Lyrics
Verse 1
I remember when I told God Yes
I was eager to do what He told me too in obedience
Looking out in the crowd I see eyes closed tears falling
Hands lifted people praising and worshiping too
They didn't see me
They only saw You
It felt good but something was missing
See I'm empty inside and I'm wondering why
Will I ever feel
What they felt From me
I didn't know the price of yes.
Would cost me so much...
Chorus
I've been broken and bruised
Wondering will God still use
Crying out to you
Got nothing left to lose
Father hear my plea
Need You to rescue me
Cause I'm broken
(Repeat)
Verse 2
I've got something to say not sure where I start
I'm afraid to begin it's all falling apart
See I thought because I was working For You
everything wrong You would undo but it wasn't quite true
It's hard to admit that I can't feel you like I use too
Cause I'm in ministry and I'm messed up
I'm confused with no one to talk too
I need a breakthrough I need a breakthrough
cause this the thing You've anointed me to do..
Chorus
I've been broken and bruised
Wondering will God still use
Crying out to you
Got nothing left to lose
Father hear my plea
Need You to rescue me
Cause I'm broken
Bridge
I'm Broken,
Need You to Rescue Me...
I'm Broken,
Father Speak A Word To Me...
Bridge
I'm Broken,
Need You To Rescue Me...
I'm Broken...
Father Speak A Word To Me...
(Repeat)
Vamp
Got You just like I want You,
Got You just where I need You,
Welcome back to the way
It used to be, when it was just
You & Me.
(Repeat Vamp til the end)
(Worship leader ad lib)
Vamp 2
Cause there's a lot left in you
To do for me; now that you're broken
He says there is a lot left in you to do for me
Now that you're broken
Oh I hear You how can You use me
When you know this and that about me
But there's a lot left in you to do for me
Now that you're broken
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Meaning & Inspiration
Broken is a gospel song that gives voice to a minister who feels empty while serving. The opening describes saying yes to God, seeing a crowd with closed eyes, tears and lifted hands, and feeling that something was missing, not knowing the price that yes would cost. The choir's refrain says the singer has been broken and bruised, wondering whether God will still use such a person, and asks the Father to hear and rescue.
The second verse admits that being busy in ministry did not stop things from going wrong, that the singer cannot feel God as before, and that there is confusion and no one to talk to, yet a breakthrough is needed in the very thing God called the singer to do. A bridge and vamp ask the Father to speak, and the ending hears Him say that there is a lot left to do now that the singer is broken. The themes follow Psalm 51:17, Psalm 34:18 and 2 Corinthians 4:7. The slow build gives it an honest, tender tone.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 51:17 God does not despise a broken and contrite heart.
- Psalm 34:18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted.
- 2 Corinthians 4:7 The treasure of the gospel is held in jars of clay so the power belongs to God.