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Broken But Brilliant

from The Measure of Things by Dave Sheinin

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Broken down and runaround
Chasing a sound we never found
Guess that’s our fate
Headstrong, write a song
Strum along, but something’s wrong
Man, it’s too late

Dressed to kill and shoot to thrill
But even still a couple bills
Is all we made
A silent scream, a broken dream
A hundred streams it seems is deemed
Another nickel paid

We’re blackhearted but outsmarted
By some young dude who’s figured it out
We’re not wicked, we just can’t kick it
Like we did back when rock-n-roll
Was still what it was all about

We’re broken but brilliant
We’re wrecked but resilient
We’re dead ringers for dead singers
Who bled out on a stage in some dive bar
That closed down long ago

Hey man, you made a fan
Big in Japan
But how’s your brand doing on the whole?
A nose-dive, a nine-to-five to stay alive
‘Cause you can’t survive on rock-n-roll
We’ve got bruises from ex-muses
Who disappeared before we caught their names
We’re headliners in cheap diners
We’re everything and everybody
All costs the same

We’re broken but brilliant
We’re wrecked but resilient
We’re dead ringers for dead singers
Who bled out on a stage in some dive bar
That closed down long ago

We look good in clothing
But we’re full of self-loathing
Got father issues, so bring tissues
If you decide you want to know
What’s wrapped up deep inside our hearts

We’re broken but brilliant
We’re wrecked but resilient
We’re dead ringers for dead singers
Who bled out on a stage in some dive bar
That closed down long ago

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from The Measure of Things, released November 5, 2021

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Dave Sheinin Baltimore, Maryland

Dave Sheinin is a singer-songwriter whose roosty and melodic music splits the difference between Americana, rock and power pop. Pure Pop Radio called his 2018 debut "a bona fide melodic pop smash." Absolute Powerpop ranked it 8th on its list of the best albums of 2018. ... more

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