5/20/2023 0 Comments Broken roads sully![]() Highlighting the speaker's feelings of humiliation and embarrassmentĮxpressing the speaker's reluctance to take risks or make mistakes again, out of fear of further criticism and judgmentĪcknowledging the speaker's history of being controlled and manipulated by someone else Highlighting the unpredictability and challenges of lifeĭescribing life as a difficult, treacherous journey full of obstacles and challenges Invoking the speaker's father as a source of wisdom and guidance Using a physical metaphor to describe the speaker's emotional and mental state Highlighting the speaker's sense of loneliness and isolation Or cripple my faith when you judge and criticize me, but I'm still standingĪsserting the speaker's resilience in their faith, despite being repeatedly judged and criticized by othersĮxpressing uncertainty about the speaker's ability to articulate their experiencesĪcknowledging the many experiences the speaker has had and endured In case that you're starting to think you can run my life, I'd think againĪsserting the speaker's autonomy and independence in determining their life's course Highlighting the speaker's resilience, despite facing emotional and mental abuse from the person addressed Finally, the last lines of the song express acceptance that the journey may be an "icy cold broken road" that they will never fully understand, but they will continue to walk it nonetheless.Īnd how many ways can you break my spirit down, againĮxpressing anger and frustration towards someone who repeatedly tries to bring the speaker down emotionally and mentallyĪnd how many times have I peeled my face up off the ground, for you ![]() The repeated declaration that they don't know if they've lived through everything, but they keep walking, suggests that the journey is ongoing and there may be more obstacles to come. The lines "controlled for too many years but never once forgiven for my sins" suggest that the protagonist may have been in an abusive or manipulative relationship, and while they have been controlled for a long time, they have not been granted forgiveness for any perceived wrongdoing. The reference to the "icy cold broken road" implies that the protagonist has faced a difficult and treacherous journey, but they are still pressing forward, perhaps with the belief that what is meant to be will be. They have walked this earth alone, with bare feet and broken in the snow, a metaphor for the hardship and struggle they have endured. They have been judged and criticized, but they are still standing and fighting with the warrior spirit inside of them. The repeated questions of "how many ways can you break my spirit down, again" and "how many times have I peeled my face up off the ground, for you" suggest that the protagonist has faced repeated difficulties and setbacks, likely caused by others. ![]() The lyrics of Erna Sully's song Broken Road appear to tell a story of perseverance through life's challenges. ![]() That I'm weaker today than I was yesterdayĪ simple walk down an icy cold broken road, again A simple walk down an icy cold broken road ![]()
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