The second single, "Broken Branches/ IED/ Kandahar," a political song about soldiers losing limbs in war was inspired by a NPR story, "On The Hunt For Roadside Bombs In Afghanistan," which aired on October 27, 2009. Hearing it while in the van, on tour to promote "Umlaut," the story struck Craig so much that he researched the topic and wrote the song. The first part, "Broken Branches," is an Americana-style song, which tries to capture the thoughts of a soldier in his/her time away. Its lyrics, from the point of view of a solider, ask the question, "What would you miss?" The second part, "IED," is an improvised section. In this section, John Craig tries to symbolize the random and unconventional nature of "IEDs" as well as the persistence of the ones who plant them. The final section, "Kandahar," is a building climax that symbolizes the seemingly unending nature to the conflict. The sounds and feel of this part are mysterious, frightening and foreign, yet hopeful and familiar. Hopeful for a better time, a solution, or at least an end. With "Broken Branches/ IED/ Kandahar," John Craig will be contributing 100% of the download sales to the research and development of prosthetic technology via the Open Prosthetics Project. "NPR has run several stories about limb loss, and the prosthetics that are used to try and help facilitate these soldiers back into society. It seems crazy to me that the most effective arm-prosthetic used today is still the 'hook' prosthetic given to veterans of WWI," says Craig of his reasoning for writing this song. "I like this as a sort of a mini-opus, a journey that takes you from Iowa to Kandahar," he continues. "The lyrical section talks about very American things: football, holidays, the changing of the leaves in fall, and the music is in that kind of Americana-feel. I like the idea of it sounding like it could have been written in the 60s or 70s during Vietnam. It is supposed to be timeless; wars always happen, people die in them, are wounded in them, and each generation is affected by one, one way or another."