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Bent

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Verse:
F#mIf I fall along the Bmway
Epick me up and dust me F#moff.
F#mand if I get too tired to maBmke it
Ebe my breath so I can wAalk
F#mIf I need some other lBmove
Egive me more than I can sF#mtand
F#mand when my smile gets old and fBmaded
Ewait around I'll smile agAain
shouldn't bF#me so complicated
just hold Eme and then
just hold Ame again
Chorus:
Acan you help me I'm bent
I'm so scared that I'll nDever
get put back togEether
Ayou're breaking me in
and this is how we will eDnd
with yEou and me beDnt
Verse:
F#mIf I couldn't sleep Bmcould you sleep
Ecould you paint me betF#mter off
F#mcould you sympathize Bmwith my needs
EI know you think I need a lAot
I started out cF#mlean but I'm jaded
just phoniEng it in
just breaking Athe skin
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The story behind the song

This song is a love song with a hopeful tone, exploring the idea of two people who are "both messed up" but find solace and acceptance in being together. It's about someone acknowledging their own imperfections and laying out what it takes to be with them, suggesting that despite any misguidedness, their connection makes it all work out. It plays like a raw and honest look at co-dependent love in a modern context.

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About Bent Chords by Matchbox Twenty

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