I want to be the surgeon who cuts you open Who fixes all of life's mistakes I want to be the house that you were raised in The only place where you feel safe.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker wants to heal and protect someone like a surgeon or a safe home.
- In plain terms
- I want to fix you and make you feel safe.
- What can you take from it?
- Protecting others feels healing.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who do you want to fix?
- Where do you feel safe?
Another view
You cannot fix everyone.
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