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Ednaswap — Torn
Album: Wacko Magneto
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Released: 1997
Length: 3:36
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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

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

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

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

I don't care, I have no luck
I don't miss it all that much
There are just so many things
That I can't touch, I'm torn

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

That's what's going on
Nothing's right, I'm torn

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

It's too late, I'm torn
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I like this version better....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaxuaBsufgA
Posted 9 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Can I get a better Edna?  
Posted 9 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
If I'd never heard the Natalie Imbruglia version, my reaction would be somewhere in the neighborhood of "There's a really good song in there somewhere, but they don't quite pull it off."  Whatever little adjustment it needed, Natalie Imbruglia adjusted it.
Posted 9 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Both versions are awful. Not RP material in my view...
Posted 9 years ago by Hogtownmike    [ Reply ]
Pretty..............awful.
Posted 9 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]

Running joke back when this song (sung by Natalie Imbruglia) was played on more than just Pop radio in the late 90's:

Me:   Hey Carolyn...
Wife: Yes?...
Me: Umm....I didn't hear "Torn" today
Wife: Huh?

Though I've enjoyed Indie/Alternative/Progressive rock almost exclusively for a very long time, this Pop hit followed me like an adopted shelter pooch for two years. It was frightening. It was an exceedingly rare day where I didn't hear at least a couple of bursts of it. 


Posted 12 years ago by Hodgie    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Melissa Etheridge. That's not a compliment to this version. Also, I like the Natalie Imbruglia version better, which isn't necessarily a compliment to the Natalie Imbruglia version.
Posted 12 years ago by Smoove_D    [ Reply ]
Both versions are weak sauce.
Posted 12 years ago by BikeCoachDave    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:
So this is the original, eh?

@ginger Natalie Imbruglia made it famous, but she didn't write it.
 

That's the one I like, too.
Posted 12 years ago by eswiley2    [ Reply ]
Apparently this song was originally released in 1995 on their "Ednaswap" debut album, then re-released on this album in 1997.
Posted 12 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
 montanasara wrote:
Not as good as original in my humble opinion.
 
This is the original: the history of "Torn"

Posted 12 years ago by eruwenolorien    [ Reply ]
 montanasara wrote:
Not as good as original in my humble opinion.
 
I think this is the original.

Posted 12 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
Is this song really worthy of multiple recorded versions?
Posted 12 years ago by Dalebarely    [ Reply ]
Not as good as original in my humble opinion.
Posted 12 years ago by montanasara    [ Reply ]
So this is the original, eh?

@ginger Natalie Imbruglia made it famous, but she didn't write it.
Posted 12 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Arrgh...it's driving me crazy...I can't remember...who did this song originally?? I'm thinking I liked the original version better.
Posted 12 years ago by ginger    [ Reply ]
Is this good? I'm not sure yet. It's not bad....Hey! I'm first!
 
Posted 12 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]