Pieces

I think you are right.

@hobbitpop i think youre right, currently there is a girl that recently broke up with her ex, she really likes me and, she knows i like her, but she doesnt feel like she is worth love, im still trying to convince her otherwise, and other are telling her it dont exist

@thelyricsgal This is how I view the lyric meaning of this song as well.<br />

@thelyricsgal both these comments are right im currently living this song, a girl that i once liked came back after a year later, i tried not falling for her, but i did and hard and i told her that i loved her, but from what i understand she recently broke up with her ex, and her selfsteam was really low and thought that i would loose intress in her, so instead of texting we played songs to each other, but the problem is all of my friends now dislike me, because they dont believe i fell in love with her, and they are telling her not to like me because i drink and party an do stupid stuff and that i could not possibly love her, + other exscues from what i understand (her friend hangs with my friends), and then i think she left or tried avoiding playing the songs for a while, and my "friends" started playing to me "nothing ever lasts" and "all girls are the same" and "fuck love" an other shit , but now today after while they or she played "pets monsters of men " "a thousand years" an this song "pieces" was last, so if youre comment is right and providing its not a joke from my "friends", theres still a chance, so i said lets meet and see, i might be crazy but they say hope is the last thing that leaves us.

@jen476mn <br />

1. History's a letter made of scarlet- his is a reference to the term in literature ("Scarlet Letter"). Someone with a scarlet letter means someone who committed aldutery or cheated. So basically, the history of their relationship isn't totally pure.<br /> <br />
2. I believe this line is his way of saying he prefers to surrender (it's inferred to be out of love based on the rest of the song), which explains why she looks better "calling" or "claiming" victory. Essentially a humble submission in the name of love. <br /> <br />
3. This line seems less ambiguous as it basically is a poetic way of saying he realized once he "lost" her, that the misery he felt in the relationship couldn't compare with the misery of it ending. In other worss, the whatever pain he feels with her is incomparable to the pain or misery he feels without her.<br /> <br />
4. This line simply follows up the third by saying that although breaking up may look like relief, it's simply a selfish desire for pleasure. He's essentially acknowledging that he recognizes the fallacy within "the grass is always greener on the other side." <br /> <br />
5. This one to me is the toughest to understand, but I think he's talking about the price of pleasure being more than the cost of the relationship. This just reiterates that he feels strongly that love is far greater than pleasure, despite the cost of pain- and of course that in the end pleasure will end up costing more because it leavs you without the benefits of love. <br /> <br /> These are obviously just my interpretations, I could totally be wrong. All the same, I hope it helped!!!

@jen476mn @sarkkus I love your break down of that verse! It is perfect! Thanks for taking the time to respond!!

@jen476mn Thank you! The time spent is worth it considering how much I genuinely love this song (and Andrew Belle). What's your favorite song in the whole album (it's between "Dark Matter" and this song for me)?

@sarkkus Hands down it is "Pieces". A lot of it being I have had my own personal journey with the meaning of the lyrics of this song. I first feel in love with Andrew's music hearing the song "In My Viens" on Grey's anatomy. I have seen him live once. Such a talented singer and song writer, no doubt!