Music Review: Lindsay Lohan "Confessions Of A Broken Heart"
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Confessions Of A Broken Heart (Daughter To Father)
Album: A Little More Personal (Raw)
Year: 2005
Lindsay Lohan grapples with her dad abandoning her in the soapy "Confessions Of A Broken Heart (Daughter To Father)."
A distraught piano starts the single, setting a grieving tone. Her dad had left when she was still child. Her mom told her he would write to her or call her. Each day, she anticipates a letter from him. It would say that he missed her and that he would come back someday. Each day, she was hurt when the mailman would only bring the bills and junk mail. She would run into her room and cry, praying for the pain to go away. She found herself being the rock to for her little sister and mom. Her family fell apart, with each person wondering what they did wrong.
In the pre-chorus, she asks him what made him leave.
In the chorus, she confronts her dad. She says his leaving scarred her. She wishes to get over it but she can't. It's painful for her to even talk about and she feels like a part of her missing.
Her mom kept his clothes. For Lohan, it's the only thing she has to remember him by. His clothes prove that at one time he did exist in her life. She wears them as a way to feel close to him. She wishes for another version of her dad. He would be the person to attend her dance recitals or take her ice skating. He would take the time to explain to her why he couldn't be with her mom anymore. She wanted a dad who would give her attention and affection. She feels unloved.
The pre-chorus is sung again.
In the chorus, she says she still would like to have a relationship with him. She asks him if he ever wanted her at all? Was she something that happened and her parents needed to get married? What was it about her that made him leave?
In the bridge, she says she loves him despite the heartache he caused her.
The chorus is sung again. Lohan adds an extra "did you ever love me?" to it.
She "oh, yeah's" over the distraught piano.
The first lyric ends the single.
The emotional trauma of Lohan's parents' divorce and its effect on her is covered in excruciating detail. The simple things like waiting for a letter or old clothes are given complicated, weightier meanings. For someone not in the situation, it seems minor. But for a child, it's major. As an adult, Lohan recalls it with the same innocence she had. She's still hanging onto the hope he may reach her.
"Confessions Of A Broken Heart" leans on the melodrama a bit much during the chorus. It feels the need to make the point louder and beat listeners over the head with the emotion. However, it's bests other family issue singles for its thoroughness.
Album: A Little More Personal (Raw)
Year: 2005
Lindsay Lohan grapples with her dad abandoning her in the soapy "Confessions Of A Broken Heart (Daughter To Father)."
A distraught piano starts the single, setting a grieving tone. Her dad had left when she was still child. Her mom told her he would write to her or call her. Each day, she anticipates a letter from him. It would say that he missed her and that he would come back someday. Each day, she was hurt when the mailman would only bring the bills and junk mail. She would run into her room and cry, praying for the pain to go away. She found herself being the rock to for her little sister and mom. Her family fell apart, with each person wondering what they did wrong.
"I wait for the postman to bring me a letter/I wait for the good Lord to make me feel better/And I carry the weight of the world on my shoulders/A family in crisis that only grows older."
In the pre-chorus, she asks him what made him leave.
"Why’d you have to go/Why’d you have to go/Why’d you have to go."
In the chorus, she confronts her dad. She says his leaving scarred her. She wishes to get over it but she can't. It's painful for her to even talk about and she feels like a part of her missing.
"Daughter to father, daughter to father/I am broken but I am hoping/Daughter to father, daughter to father/
I am crying, a part of me is dying and/These are, these are/The confessions of a broken heart."
Her mom kept his clothes. For Lohan, it's the only thing she has to remember him by. His clothes prove that at one time he did exist in her life. She wears them as a way to feel close to him. She wishes for another version of her dad. He would be the person to attend her dance recitals or take her ice skating. He would take the time to explain to her why he couldn't be with her mom anymore. She wanted a dad who would give her attention and affection. She feels unloved.
"And I wear all your old clothes, your polo sweater/I dream of another you/The one who would never (never)/Leave me alone to pick up the pieces/A daddy to hold me, that’s what I needed."
The pre-chorus is sung again.
In the chorus, she says she still would like to have a relationship with him. She asks him if he ever wanted her at all? Was she something that happened and her parents needed to get married? What was it about her that made him leave?
"Daughter to father, daughter to father/I don’t know you, but I still want to/Daughter to father, daughter to father/Tell me the truth, did you ever love me/'Cause these are, these are/The confessions of a broken heart, of a broken heart."
In the bridge, she says she loves him despite the heartache he caused her.
"I love you/I love you/I love you/I, I love you."
The chorus is sung again. Lohan adds an extra "did you ever love me?" to it.
She "oh, yeah's" over the distraught piano.
The first lyric ends the single.
"I wait for the postman to bring me a letter."
The emotional trauma of Lohan's parents' divorce and its effect on her is covered in excruciating detail. The simple things like waiting for a letter or old clothes are given complicated, weightier meanings. For someone not in the situation, it seems minor. But for a child, it's major. As an adult, Lohan recalls it with the same innocence she had. She's still hanging onto the hope he may reach her.
"Confessions Of A Broken Heart" leans on the melodrama a bit much during the chorus. It feels the need to make the point louder and beat listeners over the head with the emotion. However, it's bests other family issue singles for its thoroughness.