Song Description
"Chipped & Cracked" is a slow lullaby with classical influences. The song describes a woman who has discovered certain truths in her life. As a result, she must become accustomed to seeing things in a new, perhaps less pristine way. Everybody wants the tr
| Song Length |
4:29 |
Genre |
Pop - Classic, Pop - Lullaby |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Relaxed, Poignant |
Subject |
Life, Sadness |
| Similar Artists |
Rickie Lee Jones, Indigo Girls |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
CHIPPED & CRACKED
Parvin & Patterson © 2006
It wasn't there before
That scar across the sky
Like a fracture in your heart
That could split you right in two
The front you see out back
Will blow away the lies
And sister once it starts
You get just what you're due
It wasn't there before
That spotlight on your world
That made the stains and flaws
All come to life for you
It's way past time to pack
As words begin to swirl
Just won't be like it was
Some things you can't undo
CHORUS:
It wasn't there before
Not even yesterday
No telling what's in store
There's no time to slip away
And you'd love to have it back
For just one minute more
But it's all chipped and cracked
Ain't like it was before
It wasn't there before
Or did you look away
Guess ignorance is bliss
Until that just won't do
Smile when you look back
On less enlightened days
It's not the things you missed
But who'll be missing you
CHORUS:
It wasn't there before
Not even yesterday
No telling what's in store
There's no time to slip away
And you'd kill to have it back
For just one minute more
But it's all chipped and cracked
Not like it was before
Ain't like it was before (repeat)