… Once the lyric “new broken scene” came along in “She’s Kinda Hot” for the album, the visual of the safety pin became the image for the band.

Luke came in and rewrote a bunch of stuff in the verses. I had the concept of a relationship where two people were so different, it actually worked. I wanted it to be a classic pop-punk song, but with pop production: I wanted it to feel modern with strings, cut-up, glitchy sounds, but still feel authentic. I had most of the song started–the melody and style. That was written when they were still on tour with One Direction. In a 2015 interview with Fuse producer John Feldmann said: It was an incredible moment for everybody.Throwing rocks at your broken window Only you can cure my sickness ( Bluegh!) Raise ourselves and a middle finger ( Hey!) 'Cause they all think we're twisted Once I got a little taste Now I'm addicted to your fix Oh, yeah, this time, maybe this time Two wrongs make it right We'll safety pin the pieces of our broken hearts back together Patching up all the holes until we both feel much better Deleted things are really meant So now I'll say the things I never sent We'll safety pin the pieces of our broken hearts back together No more waiting, we can save us from fa- No more waiting, we can save us from fallin' No more waiting, we can save us from fa- No more waiting, we can save us from fallin' (Fallin') No more waiting, we can save us from fallin' This time, maybe this time We'll safety pin the pieces of our broken hearts back together Patching up all the holes until we both feel much better Deleted things are really meant So now I'll say the things I never sent We'll safety pin the pieces of our broken hearts back together Matt: We took a trip to London and we recorded strings with the London Symphony Orchestra on a few songs on the record, and this is one where they just started playing the strings and everyone got chills. I also think that guitar riff is definitely something kids are going to want to learn. If you’re going through something, it shows that other people are going through it to and you’re not alone. This song is just such a powerful thing for kids to listen to if their parents are going through something. Something like 50 percent of marriages end in divorce these days. I’ve cried multiple times listening to this song. The first chorus is all Calum singing, and in the second chorus when Luke sings up an octave that just gives me the chills. Zakk: This is my favorite song that they’ve ever done. Writers Zakk Cervini and Matt Pauling also said: I get goosebumps whenever Luke comes in on the second chorus. Michael and I wrote the bridge together, facing each other, McCartney-Lennon style.

This is a song, maybe more than any other on this album, that is going to help kids. We’re actually taking a stand.” The other guys are loyal and family-driven and sweet, so they were like, “What are our parents going to think about us singing about a broken home when we don’t come from broken homes? How authentic is it?” It was a two-month debate. “We’re saying something with this song, it’s going to connect with the audience, at least 50% of our audience come from broken homes. Other than Ashton, the three guys have parents who are still together. He came up with the idea of writing a song about a broken home. Benji came in–he’s had a lot of adversity in his life, with his parents splitting up and the alcoholic father and the co-dependent mother. That was probably the last song we wrote.

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