I think in this song he's talking to the woman he's either broken up with, or is just starting a new relationship with, and he is referring to a healing process he is going through, addressing his relationship with his father. It sounds like his girlfriend has been trying to fix him, which is why he says "take me as I am, I'm not broken". This situation is one that almost any guy who's dated a woman can relate to. When he says "pieces of my life are not tokens" , he means that the person he is cannot be taken apart and replaced piece by piece, like so many tokens. Each part is valuable and represents some part of his past, and as such, cannot be removed from who he is at present. "I wanna let you know I'm still learning how to love again, and stop hurting" - is his explanation to the girl for why he needs time and patience as he works through the pains of his past.
I think in this song he's talking to the woman he's either broken up with, or is just starting a new relationship with, and he is referring to a healing process he is going through, addressing his relationship with his father. It sounds like his girlfriend has been trying to fix him, which is why he says "take me as I am, I'm not broken". This situation is one that almost any guy who's dated a woman can relate to. When he says "pieces of my life are not tokens" , he means that the person he is cannot be taken apart and replaced piece by piece, like so many tokens. Each part is valuable and represents some part of his past, and as such, cannot be removed from who he is at present. "I wanna let you know I'm still learning how to love again, and stop hurting" - is his explanation to the girl for why he needs time and patience as he works through the pains of his past.