Broken

If I am frightened, then I can hide it If I am crying, I'll call it laughter If I am haunted, I'll call it my imaginary friend If I am bleeding, I'll call it wine But if you leave me, then I am broken And if I'm broken, then only death remains If I am drifting, then I can fight it If I am sinking, no one will know it If I am blinded, I'll have my voices still to guide me If they yet fled away, I'd bless the silence But if you leave me, then I am broken And if I'm broken, then only death remains

Broken Written by Cait O'Riordan Performed by Elvis Costello Produced by Mitchell Froom, Kevin Killen & D.P.A. MacManus Musicians Elvis Costello - vocal, piano, Chamberlain Rob Wasserman - 6-string upright electric bass Marc Ribot - electric guitar Mitchell Froom - Chamberlain Larry Knechtel - harmonium Recorded late 1990-early 1991, Ocean Way, Hollywood & Westside Studios, London Released May 10, 1991 Albums Mighty Like A Rose, 1991 Length 3:36 Only known performance:  August 30, 1991, Hiroshima, Japan      (1 known performance) Alternate versions Broken (Home Demo) Performed by Elvis Costello Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals, all instruments Recorded ca. 1990, Elvis' home Released November 18, 2002 Albums Mighty Like A Rose (Rhino reissue), 2002 Length 3:22

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• Elvis Costello Reissues: Mighty Like A Rose