Broken Pieces Lyrics

Lyric discussion by secretlyinsane 

Cover art for Broken Pieces lyrics by Apocalyptica

To me it seems like a relationship where she is seeing a different side of someone that she fell in love of with. She wants to love him and remember him as she originally saw him, but cant do it. It reminds me of either an abusive relationship or a relatinoship where he was cheating.

You guys are partially correct. This song is about her seeing a darker side of someone she loves, but I don't think it's an abusive relationship or a cheating lover. In fact, I'm not sure it's a lover at all, but perhaps a very close friend. She is trying to cope with a darkness that has overcome this person she loves, a darkness like intense depression or drug abuse. She's realizing that she can't fix this person all by herself, and likewise, the love that she has for this person can fix him/her, and that this person must...

actually, you're both partially correct, but its actually a little different. apocalyptica is trying to tell a story through their music videos. there's two versions of the song "not good enough", one feat. brent smith, and one feat. doug robb. they were both cheated on, i think by the same girl. in the music video, there is a girl in a big veil and dramatic dress and she lies there. in the very end of the video, lacey comes and looks over the "cheater" lying there. its the very same clip of the beginning of the video for broken pieces, where...