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==General Information==
==General Information==
''Written by: TBC''
''Written by: [[A. Lee]], [[Jen Majura|J. Majura]], [[T. McCord]], [[Troy McLawhorn|T. McLawhorn]], [[W. Hunt]]''


'''''Broken Pieces Shine''''' is the second track from [[Evanescence]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[The Bitter Truth]]''. The song was conceived by Amy Lee and [[Jen Majura]] during a spot of grocery shopping in Canada in 2019, as explained by Amy on her ''Kerrang!'' cover story in March 2021:<ref name=kerrang2021 />
'''''Broken Pieces Shine''''' is the second track from [[Evanescence]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[The Bitter Truth]]''. The song was conceived by Amy Lee and [[Jen Majura]] during a spot of grocery shopping in Canada in 2019, as explained by Amy on her ''Kerrang!'' cover story in March 2021:<ref name=kerrang2021 />
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Every time I close my eyes<br>
Every time I close my eyes<br>
Oh, survival hurts<br>
Oh, survival hurts<br>
 
<br>
And I keep breathing in, I'm alive<br>
But I keep breathing in, I'm alive<br>
I'm not [fine?]<br>
I'm not fine<br>
I don't know if I will be alright<br>
I don't know if I will be alright<br>
But I have to try<br>
But I have to try<br>
I know you're with me, so what if we do fall apart?<br>
I know you're with me, so what if we do fall apart?<br>
Give into all that we are<br>
Give into all that we are<br>
And let all the broken pieces shine (Shine, shine)<br>
And let all the broken pieces shine (Shine, shine, shine)<br>
<br>
<br>
Looking now [?]<br>
Looking now [?]<br>
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Give into all that we are<br>
Give into all that we are<br>
And let all the broken pieces come alive<br>
And let all the broken pieces come alive<br>
[?] will be alright<br>
I don't know if I will ever be alright<br>
But I have to try<br>
But I have to try<br>
And I won't [?]<br>
And I know you're with me<br>
So what if we do fall apart?<br>
So what if we do fall apart?<br>
Shamelessly be who we are<br>
Shamelessly be who we are<br>
And let all the broken pieces shine<br>
And let all the broken pieces shine<br>
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh<br>
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (I'm alive)<br>
<br>
Let all the broken pieces shine<br>
Let all the broken pieces shine<br>
Let all the broken pieces shine<br>
Let all the broken pieces shine<br>

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General Information

Written by: A. Lee, J. Majura, T. McCord, T. McLawhorn, W. Hunt

Broken Pieces Shine is the second track from Evanescence's fifth studio album, The Bitter Truth. The song was conceived by Amy Lee and Jen Majura during a spot of grocery shopping in Canada in 2019, as explained by Amy on her Kerrang! cover story in March 2021:[1]

Vin1.jpg “We were in Canada on a writing camp trip out in the woods in 2019,” recalls Amy, before noting how the hunter-gatherer duties in the band were split. ​“The men went to go get music stuff that we forgot, like a snare stand and whatever else, and the women went to the grocery store (laughs). On the way back, we were just showing each other ideas in the car on our phones, little pre-recorded demos and stuff. Jen had this really cool idea that turned into that chugging verse music. I just started rewinding it and singing on it over and over.

I see Broken Pieces Shine as an anthem for us and our fans From the beginning, I visualised us onstage in that ​‘together moment’. It’s about letting yourself fall apart, letting those flaws become the things that we not only accept about ourselves, but also embrace. To be your true self rather than holding it in is truly freeing. We have things about us that we may see as flaws, but just change your perspective a little bit – our flaws can be our superpowers. That’s what makes us different. That’s what makes us unique.”

It’s a song about the pain and beauty of survival, the wisdom bred from suffering, the grace that can be found in the acceptance of what is. In so many ways, Amy Lee has learned these lessons the hard way…

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This song was heard in Amy Lee's CBS This Morning interview on August 26, 2020 when it showed her working on Pro Tools in her home studio.[2]

Versions

Studio Version

Broken Pieces Shine

  • Recording date: July - November 2020
  • Status: To be released
  • Released On: The Bitter Truth (Track #2)
  • Length: 3:57

Lyrics

Three, two, one, zero

There is no way back this time
What is real and what is lie?
Oh, survival hurts
[?] lose my mind
Every time I close my eyes
Oh, survival hurts

But I keep breathing in, I'm alive
I'm not fine
I don't know if I will be alright
But I have to try
I know you're with me, so what if we do fall apart?
Give into all that we are
And let all the broken pieces shine (Shine, shine, shine)

Looking now [?]
Everything's turned upside down
Oh, we're not the first
How can we ever be [?]?
Wondering who we can trust
Oh, survival hurts

But I'm not giving in, I'm alive
I'm not fine
I don't know if I will be alright
But I have to try
I know you're with me, so what if we do fall apart?
Give into all that we are
And let all the broken pieces come alive
I don't know if I will ever be alright
But I have to try
And I know you're with me
So what if we do fall apart?
Shamelessly be who we are
And let all the broken pieces shine
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (I'm alive)

Let all the broken pieces shine
Let all the broken pieces shine
Let all the broken pieces shine
Let all the broken pieces shine
Let all the broken pieces shine

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