Name: Curse of the Ideal
Duration: P00H03M05S
Description: 'Curse of the Ideal' was inspired by an elderly retired gentleman who was building and selling children's wooden furniture out of his garage. Although his best years were well behind him, he still had the drive and courage through pain and adversity to try and succeed.

Curse of the Ideal

from Gravitas by THE BROKEN

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'Curse of the Ideal' was inspired by an elderly retired gentleman who was building and selling children's wooden furniture out of his garage. Although his best years were well behind him, he still had the drive and courage through pain and adversity to try and succeed.

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CURSE OF THE IDEAL - YOU CANNOT CATCH WHAT IS NOT THROWN THE SYSTEM NEEDS THE SYSTEM KNOWS RELEASE AND CATCH DRAWING ON THE SIMPLE NEEDS OF EVERYONE IF YOU'RE FIT TO STRUGGLE YOU'RE FIT TO PAY IT COMES AROUND BUT NEVER COMES YOUR WAY CHASE THE RAINBOW UNTIL YOU ARE DONE THEN DANCE YOUR BONES INTO THE FADING SUN YOUR BROKEN DREAMS IN BROKEN HANDS THE SYSTEM NEEDS THE SYSTEM PLANS RELEASE AND CATCH DRAWING ON THE SIMPLE NEEDS OF EVERYONE

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from Gravitas, released August 21, 2021
Curse Of The Ideal- Written by The Broken
Pre-production by Pearl Runga
Mixed by Chris Tate
Mastered by Streaky

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THE BROKEN Auckland, New Zealand

Planets form from debris and particles in the space they inhabit. As they combine, their new gravity grows, pulling more in around them into a new orbit. The same can be said for THE BROKEN, whose focus and sound pulled in Gavin Downie and Ben Phillips in 2019. In 2021 THE BROKEN fuses the sum of it's parts and harnesses it's energy to create it's greatest work yet, 'GRAVITAS'. ... more

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