Don't Wanna Be Torn Lyrics
Miley Cyrus
Lyrics
Maybe it's the things I say
Maybe I should think before I speak
But I thought that I knew enough
To know myself
And do what's right for me
And these walls I'm building now
You used to bring em down
And the tears I'm crying now
You used to wipe away
I thought you said it was easy
Listening to your heart
I thought you said I'd be okay
So why am I breaking apart?
Don't wanna be torn
Don't wanna be torn
Don't wanna be torn
Don't wanna be torn
Don't make me have to choose between
What I want
And what you think I need
Cuz I'll always be a little girl
But even little girls
Have got to dream
Now it all feels like a fight
You were always on my side
The lonely I feel now
You used to make it go away
I thought you said it was easy
Listening to your heart
I thought you said I'd be okay
So why am I breaking apart?
Don't wanna be torn
Why is all this so confusing, complicating, and consuming
Why does all this make me angry
I wanna go back to being happy
The tears I'm crying now
You used to wipe away, yeah
I thought you said it was easy
Listening to your heart
I thought you said I'd be okay
So why am I breaking apart?
Don't wanna be torn
Don't wanna be torn
Song & Lyrics Facts
Miley Cyrus' song "Don't Wanna Be Torn" was released in 2009 on her album Breakout. It was written by Miley, Antonina Armato and Tim James.
The band behind the track is Rock Mafia. The lyrics of this mid-tempo pop rock song talk about a girl who doesn't want to be hurt anymore and expresses how she feels when someone tries to break her heart. She sings that she won't let anyone take away her dreams and that she'll fight for what's right. The chorus sums up her feelings with an empowering message: “I don’t wanna be torn apart/ I'm not gonna break down no more/ I'm standing strong, I'm holding on/ I don't wanna be torn apart".