My inspiration has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's right, I'm torn

I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on this floor

Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see
The perfect sky is torn

I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I'm ashamed
Bound and broken on the floor
You're a little late, I'm already torn, torn


(did you spot another famous person in the video?  it's one of Jeremy Sheffield's first appearances)

2 comments:

  1. I love this song....
    I only realised the other week the guy in the video is Patrick off Hollyoaks....lol

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    1. it was only watching it for this one I did a double take.

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