Leaving
Letting Go: A Heartfelt Journey of Regret and Redemption
Lyrics
I think I'm a little late
I acknowledge that I might be late in realizing something.
Your mind's made up and you're just not gonna stay
You've made up your mind, and you're determined to leave.
All packed up and in a rush to get away
You're fully packed and in a hurry to depart.
And you know that I'm no good alone
I recognize that I struggle when I'm alone.
Nothin' I say'll keep you home
My words won't convince you to stay.
I was never good to you
I admit that I wasn't good to you.
And I don't think you wanted me to
I sense that you didn't desire my actions.
Yeah yeah
Repeated acknowledgment of past mistakes.
I don't wanna wait cause it's
I don't want to delay because...
Getting kinda late out and
It's getting late, and...
I don't think you're ready but
I don't think you're prepared, but...
I can see the pain that's in your eyes
I see the pain in your eyes.
And I know I'm the one who put it there so
I acknowledge my role in causing your pain.
I have to let you go
I realize I have to let you go.
I have to let you go
Reiteration of the necessity to let go.
So who am I?
A reflective question about identity.
Bring me all your pain to make me feel alive
Request to share pain to feel alive.
'Cause when I tell you that I'm okay it's a lie
The speaker often lies when saying they're okay.
Just can't bear to see you leave or say goodbye
The difficulty of witnessing your departure.
'Cause it's the last time
Emphasis on the finality of the situation.
I was thinking maybe that you could try to understand
Hoping for understanding in a difficult situation.
I was always hoping it wouldn't ever come to this
The speaker had hoped to avoid this outcome.
But I've been living carelessly and you could tell
Admission of careless living and your realization.
And I'm just not enough and, God, it hurts Like hell
Feeling insufficient and the intense pain it brings.
I have to let you go
Reiteration of the need to let go.
So who am I?
Repetition of the reflective question about identity.
Bring me all your pain to make me feel alive
Request to share pain for a sense of vitality.
'Cause when I tell you that I'm okay it's a lie
Admission of lying about being okay.
Just can't bear to see you leave or say goodbye
The emotional difficulty of your departure.
'Cause it's the last time
Reiteration of the finality of the situation.
I was never good to you
Reiteration of the speaker's lack of goodness.
And I don't think you wanted me to
Reiteration of the perception that you didn't want the speaker.
I was never good to you
Repetition of the acknowledgment of mistreatment.
I don't wanna be like that
Expressing the desire not to continue being that way.
Feels late to change it back
Feeling like it's too late to reverse the situation.
Wish I gave you love
Regret for not giving enough love.
Wish I gave enough
Wishing for the ability to give more.
Wish I knew what I had
Regret for not recognizing the value of the relationship.
So who am I?
Repetition of the reflective question about identity.
Bring me all your pain to make me feel alive
Request to share pain for a sense of vitality.
'Cause when I tell you that I'm okay it's a lie
Admission of lying about being okay.
Just can't bear to see you leave or say goodbye
The emotional difficulty of your departure.
'Cause it's the last time
Reiteration of the finality of the situation.
No, I was never good to you
Reiteration of the speaker's lack of goodness.
And I don't think you wanted me to
Reiteration of the perception that you didn't want the speaker.
I was never good to you
Repetition of acknowledgment of mistreatment.
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