It was during his first year of college, that Matthew began playing guitar and writing songs. By Matthew's senior year, he was playing at every venue imaginable, from Fraternity houses to churches, and youth groups.
He signed an exclusive songwriting deal only a week after graduating and making the move to Nashville. His songs have been recorded by various artists including Rachel Lampa's most recent single, "Savior Song," which was Matthew's first top-5 song as a writer. Some other highlights were having songs placed on the platinum selling WoW 2002 project and also having his song, "Heart of Every Man recorded for the World Youth Day 2000 official soundtrack.
Matthew continued pursuing his dream of singing his own songs. Matthew had the opportunity to travel to universities across the country, and quickly began building up a steady following. With the help of Word Music and Extreme Writers Group, Matthew recorded an independent CD called, "Sellout," which caught the attention of Universal South Records.
Since signing with Universal South, He has released several albums, starting with "Happy" in 2003, "History" in 2005, and "Something to Say" in 2007; along with the re-release of Sellout in 2006. The Forgiveness Songfacts reports that West's fifth album, "Into the Light," is scheduled to be released on September 25, 2012.
All The Broken Pieces
Matthew West Lyrics
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From all the weight of your mistake?
You never knew how much it cost
Feels like your innocence is lost
So much for the perfect life
So much for the perfect day
It's like no matter how you try
So lift them up to Me
All the broken pieces
All the broken pieces of your life
To Me
All the broken pieces
All the broken pieces of your life
All the broken pieces
All the broken pieces
All the broken pieces
Did you hear what I said?
Did you read the words I wrote down in red?
I was broken once for you
And no one loves you like I do
And that's the beauty of this grace
It can put the pieces back in place
And shine reflections of forgiveness
In a million different ways
So lift them up to Me
All the broken pieces
All the broken pieces of your life
To Me
All the broken pieces
All the broken pieces of your life
'Cause I can take even your greatest mistake
Every scar, every tear, every break
And I can turn it into something
More beautiful than you have ever seen
So lift them up to Me
All the broken pieces
All the broken pieces
All the broken pieces
All the broken pieces
All your broken pieces
I'll put them back together, yeah
Are you broken, are you broken?
Just lift them up to Me
All the broken pieces
Give all the broken pieces of your life
To Me, yeah, yeah, yeah
All the broken pieces
All the broken pieces of your life
Lift them up to Me
Let Me carry you
I will take your pieces
And put them back together
The lyrics of Matthew West's song, All The Broken Pieces, express the feeling of being burdened by one's mistakes and the resulting loss of innocence. The song opens by asking if the listener felt their life break under the weight of their mistakes. It then acknowledges the futility of striving for a perfect life and that even the best efforts can't get one there. The chorus offers consolation by suggesting that the broken pieces of life be lifted up to God. The singer acknowledges that God's love was so great that He sent his son to pay for the listener's mistakes. He then reassures the listener that God can take their broken pieces and turn them into something more beautiful than they've ever seen.
The song is a message of hope to listeners who might be struggling with life's challenges, feeling weighed down by their mistakes, and searching for a source of comfort. The lyrics are relatable as everyone has felt the burden of their mistakes or felt the weight of life's difficulties. The songwriters offer a way to deal with these feelings by turning them over to God, who has the power to turn them into something beautiful.
Line by Line Meaning
Did you feel, feel it break
Did you sense the shatter of your heart from the weight of your mistake?
From all the weight of your mistake?
Did your mistake become so massive that it caused a break in your heart?
You never knew how much it cost
You were unaware of how high the price would be for your mistake.
Feels like your innocence is lost
You now feel as if you are no longer pure or innocent because of your mistake.
So much for the perfect life
Your life is not perfect, as you once thought it was.
So much for the perfect day
Your day has not gone as smoothly as you hoped it would.
It's like no matter how you try
It seems as though no matter how hard you try, things do not get better.
Perfection's just too far away
The idea of achieving perfection seems unattainable.
So lift them up to Me
Give Me your broken pieces.
All the broken pieces
Give Me all the parts of yourself that are broken.
All the broken pieces of your life
Give Me every aspect of your life that is shattered.
Did you hear what I said?
Did you listen to My words?
Did you read the words I wrote down in red?
Did you read My words that are written in red in the Bible?
I was broken once for you
I suffered on the cross for you.
And no one loves you like I do
There is no one else who loves you as much as I do.
And that's the beauty of this grace
The beauty of grace is that it can fix and restore all that is broken.
It can put the pieces back in place
Grace can fix the broken pieces of your life.
And shine reflections of forgiveness
God's grace can reflect forgiveness in countless ways.
In a million different ways
God's grace is vast and can be seen in countless ways.
'Cause I can take even your greatest mistake
God can take your biggest mistake and turn it into something beautiful.
Every scar, every tear, every break
God can mend every wound and fix every broken part of you.
And I can turn it into something
God can turn your brokenness into something beautiful.
More beautiful than you have ever seen
God's work can exceed your expectations and create something more beautiful than you could ever imagine.
Let Me carry you
God is willing and able to bear your burdens.
I will take your pieces
God is willing to take all the broken parts of your life.
And put them back together
God is capable of mending and restoring all the pieces of your life.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: CINDY MIZELLE, MATTHEW WEST, MATTHEW JOSEPH WEST
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