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Broken Record

from New Mexico by Jacob Smigel

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"Broken Record" was inspired by my own experiences, and the play Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare. The play is largely about the desire for meaningful human connection, which is something I have always sought during my live performances. I felt it would be easier to connect with people if I explained exactly what I was going to sing about or what I was thinking. This proved hard to do, and in a few cases I found that I was also capable of wearing out my own sentiments. Strangely, this song now has one of my stories as its permanent introduction, but don’t worry, I still have lots to say.

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Broken Record

Do you think we can be entertained without all our toys?
We call ourselves young men, but we act like old boys.
What’s a song without a story? Just a bunch of noise!!
And if we pause for a minute like a VCR,
You can pay me a penny for my thoughts,
Like a human jukebox full of broken records.

I shot a pack rat in the face and the very next day another took its place.
How do we keep the things that happen to us close,
And in the retelling, not wear them out?
Like a human jukebox full of broken records.
I wanna live my life tellin’ stories,
I’d like to live my life tellin’ stories,
I’m gonna live my life tellin’ stories,
And never open my mouth like a human jukebox,
Full of broken (broken) records.

And if we pause for a moment like a VCR,
You can pay me a penny for my thoughts.

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from New Mexico, released May 14, 2007

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