Broken City

Album: Revelations (2006)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • Audioslave lead singer Chris Cornell wrote this when the band was on tour. The "Broken City" is Detroit, Michigan. Says Cornell: "Detroit was the industrial center of the United States for the longest time, and now when you ride through Detroit you see these beautiful industrial buildings, what once was kind of the center of the universe now it's kind of abandoned, I have never seen anything like it, it's on one hand beautiful and from the other very eerie." >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Bert - Pueblo, NM

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Carl Sturken

Carl SturkenSongwriter Interviews

Hitmaker Carl Sturken on writing and producing for Rihanna, 'N Sync, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Donny Osmond, Shakira and Karyn White.

Ian Astbury of The Cult

Ian Astbury of The CultSongwriter Interviews

The Cult frontman tells who the "Fire Woman" is, and talks about performing with the new version of The Doors.

Graduation Songs

Graduation SongsFact or Fiction

Have you got the smarts to know which of these graduation song stories are real?

Amanda Palmer

Amanda PalmerSongwriter Interviews

Call us crazy, but we like it when an artist comes around who doesn't mesh with the status quo.

16 Songs With a Heartbeat

16 Songs With a HeartbeatSong Writing

We've heard of artists putting their hearts into their music, but some take it literally.

Top American Idol Moments: Songs And Scandals

Top American Idol Moments: Songs And ScandalsSong Writing

Surprise exits, a catfight and some very memorable performances make our list of the most memorable Idol moments.