Still Unbroken

This is the first single from Southern Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd's twelfth studio album, Gods & Guns. It was their first release since 2003's Vicious Cycle.

The band has experienced several tragedies, most notably the loss of several members in a 1977 plane crash. This song was written after the death of original bassist Leon Wilkeson in 2001. Gary Rossington (guitar) told AntiMUSIC about the track: "It's kind of about us and me, and what we've been through and done. Anybody can relate to it that's been through a lot and had a life go on. A lot of stuff happens."
Johnny Van Zant (vocals) added: "We wrote that before Vicious Circle. Gary always keeps a cassette of stuff, he brought it in while we were in the studio, said 'ya'll need to listen to this, man; we can do something with this.'"
Rickey Medlocke (guitar) concluded: "That song actually was written quite a few years ago, right after Leon passed away. What ended up happening was we listened to the song again and it was so appropriate for us today."

This was the official Theme Song of the WWE Breaking Point Pay-Per-View event on September 13th 2009.

Though this song is a personal anthem about overcoming adversity, Rossington feels it strikes a universal chord. He told Billboard magazine: "Huey Thomasson (of The Outlaws) wrote that song with us-me, Johnny and Rickey - and he passed away a couple of years ago, so that shows you how long we were writing for this album. That is kind of our story, but you can find a lot of people in life that are still unbroken. You go through stuff and you keep going."