General Information
Written by: TBC
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]
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“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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Studio Version
Broken Pieces Shine
- Recording date: July - November 2020
- Status: To be released
- Released On: The Bitter Truth (Track #2)
- Length: 3:57
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