Lyrics
And all I remember is your back
Walking towards the airport leaving us all in your past
I traveled 1500 miles to see you
Begged you to want me
But you didn't want to
But piece by piece you collected me
Up off the ground but you abandoned things
And piece by piece you filled the holes that you burned in me
At six years old and no
He never walks away
He never asks for money
He takes care of me
He loves me
Piece by piece
He restored my faith
That a man can be kind
And a father could stay
And all of your words fall flat
I made something of myself and now you wanna come back
But your love isn't free
It has to be earned
Back then I didn't have anything you needed
So I was worthless
But piece by piece you collected me
Up off the ground but you abandoned things
And piece by piece you filled the holes that you burned in me
At six years old and no
He never walks away
He never asks for money
He takes care of me
He loves me
Piece by piece
He restored my faith
That a man can be kind
And a father could stay
Piece by piece...
Piece by piece I fell far from the tree
I would never leave her like you left me
She will never have to wonder her worth
Because unlike you I'm gonna put her first
He'll never walk away
He'll never break her heart
He'll take care of things
He'll love her
Piece by piece
He restored my faith
That a man can be kind
And a father should be great
Piece by piece...
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson Reveals The Sad Meaning Behind "Piece By Piece"
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Kelly Clarkson's "Piece by Piece" may bring tears to your eyes even if you don'tknow what it's about. But hearing the singer talk about the personal experiences that lie beneath the lyricsmakes it all the harder to hear without getting emotional.
The former American Idol star recently revealed that the track was inspired by her husband's constant love for their 20-month-old daughter, River Rose — compared with the lack of attention and care Clarkson received from her own father.
"Watching my husband love on his daughter all the time, you know, go to her events and just be there and, like, be present is, like, hard to watch but beautiful to watch,” the singer told Ryan Seacrest during a radio interview. “I know that my kids are going to have that."
What's so sad is that Clarkson didn't have that herself. "I don't even think I understood the gravity of [my relationship with my father] until I was pregnant [with River Rose]," she went on. "I was like, 'I cannot imagine not seeing this kid to his or her full potential and just seeing what she's going to do, what she's going to be like.'"
But despite how painful it can be to perform the song, Clarkson also said that she's done carrying around anger toward her father about the past.
"I'm 33 years old, I'm a grown woman," she said. "But it's more of that thing where you can try your hardest to salvage relationships — and I did — but at the end of the day, if you keep getting hurt by someone because they just don't know how to properly love people, it's just not worth it. It's not worth the strain in your heart and it starts to bleed into your other relationships and it becomes super dysfunctional.”
Watch Clarkson's emotional performance of "Piece by Piece" on American Idol in the video below.
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I like this song because it's saying that she found someone who loves her and their kids and unlike her father he will not abonde her. Her husband is the total opposite of what her father was. It's a very emotional song!<3 One day I will find the right guy who will love and care for me ! That he will be there for our children and never leave them<3 I love this song so much<3
