E Broken lines broken strings Broken threads broken springs A Broken idols broken heads E People sleeping in broken beds B Ain't no use jiving A Ain't no use joking E Everything is broken. Broken bottles broken plates Broken switches broken gates Broken dishes broken parts Streets are filled with broken hearts Broken words never meant to be spoken Everything is broken.
B Seem like every time you stop and turn around A Something else just hit the ground
Broken cutters broken saws Broken buckles broken laws Broken bodies broken bones Broken voices on broken phones Take a deep breath feel like you're chokin' Everything is broken.
Everytime you leave and go off someplace Things fall to pieces in my face
Broken hands on broken ploughs Broken treaties broken vows Broken pipes broken tools People bending broken rules Hound dog howling bullfrog croaking Everything is broken.
Outtake version
Lyrics transcribed by Dag B
Broken nights, broken days, Broken leaves on broken trees, Broken treaties, broken vows, Broken hands on broken plows. Ain't no use runnin', honey, Ain't no use jokin' Nothing's workin' Everything is broken. Broken lives, hangin' by a thread, Broken bones in a broken bed, Broken mirror, broken chair, Broken roads, goin' nowhere. Broken words never meant to be spoken, Can't help it, honey, Everything broken. I send you roses once from a heart that was truly grieved Send you roses someone else must have received Broken clock, on a broken wall Broken voices in a broken hall Broken beginnings, broken ends Streets are filled with broken friends Take a deep breath, baby, feel like you're chokin', Tell me the truth now, Everything broken. Seen James Dean in a picture once, comin' in from the cold Say, geez, I hope I look that good, if I get to be that old Broken flesh on a broken floor, Broken key, for a broken door Broken idols, broken heroes, Broken numbers, addin' up to zeroes Hound dog's howling, bull frog's croakin', It ain't easy, baby, Everything broken.