PROOF THAT I’M BROKEN
cinematic soul gospel ballad Rock, Pop, Glam Rock, Soft Rock, Piano Rock style piano driven arrangement slow build from intimate solo piano to full orchestral swell lush strings gospel choir hammond organ support powerful emotional male vocal range low baritone to soaring chest voice expressive dynamics rich analog warmth cinematic mix dramatic crescendos choir call and response in final chorus emotional storytelling delivery 70s piano rock gospel influence heartfelt vulnerable then triumphant lift tempo 72 bpm spacious reverb no overcompression clarity on vocals soul stirring church revival meets cinematic film score style s 0 84 weirdness w 0 36
PROOF THAT I’M BROKEN
cinematic soul gospel ballad Rock, Pop, Glam Rock, Soft Rock, Piano Rock style piano driven arrangement slow build from intimate solo piano to full orchestral swell lush strings gospel choir hammond organ support powerful emotional male vocal range low baritone to soaring chest voice expressive dynamics rich analog warmth cinematic mix dramatic crescendos choir call and response in final chorus emotional storytelling delivery 70s piano rock gospel influence heartfelt vulnerable then triumphant lift tempo 72 bpm spacious reverb no overcompression clarity on vocals soul stirring church revival meets cinematic film score style s 0 84 weirdness w 0 36
Lyrics
I’d be whole by now…
My love for you is endless
I confess it every day
But every word I ever gave you
Just kept the truth at bay
I wrapped my heart in promises
Like that could make me whole
But you can’t build a future
On a cracked and restless soul
I tried to be your answer
Tried to be your cure
But the louder that I loved you
The less I felt secure
And every “I love you”
Every vow I’ve spoken
Ain’t proof that I’m yours
It’s proof that I’m broken
I sang it like a gospel
Like it might make me new
But every hallelujah
Just echoed back the truth
You needed something steady
A hand that wouldn’t shake
But I was fighting shadows
You could never help me face
I gave you all my sunlight
Every piece of me I knew
But I was hiding thunder
In everything I gave to you
I wanted to believe it
Every word was true
But love don’t fix the fractures
It just shines a light through
And every “I love you”
Every vow I’ve spoken
Ain’t proof that I’m yours
It’s proof that I’m broken
I shouted it to heaven
Like it might pull me through
But every hallelujah
Just came back missing you
Maybe love ain’t the healer
Maybe love just reveals
All the places inside us
That never quite healed
And every “I love you”
Still falls like it’s broken
Not gold, not forever
Just words I was hoping
But if grace lives in leaving
And truth in the pain
Then maybe this heartbreak
Wasn’t wasted in vain
If love could mend a shattered man…
I’d be whole by now…