EyeSeeYou  +  885283 Thu, 03 Sep 09 06:05 PM This is the title of a song by Metallica. I do know what an "outlaw" is, but what confuses me is the word "torn". It's obviously a verb, the past participle of 'tear', but I don't seem to grasp the meaning of the whole phrase.   This song is supposedly about losing someone you love.  EyeSeeYou Joined on Tue, Dec 21 2004 Full Member 212 Songs, Music

	Clive  +  885344 Thu, 03 Sep 09 07:00 PM Hi, It's poetry. You have to try to figure the meanings out.   This might interest you. http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2705   Clive  Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,664 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Writing, Poetry

	EyeSeeYou  +  889677 Sun, 06 Sep 09 05:27 PM I see but what would you make out of it if you were presented with the song title only, without having heard the lyrics?   And shouldnt' it be the Torn Outlaw? I'd say the Damaged Car, not the Car Damaged, if you know what I mean.   Thanks for the link, it has some interesting interpretations of songs.  EyeSeeYou Writing, Songs, Lyrics, Music

	Clive  +  889728 Sun, 06 Sep 09 06:03 PM Hi, but what would you make out of it if you were presented with the song title only, without having heard the lyrics? I'd think of an outlaw who is torn between two alternatives.   And shouldnt' it be the Torn Outlaw? I'd say the Damaged Car, not the Car Damaged, if you know what I mean. The normal conventions of grammar do not really apply strictly to song titles or lyrics.   Clive Clive