Broken Man

from Torch Songs by Andrew Kirell

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lyrics

She always finds imperfections
In the things she loves
Well I may not be perfect
But I love all of the things that she does
Now I understand
I'm not a lot of things
More a beat-up old Buick than a diamond ring
And I don't wanna be a broken man

There were the years I was beholden
To the chains in my mind
In a padlocked cell
I was surrounded by the rot and the grime
Well the windows were shuttered
And I was frozen in time
I locked myself out from a world outside
And said I don't wanna be a broken man

I watch her sleep on the mattress
Where we've made our love
And I think of the times that I was reckless
And I acted above
I stare into the dark
So I can hear her sing
In her dreams she's a legend with the world on a string
I don't wanna be a broken man

Got drunk one night, had a fight
With the demons in my head
They tell me I ain't perfect
And I'm a liar, I'd be better off dead.
Well the voices are tough
and they're gripping me tight
Existential crisis on a Saturday night
I said I don't wanna be a broken man

Spent so much time
Getting high off the pain like a drug
Got a man on my right
Saying heaven is a race and a gun
Well there ain't no place
For the man whose faults
Are the guiding light and not a burden to haul
I said I don't wanna be a broken man

credits

from Torch Songs, released August 18, 2023
Andrew Kirell - vocals, guitars.
Keller Moore - producer, engineer, mixer.
Tim Galloway - acoustic and electric guitars.
Billy Nobel - grand piano.
Matt King - drums.
Joe Dunne - bass guitar.
Tone Def - mastering.

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