David Rovics - Song for My Broken Heart

Described by Amy Goodman as the "musical version of Democracy Now!," Rovics is an internationally celebrated political folks musician. David has traveled the world as a professional flat-picking rabble-rouser, and regularly tours on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies. He has shared the stage with a veritable of who's who of the left in two dozen countries, and has had his music featured on Democracy Now!, BBC, Al-Jazeera and other networks. His essays are published regularly on CounterPunch elsewhere, and the 200+ songs he makes available for free on the web have been downloaded more than a million times. Most importantly, he's really good. He will make you laugh, he will make you cry, he will make the revolution irresistible.Palestine Online Store (http://www.palestineonlinestore.com/) is the web's leading website marketing products from or about Palestine.This event was filmed at MonkeyWrench Books (http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org).This is a zgraphix production. Produced by Jeff Zavala. http://zgraphix.org Lyrics to Song for My Broken Heart : Nothing's changed for me When I see your face I see the dawn And like you, it's filled with grace When I look into your eyes I see all that I have known I see a red sunrise And the kindness you have shown Nothing's changed for me Now when I think about those days I feel a tremble in my knee And my impression never fades Oh, to touch your golden skin And the fullness of your smile I bemoan the state I'm in And I love you all the while 'Cause nothing's changed for me And like everybody here I'm so glad that you could make it It's so good to have you near For your words I laugh and cry And as I look around I'm sure I'm surrounded by your lovers Only one of many more But nothing's changed for me I still yearn for your embrace Sometimes I close my eyes And then I gaze upon your face I know everything must end But I remember our last kiss I recall your parting glance And there's so much more I miss 'Cause nothing's changed for me Except you went away You're moving on And I'm stuck in yesterday So I'll wish you all that's good And I'll make a toast for you For all the places you may travel And for whatever you may do 'Cause nothing's changed for me I'm still in love so much I know I'll be okay But I miss your gentle touch There are songs for victories Songs for things that fall apart This is just a song For my broken heart