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Kelly Clarkson Re-Writes “Piece By Piece” After Divorce

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
Author Aimee Thomas

Kelly Clarkson has been a household name since she won the first season of American Idol in 2002. Since then, she has blessed us with countless hits, including one that has been recently revamped – “Piece by Piece.” This song carries an even more powerful message now, as Kelly has rewritten its lyrics to reflect her experience going through a divorce from her husband, Brandon Blackstock.

“This song I initially wrote just super hopeful and well, sometimes hopeful turns into hopeless”

“Piece by Piece” was originally written after Kelly married Brandon and gave birth to their first child. The song speaks to feeling complete again following a turbulent childhood and complicated relationship with her own dad, thanks to her husband’s love. However, with the end of her marriage, Kelly decided to rewrite the track with another even more empowering message. During her Chemistry residency here in Las Vegas, at Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood, she debuted her new version of the song and spoke of how the lyrics had evolved for her. “This song I initially wrote just super hopeful and well, sometimes hopeful turns into hopeless,” she explained before performing the track this past Saturday night.

The lyrics of the new version of “Piece by Piece” have an even more empowering and uplifting tone. The original “Piece by Piece” already tugs at your heartstrings. With haunting piano chords and emotive vocals, Clarkson talks about the pain of being abandoned by her father and the joy of finding a partner who would never do the same. But when you add the context of the divorce, the words take on a whole new meaning. When Kelly Clarkson sings about “a man who really loves me, every piece of me,” she is no longer referring to Blackstock. Instead, she is reaffirming her own self-worth and her own ability to heal.

Gone are the passive phrases like “I wasn’t brave enough to take all of my chances” and “Piece by piece, I fell far from the tree.” In their place are things like “I don’t need you to complete me, I am enough,” and “I’m stronger for my past.” Listen to both versions below and let us know which one you like better.

Original

New Version

Aimee Thomas is the morning show co-host of Aimee + Shawn on 102.7 VGS. She has been VGS since the birth of the station in 2022 and has been with Beasley Media Group for nine years doing mornings at various stations in the cluster. Before working in radio Aimee was a bartender at a local restaurant in Las Vegas when a local radio veteran thought she would be perfect in radio because of her crazy stories, knowledge of pop culture, and contagious laugh. Aimee loves writing about new recipes she creates in her kitchen, her favorite artists and actors, and being a mom of two boys.

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