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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DeeD Apr 22nd, 2011 4:27pm 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 Jun 14th, 2009 6:49pm 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 30th, 2011 8:10am 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 Apr 13th, 4:11pm report
It is about the Adam/Eve dream. She thought she could be a good, dignified person in a world ruled by the serpent, and not living as her real spiritual self. She realizes that the fruits of trying to live separated from God-feeling cold, naked, ashamed, bound by the body and broken--and is tired of living in the illusion--has in fact lost faith in finding her identity in the illusion. She doesn't miss this dream of life and is now wide awake to the serpent's lies and knows that illusion never turned into anything real or happy as much as she tried and in fact made her feel awful about herself.
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anonymous Jan 8th, 1:15pm report
Pretty well sums it up for me.
Although being a guy,it still has the same meaning..just the gender roles are reversed.
The emotional sponge (guy)
Marrys the emotional brick (girl)
Does his head in trying to help and nurture her to see her full potential.
He overlooked the small detail of reality..
Finally sees that the brick is not who he thought...has his heart TORN then gets taken out in the final scene -
anonymous Aug 1st, 2017 8:32pm report
I saw an interview of her.. she said the song is about an abortion.
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anonymous Sep 9th, 2016 9:41am report
Guy acted outrageously for whether for alcoholic or other reasons verbally and/or physically,then fell asleep and woke up and only then started to act all dignified, but its now done and a little late
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anonymous Jul 21st, 2016 7:21am report
It is a about a girl who was fooled by a phony guy. He just wanted to use her and then leave as most people do. He wasn't man enough.
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anonymous Jul 8th, 2016 7:21pm report
Interesting read...I searched everywhere to find the latest pics of her
Natalie Imbruglia - http://thefappeningpics.com/category/Natalie-Imbruglia.html
Shes got some really hot stuff -
anonymous Apr 9th, 2016 4:01pm report
It is the lament of Eve. It is laced with allegory. She is even wearing a t-shirt with a serpent on it in the video. The offer in Eden was of something that promised to make her complete. But left her naked and ashamed. The illusion didn't become real. The perfect sky is torn. There is so many things she can't touch is a play on the Law of Moses. Law is yet another replacement for God Himself. A person with the indwelling Holy Spirit needs no Law. Eve had lost the indwelling Holy Spirit, which engaged in internal dialogue with her. The conversation has run dry. The indwelling Spirit of God is no longer where it used to lie.
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anonymous Sep 13th, 2014 9:07am report
Torn has a double meaning... 1) hurt 2) undecided about what to do
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anonymous Apr 8th, 2013 4:27am 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, 2013 2:41pm 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 Oct 13th, 2012 10:51am 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 10:05am 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 Oct 24th, 2011 10:23pm 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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