Release Me
Break Free: Unveiling the Heartache in Hooverphonic's 'Release Me'
Lyrics
Release me
Expressing a desire to be freed or liberated
Don't talk the way
Asking not to speak in a certain manner
Release me
Reiterating the plea for release
It's not right to make me stay
Objecting to being forced to remain in a situation
All the lies and all the pain
Referring to falsehoods and emotional suffering
Only you can make them go away
Stating that the listener has the power to alleviate lies and pain
Yeah, release me from this sad and losing game
Desiring liberation from a sorrowful and losing contest
Release me
Repeating the request for release
Don't say what I already know
Advising not to mention what is already known
Release me
Reiterating the call for freedom
Only trouble steals the show
Noting that trouble dominates the situation
All those words won't comfort me
Rejecting the solace of spoken words
It's clear we are not meant to be
Acknowledging the incompatibility of the relationship
Yeah, release me from this sad and losing game
Seeking release from a melancholic and unsuccessful competition
You're all I want
Expressing a desire for the listener
A dangerous me
Describing oneself as potentially harmful
It's wrong to keep you close to me
Considering it incorrect to be close
And if you dare, if you care
Challenging the listener to release and move on
Then cut the ropes and float away
Connecting love with the act of letting go
Yeah, release me, if you love me let me go
Repeating the plea for release with a condition
Release me
Restating the desire for liberation
Don't talk the way
Reiterating the request not to speak in a specific way
Release me
Echoing the call for freedom
It's not right to make me stay
Repeating the objection to being compelled to stay
All the lies and all the pain
Referring again to untruths and emotional distress
Only you can make them go away
Emphasizing that only the listener can alleviate the pain
Yeah, release me from this sad and losing game
Yearning for release from a sorrowful and unsuccessful competition
You're all I want
Reaffirming the desire for the listener
A dangerous me
Describing oneself as potentially harmful (repeated)
It's wrong to keep you close to me
Reiterating the belief that closeness is incorrect
And if you dare, if you care
Challenging the listener to release and move on (repeated)
Then cut the ropes and float away
Connecting love with the act of letting go (repeated)
Yeah, release me, if you love me let me go
Repeating the plea for release with a condition (repeated)
All the lies and all the pain
Recalling lies and pain and emphasizing the listener's role in their disappearance
Only you can make them go away
Reiterating that only the listener can make the suffering vanish
All those words won't conquer me
Rejecting the power of words to conquer emotional distress
It's clear we are not meant to be
Acknowledging once more the incompatibility of the relationship
Yeah, release me from this sad and losing game
Expressing the yearning for liberation from a sorrowful and unsuccessful competition
Oh, release me, oh, release me from this sad and losing game
Repeating the plea for release from the melancholic contest
Oh, release me, oh, release me from this sad and losing game
Reiterating the desire to be released from the sorrowful and losing game
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