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John Cale – Broken Bird (1982) | Track profile | Dork

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John Cale
Music for a New Society
Broken Bird

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Broken Bird

Release date: 1st September 1982

From Music for a New Society

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About This Track

"Broken Bird" is a track by John Cale, from the album Music for a New Society, released 1st September 1982. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about John Cale.

About the Artist

John Cale

John Cale

Lyrics

Broken Bird

Like a broken winged, like a broken bird

She senses everything that's near her

And nothing in the light of day could see how

How her happiness faded away

Her happiness faded away with the night

Away with the dawn as the sea faring galleon

The fish and the heron

Walking stiffly, the stalker oblivion

Keep me alive in the stars at night

And I'll shine on you like a way

The broken wing on the bird

A broken wing he didn't have to break

Only reading, reading the wrong signs

And thinking, hell where is harm in just saying

Could it be I'm just saying the same thing again?

And, ladies and gentlemen, carry me down to Hell

Lend me, lend me your fires

'Cause I'm broken winged

Could be anything

Any day, any time or year or month

Satisfied, are you satisfied?

Now that, that you're satisfied

Done it again

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Track details

From Music for a New Society

1982

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Album

Music for a New Society

Release year

1982

—Chinese Envoy
—Changes Made
—Close Watch
—Risé, Sam and Rimsky-Korsakov
—If You Were Still Around
—Taking Your Life in Your Hands
—Damn Life
—In the Library of Force (Music for a New Society)
—Sanctus (Sanities)
—Broken Bird
—Thoughtless Kind

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