Natalie Imbruglia: Torn Meaning
Torn Lyrics
He was warm, he came around like he was dignified
He showed me what it was to cry
Well you couldnt be that man I adored
You dont seem to know, dont seem to care what your heart is for
But I dont know him...
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anonymous Jun 14th 2009, 17:49 report
She fell in love with a man that was everything she wanted, he was absolutely perfect...but that is the illusion. She then saw him for who he really was after he hurt her (however it was that he hurt her...maybe he lied to her, cheated on her, or just up and left her). He wasn't the person she thought he was but by the time she realized it her heart was already broken. The damage was already done, her perfect world is no longer perfect and she is now "torn". She feels like an idiot for actually believing the illusion was real. Now, she has no faith in true love anymore, doesn't think it exists because she found exactly what she wanted in a man, just to find it all an illusion..it wasn't even real. Now every man who comes into her life is "too late" because her heart or her soul...or maybe both are broken and she will never be able to love the same way again.
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anonymous Aug 15th 2008, 08:31 report
I think this song is about rape and it's following shame. The main line that gave me that idea was "I'm cold and I am shamed lying naked on the floor".
What happens is, our protagonist meets this guy, thinks him nice, okay, whatever (I thought I saw a man brought to life
He was warm, he came around like he was dignified).
Then he rapes her. She is lost, confused, distraught, and can't believe he'd betray her like that (He showed me what it was to cry/Well you couldnt be that man I adored/You don't seem to know, don't seem to care what your heart is for/But I don't know him anymore/Theres nothing where he used to lie/My conversation has run dry/Thats whats going on, nothings fine I'm torn).
She is very upset, he is heartless, and she thinks that she is utterly ruined. (the chorus)
She thinks her ideas of him being all good were an 'illusion'(Illusion never changed into something real)
There were warning signs before, which she ignored. (So I guess the fortune tellers right/Should have seen just what was there and not some holy light).
Girl thinks she never had any luck anyway, and this fits in with her life. (To crawl beneath my veins and now/I don't care, I have no luck, I don't miss it all that much/Theres just so many things that I can't touch, I'm torn)
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anonymous Apr 8th, 06:27 report
It's about how she use to see Jesus Christ in a good way I.e. "I thought I saw a man brought to life"& how she's no longer influenced or motivated by anything of or about him, again I.e. "should of seen just what was there, & not just some holy light." She's torn because she thought Jesus was good & Lucifer was bad but something made her see it the other way, the ass backwards way HOLLYWOOD makes everyone think, remember only the blood of Jesus Christ can save us of our sins, plead it upon u to be saved as this world can do nothing to save u after this life is over.
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anonymous Feb 1st, 22:41 report
It is about a girl who thought she has found true love with a perfect man gives her virginity to her. As soon as she does he leaves her. She is now saying that she can not love anyone else or be able to open up emotionally and physicaly anymore now that she knows what people are capable of.
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anonymous Jan 31st, 21:29 report
To anonymous
God heard your prayers....He loves you and He will never leave you nor forsake you -
anonymous Oct 13th 2012, 06:51 report
This song describes my past relationship perfectly. Boy meets girl. They fall crazy in love. Boy makes stupid decisions causing girl to bitch a lot. Boy hates bitching so starts to pull away this causing the girl to bitch more. This puts a end to the relationship. I can honestly say I've never been with a more manipulative person in my life. All I needed was a little care. I'm torn now seeing a guy whose perfect for me but I still miss the hell out of my ex.
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anonymous Oct 3rd 2012, 05:05 report
i dont feel this song is about rape, because i dont feel anyone begins a song praising the appearance of a man who ended up doing such a despicable thing. Also, the conversation has run dry is a very common feeling for lose of love or lose of a connection, in no way resembles a rape encounter. If the song was somehow infact about such a difficult situation i feel the artist would have spoken out about the specific meaning to help empower others in her situation. It's about love...to think otherwise may be a meer idea to those who haven't experienced the lose of such yet.
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anonymous Jun 25th 2012, 02:01 report
She was with a guy,he did her wrong and left hr she met another guy,lethim fuck her,he did her wrong as well,the first guy comes back wants to make it right but she ashamed ,she can't be how she was before because she already fucked a bigger dick,(torn). . .he to late,he should have never left,now she feels cold and naked and ripped torn on the floor.
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anonymous Oct 24th 2011, 15:23 report
I think she's dumped by the midget in the video whose name is Torn and now she's solo that's why the solo pops up in the end.
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anonymous Oct 16th 2011, 15:45 report
I believe this song is about rape within a relationship I've been through this and this song describes exactly how I feel
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LolaSays Oct 14th 2011, 16:36 report
Even when I was young I've always thought this was about someone she trusted raping her. She thought he was a good guy, even secretly admire this man because he showed her a side of himself that she felt privileged to know. She was shamed and upset but she didn't speak up and tried to pretend like she was indifferent but inadvertently put up a wall around her heart. Now someone else is trying to break through the wall she's placed up but she's telling him "You're a little late, I'm already torn." This line says to me that she may have once considered this new guy but the last guy she trusted hurt her so bad that she can't trust her own judgment. I know firsthand that rape can lead to feelings of shame and disgust with yourself for not being able to see what that person was capable of doing.
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anonymous Aug 30th 2011, 00:10 report
I thought I saw a man brought to life
She watched him evolve… and believed her relationship with him had given him a new spark…
He was warm; he came around like he was dignified
She began to see a different side of him, a warm and caring side. He made her feel like she could trust him
He showed me what it was to cry
She opened herself up to him, became vulnerable, and he betrayed her… showing her real pain.
Well you couldn’t be that man I adored
He is no longer the person she fell in love with… he’s changed.
You don’t seem to know, don’t seem to care what your heart is for
He seems to be cold and uncaring
But I don’t know him anymore
She no longer feels close to him
There’s nothing where he used to lie
They’re no longer intimate or together
My conversation has run dry
They have nothing in common… nothing to talk about
That’s what’s going on, nothings fine I’m torn
Her life is overwhelming sadness, she’s not ok, she’s devastated
I’m all out of faith, this is how I feel
She has lost all hope
I’m cold and I am shamed lying naked on the floor
She feels alone, humiliated, defenseless… and at the lowest possible place
Illusion never changed into something real
Her perception of who he was … was wrong
I’m wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
She’s no longer in denial and sees their relationship is broken and over
You’re a little late, I’m already torn
There’s nothing he can do to repair the damage…
So I guess the fortune tellers right
Should have seen just what was there and not some holy light
She should have seen him for what he was from the beginning rather than trying to make him something he wasn’t
To crawl beneath my veins and now
He crawled under her skin… he got inside her soul… he became part of her life
I don’t care, I have no luck, I don’t miss it all that much
She’s trying not to show how much pain she’s in
There’s just so many things that I can’t touch, I’m torn
But she just doesn’t understand… and can’t put her finger on what happened… and it’s tearing her up.
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, nothings 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 the 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 -
anonymous Jul 12th 2011, 15:44 report
I think it is about religion. At least that's how I see it, that's how I relate it. I believed in Jesus, and I waited for him to come, but every prayer never received an answer. And, eventually I ran out of faith, and was killed inside, at first ashamed, but slowly I understood that it was a lie. "Illusion never changed into something real" to me, means, that Jesus never came down to save us, it was all a lie. I think this song is about religion because of the chosen words- faith, holy light, ashamed, etc.
Don't be a hater, this is how I view this song. -
anonymous May 21st 2011, 09:57 report
I think that the first paragraph talks about a girl who found her ideal guy and fell in love with him.
The second paragraph and most of the lyrics talk about her realization that the "ideal guy" she fell in love with isn't so ideal after all. He turned out to be a lie. And this realization made her feel so "torn."
She didn't necessarily lose her virginity, though. The chorus could be a figurative explanation of how vulnerable she is to emotional pain and how embarrassed she felt for loving a man who doesn't deserve to be loved. -
DeeD Apr 22nd 2011, 12:27 report
This was my song when I was with my now ex husband who I adored. Describes how I felt when he went cold on me, the humiliation and disappointment that left me - torn. He was much younger. Tall, dark and handsome. Dignified. Reserved. Charming. Fascinating. I thought we were close and married him. The very next day I realised too late his reserve was distance, his dignity just self centredness. His ambitions left little time for me. After many years of loving him from afar, as his wife, I made the first move. He barely noticed. I lay there, naked and ashamed. Exposed. His response when it came was too late. I was already looking past him, at the sky beyond, wondering if life and love held more than such indifference and disappointment. And yes, I was torn. Between staying and going. I wanted to respond, to touch him again, but it was too late. I could not feel his touch because I could no longer recognise his love, only my own. So I was torn. I wanted to go but could not bear to leave him, to never see him again. But how could I stay? Now I could not respond. It was too late. But staying was such agony. I was torn. Between love, inner peace, self respect. After more than twenty years of being torn... I was dumped. Replaced by a girl half my age who was pregnant. Now 30 years after our wedding and five after our divorce, every night in my dreams I feel the coldness when I lay there, naked and ashamed. And torn. Though I am now 60 and happy and content with my new love of seven years snoring gently with me in his arms. I was torn.... True story.
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anonymous Jan 20th 2011, 01:12 report
I think she was in love with a man who she thought was perfect and she lost her virginity to him. It was all an act on his part, because once she gave herself to him he lost interest and left her. Now she's "torn", emotionally and physically.
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anonymous Oct 7th 2010, 14:54 report
I think its definitely NOT about religion.Anyway Christianity is all about RELATIONSHIP with Jesus which will never make anyone TORN, instead it BUILDS u.trust me.
The song, in my opinion relates to her relationship with a guy whom she used to think to be nice, but then it was not like what she was expecting. She feels frustrated and hopeless and feels that her life is ruined because of him.
"Well, you couldn't be that man I adored." -
anonymous Jun 16th 2010, 23:16 report
I wondered if the song might be about rape or other crime-- but when she says "crawl beneath my veins" I wonder if it's about heroin use.(a scenario that could stand alone or be included in a crime victim scenario, including a rape scenario.)
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anonymous Apr 20th 2010, 17:39 report
This song was originally written by the much edgier band Edna Swap, so I think there's a definite possibility it is about rape. She met a man she thought she was in love with, then discovered it was an illusion when he hurt (raped) her. She describes being naked, shamed, and cold after her rape. I think "torn" is a reference to a torn hymen, indicating a loss of virginity, thus the shame.
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retrorockerboy Oct 5th 2009, 19:54 report
This song is about the loss of virginity to someone a girl perhaps thought she may as well have sex with him because he seems 'good enough'. Her virginity is something special to her but because she had given up hope on finding ideal love, she gives it up to someone who she 'thought' was a man. But really he was just lustful for fornication and leaves her after she's lost her virginity. He breaks her heart by taking it away. The next man is who this song is sung to. 'Should have seen just what was there and not some holy light'. Meaning she should not have given up on her integrity and what she stands for. It's not just the sex. It's the effort, it's the self-preservation and hope. Because the next man, is 'the one'. He kind of was looking for a virgin but really doesn't mind because she's beautiful, he loves her. She's just sad about not saving it for him.
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