"Perhaps it is this song which longtime Young collaborator David Briggs had in mind when he said, "When you make rock and roll, the more you think, the more you stink." It also appears that the first "Broken Arrow" occured in 1950, about 18 years before this song was released. “Broken Arrows” is the fourth single off of Avicii’s Stories, with the country act Zac Brown Band.. It seems to me that the song relates to possible negative impact on the environment from this type of disaster (and would be very consistent with Neil Young songs, as suggested by Pleo). The song concerns pursuing love, even as the target of affection struggles with despair. General CommentAccording to another site, "the phrases 'Broken Arrow' and 'Bottle of Rain' are Native American expressions, meaning (respectively) 'Peaceful End of Conflict' and 'Good Prospects/Good Fortune. "Broken Arrow" sometimes draws raised eyebrows for being so oddly arranged - rather like the Beatles' psychedelic period such as "Revolution 9. This track took over 100 hours to record, which was an eternity by 1967 standards.