Lyrics
It may not feel Good to me
But it is Good for me to be
Broken by You
Will keep
Your Hands covering me
Im Free when I’m Broken by You
My life is safer
When I get to the Breaker
Bring my Mistakes
To the Hands of the Maker
Who I am is hidden
Behind who I fake to be
My life is safer
When I get to the Breaker
My deepest Apologies
For hiding the very Thing
That need to be Broken by You
Won’t leave
Me without perfect peace
I find when I Broken by You
Break the Shell of who I was
I’m safe here in Your Love
Break the Shame of what I’ve done
I’m safe here in Your Love
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Meaning & Inspiration
The Breaker uses the difficult image of brokenness to describe honesty, correction, and safety in the hands of God. The lyric contrasts a false outward identity with the hidden self that needs healing. Bringing mistakes to the Maker becomes an act of trust, not an expectation of rejection. Even when the process does not feel good, the speaker believes that divine care remains present and that peace can be found within surrender.
Psalm 51:17 closely supports this confession because it identifies a broken and contrite heart as an offering God does not despise. The repeated appeal to break the shell of the former self also aligns with Ephesians 4:22-24, where the old self is put away and a renewed self is embraced. Shame is not given the final word in the song; love provides the safe place in which truth can be faced. Its central metaphor therefore holds discomfort and hope together, presenting spiritual formation as yielding every concealed failure to the One able to restore life.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 51:17 The psalm says God does not despise a broken and contrite heart.
- Ephesians 4:22-24 Paul describes putting off the old self and putting on the renewed self.