Broken Glass
Lorde * Track #9 On Virgin (Deluxe)*
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Following Virgin’s autobiographical theme, “Broken Glass” finds listeners wading in the undercurrent of Lorde’s self-hatred, in a deeply confessional account of her battle with an eating disorder. Sharing with Rolling Stone at the Virgin album rollout, Lorde shared that her plunge into an eating dis...
Broken Glass Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Mystique is dead
Last year was bad
I let myself get
Sucked in by arithmetic
Felt great to strip
New waist to hip
I hate to admit
Just how much I paid for it
[Pre-Chorus]
Did I cry myself to sleep about that?
Cheat about that?
Rot teeth about that?
Did I sweat hours a week about that?
Compete about that?
Lose my freak about that?
Huh, all of the above
[Chorus]
I wanna punch the mirror
To make her see that this won't last
It might be months of bad luck
But what if it's just broken glass?
I spent my summer getting lost in math
Making weight took all I had
Won't outrun her if you don't hit back
It's just broken glass
[Verse 2]
I'm scared to quit
Loosen my grip
It's tough to admit
Just how much I get from it
[Pre-Chorus]
When I cry myself to sleep about that
Cheat about that
Get in too deep about that
When I sweat hours a week about that
Competе about that
Lettin' her treat mе like that
I think that it's love
[Chorus]
I wanna punch the mirror
To make her see that this won't last
It might be months of bad luck
But what if it's just broken glass?
I spent my summer getting lost in math
Making weight took all I had
Won't outrun it if you don't hit back
It's just broken glass
[Bridge]
Keep the faith (Broken glass)
Same mistakes (Broken glass)
Just a phase (Broken glass)
Just a phase
[Chorus]
I wanna punch the mirror
To make her see that this won't last
It might be months of bad luck
But what if it's just broken glass?
I spent my summer getting lost in math
Making weight takes all I had
Won't outrun it if you don't hit back
It's just broken glass
Broken Glass Q&A
Who wrote Broken Glass's ?
Broken Glass was written by Lorde & Jim-E Stack & Dan Nigro.
Who produced Broken Glass's ?
Broken Glass was produced by Lorde & Jim-E Stack.
When did Lorde release Broken Glass?
Lorde released Broken Glass on Fri Jun 27 2025.
What did Lorde say about "Broken Glass"?
There’s a song called ‘Broken Glass’ that I finished writing two weeks before we handed in the album and we’d been working on it for like a year and I just couldn’t, it was just so stuck in me and I was just like, ‘Let it out, let it out, do it, bitch, you’re done,’ because there is this thing when...
What is the meaning of "Broken Glass" by Lorde?
The meaning of “Broken Glass” by Lorde is about the deep emotions and self-doubt she faced during her struggle with the disorder, emphasizing the damage it caused and the aftermath she endured. The title “Broken Glass” is a metaphor that reflects the shattering of her self-image and the awareness of...