I'm Broken

"I'm Broken" is a song by the heavy metal group Pantera from the 1994 album Far Beyond Driven. It was the first single issued from the album. "I'm Broken" reached #19 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's highest charting single worldwide. The song features one of guitarist Dimebag Darrell's most famous riffs. Kerry King said in a Japanese TV show (featuring guitarist Marty Friedman) that it was his favourite guitar riff. Here's a comment from Dimebag Darrell about the riff: "I'm Broken" was a sound check riff – one of them ones where I'd walk in with a hangover from ripping it up night after night with everyone in every town. That's where a lot of the best riffs I ever wrote came from. I just played the first riff I thought of, Vinnie started kickin' in on it, Rex joined in – we didn't write the entire song on the spot, but we kept toying with it and finally worked on it once we got into the studio.

[Verse 1] I wonder if we'll smile in our coffins While loved ones mourn the day The absence of our faces Living, laughing, eyes awake Is this too much for them to take? Too young for one's conclusion, the lifestyle won Such values you taught your son [Pre-Chorus 1] That's how, that's how, that's how Look at me now [Chorus 1] I'm broken Inherit my life I'm broken [Verse 2] One day we all will die, a cliched fact of life Force fed to make us heed Inbred to sponge our bleed Every warning, a leaking rubber A poison apple for mingled blood Too young for one's delusion, the lifestyle cost Venereal mother embrace the loss [Pre-Chorus 2] That's how, that's how, that's how Look at you now [Chorus 2] You're broken Inherit your life You're broken [Pre-Chorus 3] That's how, that's how, that's how Look at us now [Solo] [Chorus 1] I'm broken Inherit my life I'm broken [Pre-Chorus 1] That's how, that's how, that's how Look at me now [Outro] I'm broken, broken I'm broken, broken I'm broken, broken I'm broke