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The Broken

by The Broken

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1.
I’m fighting in my head Cause I wanted you dead I wanted you to die When it wasn’t even time for me to Kick you to the curb and show Your face unto the world Your two-sided face So full of fucking hate I don’t know where you came from but I know it’s not to late to Kill the feelings of dismay That feed my relapses of rage I just fucking know It’s time for you to go Just get The fuck Out of here I’m fighting for my life Cause I know this isn’t right I want to fucking die Slit my wrists open wide and Watch the blood drip on the floor cause I can’t take it anymore I’ll pull the trigger, tie the knot And leave my corpse to fucking rot Wouldn’t that be great You better get it fucking straight One more word out of you I’ll put a bullet fucking through My head You’re dead Just get The fuck Out of here It’s time you knew What you’ve put me through The pain and the blame And the god damn shame I’m tired of living a lie It’s time for both of us to die I don’t know if I’ll Ever be all right Don’t know what I’ve been thinking You put me below All your precious fear Into the dark I’m sinking I’m fighting with my soul Just to keep control of the Thoughts in my head that tell me I’m already dead I just fucking know It’s time for you to go Just get The fuck Out of here It’s time you knew What you’ve put me through The pain and the blame And the god damn shame I’m tired of living a lie It’s time for both of us to die [Chorus]
2.
I wanna run away From this place in my mind Where everything hurts I wanna leave you behind To drown in the dirt So deep no one will find Your pathetic soul Another reason to go Another reason to know When I get out of here It’ll be fucking clear I never wanted you near You gave me no choice But to raise up my voice To raise up my fist Now I’m so fucking pissed I’ll tear you apart And leave you behind For the vultures to find When I get out of here I’m gonna run away From this place in my mind Where everything’s pain I won’t leave you behind To drown in the rain Of tears that aren’t mine Your broken soul Another reason to go Another reason to know When we get out of here It’ll be so damn clear We never needed you near They never gave us a choice But to raise up our voice To scream at the dark And tear open our scars We’ll cut up your face And leave you behind For the maggots to find When we get out of here
3.
Stay through the night It’ll be all right They can’t hurt you here Unless you refuse to fight The angels and the demons now Will spread their wings And no one else can see All the hidden things Don’t Go after them Don’t Pretend to win Don’t Believe the things They tell you they want you to see Don’t Pray to your god Don’t Lay down your rod Don’t Come tell me that you’ll Bow to them and take a knee It’s never the same I won’t play your damn games Don’t lie to my face and tell me You don’t know my name I’m coming for you I know just what I’m gonna do It’s time for me to open up and Drive the nails through I hate the way you stay And commit to every day Keeping everyone around you And your feelings at bay When the time comes to kill And you know that it will I’ll be first in line to stab you Just for the god damn thrill I don’t want to fight Just want to lie Down in the fields I can’t see the light Hiding behind The veil of my tears Now take a damn seat Can you taste your own defeat It’s time for me to say what I think And throw you to the street When the time comes to kill And you know that it will I’ll be first in line to stab you Just for the god damn thrill Now I close my eyes Keep it inside Hold in the pain Like tears in the rain
4.
Psychosis 04:13
It’s haunting me Come all and see The freak in me Psychosis freed Now It’s time to feel It’s time to peel Back the skin To reveal All the thoughts in my head As I lay in my bed I wonder why These wounds won’t seem to heal My mind is a place Where all thoughts seem to race Where the ghosts of the past Seem to stay and outlast All the fear in my head Filling me full of dread And the void is calling me To come home And be free
5.
What's Left 04:34
Fifteen years Of heartfelt fears Of plans gone untouched And feeling so fucked I can’t sell the prayers For the searing glares And while away The darkening days The time’s coming soon I’m in the right mood The right frame of mind My violence is blind You create a life And then in one night You rip it apart We’ll go back to the start Don’t be afraid To be in this place We’ll rise up so high And fall from grace The blind lead the blind Time after time And when they’re all gone
What’s left will be mine Caught in your web I wish you were dead Torn from my rest You thought you knew best You didn’t know shit And now this is it We’ll pluck out your eyes And help you die Come hold my hand And we’ll take a stand Hold your head high And you’ll see that we’re right The fear and the hate Wipe off the slate Break free of this fate It isn’t too late You don’t know me You won’t see me You can’t hurt me When I’m set free You spit in my face And I know it’s too late You gave me this life Now I’ll show you the knife I’ll drive it deep You fucking creep I’ll watch you bleed out Til no air’s left to shout Don’t be afraid To be in this place We’ll rise up so high And fall from grace The blind lead the blind Time after time And when they’re all gone
What’s left will be mine You don’t know me You won’t see me You can’t hurt me When I’m set free I’ll be there To steal your air To make it fair And teach you despair
6.
Fallen 04:02
Fight for the fear For the runaway tears For the lies that you tell me When you’re too afraid to sell me All the bullshit that you fed me Now you better get ready Gonna get too close I’m a god damn fucking ghost You’ll never see me here again I’ll run the fuck away and then I’ll make it all alone Put your head to the chrome Pull the trigger then it’s done Killing you is gonna be so Fun You want some? Then come and tell me you don’t fucking care about me or my fucking life Come You don’t want to be here when I Find out you’re hiding a Lie The angels have fallen and I don’t want to Die Right now Ask me how I live with you Now the fucking boot’s On the other foot Dancing on your grave Fucking smile and wave As I smash your face Pick up all the pieces of a life you want to end And then I’ll put them back together so that when we’re at the end Of all this shit there’ll be no saving you from it I’m gonna put you in the ground you fuck Fight for the times You kept me blind When you kept me locked away In a cold dark place Where the spiders crawl around And I was sleeping on the ground Only light that I could see Too fucking far to set me free Even if it’s in my head It doesn’t change the rotten bed You made us lie in every night And never told us it’s all right Put the blade to your throat A single flick that’s all you wrote Your life ends now Come You don’t want to be here when I Find out you’re hiding a Lie The angels have fallen and I don’t want to Die Don’t wanna die I’m far too afraid now to cry But the tears in your eyes they don’t lie Tell me how you wonder why It isn’t time now to die Pick it up now And let’s fucking Go I tried to keep up But now I just don’t give a fuck About the life that you led ’Cause it won’t matter when you’re dead Every place we never went And every moment never spent It all led to the end Of your life my ‘friend’ Now you’l feel the rage That comes from sitting in a cage With nowhere else left to turn Time to watch it all burn To the ground motherfucker You were never my father And you couldn’t even bother To care You weren’t there Come and tell me you don’t fucking care about me or my fucking life Come You don’t want to be here when I Find out you’re hiding a Lie The angels have fallen and I don’t want to Die
7.
We the Freak 04:36
Oh yeah Come on Now let’s go I wanna take you to a show A place you’ve never been We’re gonna stay there to the end A place where the motherfuckers kill all night And the bodies pile up until they’re out of sight Where the blood’s on the floor And the fire’s roar Builds up until we’re kicking in the devil’s door The ash in your lungs and the smoke in your eyes Blind you to the horrors that you’ll find inside Where the cries in the air Fill you with despair And you’re never gonna leave - don’t you fucking dare Come on let’s go To the place we know Where life don’t mean shit You’ll be a perfect fit For the freaks and ghouls And the damn psychotic fools Who’ll rip out your heart Just to eat it for a start Come to me And soon you’ll fucking see That we Belong here You better face those fears You’ll never escape The clutches of fate The claws digging in Tearing into your skin This place never lies And once you’re inside It takes all of your life Leaves you ready to fight It fills you with sin Something rising within The sickness is here And we won’t shed a tear ’Cause the hate in your gut Burning hot is just what They said makes you weak The razor blades Are out for you they say They’ll nail you to the wall Time to feel the fall Tear your flesh from bone You can’t go home We’ll stay here through the night For the rest of your life Come to me And soon you’ll fucking see That we Belong here You better face those fears You’ll never escape The clutches of fate The claws digging in Tearing into your skin This place never lies And once you’re inside It takes all of your life Leaves you ready to fight It fills you with sin Something rising within The sickness is here And we won’t shed a tear ’Cause the hate in your gut Burning hot is just what They said makes you weak The night is through I made it so did you The horror’s gone Lifted with the dawn But soon enough They’ll come back to snuff Every single light Leaving us to die Come to me And soon you’ll fucking see That we Belong here You better face those fears You’ll never escape The clutches of fate The claws digging in Tearing into your skin This place never lies And once you’re inside It takes all your life Leaves you ready to fight It fills you with sin Something rising within The sickness is here And we won’t shed a tear ’Cause the hate in your gut Burning hot is just what They said makes you weak Fuck them all We’re the freaks
8.
Face to Face 03:44
Get up Pick yourself up off the floor tonight They’re closing in around you out of sight It don’t matter if you’re wrong or right ’Cause when it comes to this you’re gonna have to fight Don’t you think you’ve had enough? Or after this are you still tough? Oh Raise your fists up in the air Did you think the fight was fair? I’ll tear you down - don’t blink an eye Face to face, you and I Hear the sound of breaking bones The age-old tale of sticks and stones You’ve come too near - I can smell your fear It’s time for you just to disappear Come on Teeth are bared and knives are out I’ll cut you so deep that you won’t shout Stand over you watch you bleed out The last thing you see will be my face no doubt Still don’t think you’ve had enough? ’Cause after this you’re looking rough Oh Raise your fists up in the air Did you think the fight was fair? I’ll tear you down - don’t blink an eye Face to face, you and I Hear the sound of breaking bones The age-old tale of sticks and stones You’ve come too near - I can smell your fear It’s time for you just to disappear Come now Face me You can’t See me Come too close I’ll fill your head With all the things you used to dread Gather round now see the fight Fall on you with all my might You’re bleeding now left on the ground You’ll be dead when you are found Your face smashed up into a pulp Breathe your last your final gulp It looks like now you’ve had enough I knew you weren’t so god damn tough Oh Raise your fists up in the air Did you think the fight was fair? I’ll tear you down - don’t blink an eye Face to face, you and I Hear the sound of breaking bones The age-old tale of sticks and stones You’ve come too near - I can smell your fear It’s time for you just to disappear
9.
I can’t be here anymore Come at me - now it’s fucking war Slit your throat ’cause your life’s a shell Gonna take it home now - straight to fucking hell Wake up too late For fear of Walking through hate For fear of Watching the gate Through which the Demons with the broken wings will Carry you far From where you Started it all The place you Wanted to fall But then you Went too far and then you killed them All I want to see Is how you follow me All these hollow dreams Are nothing more than misery Look me in my bleeding eye As I raise my face unto the sky Rain falls loud and deafens me In the dark you’ll start to see Take the glass and throw it back Can you feel the coming attack? Blow by blow I’ll beat you down There’s nowhere left in this damn town To hide from all my building rage I won’t stop ’til you’re dead Kick me in the teeth Falling down my knees too weak Rope around my throat Pull it tight I hope you choke Hear you whisper in my ear Telling me now what to fear Eyes are closed but mind is clear Burning hate I feel the sear Take the bottle throw it down Drink some more I hope you drown Blow by blow I’ll beat you down There’s nowhere left in this damn town To hide from all my building rage I won’t stop ’til you’re dead Scream my name as I hunt you down I’m gonna put you in the ground Beg for me to spare your life As I raise up high the knife I can’t be here anymore Come at me - now it’s fucking war Slit your throat ’cause your life’s a shell Gonna take it home now - straight to fucking hell Wake up too soon For fear of Seeing the moon And knowing Dawn is too far To keep you Far away from all the things you Wanted to kill Including My blood to spill But when I Get to the thrill Of bringing you to answer for the Crimes you made against the world See your flag of hate unfurled Drown you, stab you, drive a stake Through that fucking heart so fake Cut your skin so open wide Hang on tight now for the ride Blow by blow I’ll beat you down There’s nowhere left in this damn town To hide from all my building rage I won’t stop ’til you’re in a cage Blow by blow I’ll beat you down There’s nowhere left in this damn town To hide from all my building rage I won’t stop ’til you’re dead
10.
Every time you come to us You make a memory, break our trust Burn the flesh, part the skin Watch the hate come creeping in See the fear, feel the bleed Raise a hand, know what it means Clear the way, they’re here to stay Fresh hot wounds are on display When you say you’re coming back Trembling fingers - panic attack We’re never free of your disease And all these rotten memories The easy thing is to pretend That you can’t hurt us in the end But why would I let you walk free In the wake of such tragedy? Don’t you think you’ve said enough? The damage done, and the final snuff The eyes are closed, the lips are blue That endless moment, told the truth Breaking free now just to find That I have gone and lost my mind Let the scars form in their rows Stories told from head to toe No more stitches, no more lies No more pretending that we’re all right No Feel the heat No More retreat Everything you ever said was leading to right now and I don’t think you ever thought I’d be the one to take you down but I’m not taking it again for the last time we’re at the end you’d better Drop down dead Every one is a memory Of when you used to torture me The pain won’t leave, it’s here for good I don’t know if it ever should Every time I close my eyes I see your face, there’s no disguise You’re haunting me in all my dreams My breath is stopped, I cannot scream Don’t you think it’s gone too far? Every word is like a scar Cut my heart out, crush it well Peer inside and see the swell Of righteous fear and burning hate I’ll take you down, it’s never too late Time and again you bring the fear So much so I disappear Into the hole of black despair Don’t say a word, don’t breathe a prayer The easy thing is to pretend That you can’t hurt us in the end And I just let you walk away To kill again another day
11.
Inside Out 05:13
I see you Heating me Defeating me Your touch always greeting me Abandoned in the way you’re always teaching me Sometimes I wonder why you stay with me Fucking up what I know to be The truth of why you came to me Hold my hand, don’t talk to me Don’t walk away Just comfort me And one day we both will see That these feelings Once so true to me Are nothing but hypocrisy Because When you are inside of me On the inside looking out of me Nothing matters more Than bringing you face to face With everything you’ve done to me You’ve done for me And I know soon you’ll be done with me Because Nothing hurts Like the pain you bring Your kiss Your sting I love and hate you For everything And when we return to the nothingness From where we came Regardless I’ll always know You turned me inside out

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This album is intended to represent a demo of the music created by the fictional band The Broken, from CM North's 2021 novel of the same name. The music is wholly original, and comprises the first album The Broken released in 1993. We are currently offering it for free, so enjoy!

(Note - I am not a singer, nor do I have a singer; the vocals should be taken with a grain of salt.)

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released May 14, 1993

All music composed, arranged, programmed and performed by CM North.

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The Broken are a fictional 90s nu-metal band from Paterson, NJ, from CM North's 2021 novel of the same name. They rose to fame in the mid-90s with a series of three well-received studio albums, before disbanding in 1998 after a tragedy brought their music infamy. ... more

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