Let You Go
Fading Emotions: Billy Lowry's Poetic Journey in 'Let You Go'
Lyrics
The birds are acting funny
The behavior of the birds seems unusual or strange.
The trees aren't saying nothing
The trees are silent or not expressing anything.
Light from the sky is beaming
Light from the sky is shining or radiating.
As you fade I lost all meaning
As you, the subject, fade away, the speaker loses the sense or significance of everything.
All meaning
This loss of meaning is emphasized.
As you fade
Reiteration of the fading, possibly indicating a sense of departure or disappearance.
As you fade
Continued emphasis on the fading, reinforcing the emotional impact.
Don't want to let you go
Expressing a reluctance to release or part with someone or something.
Don't want to let it show
Reluctance to reveal or display one's true feelings.
But this you already know
The addressee is already aware of the speaker's emotions or thoughts.
Don't want to let you go
Reiteration of the unwillingness to let go.
I hate the way that you breathe
The speaker dislikes the way the subject breathes, suggesting discomfort or frustration.
As they're deciding to leave
Others are making a decision to leave.
They act like they've been here all along
Those departing act as if they've always been present.
Tears fall down where you're wrong
Tears are falling, indicating emotional pain or sorrow related to the subject's wrongdoing.
Tears fall down
Reiteration of tears falling.
Tears fall down
Continued emphasis on the falling tears.
Don't want to let you go
Reiteration of the reluctance to let go.
Don't want to let it show
Continued reluctance to reveal true emotions.
But this you already know
The subject already has knowledge of the speaker's feelings.
Don't want to let you go
Reiteration of the unwillingness to let go.
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