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The Break by Alice Ripley

Release Date
Tue May 12 2009
Performed by
Alice Ripley
Produced by
Tom Kitt & Joel Moss & David Stone & Kurt Deutsch
Writed by
Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey
About

In this song, Diana lets out frustration at the constant guessing and trial and error of different treatment. The ECT was meant to be the treatment that finally did it so when this didn’t work she finally snapped. The title of this song has a double meaning. It refers to the metaphorical “Break” tha...

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The Break Lyrics

[DIANA]
They told me that the wiring
Was somehow all misfiring
And screwing up the signals in my brain
And then they told me chemistry
The juice and not the circuitry
Was mixing up and making me insane

What happens when the burn has healed, but the skin has not regrown?
What happens when the cast, at last, comes off
And then you find the break was always in another bone?

They tried a million meds and
They strapped me to their beds and
They shrugged and told me, "That's the way it goes"
But finally you hit it!
I asked you just what did it
You shrugged and said that no one really knows

What happens if the medicine wasn't really in control?
What happens if the cut, the burn, the break
Was never in my brain, or in my blood, but in my soul?

What happens if the cut, the burn, the break
Was never in my brain, or in my blood, but in my soul?

The Break Q&A

Who wrote The Break's ?

The Break was written by Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey.

Who produced The Break's ?

The Break was produced by Tom Kitt & Joel Moss & David Stone & Kurt Deutsch.

When did Alice Ripley release The Break?

Alice Ripley released The Break on Tue May 12 2009.

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