Brandi Carlile
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“Broken Horses” is the fourth song on Brandi Carlile’s seventh studio album, In These Silent Days.
It shares the name and many themes of her 2021 memoir, in which she delves deeply into her Christian upbringing and her growth afterwards.
In the introduction to the book, she recalls the origins of...
[Verse 1]
I wear my father's leather on the inside of my skin
I'm a tried and weathered woman, but I won't be tried again
Don't think that you can come for me without your Sunday best
You had better call your priest and hope the devil gets the rest
Before I do
Oh, and I will do
[Verse 2]
I've worn the jester's bells and I have vanished with the fools
I have worshiped at the altar of the puppet master's rule
I have hеld my tongue too many scenes bеfore the final act
With my children in the cheap seats and a zipper on my back
Thanks to you
No thanks to you
[Chorus]
Tethered in wide open spaces
In fields that lead for miles
Right into the barrel of a gun
Mendin' up your fences with my
Horses runnin' wild
Only broken horses know to run
[Verse 3]
I have ever so politely treaded softly for your praise
I have whispered through the tears and pleaded sweetly to your face
It is time to spit you out like lukewarm water from my mouth
I will always taste the apathy, but I won't pass it down
Enough with you
You, you
[Chorus]
Tethered in wide open spaces
In fields that lead for miles
Right into the barrel of a gun
Mendin' up your fences with my
Horses runnin' wild
Only broken horses know to run
[Verse 1]
I wear my father's leather on the inside of my skin
I'm a tried and weathered woman, but I won't be tried again
Don't think that you can come for me without your Sunday best
You had better call your priest and hope the devil gets the rest
Before I do
Oh, and I will do
[Chorus]
Tethered in wide open spaces
In fields that lead for miles
Right into the barrel of a gun
Mendin' up your fences with my
Horses runnin' wild
Only broken horses know to run
Broken Horses was written by Brandi Carlile & Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth.
Broken Horses was produced by Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings.
Brandi Carlile released Broken Horses on Fri Oct 01 2021.
In an interview with Stereogum, Carlile said,
I got some perspective. I realized there were some things I had a right to be angry about. I needed to sort of scream it out and play an electric guitar. When I wrote “Broken Horses” the song, that’s what I was feeling. That’s what I was wanting to do....
Yes, the song was awarded with “Best Rock Performance” and “Best Rock Song” for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards on February 5, 2023.