Broken Pieces Shine: Difference between revisions

From The Evanescence Reference
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
(10 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 3: Line 3:


==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 />
Line 9: Line 9:
{{Quote|“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.
{{Quote|“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.”
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…}}
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…}}


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.<ref name=cbs />
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.<ref name=cbs />
{{Quote|"I think something that I've learned over time with our fans is that our music represents a free place to allow yourself to fall apart. ['Broken Pieces Shine'] is a celebration of that. It's about allowing all the parts of yourself to shine, and remembering and embracing the parts of your life that have been hard so that we can truly appreciate the beauty and not lose the things that we've learned."<ref name=upset />}}
In an interview with ''Loudwire'', Amy explained the first line of the song:
{{Quote|"It's like I see somebody face-down on the ground standing back up again and dusting off, clawing back up and then starting to walk forward and refuse to just lay there and die."<ref name=loudwire2021 />}}
On July 14, 2021, the band released a live performance on YouTube. Watch it [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAuAVRxa6UU here].


==Versions==
==Versions==
Line 21: Line 29:
'''Broken Pieces Shine'''
'''Broken Pieces Shine'''
*''Recording date:'' July - November 2020
*''Recording date:'' July - November 2020
*''Status:'' To be released
*''Status:'' [[The Evanescence Reference:Release Status|Released]]
*''Released On:'' ''[[The Bitter Truth]]'' (Track #2)
*''Released On:'' ''[[The Bitter Truth]]'' (Track #2)
*''Length:'' 3:57
*''Length:'' 3:57
'''BPS #7.1 [''The Bitter Truth Evolution'']'''<ref>An audio of Amy working on the melody of the song with different lyrics.</ref>
*''Recording date:'' 2020
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released On:'' [[The Bitter Truth#Deluxe Box Set|''The Bitter Truth Evolution'']] cassette (track #A16)
*''Length:'' 0:52
===Live Version===
'''Broken Pieces Shine (Driven to Perform Livestream Concert by Cooper Tire)'''
*''Performing period:'' May 13, 2021
*''Example:'' Driven to Perform Livestream Concert by Cooper Tire, Nashville, TN, USA
'''Broken Pieces Shine [Live]'''
*''Performing period:'' November 5, 2021 - December 11, 2021; January 14 - December 14, 2022; 2023
*''Example:'' Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA (November 5, 2021)


==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
Line 29: Line 53:
<br>
<br>
There is no way back this time<br>
There is no way back this time<br>
What is real and what is lie?<br>
What is real and what is mine?<br>
Oh, survival hurts<br>
Oh, survival hurts<br>
[?] lose my mind<br>
<br>
Lose myself or lose my mind<br>
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<br>
I'm not [fine?]<br>
<br>
I'm alive<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>
Shuttered inside, looking out<br>
Everything's turned upside down<br>
Everything's turned upside down<br>
Oh, we're not the first<br>
Oh, we're not the first<br>
How can we ever be [?]?<br>
<br>
How can we ever be us?<br>
Wondering who we can trust<br>
Wondering who we can trust<br>
Oh, survival hurts<br>
Oh, survival hurts<br>
<br>
<br>
But I'm not giving in, I'm alive<br>
But I'm not giving in<br>
<br>
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>
Line 57: Line 87:
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>
<br>
But I have to try<br>
I don't know if I will ever be alright<br>
And I won't [?]<br>
But I have to try...<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>
<br>
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (I'm alive)<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>
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>
Let all the broken pieces... shine
===''The Bitter Truth Evolution'' demo===
Going out of time<br>
Can you still hear me?<br>
Or is this in my mind?<br>
I need you near me<br>
I can't get you out of my head<br>
Still singing songs for the dead<br>
Baby, 'cause broken champs still shine<br>
<br>
Let all the bro-, let all the broken pieces shine<br>
Let all the broken pieces shine
Let all the broken pieces shine


Line 76: Line 120:


<ref name=cbs>Watch the clip [https://twitter.com/EvanescenceCrew/status/1298373338453114887 here].</ref>
<ref name=cbs>Watch the clip [https://twitter.com/EvanescenceCrew/status/1298373338453114887 here].</ref>
<ref name=loudwire2021>{{cite web|title=The Tragedies That Inspired Evanescence's 'The Bitter Truth'|url=https://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-lee-interview-tragedies-inspired-the-bitter-truth-lyrics/|date=May 10, 2021|work=Loudwire}}</ref>
<ref name=upset>{{cite web|last=Goodman|first=Jessica|title=Evanescence: "The biggest bitter truth is that life is short; we're mortal, we don't have forever"|url=https://www.upsetmagazine.com/features/evanescence-interview-may21|date=May 10, 2021|work=Upset|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510093434/https://www.upsetmagazine.com/features/evanescence-interview-may21|archivedate=May 10, 2021}}</ref>


}}
}}

Latest revision as of 09:27, 2 April 2023

Across the Universe*
Afterlife
All That I'm Living For
Anything for You
Anywhere
Artifact/The Turn
Ascension of the Spirit
Away from Me
Before the Dawn
Better Without You
Bleed
Blind Belief
Breathe No More
Bring Me to Life
Broken Pieces Shine
Call Me When You're Sober
Catherine
Cloud Nine
Demise
Disappear
End of the Dream
Erase This
Eternal
Even in Death
Everybody's Fool
Exodus
Far From Heaven
Farther Away
Feeding the Dark
Field of Innocence
Forever You
Forgive Me
Give Unto Me
Going Under
Good Enough
Haunted
Hello
Hi-Lo
If You Don't Mind
Imaginary
Imperfection
Instrumental 1
Instrumental 2
Instrumental 3
Instrumental 4
Lacrymosa
Lies
Like You
Listen to the Rain
Lithium
Lose Control
Lost in Paradise
Made of Stone
Me & You
Missing
My Heart Is Broken
My Immortal
My Last Breath
Never Go Back
New Way to Bleed
Oceans
October
Origin
Overture
Part of Me
Perfect Dream
Say You Will
Secret Door
Sick
Snow White Queen
So Close
Solitude
Spanish
Surrender
Sweet Sacrifice
Swimming Home
Take Cover
Taking Over Me
The Chain*
The Change
The End
The Game is Over
The In-Between
The Last Song I'm Wasting on You
The Only One
The Other Side
Together Again
Tourniquet
Understanding
Unknown Title
Unraveling
Use My Voice
Wasted on You
Weight of the World
What You Want
Where Will You Go?
Whisper
Yeah Right
You Got a Lot to Learn
Your Love
Your Star
* Cover songs


Article.png Broken Pieces Shine está disponible en español. Ver el artículo

Το άρθρο Broken Pieces Shine είναι διαθέσιμο στα ελληνικά. Δείτε το άρθρο

Broken Pieces Shine è disponibile in italiano. Vedi l'articolo

Broken Pieces Shine está disponível em português. Ver o artigo


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…

Vin2.jpg


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]

Vin1.jpg "I think something that I've learned over time with our fans is that our music represents a free place to allow yourself to fall apart. ['Broken Pieces Shine'] is a celebration of that. It's about allowing all the parts of yourself to shine, and remembering and embracing the parts of your life that have been hard so that we can truly appreciate the beauty and not lose the things that we've learned."[3] Vin2.jpg


In an interview with Loudwire, Amy explained the first line of the song:

Vin1.jpg "It's like I see somebody face-down on the ground standing back up again and dusting off, clawing back up and then starting to walk forward and refuse to just lay there and die."[4] Vin2.jpg


On July 14, 2021, the band released a live performance on YouTube. Watch it here.

Versions

Studio Version

Broken Pieces Shine

BPS #7.1 [The Bitter Truth Evolution][5]

Live Version

Broken Pieces Shine (Driven to Perform Livestream Concert by Cooper Tire)

  • Performing period: May 13, 2021
  • Example: Driven to Perform Livestream Concert by Cooper Tire, Nashville, TN, USA

Broken Pieces Shine [Live]

  • Performing period: November 5, 2021 - December 11, 2021; January 14 - December 14, 2022; 2023
  • Example: Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA (November 5, 2021)

Lyrics

Three, two, one, zero

There is no way back this time
What is real and what is mine?
Oh, survival hurts

Lose myself or 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...)

Shuttered inside, looking out
Everything's turned upside down
Oh, we're not the first

How can we ever be us?
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

The Bitter Truth Evolution demo

Going out of time
Can you still hear me?
Or is this in my mind?
I need you near me
I can't get you out of my head
Still singing songs for the dead
Baby, 'cause broken champs still shine

Let all the bro-, let all the broken pieces shine
Let all the broken pieces shine

References

  1. ↑ Garner, George (March 10, 2021). "“I needed to face the abyss head on”: Evanescence’s Bitter Truth laid bare". Kerrang!. https://www.kerrang.com/features/i-needed-to-face-the-abyss-head-on-evanescences-bitter-truth-laid-bare/.
  2. ↑ Watch the clip here.
  3. ↑ Goodman, Jessica (May 10, 2021). "Evanescence: "The biggest bitter truth is that life is short; we're mortal, we don't have forever"". Upset. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510093434/https://www.upsetmagazine.com/features/evanescence-interview-may21.
  4. ↑ "The Tragedies That Inspired Evanescence's 'The Bitter Truth'". Loudwire. May 10, 2021. https://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-lee-interview-tragedies-inspired-the-bitter-truth-lyrics/.
  5. ↑ An audio of Amy working on the melody of the song with different lyrics.
Albums
EPs
Studio
Demo
Live
Compilation
Singles
Promotional singles
Evanescence stuff
Retrieved from "https://evanescencereference.info/wiki/index.php?title=Broken_Pieces_Shine&oldid=39655"