Music Video

Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Vocals
Brian Jackson
Brian Jackson
Piano
Johnny Pate
Johnny Pate
Conductor
Ron Carter
Ron Carter
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Songwriter
Brian Jackson
Brian Jackson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bob Simpson
Bob Simpson
Mixing Engineer
Bob Thiel
Bob Thiel
Producer
Hall Ray
Hall Ray
Mixing Engineer
Lillian Seyfert
Lillian Seyfert
Assistant Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Jagged jigsaw pieces
Tossed about the room
I saw my grandma sweepin'
With her old straw broom
But she didn't know what she was doin'
She could hardly understand
That she was really sweepin' up
Pieces of a man
[Verse 2]
I saw my daddy meet the mailman
And I heard the mailman say
"Now don't you take this letter to heart now, Jimmy
'Cause they've laid off nine others today"
But he didn't know what he was sayin'
He could hardly understand
That he was only talkin' to
Pieces of a man
[Verse 3]
I saw the thunder and heard the lightning
And felt the burden of his shame
And for some unknown reason
He never turned my way
[Verse 4]
Pieces of that letter
Were tossed about the room
And now I hear the sound of sirens
Come knifing through the gloom
But they don't know what they are doin'
They could hardly understand
That they're only arrestin'
Pieces of a man
[Verse 5]
I saw him go to pieces
I saw him go to pieces
He was always such a good man
He was always such a good strong, strong man
Yeah, I saw him go to pieces
I saw him go to pieces
Written by: Brian Jackson, Gil Scott-Heron
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