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Broken

from Rise Above It All by Skookum

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    SKOOKUM - RISE ABOVE IT ALL – Press Release
    On March 20, 2020, Skookum was ready to play a show at the Roxy nightclub in Vancouver Canada to kick off one last gig before taking 15 new songs into the studio the very next month. But then the world shut down….What came next was months of uncertainty and the band wasn’t sure when or if they could go in and record what they now present as “Rise Above it All”.

    This collection of 10 songs mostly written well before 2020, but in a strange twist of fate, captures the times we live now. A musical journey perfectly encompassing the strange, challenging, and often bleak period of history we are currently experiencing, but always with an underlying current of hope.

    Our most mature and emotional album to date, but always with the patented Skookum tongue in cheek humour our fans have come to expect .

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You're too broken, I can't fix you.

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BROKEN
Slaves to our own designs ~ whether good or bad
Your choices ill decided ~ so sad
You came to me with your hat in your hand
I’ll take you in because I can
Cuz you were broken
Cuz you were broken

I bought into your narrow point of view
Just spent my last token of gratitude
You carry on like you’re holding a gun to your head,
Try owning your life as a challenge instead

You’re too broken ~ I can’t fix you
You’re too broken ~ I can’t fix you

I give and give, I reach out, offer myself
Advice is simply for review
You can’t take being criticized so you walk out instead,
I guess that talking is through.

You’re too broken ~ I can’t fix you
You’re too broken ~ I can’t fix you
If you want to stay this broken ~ I guess it suits you
You’re too broken ~ I can’t fix you

Breakdown / SOLO

You’re too broken ~ I can’t fix you
You’re too broken ~ I can’t fix you
If you want to stay this broken ~ I guess it suits you
You’re too broken ~ I can’t fix you
--- (X2) ---

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from Rise Above It All, released October 27, 2022
06.Broken (4:35) ~ Words (C. Van Ieperen) Music (B. Wilson)

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Skookum Vancouver, British Columbia

‘Skookum’ is slang for “Big n’ tough”, impressive 'n' cool; but its origin is a Pacific Northwest term for Sasquatch, or fearsome and swift. With powerful riffs, big grooves & a walloping vocal punch they sound Skookum: A scrappy groovin’ band from Vancouver, not afraid to slow down once in a while. Making great music is serious business for this group who claim creativity & laughs as their mantra ... more

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