Bob Dylan

Everything Is Broken

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Everything Is Broken Lyrics

Broken lines, broken strings,
Broken threads, broken springs,
Broken idols, broken heads,
People sleeping in broken beds.
Ain't no use jiving
Ain't no use joking
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.

Bridge: Seem like every time you stop and turn around
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.

Bridge: Every time 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, bull frog croaking,
Everything is broken.

Submitted by

twitty On Aug 22, 2002

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by Alvien

17y ago

Seems like a shot at how busy everybody is all the time. Also, I first heard this song by Kenny Wayne Shephard. He does a pretty decent job on it.

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by unheinoushighness

16y ago

Everything and EVERYONE is broken. I've had several friends deal with breast cancer this year. Nothing is more beautiful to me than a person who has gone through a rotten experience and did not allow the trauma to break their spirit. When a person can actually see the positive side of an awful situation and emerge stronger maybe - if there is "god" - this is "god" at work. Seeing the merit in the outcome of a "tragedy" is part of the beauty of living life large. You have hope and that in itself is "healing".

We are all broken but we can choose how to move forward. Bob Dylan will always be The King to me. :-)

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by jpond

21y ago

I didn't even know this song existed until I heard R L Burnside do it. He did and great job with it.

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by Shep420

19y ago

I heard it off Essential Bob Dylan Disc 2 which I burned from a friend...kinda reminds me of the Clash's "Brand New Caddilac" when it starts off. A cool song, makes me want to put on some dark shades and stand on a street corner with a flask and cigarettes. Appropriate harmonica solo.