+spinalltheequipment IKR i saw it and oh it was so sad :( (But she was being really funny about it like "Danget he decided to put it on the piano to make me cry") (And she had Because of you before it so she said "Heres another famliy fun song..." lol but its such a beautful song
Honestly, this song touches me in so many ways. "piece by piece, he restored my faith that a man could be kind, and a father could stay" those words resonate with what I'm going through now. I hope that all girls of a young age can listen to this and have hope that not all men are evil and not all men walk out. I hope that they can look forward to being with a man who will stay, and who will be stronger than the men who left her before.
My dad left me and my sister. I also traveled miles to meet him, finally get to know him. But he found that he had no guilt when it comes to him abandoning us. It was me, us, who were supposed to chase after him, not him. I found a man, he loves me. I love him. He really proved me that men can be kind. In life, we must not let us be defined by our past, awful things happen but things also change,for the better if not for the best. Optimism. Love. Kindness. It will all result in best possible way in time. For me it did. I forgave my dad for what he did, but I can never forget and its ok not to, that way I know how to act in life and how not to be the person he is.
U truly have a great of gold.. My dad left me when I was still in my mum's wombs and I never forgive him for that. But it makes me who I am today, a strong Person and now I found a man that truly love me and now I believe in love again..
+catur wulandari It's natural. You can't forgive truly until you get to the point where you just don't care. He is a person who is stuck in you heart and mind but who doesn't exist in you real life. To me it happened that my grandpa died. He was my grandpa, my dad, my friend, my best go-to person, he was so proud of me for everything and he loved me with no boundaries. After he died I was so mad at myself for letting me waste so much time and tears on someone who didn't care and the person who did was just there,beside me for whatever, and maybe I wasn't paying much attention to that. To him. I tore me apart. From that moment I just didn't care about my biological father as much and everyday i cared less and less. I want to love people around me, people who show up at my birthday parties, people who wish me a Happy New Year, people who sit and speak about how I was when I was a kid...people with whom I have true memories. :)
+FearlessWolfie It is. The other day I was speaking to a friend and I said to her that i don't care anymore, and that I truly believe that this is how it's supposed to be. Who knows how would I turn out to be if I grew up with him. If he was beside me from then. I met him and I didn't like the type of person he is, and even though we look alike a bit i am nothing like him. After we started communicating he always somehow spoke about things he has done for me, he sent me money later on but it was nothing much, yet he spoke around that he financed my studies which is ridiculous. He likes the spotlight. Some people just don't care about you. It is so hard to admit that those are your parents, or one of them, and it happens so much. I really hope that you'll get out of that environment and live a happy stress-free life. How old are you?
This version is amazing but I think the way she sang it on American Idol tonight is the way it should be on the album. It was slowed down and was absolutely beautiful
She's writing from her heart; that's as real as it gets. The calm melody seems to reflect her clarity and composure on the situation, while the vocals reflect the gravity.
Bragofan Lots of great songs on this album! I have done a cover of RUN, RUN, RUN a cover she did with John Legend on SingKiaMuze . I hope you guys can check it out! I love to connect with like minded folks. GOD. PEOPLE. ART. I Create Songs. Bless, KIA MUZE.
To meio q cansando das músicas dela.. Sei lá, gostei dos 3 primeiros álbuns dela (mas sem contar o primeiro) e, desde então, achei um pop meio chato (minha opinião). Mas sei lá, gosto muito dela, duvido q eu não goste de alguma música desse álbum... na espera ;S
Thiago Brito Lots of great songs on this album! I have done a cover of RUN, RUN, RUN a cover she did with John Legend on SingKiaMuze . I hope you guys can check it out! I love to connect with like minded folks. GOD. PEOPLE. ART. I Create Songs. Bless, KIA MUZE.
Here after watching her American Idol HEARTFELT stage performance. I have never cried like that in a stage performance for a while now. Thank you for this song Kelly. This is an inspiration for people like me. Stay happy and strong Kelly!
I like the slow piano version of this so much better. Such great lyrics! I hope she releases the version she performed on Idol. - So You Wanna Be A Singer
I like this one more. I enjoy the little riff, and I think it builds better for the final chorus with the "ohhhhs". I especially like how the drums kick in at the end so it feels like a triumphant stride saying "yes, I earned my happy ending." But the piano is pretty great too, so I cant fault anyone for liking it more.
+robertantonnyc This version is so devoid of emotion, that it's almost disrespectful to the lyrics. So overproduced and hideously poppy. Huge disappointment. I will have to wait for the stripped down version, I guess.
I cannot listen to this without crying. It's sentimental, sad and yet still so empowering. My favorite of the whole CD! It makes me so emotional especially seeing how truly happy she is now with the man who loves her and that gorgeous, happy baby girl! This is everything I have ever hoped for her. This track is just....wow.
Finally a decent person I can relate to. Kelly Clarkson..... you are a beautiful human being. This song is so beautiful I cry every time I listen to it. Its also because I know exactly what you are talking about. My dad is like that too. Your songs are beautiful. You are beautiful. I love you.
Had to come and check this out after seeing your performance on American Idol. "Because of You" was heart-wrenching and I felt your pain. But this song right here? OMG! It's just simply on a whole other level. I can't stop crying. And BTW, I much prefer it in a ballad like how you performed it tonight on Idol. Look, woman... you're simply amazing. Period! God bless you and your family!
Love this song! Thank you @Kelly Clarkson for writing this song for fatherless women all over the world. I started #thefatherlessdaughtermovement and wrote, "The Fatherless Daughter Project: Understanding Our Losses and Reclaiming Our Lives" to help fatherless daughters breakthrough their pasts and into resilient futures. Thank you again for showing the strength and vulnerability of fatherless daughters! xoxo Denna Babul
me too Scott. it's at #2 now and #10 in Canada... It's an amazing song, lyrically and with a true content, since the album came out i was surprised by this song... All that she needed was to sing this live on tv with the same emotion she wrote it. Maybe this gave a second chance for the album, it's not her best, but it's beautiful and with more nice songs to became singles like Run Run Run and Nostalgic.
She's singing to her dad about him and herself and her husband and daughter... she writes such honest songs. All the way back to Because Of You. But you can hear now, there is no bitterness, only strength and hope for a better future.
Actually, she did originally write the song herself, when she was 16. Then Moody and Hodges helped her edit and polish it for release on the album years later.
smythe12247 It's sad and happy at the same time! I was blessed with a wonderful father and the waterworks still start and continue through the entire song. It's so beautiful that I want to sing along but I can't keep the lump out of my throat, lol.
smythe12247 Lots of great songs on this album! I have done a cover of RUN, RUN, RUN a cover she did with John Legend on SingKiaMuze . I hope you guys can check it out! I love to connect with like minded folks. GOD. PEOPLE. ART. I Create Songs. Bless, KIA MUZE.
This song is more than perfect - I love how she puts a little piece of her soul in each song. And yes, this is my favorite from this album. And I'm soooooo happy Kelly has her beautiful family and River Rose is cutest baby ever seen. Kelly is the mother every child could dream of.
This is her most relaxed album to date. And I gotta say...I like it. She's done kind of forthright pop rock with a very ambitious message in all of her songs. I like that she's finally gotten to the place of producing a very easygoing album.
Heard her sing this at a concert. This song touched me like no other song I've ever heard, because I can relate. One of my favorite songs. The entire crowd was completely silent, it was incredible, such a brilliant musician.
This track has just come out and has already made it to my top 30 on lastfm. I've been literally consuming it. So solid, so simple, to-the-core, honest and vulnerable. It takes a hell of a lot of guts to write something so genuine and expose yourself to be so fragile. So far this is my Kelly's favorite song.
I hope Kelly Clarkson reads this comment I absolutely love this song I love her transparency I love the difference in her tone from "Because of You" to this moment. I'm so glad she's happy. Her life storyline is really inspiring for those of us going through similar situations Blessings to you and your family
I'm grossly sobbing. My dad skipped out on me, too, when I was 6. He left for Florida without a look back. It was his mother, my grandma, that brought me down to visit them every summer. He was barely around. He's still barely around. It wasn't until I was older and getting on with my own life that he started making any real effort (the last I talked to him was over 8 months ago). I hated men for the longest time, and I honest-to-god believed men were incapable of loving (based on him and my mother's choices in men after him). It wasn't until 5 years ago that I met the love of my life that I really saw the difference in what a real man is from those like my father. He made me see that there's more to men as a whole than the prejudices I'd laid on them because of my abandonment. He made me see what a father should do by being the best father in the world to our two beautiful children. To say I'm blessed is the understatement of the century. Thank you, Nick.
ᄋᄌᄋproclivitae l am very happy for you. Enjoy and appreciate every moment and gesture from your husband. My mother left me just when l was a baby and l met a very kind hearted lady who changed my life. Some parents do not deserve to be called parents
@@acasaization I hope very much that you and your kind hearted lady are still doing well! I agree though. Parents who don't make any effort to know their child are just donors smh
@DanielErick DeLucifersson thank you so much 💖 Although I wish my dad was a better, more present being in my life, I'm lucky to have found someone who will give to our kids what neither of us ever had. I wish you all the best as well 😊
This is a powerful ballad. It is inspirational for anybody who lived in a broken home. I immediately thought of my father. He was abandoned by his dad but became a strong person. In addition, he has never been arrested. My father drove over 200 miles per day to work at the GM Plant in Indianapolis. He did this so I could live in Fairfield and attend a good school system. Also, he wanted us to have a safe neighborhood.
i love this song so much... im now a part of management team at a retail store... it took me a long time to find the angel to pick up my pieces and i hear ur song everyday on work radio and i cant say how blessed me and my kids are!
A wonderful song! A fantastic vocal performance. It's so raw and emotional! The lyrics speak for itself. Kelly NAILED it! Piece by Piece (the album) is a great masterpiece
This song says everything word for word about what my father did to me, my brother, and my mom. Now my mom got remarried years ago and I actually have a dad who loves us very much.
I feel like this song is just something else. I could legit see it kind of turning someone's life around. On a side note, I wish radio would pick this one up too. The percussion would let it fit into top 40. And Kelly's "ahh's" are actually super good hooks.
Definitely an improvement over Heartbeat Song, despite that one growing on me a little. Even still, Clarkson is at her best when she's either a) standing up to someone, or b) standing up for someone.
I love this song it brings back some memories 😢when me biological dad was like this song but me and my mom left and I was in tears and now I have a dad that treats me like I’m worth something 😢
I'm in love with this song.Kelly you deserve love.Truly living proof of a real woman.Your music sets me free and I can't get enough.Thank you and thank God for your voice.
She said this is kind of like the because of you response Bc after all she and her sister have found great husbands that are great dads to their children ❤
Oh, Kelly.... Every time, the chills, the feels... you never fail to take my breath away. You're so inspiring! You make us strong, you give us hope. We love you, and we'll never leave you, either
Superfruit sent me here ♥ and such a beautiful song:) Honestly, me with my step dad my mom is remarrying after a tragic divorce from a man who was nothing and treated me and my brother like nothing i remember falling apart at night praying to god to help us and now, i leave for college monday my mom is happy and my brother is smiling I was only 5 and i rememberit all but just this year my faith in hope and love was restored so yeah piece by piece my faith in fathers was restored and im happy to seemy family smile again :) Amazing song kelly ♥ life's hard but our future is bright
Went to her concert, I hugged my mom and cried through the song. this reminds me of my father, yes he loves me the pain that my mom went through... This is why Kelly Clarkson is my favorite artist. Nobody can beat her emotional songs. She's real. Her songs move me, she doesn't sing about those pop songs, she writes from her heart. That's what will get you far.
I'm sorry that you and your sister had a rough childhood , or things weren't easy . I'm proud of you well whom became , now you have to do for your two beautiful family/ children . Because I know you and your husband make a lovely couple and fabulous parents . I looked up the meaning behind this song that's how I know you and your sister had a rough childhood . But I'm glad you guys overcame it . I will continue. praying for you , your sister ,your family . and everyone else in this world that whatever rough situations we may have in life that God will help us stay strong and overcome all obstacles we face in life.
Ive honestly heard this millions of times live, studio or anything! Ive never clicked or had a song hit home so much. When i was about 4 my parents relationship fell. At 5 they divorced. I barely remember the good. All i remember is the anger the loneliness i felt the pain the screaming the faces... glass and lots of tears, a toy left only to be put up later. When i was 6 my sister had gotten engaged to a man my mom was unsure of. My parents were mad. My mom came home from work, my mom being a single mother with two children and two jobs it was difficult so my dad would watch us till she got hone then he was gone again he never stayed. My mom was stressed out tired and upset cause this man had asked my dad’s approval of the engagement but not my mom’s which she gelt was unfair. Just a week ago my sister went stomping out of the house. My brother was automatically the one that got the job of working around the house and making i got home safe. I had already been in bed waiting for mum to kiss me goodnight my brother was out talking to mum. All of a sudden my mom and dad are yelling screaming and my brother crying. My brother never cries. I came out to see my mom hitting my dad before falling down and having an extreme asthma attack my brother was bawling and screaming at my dad to do something my dad angry keeps yelling stressing my mom out worse making her attack worse. My dad obviously scared now turns and runs out the door leaving my teenage brother and 6 year old me to make sure my mom was ok. My brother rushed to grab her inhaler and i grabbed some tissues i didn’t know what just happened except it was scary. My mom was proped up and fine, but my brother looked shattered. I also looked like id seen a ghost. It took 7 years for my brother to forgive my dad for it. There were many other issues broken promises and traumatic events, my step dad came and he fixed it, my brother could focus on school and an actual social life. I could have someone to watch me and hang out with. My mom didn’t have to work so much nor worry about the bills. We also got three new brothers. He glued our shattered picture back. Eventually he also helped my mom and dad calm down and understand each other. He also helped rekindle my brothers relationship with my dad. He disciplined us and taught us the importance of honesty accountability and pride in your work and that school was very important. He helped with my sisters relationship with the family. All in all its a miricale he came. My moms really lucky. Im really lucky... My dad couldn’t be a father he could only be a distant friend... though my stepdad knew how to be a father. Strict firm but kind and caring
Love this song. Kelly was always a valuable person. I'm glad she found love, and has a family of her own. Her daughter will always know that she's loved.
My favourite song that i have heard off the album so far :) can't wait to receive the album to hear all the songs. all her songs are amazing and she has the most beautiful voice ever
She sang this on American Idol last Thursday. EVERYONE was crying. Keith Urban, J Lo & the audience as well. They cheered her name afterward. The Judges & whole audience were on their feet when she finished. SO MOVING, it brought me to tears as well. Am going to see if it's on here............
My dad never cared about me either. He left me when I was 7 and sometimes I wonder what I did that I don't deserve his attention but I don't really care about it now. Now I have a step father who gave me the fatherly attention that he didnt years ago. When I first heard this song I really couldn't control myself and I broke down. Good job Kelly! Another masterpiece 👍
This song really speaks to my heart, honestly. Rejected from my paps at a young age really messed with me, and I never had a male father-like figure to look up to so I definitely feel like I missed out on valuable life lessons that just may have shaped me into a more confident person today. I'm still broken and the only thing I can hope for is that my future babies will never ever have to feel the way I did.
I can't sing this song without tearing up. It's so amazing beautiful, both lyrically and musically. We're listening to one of the greatest artists of our time. Take it in, friends.
@Samantha Marston You do realize she left because of his actions, right? In no way was this an easy decision for her. She didn't give up. Some things you just can't overcome and it's not fair to anyone involved to stay.
I'm going to see her in the summer. I got the tickets more for Pentatonix because I saw them recently and they were amazing but now listening to her album I'm getting excited to see her too!
Hell yeah!! It's going down! I've always wanted to be in the front rows but that life is too lavish for me. Guess I'll have to scream even louder from the back.
Kelly Clarkson I just want to say thank you. Read these comments of people who have opened themselves up because of you opening yourself and being you. This may not initially look like anything but the way people are writing they aren't just writing they are making a community because of you so I think you again.
I like the song. I was seperate from my real dad from when I was young, but he has done his best to be a good dad since he found me back in his life when I was a difficult teenager. Still piece by piece my real father is the only one to restore my faith.. Sometimes I remind him, but now I just know everything he would do for me..
And all I remember is your back Walking towards the airport, leaving us all in your past I traveled fifteen hundred miles to see you Begged you to want me, but you didn’t want to But piece by piece, he collected me Up off the ground, where you abandoned things and Piece by piece he filled the holes that you burned in me Six years old and you know, 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 want to come back But your love, it 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, he collected me Up off the ground, where you abandoned things and Piece by piece he filled the holes that you burned in me Six years old and you know, he never walks away He never asks for money, he takes care of me Cause he loves me Piece by piece, he restored my faith That a man can be kind and a father could stay Piece by piece [x6] Piece by piece I fell far from the tree I will never leave her like you left me And she will never have to wonder her worth Because unlike you I’m going to put her first And you know, 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 [x3]
My paternal grandmother chose not to be a part of my life when I was young. I haven't seen her since I was six. It hurt for me knowing that she left me and not understanding why she did it. Since then I have tried my best to surround myself with people who truly love me. I never met my paternal grandfather. My father told me that neither of his parents were a major part in his life, but has promised to himself that that cycle would end with him. Thank you, dad, for being a part of my life and my sister's.
"Piece by piece he filled the holes that you burned in me at six years old". I almost teared up when I have listened to this song because it's painfully relatable to me.
Man, Kelly did good on this one. Instead of a father, it was my mother who left my sister and I. This song embodies everything that I'll be to my children. Amazing Kelly! :D
Heard her sing this live... The crowd was completely silent. It was absolutely beautiful.
Me too and it was an beautiful I was bawling the entire time
+spinalltheequipment IKR i saw it and oh it was so sad :( (But she was being really funny about it like "Danget he decided to put it on the piano to make me cry") (And she had Because of you before it so she said "Heres another famliy fun song..." lol but its such a beautful song
+Infinitece Sarah (Sarah Skittles) yeah at mine she was like "I have another song for ya but let me tell you, it doesn't get ANY happier! " haha
L.E. Birdhouse Yeah shes really funny. Overall though this is a beautiful song.
Same here she is so beautiful
Honestly, this song touches me in so many ways. "piece by piece, he restored my faith that a man could be kind, and a father could stay" those words resonate with what I'm going through now. I hope that all girls of a young age can listen to this and have hope that not all men are evil and not all men walk out. I hope that they can look forward to being with a man who will stay, and who will be stronger than the men who left her before.
My dad left me and my sister. I also traveled miles to meet him, finally get to know him. But he found that he had no guilt when it comes to him abandoning us. It was me, us, who were supposed to chase after him, not him. I found a man, he loves me. I love him. He really proved me that men can be kind. In life, we must not let us be defined by our past, awful things happen but things also change,for the better if not for the best. Optimism. Love. Kindness. It will all result in best possible way in time. For me it did. I forgave my dad for what he did, but I can never forget and its ok not to, that way I know how to act in life and how not to be the person he is.
awww so deep
charmeddada All I can say is Thank You!!
U truly have a great of gold.. My dad left me when I was still in my mum's wombs and I never forgive him for that. But it makes me who I am today, a strong Person and now I found a man that truly love me and now I believe in love again..
+catur wulandari It's natural. You can't forgive truly until you get to the point where you just don't care. He is a person who is stuck in you heart and mind but who doesn't exist in you real life. To me it happened that my grandpa died. He was my grandpa, my dad, my friend, my best go-to person, he was so proud of me for everything and he loved me with no boundaries. After he died I was so mad at myself for letting me waste so much time and tears on someone who didn't care and the person who did was just there,beside me for whatever, and maybe I wasn't paying much attention to that. To him. I tore me apart. From that moment I just didn't care about my biological father as much and everyday i cared less and less. I want to love people around me, people who show up at my birthday parties, people who wish me a Happy New Year, people who sit and speak about how I was when I was a kid...people with whom I have true memories. :)
+FearlessWolfie It is. The other day I was speaking to a friend and I said to her that i don't care anymore, and that I truly believe that this is how it's supposed to be. Who knows how would I turn out to be if I grew up with him. If he was beside me from then. I met him and I didn't like the type of person he is, and even though we look alike a bit i am nothing like him. After we started communicating he always somehow spoke about things he has done for me, he sent me money later on but it was nothing much, yet he spoke around that he financed my studies which is ridiculous. He likes the spotlight. Some people just don't care about you. It is so hard to admit that those are your parents, or one of them, and it happens so much. I really hope that you'll get out of that environment and live a happy stress-free life. How old are you?
This version is amazing but I think the way she sang it on American Idol tonight is the way it should be on the album. It was slowed down and was absolutely beautiful
+Lauren Capobianco Agreed.. was so emotional tonight
+Lauren Capobianco The whole living room was emotional after that!
her performance was so good, I hope the last american idol will be like Kelly. she's so phenomenal!
+Lauren Capobianco omg I CRIED I NEVER CRY
I fully agree
She's writing from her heart; that's as real as it gets. The calm melody seems to reflect her clarity and composure on the situation, while the vocals reflect the gravity.
Sia wrote this for her
A li Asdegc Sia wrote the cut on the album titled "Invincible". This track was written by Kelly and her producer
A li Asdegc Kelly wrote this actually.
A li Asdegc Do your homework. Sia wrote on "Let Your Tears Fall" and "Invincible."
Bragofan Lots of great songs on this album! I have done a cover of RUN, RUN, RUN a cover she did with John Legend on SingKiaMuze . I hope you guys can check it out! I love to connect with like minded folks. GOD. PEOPLE. ART. I Create Songs. Bless, KIA MUZE.
one of the best songs from the album, it's amazing how her music makes me calm and makes me travel to another world, she has an angel voice.
To meio q cansando das músicas dela.. Sei lá, gostei dos 3 primeiros álbuns dela (mas sem contar o primeiro) e, desde então, achei um pop meio chato (minha opinião). Mas sei lá, gosto muito dela, duvido q eu não goste de alguma música desse álbum... na espera ;S
***** kkkk as musicas dela tem esse efeito ^^
저도 동의합니다^^ good!!~!
Thiago Brito Lots of great songs on this album! I have done a cover of RUN, RUN, RUN a cover she did with John Legend on SingKiaMuze . I hope you guys can check it out! I love to connect with like minded folks. GOD. PEOPLE. ART. I Create Songs. Bless, KIA MUZE.
Here after watching her American Idol HEARTFELT stage performance.
I have never cried like that in a stage performance for a while now.
Thank you for this song Kelly. This is an inspiration for people like me. Stay happy and strong Kelly!
God....this song was right on the spot...he restored my faith that a man could be kind and a father could stay...
I like the slow piano version of this so much better. Such great lyrics! I hope she releases the version she performed on Idol. - So You Wanna Be A Singer
i agree. That is a better version
I like this one more. I enjoy the little riff, and I think it builds better for the final chorus with the "ohhhhs". I especially like how the drums kick in at the end so it feels like a triumphant stride saying "yes, I earned my happy ending." But the piano is pretty great too, so I cant fault anyone for liking it more.
+robertantonnyc
This version is so devoid of emotion, that it's almost disrespectful to the lyrics. So overproduced and hideously poppy. Huge disappointment. I will have to wait for the stripped down version, I guess.
I completely agree!
+robertantonnyc I agree, piano version make my cried and happiness!.....p/s: From VietNam
I cannot listen to this without crying. It's sentimental, sad and yet still so empowering. My favorite of the whole CD! It makes me so emotional especially seeing how truly happy she is now with the man who loves her and that gorgeous, happy baby girl! This is everything I have ever hoped for her. This track is just....wow.
Finally a decent person I can relate to. Kelly Clarkson..... you are a beautiful human being. This song is so beautiful I cry every time I listen to it. Its also because I know exactly what you are talking about. My dad is like that too. Your songs are beautiful. You are beautiful. I love you.
Had to come and check this out after seeing your performance on American Idol. "Because of You" was heart-wrenching and I felt your pain. But this song right here? OMG! It's just simply on a whole other level. I can't stop crying. And BTW, I much prefer it in a ballad like how you performed it tonight on Idol. Look, woman... you're simply amazing. Period! God bless you and your family!
Love this song! Thank you @Kelly Clarkson for writing this song for fatherless women all over the world. I started #thefatherlessdaughtermovement and wrote, "The Fatherless Daughter Project: Understanding Our Losses and Reclaiming Our Lives" to help fatherless daughters breakthrough their pasts and into resilient futures. Thank you again for showing the strength and vulnerability of fatherless daughters! xoxo
Denna Babul
Whatever this girl chooses to sing, I adore her. She is the whole package
Thank you Kelly for real music! This song is amazing! Best artist of this generation.
Itunes #7 woooooooooowwwww
The performace was priceless, she deserves this highlight
+William Fernando Pereira Might be early but I think it was a game-changing type of performance for this song and its future.
me too Scott. it's at #2 now and #10 in Canada... It's an amazing song, lyrically and with a true content, since the album came out i was surprised by this song... All that she needed was to sing this live on tv with the same emotion she wrote it. Maybe this gave a second chance for the album, it's not her best, but it's beautiful and with more nice songs to became singles like Run Run Run and Nostalgic.
+William Fernando Pereira No. 1, sir, as of this moment...
+William Fernando Pereira #1 right now
Still #1 :D
She's singing to her dad about him and herself and her husband and daughter... she writes such honest songs. All the way back to Because Of You. But you can hear now, there is no bitterness, only strength and hope for a better future.
She didn't really write BoY, Ben Moody and Dave Hodges (formerly of Evanescence) did.
Actually, she did originally write the song herself, when she was 16. Then Moody and Hodges helped her edit and polish it for release on the album years later.
The new version is 🔥🔥🔥 and I love that it's going back to the driving beat. It feels better as an anthem IMO.
I love this song soooo much...but I can't seem to get through it without crying...daddy issues are fun
smythe12247 It's sad and happy at the same time! I was blessed with a wonderful father and the waterworks still start and continue through the entire song. It's so beautiful that I want to sing along but I can't keep the lump out of my throat, lol.
S.D. Smith Exactly. Its such an amazing song! I really hope we get a music video.
OMG same here girl!
smythe12247 Lots of great songs on this album! I have done a cover of RUN, RUN, RUN a cover she did with John Legend on SingKiaMuze . I hope you guys can check it out! I love to connect with like minded folks. GOD. PEOPLE. ART. I Create Songs. Bless, KIA MUZE.
+smythe12247 took them awhile but there is a music video hehe
This song is more than perfect - I love how she puts a little piece of her soul in each song. And yes, this is my favorite from this album.
And I'm soooooo happy Kelly has her beautiful family and River Rose is cutest baby ever seen. Kelly is the mother every child could dream of.
This is her most relaxed album to date. And I gotta say...I like it. She's done kind of forthright pop rock with a very ambitious message in all of her songs. I like that she's finally gotten to the place of producing a very easygoing album.
'Begged you to want me, but you didn't want to'. That line conjures up some sad images in my mind. Poor Kelly :(
Can't wait till my life gets to the place where this song could mean so much
Heard her sing this at a concert. This song touched me like no other song I've ever heard, because I can relate. One of my favorite songs. The entire crowd was completely silent, it was incredible, such a brilliant musician.
This track has just come out and has already made it to my top 30 on lastfm. I've been literally consuming it. So solid, so simple, to-the-core, honest and vulnerable. It takes a hell of a lot of guts to write something so genuine and expose yourself to be so fragile. So far this is my Kelly's favorite song.
I hope Kelly Clarkson reads this comment
I absolutely love this song
I love her transparency
I love the difference in her tone from "Because of You" to this moment.
I'm so glad she's happy.
Her life storyline is really inspiring for those of us going through similar situations
Blessings to you and your family
"I've made something of myself and now you wanna comeback" you tell em Kelly!!!!!
I'm grossly sobbing.
My dad skipped out on me, too, when I was 6. He left for Florida without a look back. It was his mother, my grandma, that brought me down to visit them every summer. He was barely around. He's still barely around. It wasn't until I was older and getting on with my own life that he started making any real effort (the last I talked to him was over 8 months ago). I hated men for the longest time, and I honest-to-god believed men were incapable of loving (based on him and my mother's choices in men after him).
It wasn't until 5 years ago that I met the love of my life that I really saw the difference in what a real man is from those like my father. He made me see that there's more to men as a whole than the prejudices I'd laid on them because of my abandonment. He made me see what a father should do by being the best father in the world to our two beautiful children. To say I'm blessed is the understatement of the century.
Thank you, Nick.
Amber Hatt hope ur still together ♥
ᄋᄌᄋproclivitae l am very happy for you. Enjoy and appreciate every moment and gesture from your husband. My mother left me just when l was a baby and l met a very kind hearted lady who changed my life. Some parents do not deserve to be called parents
@@annamariakar4298 I'm 3 years late with this reply but yes, we're still together! Happily married now. Can't believe I got to marry my best friend 💖
@@acasaization I hope very much that you and your kind hearted lady are still doing well! I agree though. Parents who don't make any effort to know their child are just donors smh
@DanielErick DeLucifersson thank you so much 💖 Although I wish my dad was a better, more present being in my life, I'm lucky to have found someone who will give to our kids what neither of us ever had. I wish you all the best as well 😊
It has been years since a song has made me cry like a baby. Thank you from them bottom of my heart for this song!
personally i think this is the best version
Her music never disappoints :)
This is a powerful ballad. It is inspirational for anybody who lived in a broken home. I immediately thought of my father. He was abandoned by his dad but became a strong person. In addition, he has never been arrested. My father drove over 200 miles per day to work at the GM Plant in Indianapolis. He did this so I could live in Fairfield and attend a good school system. Also, he wanted us to have a safe neighborhood.
i love this song so much... im now a part of management team at a retail store... it took me a long time to find the angel to pick up my pieces and i hear ur song everyday on work radio and i cant say how blessed me and my kids are!
MAKE THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR THIS! This is an amazing song, Kelly, KEEP DOIN WHAT YOU DO!!!
A wonderful song! A fantastic vocal performance. It's so raw and emotional! The lyrics speak for itself. Kelly NAILED it! Piece by Piece (the album) is a great masterpiece
Oh my goodness... Kelly - my heart is overflowing down my face right now - Absolutely beautiful.
This song says everything word for word about what my father did to me, my brother, and my mom. Now my mom got remarried years ago and I actually have a dad who loves us very much.
well this is freaking incredible. I literally had to stop and seriously listen to this song, it's just breath taking :D
I would pay a lot of money just to see her live. Kelly Clarkson is one of the best singers out there
Me too
Saw her in concert and she did this song with piano only, It was so damn beautiful!
I feel like this song is just something else. I could legit see it kind of turning someone's life around.
On a side note, I wish radio would pick this one up too. The percussion would let it fit into top 40. And Kelly's "ahh's" are actually super good hooks.
Simply breathtaking... A testament to her talent as a great songwriter! I love this! 😍
I don't know about the rest of you Kelly fans, but I find this track really relaxing. :)
totally. Its like she's composed and she's gotten over it.Its relaxing and soothing
Couldn't possibly have put it better myself :)
***** I get what you mean. What did you think of a) Invincible and b) Take You High? Just curious :) Xxxx
Definitely an improvement over Heartbeat Song, despite that one growing on me a little. Even still, Clarkson is at her best when she's either a) standing up to someone, or b) standing up for someone.
***** That is the PERFECT way of putting it.
If Kelly makes of this one a single with a correct and biggest promotion, could be a Billboard Hot 100 #1
#1 on iTunes Today
One of the most healing songs I've ever heard. It helps give me hope where I have only pieces left. Thank you.
I love this song it brings back some memories 😢when me biological dad was like this song but me and my mom left and I was in tears and now I have a dad that treats me like I’m worth something 😢
This is my favorite off the album. It's such an emotional song with powerful lyrics. I hope it becomes a single.
love your, sweet & melody voice
I like this version better than the one in the music video.
I said the same exact thing. This version is the best.
+Aaron Kristoffer Está es PERFECTA. La versión del vídeo es terrible.
+Aaron Kristoffer Espares Agreed 100x.
Yeahh same, I'm used to this version from the album
+Aaron Kristoffer Espares same
my dad left me at 6 years old this hits home for me as well.this song gets to me all the time
I'm in love with this song.Kelly you deserve love.Truly living proof of a real woman.Your music sets me free and I can't get enough.Thank you and thank God for your voice.
She said this is kind of like the because of you response Bc after all she and her sister have found great husbands that are great dads to their children ❤
KELLY PLEASE RELEASE THE PIANO ACOUSTIC VERSION
Oh, Kelly.... Every time, the chills, the feels... you never fail to take my breath away. You're so inspiring! You make us strong, you give us hope. We love you, and we'll never leave you, either
Hope she record the piano version. It makes it more emotional and deep. T'was perfect.
She did,it's on iTunes.
The lyrics hit home because I've had the same story. Thank you, Kelly, for giving us and countless others a voice.
Superfruit sent me here ♥ and such a beautiful song:) Honestly, me with my step dad my mom is remarrying after a tragic divorce from a man who was nothing and treated me and my brother like nothing i remember falling apart at night praying to god to help us and now, i leave for college monday my mom is happy and my brother is smiling I was only 5 and i rememberit all but just this year my faith in hope and love was restored so yeah piece by piece my faith in fathers was restored and im happy to seemy family smile again :) Amazing song kelly ♥ life's hard but our future is bright
amen
@ Clay Lacroix, that's awesome! 💜
Went to her concert, I hugged my mom and cried through the song. this reminds me of my father, yes he loves me the pain that my mom went through... This is why Kelly Clarkson is my favorite artist. Nobody can beat her emotional songs. She's real. Her songs move me, she doesn't sing about those pop songs, she writes from her heart. That's what will get you far.
I'm sorry that you and your sister had a rough childhood , or things weren't easy . I'm proud of you well whom became , now you have to do for your two beautiful family/ children . Because I know you and your husband make a lovely couple and fabulous parents . I looked up the meaning behind this song that's how I know you and your sister had a rough childhood . But I'm glad you guys overcame it . I will continue. praying for you , your sister ,your family . and everyone else in this world that whatever rough situations we may have in life that God will help us stay strong and overcome all obstacles we face in life.
Thanks Scott Hoying! Beautiful song!
Ive honestly heard this millions of times live, studio or anything! Ive never clicked or had a song hit home so much. When i was about 4 my parents relationship fell. At 5 they divorced. I barely remember the good. All i remember is the anger the loneliness i felt the pain the screaming the faces... glass and lots of tears, a toy left only to be put up later. When i was 6 my sister had gotten engaged to a man my mom was unsure of. My parents were mad. My mom came home from work, my mom being a single mother with two children and two jobs it was difficult so my dad would watch us till she got hone then he was gone again he never stayed. My mom was stressed out tired and upset cause this man had asked my dad’s approval of the engagement but not my mom’s which she gelt was unfair. Just a week ago my sister went stomping out of the house. My brother was automatically the one that got the job of working around the house and making i got home safe. I had already been in bed waiting for mum to kiss me goodnight my brother was out talking to mum. All of a sudden my mom and dad are yelling screaming and my brother crying. My brother never cries. I came out to see my mom hitting my dad before falling down and having an extreme asthma attack my brother was bawling and screaming at my dad to do something my dad angry keeps yelling stressing my mom out worse making her attack worse. My dad obviously scared now turns and runs out the door leaving my teenage brother and 6 year old me to make sure my mom was ok. My brother rushed to grab her inhaler and i grabbed some tissues i didn’t know what just happened except it was scary. My mom was proped up and fine, but my brother looked shattered. I also looked like id seen a ghost. It took 7 years for my brother to forgive my dad for it. There were many other issues broken promises and traumatic events, my step dad came and he fixed it, my brother could focus on school and an actual social life. I could have someone to watch me and hang out with. My mom didn’t have to work so much nor worry about the bills. We also got three new brothers. He glued our shattered picture back. Eventually he also helped my mom and dad calm down and understand each other. He also helped rekindle my brothers relationship with my dad. He disciplined us and taught us the importance of honesty accountability and pride in your work and that school was very important. He helped with my sisters relationship with the family. All in all its a miricale he came. My moms really lucky. Im really lucky... My dad couldn’t be a father he could only be a distant friend... though my stepdad knew how to be a father. Strict firm but kind and caring
Love this song. Kelly was always a valuable person. I'm glad she found love, and has a family of her own. Her daughter will always know that she's loved.
My favourite song that i have heard off the album so far :) can't wait to receive the album to hear all the songs. all her songs are amazing and she has the most beautiful voice ever
She sang this on American Idol last Thursday. EVERYONE was crying. Keith Urban, J Lo & the audience as well. They cheered her name afterward. The Judges & whole audience were on their feet when she finished. SO MOVING, it brought me to tears as well. Am going to see if it's on here............
My dad never cared about me either. He left me when I was 7 and sometimes I wonder what I did that I don't deserve his attention but I don't really care about it now. Now I have a step father who gave me the fatherly attention that he didnt years ago. When I first heard this song I really couldn't control myself and I broke down. Good job Kelly! Another masterpiece 👍
You've saved my life Kelly. Thank you
What a beautiful song.
OMG who could dislike this beautiful song??!! It's gorgeous, Kelly!! Thank you!
It’s so personal, vulnerable and real! Thanks for always bringing it, Kelly 💙
Easily my favorite song from her latest album. It's lyrically amazing but it's such easy listening.
This song really speaks to my heart, honestly. Rejected from my paps at a young age really messed with me, and I never had a male father-like figure to look up to so I definitely feel like I missed out on valuable life lessons that just may have shaped me into a more confident person today. I'm still broken and the only thing I can hope for is that my future babies will never ever have to feel the way I did.
This makes me cry.... due to happiness and also sadness, perfect song
Amazing... Made me cry the first time I heard it especially at the climax. Was so powerful.
It makes me cry everytime, but I still keep listening to it. I feel such a strong connection with this song
+Lilly Hallyu Same here
same
I can't sing this song without tearing up. It's so amazing beautiful, both lyrically and musically. We're listening to one of the greatest artists of our time. Take it in, friends.
He doesn't deserve this song. I am so heartbroken for her.
@Samantha Marston You do realize she left because of his actions, right? In no way was this an easy decision for her. She didn't give up. Some things you just can't overcome and it's not fair to anyone involved to stay.
beautiful song had tears
I'm going to see her in the summer. I got the tickets more for Pentatonix because I saw them recently and they were amazing but now listening to her album I'm getting excited to see her too!
the lyrics is wonderful and personal. it reflects how she had gone through in her life. i love this so much!!
anyone else get tickets to her tour with PENTATONIX?!?! SO EXCITEDDD!!!!!!!
Hell yeah!! It's going down! I've always wanted to be in the front rows but that life is too lavish for me. Guess I'll have to scream even louder from the back.
I did!!! Which one are you going to? I'm going to the one in Atlanta
This song is so beautiful, I love kelly clarkson so much
Wow. I got testy eyes while listening to this. I know I'm late but I think Kelly will be one of my favorite artists now.
Kelly Clarkson I just want to say thank you. Read these comments of people who have opened themselves up because of you opening yourself and being you. This may not initially look like anything but the way people are writing they aren't just writing they are making a community because of you so I think you again.
I just watched an acoustic version of this where at the end she said "I hope you don't relate to it." HA! She's perfect.
This version is still the best, but I'm glad the Idol performance brought some well-deserved attention to this fantastic song
I like the song. I was seperate from my real dad from when I was young, but he has done his best to be a good dad since he found me back in his life when I was a difficult teenager. Still piece by piece my real father is the only one to restore my faith.. Sometimes I remind him, but now I just know everything he would do for me..
And all I remember is your back
Walking towards the airport, leaving us all in your past
I traveled fifteen hundred miles to see you
Begged you to want me, but you didn’t want to
But piece by piece, he collected me
Up off the ground, where you abandoned things and
Piece by piece he filled the holes that you burned in me
Six years old and you know, 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 want to come back
But your love, it 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, he collected me
Up off the ground, where you abandoned things and
Piece by piece he filled the holes that you burned in me
Six years old and you know, he never walks away
He never asks for money, he takes care of me
Cause he loves me
Piece by piece, he restored my faith
That a man can be kind and a father could stay
Piece by piece [x6]
Piece by piece I fell far from the tree
I will never leave her like you left me
And she will never have to wonder her worth
Because unlike you I’m going to put her first
And you know, 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 [x3]
Still loving this version.....
This song hit's close to home for me.
I want a music video for this song! I still think after so many years Kelly writes some of the most inspiring and self motivating songs.
My paternal grandmother chose not to be a part of my life when I was young. I haven't seen her since I was six. It hurt for me knowing that she left me and not understanding why she did it. Since then I have tried my best to surround myself with people who truly love me.
I never met my paternal grandfather. My father told me that neither of his parents were a major part in his life, but has promised to himself that that cycle would end with him. Thank you, dad, for being a part of my life and my sister's.
"Piece by piece he filled the holes that you burned in me at six years old". I almost teared up when I have listened to this song because it's painfully relatable to me.
Love! Kelly never disappoints me.
MASTERPIECE, Kelly Clarkson Song😎
Oh, Kelly you made me cry
What a beautiful song
Bravo Bravo \O/
Kelly you are the best !!!! This song I have waiting for !!! thank you !!
THIS ALGUM IS F U C K I N G GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i love kelly clarkson.she has good music.her songs are so romantic,i love music like that.
im so excited for this album
It's on spotify
Man, Kelly did good on this one. Instead of a father, it was my mother who left my sister and I. This song embodies everything that I'll be to my children. Amazing Kelly! :D