Most famous from the 1997 cover by Natalie Imbruglia, this song was originally written in 1993 by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven and Phil Thornalley for Preven to sing solo, which she did a number of times live. It was first recorded by Danish singer Lis Sørensen, renamed as “Brændt” (Danish for “Burned”...
[Verse 1]
Thought I saw a man brought to life
Yeah, he was warm, he came around, like he was dignified
He showed me what it was to cry
Well, you couldn't be that man I adored
You don't seem to know or seem to care what your heart is for
I don't know him anymore
[Pre-Chorus]
There's nothing where he used to lie
My conversation has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's fine, I'm torn
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
So, I guess the fortune teller's right
I should have seen just what was there and not some holy light
But you crawled beneath my veins and now
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't care, I have no luck
I don't miss it all that much
There's just so many things
That I can't touch, I'm torn
[Chorus]
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
[Pre-Chorus]
That's what's going on
Nothing's right, I'm torn
[Chorus]
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
[Outro]
It's too late, I'm torn
Oh, don't know you anymore
Oh, don't know you anymore
Oh
Torn was written by Phil Thornalley & Anne Preven & Scott Cutler.
Torn was produced by Phil Thornalley.