When did life get so complicated?

Precious and fragile things.

"Precious and fragile things
Need special handling
My God what have we done to You?

We always try to share
The tenderest of care
Now look what we have put You through...

Things get damaged
Things get broken
I thought we'd manage
But words left unspoken
Left us so brittle
There was so little left to give

Angels with silver wings
Shouldn't know suffering
I wish I could take the pain for You

If God has a master plan
That only He understands
I hope it's Your eyes He's seeing through

Things get damaged
Things get broken
I thought we'd manage
But words left unspoken
Left us so brittle
There was so little left to give

I pray You learn to trust
Have faith in both of us
And keep room in Your heart for two

Things get damaged
Things get broken
I thought we'd manage
But words left unspoken
Left us so brittle
There was so little left to give"

"Precious" - Depeche Mode

I feel as though this song was written for me, and other children like me. Children that had to go through divorce, especially at a young age. There is a sense of innocence to the song as though it is meant to explain the harsh reality of the world to those too young to fully understand the sad truths.

I wish someone had tried to explain those things to me, or at least I wish I could remember someone taking the time to try. Everything surrounding my parents divorce has long since abandoned my mind. I remember nothing from the years before or immediately after.