Piece By Piece
The Pete and Mike Band Lyrics

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Met her down at that Tokyo place
Loved her pretty face
I said: "Hey, you're alright, so alright!"
I was sitting in her car
She told me: "You're a star and I know you."

She said: "Take me home."
I need love so strong

Come on and knock me out, oh!
I've been too long alone
I want hot love, you know, and I need it now!"

She said: "Hey, let's go, don't put on a show
You're just another piece, another piece of meat"
She said: "Hey, let's go, don't put on a show
You're just another piece
Another piece of meat."

Next day she took me out
To a rough kick boxing show
Violence really turned her on, oh no
She was screaming for more blood
Loved it more than any drug I couldn't stand it

I said: "Hey, let's go, don't put on a show
You're just another piece, another piece of meat"
Said: "Hey, let's go, don't put on a show

You're just another piece
Another piece of meat."

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Pete and Mike Band's song Piece By Piece are about a young man who meets a woman in Tokyo who he is instantly attracted to. He loves her pretty face and tells her that she is "alright, so alright." She invites him back to her place, telling him that she needs "love so strong" and that she wants "hot love." However, once they get there, she makes it clear that he is "just another piece of meat," only interested in him for his physical attributes. The following day, she takes him to a violent kickboxing show, which she enjoys more than any drug. The man realizes that she is not interested in him as a person, only as a physical object, and tries to leave, telling her that he is "just another piece, another piece of meat."

The lyrics describe the objectification of men and how they are sometimes treated as nothing more than a physical object by women. The woman in the song only sees the man as an object for her own pleasure, and is not interested in him as a person. This can be seen as a commentary on gender roles and the societal expectations placed on men and women.

Line by Line Meaning

Met her down at that Tokyo place
I first saw her in Tokyo

Loved her pretty face
I found her attractive

I said: "Hey, you're alright, so alright!"
I complimented her

I was sitting in her car
We were in her car

She told me: "You're a star and I know you."
She admired me

She said: "Take me home."
She wanted to go home with me

I need love so strong
She wanted passionate love

Come on and knock me out, oh!
She wanted to be overwhelmed with pleasure

I've been too long alone
She had been single for too long

I want hot love, you know, and I need it now!"
She wanted passionate love immediately

She said: "Hey, let's go, don't put on a show
She wanted to be genuine