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POSSESSED BY PAUL JAMES - Hurricane

A Grand Reunion

“Broken Promises Town” is a working-class protest anthem aimed squarely at the hollow ritual of modern politics — campaign slogans, staged concern, and carefully rehearsed empathy that evaporates the moment power is secured. It speaks for the towns that get remembered every four years and forgotten the rest of the time.

Set in the lived reality of underfunded schools, decaying infrastructure, and families holding the line through grit rather than government rescue, the song rejects performative leadership and exposes the widening gap between words and action. This isn’t nostalgia, and it isn’t rage for rage’s sake — it’s accountability set to rhythm.

Musically rooted in Appalachian Americana and outlaw Southern rock traditions, the track leans on grit, restraint, and forward momentum rather than polish. The tone is defiant but grounded, reflecting a community that has learned self-reliance not by choice, but by necessity.

“Broken Promises Town” is part of the Basically Done Original Soundtrack — the official musical companion to Donald E. Pickett’s novel Basically Done and the upcoming Basically Done series/franchise. Together, the music and narrative form a shared cultural chronicle of integrity tested, systems exposed, and people choosing resolve over resignation.

This song doesn’t ask for reform theater.
It demands receipts.

Broken Promises Town

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