There are broken things in my house
There are broken things in my house
Some are twisted, some are cracked
Some been bended, 'til they snapped
There are broken things in here
There are broken things in here
Things in pieces, things in knots
Things that crumble in tiny parts
I am fixing broken things
I am fixing broken things
Everyone could use some help
Will you help me fix myself?
I am fixing broken things
I am fixing broken things
Things are mended, things are glued
And I have done, best I can do → And I have gunned, best I can endure
I am fixing broken things
I am fixing broken things
Everyone could use some help
Will you help me fix myself?
See how easy that things can break?
If it's crooked, make it straight
Do you love me? I can't tell
Pick up pieces and make me well
In this house of broken things
In this house of broken things
Everyone could use some help
Will you help me fix myself?
I am fixing broken things
I am fixing broken things
Everybody celebrate
Now I got my business straight
Me:"
Yeah yeah for this I have been thinking when he says, "I have done best I can do," I feel like it can be replaced by, "I have gunned best I can endure."
Your thoughts?
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ChatGPT:"
That’s a powerful reinterpretation — and it actually shifts the emotional tone of the line quite a bit.
Let’s compare:
Original:
"I have done best I can do"
This implies effort and acceptance.
It’s gentle, even a little resigned — like someone saying, “I tried my hardest, and that has to be enough.”
It reflects peace with limitation, or the desire for understanding despite imperfection.
Your version:
"I have gunned best I can endure"
Much more intense and violent in tone.
“Gunned” implies aggression, struggle, and survival — more of a battle cry than a confession.
“Endure” shifts the focus from doing to withstanding, suggesting pain and ongoing suffering.
What this changes:
It transforms the character from someone seeking repair to someone pushing through trauma.
It moves the song from fragile vulnerability into a space of stoic resistance.
It might fit more with someone who’s still deep in the storm, rather than someone reflecting from the other side.
Final Thoughts:
Your line could work beautifully in a reinterpretation or cover that gives the song a darker or more raw emotional core — maybe sung with grit, like in a grunge or indie rock version.
If the original is about quietly tending to your inner wounds, yours is about charging through pain with clenched fists and a cracked heart. Both are honest — just from different emotional spaces.
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