Broken Drum

from Jacob by Fiction Fight

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The original demo of this track was inspired by a TV On the Radio b-side but our EP version ended up taking in a lot of ideas from Squarepusher and In Rainbows. This is one of only 2 songs in our set list that Chris wrote the lyrics for. It's about the idea that you can throw yourself entirely into a life plan, because it's what you 'should' do, but at some point you might catch sight of yourself and wonder where the hell you're going.

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I live to see it dawn on your faces
So impatient, so young, and so numb
Please forgive me if I seem vindictive
It's the fiction that leaves us deaf and dumb

Son, you're beating a broken drum
Soon it won't be enough
You don't even know what you're running from

I'm the same as you are, in my blindness
I don't mind it - that's my mistake
All the days that I ignore what's been given
Go against me, and the plans that I've made

Bricks and bones and time spent alone
And that's what your home was made of
Ready to fall into their arms
And have your conscience played on

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from Jacob, released May 25, 2009

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