Take My Broken Heart

A co-written song with a group from the Gold Coast Songwriter Trysts songwriting event. A song about the crash of a broken heart and the needs of relationship and connection during the moment of hopelessness.

TAKE MY BROKEN HEART

Sometimes you don't need someone to fix your broken heart. You just need someone to hold it.

Heartbreak is part of being human, but we're often expected to pick ourselves up, move on and pretend we're okay.

With ‘Take My Broken Heart’, Rae Leigh explores the vulnerability of letting someone see you at your lowest. It's a song about the loneliness of trying to escape emotional pain, the comfort of having someone beside you, and the courage to admit that sometimes you just need to be held while you cry.

A reminder that it's okay to be heartbroken, it's okay to need someone, and you don't always have to be strong.

Because healing doesn't happen overnight, and sometimes love begins with simply being there.

Take My Broken Heart. A song for anyone who has ever needed somewhere safe to fall apart.

The Recording

Rae Leigh first connected with Nashville producer Michael Flanders through an interview for the Songwriter Trysts podcast. After discovering a shared love of honest storytelling and acoustic country music, they went on to work together on Rae’s charting single Love Me.

Their creative partnership continued with Living For Today and a larger body of work recorded in Nashville. The stripped-back recording uses acoustic instrumentation to preserve the intimacy, vulnerability and hope at the heart of the song.

Credits

Written by : Sarah Rae Frances Leigh, Robert Edward Leigh, Madeline Beisel, Leana Thilhya Marquet, Bradley John Blanck

Performed by: Rae Leigh
Producer: Michael Flanders
Musicians: Rae Leigh, Michael Flanders, Ben Flanders and Caleb Flanders
Mixed by: Jason Millhouse, Brisbane
Mastered by: 12th and Vine Post, Gold Coast
Photographer: Jimmy Watts - Brisbane
Label and publishing: Rae Leigh Music
Distributed by: Kycker

Songwriter Trysts Pty Ltd - Songwriting Workshop

Songwriter Trysts: Bringing Songwriters Together Through the Therapeutic Craft of Songwriting

Alongside the release of Take My Broken Heart, Rae Leigh is highlighting the work of her Australian company, Songwriter Trysts Pty Ltd, established in August 2020 to connect songwriters across the world and create opportunities for independent Australian artists to share their music on an international stage. Through its internationally reaching podcast, workshops and songwriting retreats, Songwriter Trysts provides a supportive and collaborative space for songwriters at every level to develop their craft, share their stories and explore the therapeutic power of songwriting. Take My Broken Heart is a wonderful example of this vision in action. The song was written during a Songwriter Trysts workshop on Wednesday, 5 May 2023, at The Whiskey Lounge on the Gold Coast, bringing together Rae Leigh, Robert Leigh, Madeline Beisel, Leana Marquet and Bradley Blanck. What began as a collaborative songwriting experience became a song that captures the vulnerability of heartbreak and the importance of allowing ourselves to lean on others when life becomes difficult. Released through Rae Leigh Music Record Label, the track reflects the heart of Songwriter Trysts: using music and shared creative experiences to build connection, encourage personal expression and remind people that sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is tell our story.

A candid video and photo from the very night that the song was written as we ended the night showcasing where we got to with our new songs.

“I found this song had a different meaning for each songwriter. At the core of it for me was this understanding that in times of heartbreak there’s that one person we can just be with. They can’t fix the problem but they will help us through it. Sometimes we don’t make the best choices for our life too and we need someone else to just hold us through that heartbreak. For me it was a non negotiable and imperative the “Holder of the heart” was not labeled and kept quite plutonic as each listener can resonate with their own person being Mum, Dad, friend, care giver, grandparent, teacher, that has picked up the pieces and helped them move through heartbreak. Looking back we see their gold reflected in the cracks. I think Rae Leigh is incredibly talented and has done an amazing job bringing this song to life. ”

— Leana Marquet - Co-Songwriter of Take My Broken Heart

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