Hi friends and welcome to my blog. I recently wrote 2 songs and I want to tell you about how they came into being.
The two new songs that come from a very personal place—“One Piece of MY Heart” and “You Broke My Heart into Three.” They’re connected, like two sides of a cracked mirror, and both trace back to something that happened when I was 18.
The first track, “One Piece of MY Heart,” is sung by Jimmy Lee of the Midnight Relics—who, fittingly, was my boyfriend back then. The boy who broke my heart. In the song, he sings it from his side, as if he’s finally reckoning with what went down, whether he means to or not.
The second track, “You Broke My Heart into Three,” is sung by Lorelei Dean, who represents me—or rather, the girl I was at 18. Young, raw, wide open. Her voice carries everything I felt but couldn’t say at the time.
The songs reflect each other lyrically—almost like musical letters tossed back and forth across the years—but with completely different takes on what happened, and who did what. It’s not just a conversation. It’s a reckoning.
Why Three Pieces?
Most people say a broken heart splits in two. But that’s not how it felt for me.
When Jimmy left, it wasn’t a clean break. It wasn’t two halves neatly pulled apart. It was worse.
One piece of my heart sank like a stone into the past—muddy, stuck, and unreachable.
Another piece dried up and withered away—like it lost its purpose.
And the last piece? The wind took it. Off into some other life I didn’t get to live.
That’s why I wrote “You Broke My Heart into Three.” Because some heartbreaks don’t just split you—they scatter you.
Why These Voices?
I chose the lead singer of the Midnight Relics to sing “One Piece of MY Heart” because there’s a certain weight in his voice that makes the song feel real. Almost confessional. Like maybe he didn’t know what he did until he heard it coming out of his own mouth.
And Lorelei Dean’s voice—it is that 18-year-old version of me. Emotional, unfiltered, unapologetically hurt. She doesn’t hold back, and she doesn’t sugarcoat. She just tells the truth.
These two songs are in conversation with each other, but they don’t reconcile. They’re not meant to. Some stories don’t wrap up neatly. Some feelings stay broken—and that’s okay.
I hope you’ll give them both a listen. Maybe you’ve had a heartbreak that didn’t split in two either. Maybe yours shattered a little differently. Either way, these songs are for you.
– Lisa
Here are the lyrics if you would like to read them as you listen to the music.
One Piece of My Heart
[Verse 1 – Rain Piece]
I pulled off the highway where we once made a vow,
That picture of us? It's just ashes now.
Your eyes once lit up like sunrise on chrome,
Now they just stare like I ain't comin' home.
[Chorus]
One piece of my heart fell in a puddle of rain,
With a snapshot of us, blurred out by pain.
One piece of my heart withered like an old love note,
Still folded up in your winter coat. And...
One piece of my heart vanished into the breeze,
Carvin’ your name in my lost memories.
Oh Lorelei, Oh Lorelei Dean
You torn my world down like a queen.
[Verse 2 – Shriveled Piece]
You stopped askin’ how I was gettin’ through,
Said nothin’ much, even when I needed you.
I gave you my best, but you pulled away,
Like love was a letter you threw away.
[Chorus repeat]
One piece of my heart fell in a puddle of rain,
With a snapshot of us, blurred out by pain.
One piece of my heart withered like an old love note,
Left unread in your winter coat. And...
One piece of my heart vanished into the breeze,
Carvin’ your name in my lost memories.
Oh Lorelei, Oh Lorelei Dean
You torn my world down like a queen.
[Verse 3 – Vanished Piece]
You said forever with a voice made of silk,
But forever ran dry like whiskey gone bitter with time.
I waited in winds that never blew true,
Just chasin’ shadows that looked like you.
[Final Chorus – slight variation for big emotional payoff]
One piece fell in a puddle of rain,
One piece withered like an old love note,
One piece vanished into the breeze,
Oh Lorelei, Oh Lorelei Dean...
You turned my world...
up side down...
You Broke My Heart into Three
Verse 1 – Rain Piece]
I found his photo in the pocket of my coat,
Soaked from the storm, like a lump in my throat
My hands were shakin' as the cold wind blew
Wonderin’ when I stopped loving you.
[Chorus]
One piece of my heart fell in a puddle of rain,
With a picture of us, all soaked with pain.
One piece of my heart shriveled like a rose in July,
Left too long under your cold goodbye.
And one piece of my heart vanished into the wind,
Whisperin’ lies that were all in my mind.
Jimmy, Oh Jimmy Lee-
You broke my heart into three.
[Verse 2 – Shriveled Piece]
I cooked your meals, I prayed you’d stay,
But your words turned colder every day.
I reached for your hand and felt empty space,
Like I’d been replaced, erased without a trace.
[Chorus repeat]
One piece of my heart fell in a puddle of rain,
With a picture of us, all soaked with pain.
One piece of my heart shriveled like a rose in July,
Left too long under your cold goodbye.
And one piece of my heart vanished into the wind,
Whisperin’ lies that were all in my mind.
Jimmy, Oh Jimmy Lee-
You broke my heart into three.
[Verse 3 – Vanished Piece]
You said forever, but you whispered it low,
Like you knew it was somethin’ you’d never show.
I waited in winds that never brought you back,
Just echoes and dust on a heart gone slack.
[Final Chorus – slight variation for big emotional payoff]
Jimmy, Oh Jimmy Lee,
You shattered the soul right outta me—
One piece drowned in a puddle of rain,
With a memory too soaked to explain.
One piece shriveled like a rose in July,
Faded away ‘neath your cold goodbye.
And one piece vanished into the wind,
Where love once lived… but won’t again.
Married in Arkansas 