Kelly Clarkson made some notable changes to her song "Piece by Piece" following her 2020 divorce from Brandon Blackstock after seven years of marriage—and fans at her Las Vegas residency took notice.
Videos of the Grammy winner performing the altered lyrics have gone viral, and fans are celebrating Clarkson's recognition of her own strength.
The OG American Idolwinner wrote the 2015 song about her father who walked out on her family when Clarkson was just a child.
The original lyrics were:
“But piece by piece, he collected me up / Off the ground, where you abandoned things, yeah / Piece by piece, he filled the holes that you burned in me / At six years old.”
Viewers of her recent performance, though, noticed the singer replaced "he" with "I."
And those weren't the only changes.
What once was:
“He never walks away / He never asks for money / He takes care of me / He loves me"
Is now:
“I just walk away / when they ask for money / I take care of me / ’cause I love me.”
You can watch the original versus the new lyrics below.
Fans of the singer-songwriter and talk show host summed up the updated version in one word: powerful.
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And many are hoping she releases the revamped rendition, as well.
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You can watch the full performance with the new lines below:
Your fans are behind you 100%, Ms. Clarkson!
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