"By Broken Arrows" is the 3rd single release off of Jacques Labouchere's upcoming 5th album to be released in winter 2024. This is a song that Labouchere has been playing live since 2011 and has now finally been recorded, mixed, and mastered by his long time friend and producer Alexandre Moreira and features Justin Jardine on lead guitars and bass and Ben Robbins on drums.
lyrics
Verse 1
So if I vote for you say,
You'll represent me every way possible,
But it seems your thoughts are not in our dreams,
Of government,
By broken arrows.
On election day we pray,
For righteousness to save the day,
But it seems to sea green,
For that to comfort our bad dreams,
And dirty diapers.
Chorus
Singing...Oh....Where have come?!
If we speak our minds,
We're stared at crazy bums!
Oh, oh, oh....Where have we landed!?
If only Plymouth Rock had been abandoned,
Picking up broken arrows,
Broken Arrows.
Verse 2
So if I choose you over him,
What's the right of passage then,
Cause we will not compromise,
And act for you like inside spies,
On soil,
On ranches in Texas.
So people pushers pick a party,
To lay down in your hierarchy,
Acting fools we would be,
Giving up too easily,
On "Jerry Springer".
Chorus
Singing...Oh....Where have come?!
If we speak our minds,
We're stared at crazy bums!
Oh, oh, oh....Where have we landed!?
If only Plymouth Rock had been abandoned,
Picking up broken arrows,
Broken Arrows.
Verse 3
If we had a solid mallet,
For every unfilled orange ballot,
We would be most possibly,
Living poolside peacefully,
With Cubans in Miami.
And we will vote for you the day,
When neither side is casting blame,
On each other for not joining in,
On elephant and donkey hymns.
Chorus
Singing Oh....Where have come?!
If we speak our minds,
We're stared at crazy bums!
Oh, oh, oh....Where have we landed!?
If only Plymouth Rock had been abandoned,
Picking up broken arrows,
Broken Arrows.
Broken Arrows...
credits
released November 23, 2023
Acoustic guitar and lead vocals: Jacques Labouchere
Lead guitars and bass guitar: Justin Jardine
Drums: Ben Robbins
Percussion: Alexandre Moreira
Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by
Alexandre Moreira
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