lovelytheband Break Down the Lyrics to "Broken": Watch

lovelytheband has covered a lot of ground since its 2016 inception. After independently releasing a single called "Broken," the Los Angeles-based trio signed to RED MUSIC in June 2017, and has since shared stages with the likes of 5 Seconds of Summer and Vance Joy, performed at huge festivals like Lollapalooza, released a debut album called finding it hard to smile and saw "Broken" top the Alternative charts. 

With the success of "Broken" growing by the day, singer Mitchy Collins,  guitarist Jordan Greenwald and drummer Sam Price recently sat down with Genius to explain the meaning behind their hit song for the latest episode of "Verified."

Collins divulged that when he was writing the song, he thought it was about two characters. But then he realized the lyrics were actually more introspective. "It was my brain telling my heart, 'you're going through it right now,'" he said. "[It was] one of the hardest times of my life, and I luckily was able to find the other end of it, but again, I think that song was the first reminder [that] it's alright."

The singer then broke down the specific lyrics of the song, describing the mental health implications in the chorus and his own struggles with mental health, as well as the social constructs of what's acceptable when you first meet someone you're interested in.

Watch the "Verified" episode below.