TRACK 9: YOU WERE NEVER BROKEN
Photography by Jessica Dunston
“your whole anatomy and makeup is a blessing / cause nature would not be without your nurturing invested”
You Were Never Broken begins by wrapping you in warm, reassuring chords. The soothing vocals from Xaiver Omär help to put you in a calm state as Pat Junior opens up in arguably the most personal and vulnerable song on GFOS.
In the track art, you see Pat and Tam — his wife — lovingly and with full intent staring/looking into each other’s eyes; an act of vulnerability in itself — seeing each other for who they are and embracing it.
Like the reassuring sun-bathed guitar strings in You Were Never Broken, Pat’s bodily embrace of Tam in the track art conveys the encouragement he lyrically showers on her. Even in the photo below with Tam gracefully sitting (/resting) and Pat standing tall beside her, there’s a sense of reverence, care and stewardship for her bodily form and spirit.
Hear Jessica share more about the technique and editing of these shots to highlight the great message behind You Were Never Broken:
