{"id":71847,"date":"2025-08-15T04:36:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T04:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=71847"},"modified":"2025-08-15T04:36:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T04:36:51","slug":"i-swore-id-never","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=71847","title":{"rendered":"I Swore I\u2019d Never"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-536-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-536-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-536-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-536-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-536.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kelly Clarkson\u2019s&nbsp;<em>\u201cPiece By Piece\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;has evolved over time, reflecting her personal journey. Originally written about her father\u2019s abandonment and how her then-husband, Brandon Blackstock, helped heal that pain, the song told a story of love restoring her faith:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPiece by piece, he collected me\u2026<br>He never walks away\u2026<br>He restored my faith that a man can be kind and a father could stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Kelly Clarkson - Piece By Piece (American Idol Season 15 2016) [4K]\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qmMzv9Fen_s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Clarkson\u2019s emotional performance on&nbsp;<em>American Idol<\/em>&nbsp;highlighted its deep meaning. But after her divorce in 2022, she rewrote the lyrics to focus on self-love and independence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI just walk away when they ask for money<br>I take care of me \u2019cause I love me<br>Piece by piece, I restored my faith<br>That a heart can still beat, even when it breaks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before performing the updated version, she told the audience:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Kelly Clarkson - Piece By Piece (American Idol Season 15 2016) [4K]\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qmMzv9Fen_s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is the only song in my career that keeps changing. At first, I was hoping for something. Then I realized, it\u2019s a lot to expect from one person. Therapy helps \u2014 oh sh**!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choking up on stage, she added: \u201cNow this song feels empowering. It keeps growing with me. And I love that. I hope you do too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=71822\">also read&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Clarkson\u2019s&nbsp;\u201cPiece By Piece\u201d&nbsp;has evolved over time, reflecting her personal journey. 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