Born With A Broken Heart

Story Behind The Song

I had a 2 day case of laryngitis, It was just what I needed for the vocal on this one

Song Description

Always unlucky at love he feels like he was just "Born With A Broken Heart:

Song Length 3:29 Genre Country - Alternative, Country - Americana
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Depressing, Cheerless Subject Bad Love
Similar Artists Chris Stapleton Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

Born With A Broken Heart
© 2018 Hank Thomas Music/ all rights reserved

V1
Everytime I find a woman and try to get together
She always finds a man that she likes better
Blowin' me off like the wind blows the weather
You'd think by now that I oughta know better

I can't help but feel like I was

CH
Born, with a broken heart
Deck stacked against me, right from the start
I never stood a chance, it's tearin' me apart
Like I was born, with a broken heart


V2
I'm lookin' for a woman with real true feeling
Kind that'll make me do diamond ring kneeling
Try to find a honey ain't after my money
It ain't that fun and it ain't that funny, I can't help but feel like I was

CH
Born, with a broken heart
Deck stacked against me, right from the start
I never stood a chance, it's tearin' me apart
Like I was born, with a broken heart

V3
Had a real good run with a Louzianna Suzy
Like all the others she was nothin' but a floosie
She mighta been a lover that was like no other
But she ran off and left me for me own twin brother

V 3.5
Time and again I'm head over heelin'
Missin' every sign and it's leavin' me reelin'
Standing all alone heartbroke and bleedin'
Maybe that's why I can't shake this feelin'

CH
I was born, with a broken heart
Deck stacked against me, right from the start
I never stood a chance, and it's tearin' me apart
Like I was born, with a broken heart Repeat Chorus

started out like a Steve Earl vibe...love the verses

hi Hank - Great job. - I needed a break from what I was doing ;)

The Vocal - per your question - is buried just little too much IMO - maybe raise up 2 db at least in the verses and a little more in the chorus as those heavier guitars come in. - Love the gravel in your voice.

Great title -
In the chorus: If you could find a less common rhyming word to go with heart (as opposed to apart) - Even the word start too as these rhyming words are so common and you're anything but. You're a fantastic writer so maybe elevate these lines a little with more interesting stuff: Think deeper or more visual Ex:
Art, (deck stacked against me like a work of art OR Abstract art) - It's busted Royal like state of the art - Fra
fragmented pieces like abstract art -
- It's broken permanently - state of the art - dart,
(I was the bullseye to her poison dart) - OR outsmart OR state of the art OR chart (off the......) - Inperfect rhymes like Transport - look up synonyms for broken and you'll have more words to work with to describe your heart.

Love the line - In aint that fun and it aint that funny.

Verse line: That mentions a twin brother - If this is your artist song I'd say fine, but if you're pitching it - this line may be too specific and feels like you reached again for too easy a rhyme: Look for some more imperfect rhymes like: wonder - sucker - rediscover

Best to you!!! - Jen

Another great Hank Thomas song. Great hook and solid lyrical support for it. Love the rhythm of the vocal in the verses. Lyric feels really in the pocket with the music and progression. My main criticism is the vocal. Many notes are slightly missed and sounds like he might have been ill, was nervous, in a hurry or a first timer. Not sure. He is overshooting on some of the notes and under on others. Doesn't feel like a vocal with conviction. Now if this is a pre-production demo, I don't have a problem at all. When shopping the song, it shouldn't be a problem, but it just might be sub-par enough to not get a complete listen....Tempo feels like it's draggin. If this was my song, I would increase it 10BPM at least and get a tenor to sing it....Hank, I hope I wasn't too critical. I generally am a little tougher on the stuff I like. That's the case here.

Kind of Steve Earl & Waylon Jennings, good chorus is short and to the point Music is modern and driving. harmony needs a real high vocal and volume other wis this song could fit today with no problem. Nice Job!

Great country song, very relatable, good subject matter, great title. Nice production, and guitar work. Vocals sounded good, upfront.

Hey Hank
Born With a Broken Heart is another example of your stellar lyric and song writing. Loved the swampy, edgy sound created by arrangement and instrumentation. It is distinct, and pulled me in from the start. The only thing distracting is background vocal which came across as a kind of "shadow" vocal. I don't know whether it's just the mix, but wherever it is in the mix, it is breaking up the strength of your lead. Not saying to eliminate the background vocal idea, but this one is diluting the lead and not adding to song overall. I get what you're trying to do with background vocal staying low, but maybe backgrounds arranged with more timbre separation, fatter, higher, might better serve. Don't know, just throwing it out there. All in all, this song really showcases your undeniable talent. All best, Hattie

Great title and hook...*****! Gritty and cool! Born to be a hit!

Lyrics Hank Thomas Music Hank Thomas
Producer Hank Thomas Publisher Hank Thomas Music
Performance Hank Thomas & Silent Thunder

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