[Short Intro - 4 bars: Bright Piano Chops & Fast Violin Flurries, 122 BPM] [Verse 1: Intimate Male Vocals, Piano & Tight Kick] I thought I knew the meaning of the dark Until your cold words tore my world apart I gave you every promise I could make And watched you smile as everything would break [Pre-Chorus: Building Energy, Rising Bassline] I was a shadow fading in your room I tried to make a desert garden bloom Now I am walking straight out of the cold To take back all the pieces that you sold [Chorus: Explosive Full Belt, Four-on-the-Floor Drive] Piece by piece I pick them off the floor You will not see me hurting anymore Piece by piece I step into the light I’m breathing in and standing tall tonight [Verse 2: Driving Rhythm, Electric Guitar Accent] I was the flame you smothered in your rain You fed me promises that brought me pain I kept on watering a frozen stone Afraid of what it felt like on my own [Pre-Chorus: Building Energy, Rising Bassline] I was a shadow fading in your room I tried to make a desert garden bloom Now I am walking straight out of the cold To take back all the pieces that you sold [Chorus: Explosive Full Belt, Soaring Harmonies] Piece by piece I pick them off the floor You will not see me hurting anymore Piece by piece I step into the light I’m breathing in and standing tall tonight [Bridge 1: Half-Time Piano Drop, Gentle Violin Swell] The silence doesn't frighten me today I swept the bitter memories away You only took the shadow that I wore The real me is stronger than before [Guitar & Violin Solo: Soaring Melodic Crying Lead Guitar & Fast Violin Flurries, 122 BPM] [Bridge 2: Galloping Rhythm, Vocal Intensity Peaks] The ashes blow away into the wind This is where my new life will begin I hear my heartbeat pound inside my chest I put the past and all its ghosts to rest [Final Chorus: Maximum Power, Ad-Libs & Big Strings] Piece by piece I pick them off the floor You will not see me hurting anymore Piece by piece I step into the light I’m breathing in and standing tall tonight [Outro: Spoken & Whispered Dialogue, Solo Piano & Gentle Violin Swell] ........"I used to think you held all my pieces." ........"Turns out... I had them all along." ........"Piece by piece... I'm whole again." [End]
