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The King (real name James Brown) is a rock and roll artist from Northern Ireland, performing classic rock songs in the style of Elvis Presley.
He released Gravelands in 1998 and Return To Splendor in 2000. According to the official website Anyway You Want Me is the title of the brand new 2006 release. The new CD has a hard rock sound, with 11 new songs including "Before The World Explodes", "Space to Breath" and sort of an answer song to Elvis' "You Gave Me A Mountain" called "The Mountain Of My Dreams".
Piece Of My Heart
The King Lyrics
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From happiness to weakness
Iʼm finding every part
Iʼve been searching for the true colours
Hiding all the way in the dark
Iʼm missing a part
Iʼm missing a part
Form a broken heart
Iʼve been searching over seasons
When did it even start?
Iʼve been searching for the true colours
Hiding all the way in the dark
Iʼm missing a part
Iʼm missing a part
Tell me when will it be found, found, found
How will it be found, found, found
Call the people when itʼs found found found
Oh when will it be found found found
Cause Iʼve been searching for the true colours
Hiding all the way in the dark and Iʼm missing part
Iʼm missing a part
Oh Iʼve been missing part
Oh Iʼm missing a part
Sheʼs been gathering the pieces
Of my broken heart
Sheʼs been following my footsteps
From the very start
Sheʼs been holding a part of my heart
That I searched so hard for in the dark
Iʼm missing a part
Iʼm missing a part
Tell me when will it be found, found, found
Oh How is it she found, found, found
Call the people now itʼs found, found, found
Oh How is it she found, found, found
Call the people now itʼs found, found, found
Oh How is it she found, found, found
Oh How is it she found, found, found
How is it she found
How is it she found
Cause Iʼve been searching for the true colours
Hiding in the dark
And Iʼm missing a part
Iʼm missing a part
Oh I am missing a part
Oh I am missing a part
Iʼve stopped gathering pieces
Of my broken heart
I put ‘em in my pocket
I put ‘em in the dark
In "Piece of My Heart," The King gives a vulnerable portrayal of himself as someone who has been struggling with the feeling of falling apart. He sings about how everything is losing its taste and how he can't find the feelings he craves. All his friends are feeling the same way, and he feels stuck inside a nightmare he has created with his failures steadily calling his name. The song reflects on his battles with depression, anxiety, and the emotional struggles that come with them.
As the song progresses to the chorus, The King expresses his desire for help, asking if anybody can help him fix his heart. He repeats this line multiple times, emphasizing the desperation he feels as he fights so hard, but ultimately falls so far. The lyrics also touch on themes of heartbreak and the difficulty of letting go of someone you still care about. The line, "I might be thinking about you right now," shows that he still has feelings for someone who has left him, and he's struggling to come to terms with it.
"Piece of My Heart" is a deeply emotional song that speaks to many people dealing with similar issues as The King. It's a reminder that even the strongest can struggle with emotional pain and that asking for help is not a weakness.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah I might be falling apart right now
I am experiencing a feeling of emotional breakdown at present.
Cause everything is losing its taste
Nothing is providing me pleasure anymore.
And I can't find the feelings I crave
I am unable to experience certain emotions that I desire.
All my friends are feeling this way
My friends are also undergoing similar emotional turbulence.
It's like I'm stuck inside a nightmare I create
It feels as though I have created a personal nightmare and am unable to escape it.
With all my failures steady calling my name
My failures are constantly haunting me and reminding me of my shortcomings.
But I fight
I do not give up.
So hard
I try extremely hard.
And I fall
Regardless of my efforts, I still experience setbacks.
So far
Those setbacks can be significant and challenging.
Tough skin
Despite the challenges faced, I remain emotionally resilient.
Deep scars
However, the emotional trauma has left lasting scars.
But can anybody help me fix my heart?
I want to overcome this trauma and heal emotionally, but I need help to do so.
Yeah I might be thinking about you right now
I am currently experiencing thoughts and emotions related to someone specific.
It's scary how the feelings just fade
It is a frightening realization that my emotions for that person are fading.
And leave me lacking chemicals in my brain
The loss of those emotions is affecting the chemical balance in my brain.
Now I'm learning how to carry all this dead weight
I am learning how to cope with the heavy emotional burden that I am carrying.
It's heavy like the air when you walked away
The emotional weight is as profound and suffocating as the feeling of air when that person left.
And now it's burning like a fever that I can't break
The emotional burden is also causing a constant feeling of discomfort and unease.
But I fight
Despite the intensity of these emotions, I still try to overcome them.
So hard
I am putting great effort into overcoming these emotions.
I fall
I still experience failure and setbacks in this process.
So far
The setbacks are significant and challenging.
Tough skin, but I got deep scars
Although I remain emotionally resilient, I am still affected by the emotional traumas I have experienced.
Will I ever fix my heart?
I am uncertain if I will be able to truly heal emotionally and overcome these traumas.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Christopher Brent, Olivier Corpe, Samuel Rooney, Thomas English
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@perennialxennial
No machines, no electronic dubbing, no synthesizers, no crap lyrics, just pure soul and raw talent. RIP Janis...
@emilhawking8504
Yes Yoda 👍👍👍
@Deeenne
I love Janis Joplin, and this is a hit that I keep coming back to.
I completely agree with you that this is so much more authentic, pure-raw-talent, and far less computerized music that I absolutely love, as a 29 year old Millenial who grew up listening to 50s, 60s, and 70s music.
However, this music IS synthesized, it IS multi-tracked, it IS mixed, I'm sad to say it myself. Not a lot, but at least a little bit, as all music was even back then, which we know and which no one has ever questioned or refuted, certainly none of the studios or music artists themselves who were the talent of the 60s. With Janis Joplin, who wanted as little mixing as possible, this is among the most authentic, real pure-raw- talent as anything recorded at the time.
But hey, one can take solace in the fact that technology in the 60s and throughout the 70s was not anything near what it is today, and it wasn't even remotely close to the capabilities of what current synthesizers and mixers have sadly done to today's music, which just sounds like incomprehensible noise.
@marilynhudson9879
You're exactly right💯🔥🔥🔥💥
@kelliewaring9158
Yessss indeed!!
@ocenshorebreak9140
Fuckin right on Yoda back at you bruth
@Kevin-hn6wp
50 years later I still get goose bumps , we'll never forget Janis ! Mozart must share a cloud !
@lisalopez7488
Absolutely 💯
@thecelt4807
very true ...beth hart is one to have a listen to if you havent i asked my self when i heard beth hart why she is not world wide known she is a talent
@tarronirvin4419
I'm 39 and black and I learned of this song 3 years ago, and it's an all time classic and I'm from Detroit/Motown and I said that