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."
Article comments
1 - Chris Evans
I actually really like this song
2 - kc
i liked it it was good !i liked the music video!:Plol
3 - shelby
i like this song becausse it reminds me of my parents divorce and how my mom left me when i was 6 and my little brother was only 3.thank yuo for writing this song it really means a lot to me.