You Never Had The Balls (To Break My Heart)

from Innerventions by Porco/Rosso

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every time i look to you
seems that you’re talking through your teeth
and i must not have a clue
‘cause i end up talking

why don’t you break me down, woman
and sell me for parts?
‘cause you never had the balls, did you
to break my heart

every time i come to you
feels like there’s something in between
and I may not fill these shoes
‘cause it’s always something

i wanna see through my eyes
i been blind from the start
guess i never had the balls, neither
to break your heart

i’m gonna come out swinging
like you were from the start
but you never had the balls, did you
to break my heart

why don’t you break me down, woman
and sell me for parts?
guess you never had the balls, neither
to break my heart

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*I recognize the sexist usage of "balls" here - a regrettable lyric I would have changed if I was writing the song today (rather than two years ago). Still, I've chosen not to ditch the song entirely as I do feel that the lyrics can (and should) be understood as an examination of masculine chest-puffing as a barrier to individual and interpersonal emotional understanding.

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from Innerventions, released February 18, 2015

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Porco/Rosso Brooklyn, New York

Porco/Rosso is Mark Tseng Putterman, a Brooklyn-based songwriter/producer. For the past 10 years he's been experimenting with songs, sounds, and storytelling.

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