Broken

## Song by Little Simz

"**Broken**" is the seventh track from British rapper Little Simz's fifth studio album, *No Thank You* (2022).

## Personnel

* Abbey Road Orchestra, Angel Gospel Choir – background vocals
* Ben Baptie – recording engineer, mastering engineer
* Dean "Inflo" Cover – writer, producer
* Rosie Danvers – arranger
* Simbiatu "Little Simz" Ajikawo – vocals, writer
* Todd Monfalcone – recording engineer

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro]

*Feel you're broken and you don't exist*

*When you feel you're broken and you cannot fix it*

*Feel you're broken and you don't exist*

*When you feel you're broken and you cannot fix it*

[Verse 1]

What does it mean to be broken? The wound is painfully open

The beauty is in the findin' the darkest parts of the ocean

Deep waters in motion, the tide was comin' in heavy

I always knew I was chosen to handle whatever chose me

Pickin' all of my poisons, abandonin' my emotions

Questions got me feelin' like I shouldn't never have spoken

Damn right I'm spillin', the narrative, they keep switchin'

All I wanted to do was uplift the women

You gotta move if you ain't backin' the vision

They wanna see you a victim and givin' up on your mission

I been hittin' some lows and never tellin' a soul

You can have everything and nothing, still, nobody knows

There's a reason why the doves will never fly with the crows

Chapters eventually close, your friends will turn into foes

Everybody's so obsessed with the CEO

She probably got the most troubles that she'll never disclose

Dealin' with the dark by takin' the white to the nose

Poker face in action, continuin' with the show

Scrutinised for freein' the truth about the system

All she wanted to do was uplift the women

[Chorus]

*Feel you're broken and you don't exist*

*When you feel you're broken and you cannot fix it*

*Feel you're broken and you don't exist*

*When you feel you're broken and you cannot fix it*

[Verse 2]

What does it mean to be broken? Feels like your light has been stolen

Can't recognise you are golden

And you don't see that you're loved

Smokin' weed on your ones, isolatin' yourself

"Am I even enough?", then you question yourself

"Man, this week has been tough," been sayin' that for a year

How do I disappear? Can I hide from my fears?

Sometimes, a feather can feel like a stone

When your soul weak, you can feel that shit in your bones

She was lonely, takin' anyone to the home

Gettin' cozy, internal insecurities travellin' so deep

We all go through our hardships

But no life book, so knees to the carpet

And pray you're bein' guided by a force so you can't sink

Look how far you've come and see you've only just started

You exist, you alive, you are deservin' of life

You are a beacon of light, you are determined to fly

You have a journal inside, you have the power to write

You have the opportunity every day to decide, choose love

It might just blossom into a new love

But whatever happens, just know that you've won

[Chorus]

*Feel you're broken and you don't exist*

*When you feel you're broken and you cannot fix it*

*Feel you're broken and you don't exist*

*When you feel you're broken and you cannot fix it*

[Verse 3]

Ain't no happiness in it

Fake smiles just to deal with all the pain you've been given

As a child, they didn't tell you that your dreams can come into fruition

You never been to that place you envision

Sky gave you limits you had no choice but to accept

Forced into work to contribute to the profit of Britain

That sneeze'll be blessed, but the coughing'll kill 'em

It's the armageddon city, this shit might damage your soul

They won't take the weight off you when you can't manage the load

Like they're just waitin' to hear a fucking crack in your bones

Generational trauma you've had to deal with alone

No father, how do you become a man on your own?

Did the best that you could with the tools you were loaned

Didn't know how to break the mould and now you're raisin' a clone

Gives me comfort to believe you want the best for your seed

Wishful thinkin' if the intentions don't align with the deed

And if what you hear contradicts what you read, war ready

But travelled to this country for peace

Crabs in a barrel, your neighbour feelin' the same shit

But he might screw you if someone offers a payslip

No one ever told you your mind is not to be played with

No one ever taught you 'bout moderation and patience

Under all the eyes and the pressure and the scrutiny

Why is mental health a taboo in the Black community?

[Chorus]

*Feel you're broken and you don't exist*

*When you feel you're broken and you cannot fix it*

*Feel you're broken and you don't exist*

*When you feel you're broken and you cannot fix it*

[Verse 4]

It shouldn't be a norm to live your life as a tragedy

To live your life in a state of confusion and agony

Promises you made reflect the promises they gave you

And all these harsh experiences don't reflect your age

No family to save you, no friends to aid you

Can't even speak English, so there's no one to explain to

Only God to pray to

They denied you of your hope, but you found a way through

That's a breakthrough

Twenty-one, landed in London with hardly any funds

Twenty-seven, tryna get back to bein' twenty-one

'Cause nothing's changed, still no money, but more things to pay for

So the blood pressure rises slowly by the day

Work two jobs just so rice is on the children's plate

Landlord tells you, "This is the last time you can be late"

Health issues that you try to suppress

But all your health issues are derived from stress

You tried your best, gave an arm and a leg

Only tears and a cold house is what you've been left with

Self-hate for the Black skin you were blessed with

Hard to believe there's somethin' greater you were destined for

Preppin' for, gave your life to others, you didn't invest in yours

A broken soul, selected for God's plan

Everything will be what it's meant to when it's in God's hands

[Chorus]

*Feel you're broken and you don't exist*

*When you feel you're broken and you cannot fix it*

*Feel you're broken and you don't exist*

*When you feel you're broken and you cannot fix it*

*Feel you're broken and you don't exist*

*When you feel you're broken and you cannot fix it*

*Feel you're broken and you don't exist*

*When you feel you're broken and you cannot fix it*

[Instrumental Outro]

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