The Song Mama's Broken Heart '

The song “Mama’s Broken Heart”, written by Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, and Kacey Musgraves, expresses the battle between a distressed and indignant daughter (portrayed by the singer) towards her overbearing mother. The daughter, who recently went through a breakup, starts acting out in regards to her own self-pity, and gets scolded by her mother for being foolish. “Mama’s Broken Heart” reflects on how the daughter’s mother is still deeply rooted in her traditional upbringing, where women were raised to keep themselves composed when confronted with a distressing situation. An example of this is when the mother tells her daughter to “Run and hide your crazy and start actin’ like a lady, ‘cause I raised you better, gotta keep it together”.