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Following the ballad-like performance of “Divide” comes “Million Pieces.” The song is Bastille’s first foray into EDM on a major record. Describing the musical aspects of the song, Dan Smith told Billboard:
The riff at the beginning is a nod to some of the synth riffs from the ‘90s, and we wanted t...
[Intro]
(A million pieces)
[Verse 1]
I breathe in hard
Don't speak, 'cause it's like a bitter pill
You blow my mind
It makes my heart beat
Harder, harder, harder, harder, hard
The king's a clown
No one is laughing, it's not a drill
Don't look outside
The world is ending
Faster, faster, faster, faster, fast
[Pre-Chorus]
The echoes of that news ring loud
(The echoes, the echoes)
No sound can ever drown it out
(The echoes)
[Chorus]
It breaks my heart
Breaks my heart into
A million pieces, oh
It breaks my heart into
A million pieces
If it's gonna break me
Won't you let me go?
Leave it till the morning
I don't wanna know
Breaks my heart
Breaks my heart into
A million pieces
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
A million pieces
[Verse 2]
We're too far gone
Nothing I say will mean anything
Just drink, fuck, dance
Right through disaster
I don't want to talk about it now
[Pre-Chorus]
The echoes of that news ring loud
(The echoes, the echoes)
No music ever drowns it out
(The echoes)
[Chorus]
It breaks my heart
Breaks my heart into
A million pieces, oh
It breaks my heart into
A million pieces
If it's gonna break me
Won't you let me go?
Leave it till the morning
I don't wanna know
Breaks my heart
Breaks my heart into
A million pieces
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
A million pieces
[Bridge]
Get fear and loathing out your mind
And don't pull me, don't pull me down from the ceiling
[Chorus]
It breaks my heart
It breaks my heart into
A million pieces, oh
It breaks my heart into
A million pieces
If it's gonna break me
Won't you let me go?
Leave it till the morning
I don't wanna know
Breaks my heart
Breaks my heart into
A million pieces
[Outro]
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
A million pieces
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
A million pieces
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
A million pieces
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Million Pieces was written by Dan Smith.
Million Pieces was produced by Dan Priddy & Dan Smith & Mark Crew.
Bastille released Million Pieces on Fri Jun 14 2019.
It’s a ‘90s-nodding rave record about trying to come up at a party while someone has cornered you to talk about politics, and basically just saying, “OK cool, that stuff is important and it’s fine but please can we talk about it tomorrow, or not?” The riff at the beginning is a nod to some of the sy...