Broken Morning

## Audio

"**Broken Morning**" is the fourth single and sixth track from Gabi DeMartino's debut studio album, *Paintings of Me*. It was released on March 25, 2022, followed by its official music video on April 6, 2022, directed by Nayip Ramos.

## Background

The single was written and recorded in November 2021, following the passing of DeMartino's beloved dog Lily Rose. She revealed that she would be adding the song to her debut album to complete her story. Its music video was filmed on January 25, 2022, which was also an announcement of DeMartino and ex-fiancé Collin Vogt's break up.

Gabi later added Deer emojis to her Twitter and Instagram bios which is a symbol for her dog Lily, she has opened up in a video, titled "what happened / the answers" revealing that she believes to have seen Lily reincarnated as a deer, resonating with the deer on the cover art of the single. Certain lyrics "I'll dream of deer, who's no longer here" also allude to the fact that the song is about Lily, and Gabi coping with the pain of losing her.

On January 14, 2022, Gabi tweeted lyrics from the song on Twitter. On January 25, 2022, the official music video for the song was filmed. On February 7, 2022, Gabi revealed the song title in the description box of the behind the scenes video and said she would start teasing the song soon. On March 11, 2022, Gabi replied to a fan in a TikTok comment revealing that the song will be released in 2 weeks. On March 14, 2022, Gabi revealed in the description box of her video titled "24 hours in Paris" that the song would be released on March 25. On March 21, 2022, the pre-save link and official cover art were announced.

## Critical reception

Emily Hancock posted an article about the song on *Poppassion Blog*, she revealed that the lyrics shows the hopeful side of a breakdown, she said "Gabi’s new single is reminder that in the end it’s just a bad morning, not a bad life".

## Trivia

* The music video featured cameos from Gianna LaBar and Collin Vogt.

## Videos

### Behind the scenes

A day in the life- working on set of my own little movie!
## Lyrics

**[Intro]**

Oh-oh

**[Verse 1]**

Lying right here

With my dreams still clear

I saw my deer

Who's no longer here

Gotta get goin' and start the day

I'll wash my face

And problems away

No time for breaks or feeling the pain

Gotta get goin' and start the day

**[Chorus]**

Ooh, I'm carrying the past like a heavy bag

And no, I can’t look ahead when I’m looking back

When it’s raining yeah it’s pouring

It hits without a warning

I know life can be good, it’s just a

Broken morning, morning

**[Verse 2]**

Driving around with my heart on the floor

So scatter-brained didn't lock any doors

Gotta slow it down now and feel the ground

Seems like my phone never leaves me alone

Try to find time for my man and my home

Gotta slow it down now and feel the ground

**[Chorus]**

Ooh, I'm carrying the past like a heavy bag

And no, I can’t look ahead when I’m looking back

When it’s raining yeah it’s pouring

It hits without a warning

I know life can be good, it’s just a

Broken morning, broken, broken morning

Broken, broken

**[Verse 3]**

Lying right here, the day disappeared

I'll dream of deer who's no longer here

Gotta get goin and go to sleep

Hmmm, and then repeat

## References

1. ↑ yesterday was a dream can’t wait to show you this project
2. ↑ exposing the 23 things i did not tell you in 2022.
3. ↑ carrying the past like a heavy bag.
4. ↑ 24 horus in Paris
5. ↑ Review: "Broken Morning" - Gabi DeMartino

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