"Broken Girl" + Take Back The Night

I went to Take Back The Night a couple weeks ago, and I plan on using this event to write my 3-4 page summary. This past weekend I purchased Matthew West's new CD The Story of Your Life. For this record, Matthew West asked people to send him their stories... and he turned them into a record. Every song on the album is inspired by the stories that he read.

There is a song that has relevance to Take Back The Night, which is Broken Girl. In the pamphlet that I got with the CD, Matthew West includes the lyrics to each song as well as an explanation. Here is his explanation for his song Broken Girl:


"I received a thousand stories in the first two days at the cabin. One out of every four dealt with a topic I wasn't expecting. I sat in there in shock as I read one story after another from women who had been the victims of sexual abuse in their childhood. This is the kind of thing that I knew existed in the world, but my heart broke as I read each story of innocence lost, guilt carried, and trust betrayed. I've never written a song out of the emotion of anger until now. This song is for all the broken girls who wrote to me. You know who you are, and I want you to know that it's not your fault! God loves you and you don't have to stay the Broken Girl." -Matthew West


I have never heard a song so powerful that spoke of the topic of sexual assault. This song really popped out to me because Take Back The Night took place only a couple weeks ago, so I thought it'd be good to share. The message in this song is uplifting and also a good reminder that no one is worthless!

Here's the link to the song on YouTube. It also includes the lyrics.
"Broken Girl" by Matthew West

"You're not the worthless they made you feel. There is a love they can never steal away... and you don't have to stay the broken girl."