The Fall

Official Video BrokenRailVEVO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XgWV8p6K5g

Mastered for iTunes Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/walk-again-single/id1061710811

Walk Again RADIO EDIT

This was another song I wrote during those same emotionally turbulent high school years in the mid-1980s. If "Breakin' My Heart" was about the immediate shock of betrayal, "Shattered Illusions" dug deeper into the aftermath - that hollow feeling when you realize everything you believed about someone was built on lies.

The opening line "Midnight shadows, a phone that won't ring" perfectly captured those sleepless nights, waiting for someone who was never going to call. I remember writing that verse thinking about how naive I'd been, how I'd "built castles on empty words." The metaphor felt so real to me then - all those promises and dreams just crumbling down.

What I'm proud of in this song is the pre-chorus structure. Adding that extra emotional build before hitting the chorus made the impact stronger. "Shattering my world" felt like the perfect phrase to describe how completely someone could destroy your sense of reality when you're seventeen and think you know everything about love.

The bridge represents growth - moving from victim to survivor. "I'm done with your lies, done with the pain" shows that progression from hurt to empowerment that I was learning to navigate as a teenager. The outro ties it all together with "Your love was fiction, but I'll rise from this fall" - probably the most mature line I wrote at that age.

Like my other lyrics from that time, this sat dormant for decades until AI technology gave me the opportunity to finally hear these words with music. There's something magical about bringing teenage angst full circle with today's creative tools. The song now has that dramatic, emotional sound that matches the intensity I felt when I first wrote these words.

Shattered Illusions

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Walk Again (Explicit)

A look into the regression of one's sanity. Music and Lyrics by Blake Clawson and Jacob Fine. Copyright BrokenRail 2011. Produced by Brett Hestla (Framing Hanley, Tantric, Seven Day Sonnet)


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We. Are. BrokenRail.
 
Hard Rock / Metal straight out of Birmingham, Alabama since 2008.
 
BrokenRail has grown their following substantialy over the years throughout the world. The exposure has allowed their music to be featured on ESPN, NBC Sports, MMA’s World Series of Fighting, and more. The 2018 album 'Til Death Do Us Part: The California Vault won top honors at the 2019 Independent Music Awards in New York City for Rock/Hard Rock "Album of the Year". This release has led to many successes including garnishing over 6 Million streams on Spotify, several national tours and festivals, 30 Million views on Youtube through user created content & more. The band has also acquired nominations in 2016-2020 for the Alabama Music Awards “Rock Band of the Year”, 2018 IMAs for "Song of the Year" and 2018 Josie Music Awards for Rock "Band of the Year", "Song of the Year" and "Entertainer of the Year" as well as 2018 Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMAs) for Rock "Song of the Year". 
 
In late 2019, BrokenRail signed a worldwide record deal with Cleopatra Records out of Los Angeles, CA. The band then returned to LA January 2020 to meet back up with longtime producer Joseph McQueen (As I Lay Dying, Bad Wolves, Upon A Burning Body) to record their first full length under the label and 3rd studio album. The new material is currently awaiting release.

BrokenRail is:
Vocals | Blake Clawson
Lead Guitar | Dave Delacruz
Rhythm Guitar | Aaron Jackson
Bass | Dakotah Wright
Drums | Skylar McCain

Walk Again (Explicit)

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