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Madonna – Broken (2012) | Track profile | Dork

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Broken

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Broken

Release date: 1st October 2012

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"Broken" is a single by Madonna, released 1st October 2012. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 10 articles about Madonna.

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Lyrics

Broken

[Intro]

Don't you feel sorry, don't you feel sorry

[Verse 1]

Broken like a crooked smile

A little hunched over but I walked that mile

I've woken from a fuzzy dream

You never would believe the things that I have seen

[Pre-Chorus]

Don't you feel sorry for me

Because I'm right where the universe wants me to be

A lesson that I needed to learn

But that doesn't mean that it doesn't burn

[Chorus]

Don't you feel sorry

Don't you feel sorry

Don't you feel sorry for me

Because I won't change my story

Don't take all my glory

Don't you feel sorry for me

[Verse 2]

Tied up with leather and rope

A little bit of medicine to give me hope

I'm inky like a smoking gun

It's going to take a while to heal the damage done

[Pre-Chorus]

Don't you feel sorry for me

Because I'm right where the universe wants me to be

A lesson that I needed to learn (A lesson that I needed to learn)

But that doesn't mean that it doesn't burn

[Chorus]

Don't you feel sorry

Don't you feel sorry

Don't you feel sorry for me

Because I won't change my story

Don't take all my glory

Don't you feel sorry for me

[Bridge]

(A lesson that I needed to learn)

No pain, no gain

No defective parts

No dirty business, no forgiveness

No broken heart

(Don't you feel sorry)

[Chorus]

Don't you feel sorry

Don't you feel sorry

Don't you feel sorry for me

Because I won't change my story

Don't take all my glory

Don't you feel sorry for me

Don't you feel sorry

Don't you feel sorry

Don't you feel sorry for me

Because I won't change my story

Don't take all my glory

Don't you feel sorry for me

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Ciaran Gribbin, Ian Green, Madonna, Paul Oakenfold
Producer: Madonna, Paul Oakenfold
Additional Production: Ian Green
Art Direction: Johann Delebarre
Photography: Tom Munro