Velvet Revolver – Fall To Pieces

“Fall to Pieces” – Single by Velvet Revolver from the album Contraband
Released: September 13, 2004
Recorded: August–December 2003 in Los Angeles, California
Label: RCA Records
Songwriter: Velvet Revolver
Producer: Josh Abraham

The song’s lyrics are about then lead singer Scott Weiland’s battle with heroin and its toll on his relationship with his wife, model Mary Forsberg.

Musically, the song was built on a riff Slash came up with. The guitarist could certainly relate to the sentiment of the song: he was once declared medically dead after suffering from a drug overdose and collapsing near an elevator at his hotel. Paramedics rushed in to save him, giving him an adrenaline shot which saved his life. Unfazed, he signed himself out of the hospital that night, returned to the hotel and flew to the next stop on the tour.

The song’s music video follows the meaning of the song, showing Weiland struggling to maintain his relationship with his wife (who appears in the video as herself). It depicts Scott going through an overdose, but being rescued by Duff McKagan.

Lyrics
It’s been a long year since you’ve been gone
I’ve been alone here, I’ve grown old
Fall to pieces, I’m falling
Fell to pieces and I’m still falling
Every time I’m falling down
All alone, I fall to pieces
I keep a journal of memories
I’m feeling lonely, I can’t breathe
Fall to pieces, I’m falling
Fell to pieces and I’m still falling
Every time I’m falling down
All alone, I fall to pieces
Every time I’m falling down
All alone, I fall to pieces
Every time I’m falling down
All alone, I fall to pieces
All the years I’ve tried with more to go
Will the memories die, I’m waiting?
Will I find you, can I find you?
We’re falling down, I’m falling
Every time I’m falling down
All alone, I fall to pieces
Every time I’m falling down
All alone, I fall to pieces
Every time I’m falling down
All alone, I fall to pieces
Every time I’m falling down
All alone, I fall to pieces

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