Ballad of the Broken Lyrics

Stage lights dim a homespot light

Shards of broken soul story in musical vines

In the quiet of the night

When the stage lights fade to black

I hear the echoes of applause

But emptiness attacks

Behind the makeup and the smile

Lies a heart that's been exiled

We are the broken and misunderstood

Screaming our truth if only we could

On top of the world, we're falling apart

Playing this ballad with a heavy heart

The broken, the lost, the misfit toys

Making all pain into glorious noise

They see the rock star on the stage

But not the pain behind the rage

Every chord I play, every song I sing

Hides the hollow in everything

Fame and fortune, they say I've got it made

But inside, I'm slowly starting to fade

We, we are the broken and misunderstood

Screaming our truth if only we could

On top of the world, we're falling apart

Playing this ballad with a heavy heart

The broken, the lost, the misfit toys

Making all pain into glorious noise

We see the rock star on the stage

But not the pain behind the rage

Every chord I play, every song I sing

Hides the hollow in everything

Fame and fortune, they say I've got it made

But inside, I'm slowly starting to fade

We are the broken and misunderstood

Screaming our truth if only we could

On top of the world, we're falling apart

Playing this ballad with a heavy heart

The broken, the lost, the misfit toys

Making all pain into glorious noise

From these parties and endless tours

Can't fill the void behind closed doors

In hotel rooms, I'll face my reflection

A stranger staring back, no connection

The person I was seen so far away

Lost in the persona I portrayed

We are the broken and misunderstood

Screaming our truth if only we could

On top of the world, we're falling apart

Playing this ballad with a heavy heart

The broken, the lost, the misfit toys

Making all pain into glorious noise

Dangerous demons, they call my name

Promising relief from this fame

But I've walked that road before

And I can't take it anymore

So I pick up my guitar instead

And pour my heart out till I'm bled

We are the broken and misunderstood

Screaming our truth if only we could

On top of the world, we're falling apart

Playing this ballad with a heavy heart

The broken, the lost, the misfit toys

Making all pain into glorious noise

As the last note fades away

I'll find the strength to face another day

This ballad of the broken

Has finally been spoken