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Brokenhearted

Release date: 1995

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About This Track

Brandy's 'Brokenhearted' is a breakup song built on a paradox: the pain of lost love tempered by the knowledge that heartbreak is not permanent. The track moves through the familiar logic of early romantic disappointment, tracing how caution can curdle into resignation. She sings of taking time to protect herself, only to find that love arrives too quickly to outrun, and when it ends, the sting feels disproportionate to the care she took. Yet the chorus holds firm: "Life's not over, I can start again." The song was written and produced by Kipper Jones and Keith Crouch for her self-titled debut album. What gives 'Brokenhearted' its particular weight is the tension between its lyrical maturity and the circumstances of its creation: a meditation on romantic resilience delivered with the vocal poise of someone still in their early teens, old enough to understand loss but young enough that the recovery feels genuinely uncertain. The track balances hurt against hope without collapsing into either.

"Brokenhearted" is a single by Brandy, released 1995. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Brandy.

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Brandy

Brandy

Lyrics

Brokenhearted

Only brokenhearted

I'm young but I'm wise enough to know
That you don't fall in love overnight oh yeah
That's why I thought if I took my time
That everything in love would be right
But as soon as I closed my eyes
I was saying to love goodbye

But I guess I'm only brokenhearted
Life's not over I can start again
While I'm lonely brokenhearted
It's a hurting thing to get over

No more empty conversations
Next time I will be totally sure oh yeah
Don't want the pain of falling in and out of love
It's more than my poor heart should endure

So I'll listen to all advice
And remember each time I cry

But I guess I'm only brokenhearted
Life's not over I can start again
While I'm lonely brokenhearted
It's a hurting thing to get over

Only brokenhearted
Life's not over I can start again
While I'm lonely brokenhearted
It's a hurting thing to get over

So I'll listen to all advice
And remember each time I cry
Oh only brokenhearted
Life's not over I can start again
While I'm lonely brokenhearted
It's a hurting thing to get over
Only brokenhearted

Life's not over I can start again
While I'm lonely brokenhearted
It's a hurting thing to get over
Only brokenhearted

Life's not over I can start again
While I'm lonely brokenhearted
It's a hurting thing to get over
Only brokenhearted

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Brokenhearted

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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Keith Crouch, Kipper Jones
    Producer
    Keith Crouch, Kipper Jones
    Drums
    Keith Crouch
    Keyboards
    Keith Crouch
    Arranger
    Keith Crouch, Kipper Jones
    Background Vocals
    Brandy, Sherree Brown
    Mastering Engineer
    Brian Gardner
    Mixing Engineer
    Booker T. Jones III, Keith Crouch
    Programmer
    Keith Crouch
    Recording Engineer
    Keith Crouch
    Sequencer
    Keith Crouch
    Vocal Arranger
    Keith Crouch, Kipper Jones
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