In Pieces

Album: Minutes To Midnight (2007)
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Songfacts®:

  • Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington explained the meaning behind this song: "I got divorced recently and that was very difficult. I also got remarried so there was a big contrast in my life. For a while I couldn't be completely happy with the new life I was starting and I couldn't end the last one. This is a song about all of that."
  • This song delves into the raw emotions of betrayal and loss, inspired by Chester Bennington's 2005 divorce from Samantha Olit. It captures the intense feelings of anger and frustration that arose from his shattered relationship, and his struggles to trust in his new marriage to Talinda Bentley.
  • Brad Delson plays the guitar solo on "In Pieces." While Delson generally prefers a more understated guitar style that blends with the band's electronic and hip-hop elements, encouraged by his bandmates, he began performing more solos, starting with the Minutes to Midnight album. This shift in his playing style is evident on "In Pieces," "What I've Done" and "The Little Things Give You Away," where he takes on a more prominent solo role.

Comments: 8

  • Zero from Nowhere, NjI love this song! Has kind of a reggae feel to it in the verse. Great solo too, not very technical but still epic!
  • Tony from Waltham Cross, United KingdomThis song... It's just amazing, I practiced it in 3 hours! I just <3 it.... I just can't resist lstening
  • Caitlyn from Royersford, PaI love this song!! It's one of my favorites off M2M and it really shows off Chesters voice.
  • Elmer from Zamboanga, Philippinescn any1 tell me abt the whole lyf of chester???wikipedia doesnt xplain all
  • Yusuf from Durban, St. Helenathis song is absolutely awsome I simply love it: a song that every person can relate to... when you feel abandoned or let down in any situation sit back and listen to this track... some how you will feel that every word of this song is for you and feel the adrenaline rush through you when he says "you promise me the sky then toss me like a stone" Its rather emotional but very well said.
  • Eddie Moran from Jupiter, AntarticaThis song is awesome, especially the solo!
  • Danielle W from Where The Heck Am I?, MoTotally agree, kid! Songs flippin' awesum!!!!
  • Samuel from Essex, United Kingdomi love this song. its like an anthem for everyones breakup
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