I tried to be perfect,
But nothing was worth it,
I don't believe it makes me real.
I thought it'd be easy,
But no one believes me,
I meant all the things I said.

If you believe it's in my soul,
I'd say all the words that I know,
Just to see if it would show,
That I'm trying to let you know,
That I'm better off on my own.

This place is so empty,
My thoughts are so tempting,
I don't know how it got so bad.
Sometimes it's so crazy,
That nothing can save me,
But it's the only thing that I have.

If you believe it's in my soul,
I'd say all the words that I know,
Just to see if it would show,
That I'm trying to let you know,
That I'm better off on my own.

On my own

I tried to be perfect,
It just wasn't worth it,
Nothing could ever be so wrong.
It's hard to believe me,
It never gets easy,
I guess I knew that all along.

If you believe it's in my soul,
I'd say all the words that I know,
Just to see if it would show,
That I'm trying to let you know,
That I'm better off on my own.



Lyrics submitted by Aerion

Track duration: 03:02

"Pieces" as written by Goapele K. Mohlabane, Daniel Lawrence

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, EMI Music Publishing

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    General Comment:Great band and song. It's a song about tossing in the towel and quitting whenever life gets harder than we think we can handle. We've all been there. Some of us more than others. It's easier to quit; to give in; to continue on the same path than it is to change. Great song.
    Flag cumonbabylitemyfireon December 27, 2012   Link
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    Song Meaning:OK, this may sound crazy to any other outsider, but doesn't this song remind anyone of eating disorders? As an eating disordered person, I can fully relate to this song.
    "I tried to be perfect" very obvious.
    "But nothing was worth it," it is about coming to your senses and realizing it is not worth losing your health, your friends, people's trust and more.
    "I don't believe it makes me real." the unrealistic goals you force yourself to reach.
    "I thought it'd be easy,
    But no one believes me,
    I meant all the things I said." you think you can reach out to people and ask for help, but eating disorders are seen as simply extreme dieting or/and attention seeking, so you are ignored and judged, and left alone once again.

    "If you believe it's in my soul,
    I'd say all the words that I know,
    Just to see if it would show,
    That I'm trying to let you know,
    That I'm better off on my own." This whole verse explains the disordered's dilemma:once you find someone who believes you and will try to help you, you cannot part from the eating disorder, so you have to push them away. You lie and cheat and do things you don't expect from yourself and eventually are left alone, 'as you wanted'

    "This place is so empty,
    My thoughts are so tempting," perfect explanation of how when you are alone, you sink even deeper in your despair and disordered thoughts become too prominent.
    "I don't know how it got so bad." eating disorders start simple and innocent, and spiral out of control:they consume you before you even figure out what's wrong with you.
    "Sometimes it's so crazy,
    That nothing can save me," it is about the frustration that comes from not being able to recover. Nothing's working, you're still sick, it's killing you.
    "But it's the only thing that I have." eating disorders have the tendency to arise as a replacement of something missing:lack of care and love, lack of control you have over your life, etc...


    I tried to be perfect,
    It just wasn't worth it,
    "Nothing could ever be so wrong." it is very unnatural to your body to starve it, or force it's food back up, or force more food into it than it can handle, and more. It is unnatural to your mind, too. It's just wrong, abusing one of the main things you need to stay alive.
    "It's hard to believe me," explains how we DO know it's hard to understand, believe that this is an actual problem:one that can kill you. But it is.
    "It never gets easy,
    I guess I knew that all along." complete, full recovery from eating disorders are rare, (recovery is possible, but not completely) and you know this, you know that something that is taking over your life so harsh will never completely go away.

    This song is so close to my heart. It sums up everything so perfectly. And it makes me feel a bit less alone.
    Flag CherrySnowon June 19, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song is about someone dealing with depression/suicidal thoughts!


    "I tried to be perfect but nothing was worth it"
    They tried so hard to be perfect and everything everyone wanted them to be but it was never enough.
    "I thought it'd be easy but no one believes me I meant all the things I said"
    They told someone how they were feeling but no one believed them. They thought it was for attention but they meant it all.

    "If you believe it's in my soul
    I'd say all the words that I know"
    If they just believed him, he'd tell them everything. He'd try and get help.

    "Just to see if it wouldn't show
    That I'm trying to let you know
    That I'm better off on my own"
    He's crying out for help, he wants it desperately but no one helped and he gave up hoping someone would. He realized he was better off on his own.

    "This place is so empty
    My thoughts are so tempting"
    No ones there for him and his suicidal thoughts are so tempting

    "I don't know how it got so bad
    Sometimes it's so crazy
    But nothing can save me
    But it's the only thing that I have"
    He doesn't know how he got to place, that everything is so messed up and he's so sad and alone. He's so far gone that he thinks nothing can save him. All he has his is thoughts.

    I feel like I can relate to this song so much. It has such meaning and I feel like a lot of teen can relate! Fantastic song!


    Flag fallingpieceson April 21, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song is about someone dealing with depression/suicidal thoughts!


    "I tried to be perfect but nothing was worth it"
    They tried so hard to be perfect and everything everyone wanted them to be but it was never enough.
    "I thought it'd be easy but no one believes me I meant all the things I said"
    They told someone how they were feeling but no one believed them. They thought it was for attention but they meant it all.

    "If you believe it's in my soul
    I'd say all the words that I know"
    If they just believed him, he'd tell them everything. He'd try and get help.

    "Just to see if it wouldn't show
    That I'm trying to let you know
    That I'm better off on my own"
    He's crying out for help, he wants it desperately but no one helped and he gave up hoping someone would. He realized he was better off on his own.

    "This place is so empty
    My thoughts are so tempting"
    No ones there for him and his suicidal thoughts are so tempting

    "I don't know how it got so bad
    Sometimes it's so crazy
    But nothing can save me
    But it's the only thing that I have"
    He doesn't know how he got to place, that everything is so messed up and he's so sad and alone. He's so far gone that he thinks nothing can save him. All he has his is thoughts.

    I feel like I can relate to this song so much. It has such meaning and I feel like a lot of teen can relate! Fantastic song!


    Flag fallingpieceson April 21, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:To me it's about someone who really loves and cares for another person, but obviously his efford is not valued. When you give heart and soul and you get kicked what's the point in all this..
    Flagged iliana847on September 28, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:To me it's about someone who really loves and cares for another person, but obviously his efford is not valued. When you give heart and soul and you get kicked what's the point in all this..
    Flag iliana847on September 28, 2010   Link
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    Song Meaning:Even though everone believes its a guy that lost a girl / tries to fit in. My opinion is that he is trying to find a meaning to life and he lost all hope and just like me would rather be alone when it comes to religion. But i think thats just cause he talks about his soul so much. I love the song tho
    Flag MusicXneverXdieson April 16, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Holy Fuck...its Actually kinda scary how relevant this song is to me..

    I think its About someone in a relationship Who gives it their Best and tries to be the best Bf/Gf but the other person just doesnt Seem to Care, and now He/She realises their just better off without them, Even if they do Love them.
    Flag HEROofZEROon December 11, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Oh and though they DID steal it from Coldplay, this song is absolutely beautiful, specially the guitar is just hypnotizing. It's relaxing and rocker at the same time, i just love Chuck, it's perfect, I also like the early albums too, it's just cool to see these guys have feelings too and can express in a beautiful way what you want to say.

    This is in my to top all time favorite songs
    Flag MCRockerwayAfion November 26, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:"I tried to be perfect
    but nothing was worth it"= Perfect! just perfect, such simple words that comprises such strong and frustrating emotions. Sometimes i just feel like Sum 41 got inside my head and wrote this song from my thoughts. Is just what you always want to say but can't find the right words, well this is the perfect anthem for it.

    As many, i don't think is about a relation ship at all, but about society and friends specially. Is a man who tries to fit in, he tried to be perfect, but along the way, he realized that he was losing himself just to make somebody else happy. And now, nobody likes the real him, he just wants to be understood and loved for who he REALLY is inside and wants people to Listen to him, but they just won't.

    So it's not worth it, he feels alone, since nobody understands him or knows him. And he preffers to be alone but true to himself than just acting and getting hurt by prettending to be something else. He's also desperated 'causem by trying hard to everybody to like him, he was so fake, that it didn't word.

    It basically means to preffer to hide than being unwanted.
    Flag MCRockerwayAfion November 26, 2009   Link

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