Let 'Em Leave
Breaking Free: Maple Street's Anthem of Liberation
Lyrics
Once he turns 17
At the age of 17
He's got it all figured out
He believes he has everything planned or understood
Too bad his friends
Unfortunately, his friends
Only hold him down
Only hinder his progress or hold him back
All they wanna do is settle down
His friends aspire to settle in this specific town
In this town
They seem unaware of other opportunities elsewhere
They must be blind
His perception is they lack vision or understanding
So he'll leave them all behind
He plans to leave them all behind
Let 'em leave this hodunk dirty town
He encourages them to leave this small, insignificant town
He's handed in his broken tin foil crown
He's abandoned his worthless or ineffective symbolic authority
The world's too big to settle down
The world offers more than staying in one place
Once he leaves he'll never come around so he says
Once he departs, he intends never to return
The city's just a big playground
He perceives the city as a place for exploration and fun
Feel free to mess around
Encouragement to explore without constraints
Lost in the architecture
Feeling disoriented or lost amid the city's structures
He's free to hit the ground
Once free from constraints, he can start anew
All he has to do is make a friend
He just needs a genuine friend, not someone fake
Who doesn't pretend
Implying the city is populated with deceitful individuals
But this city's full of fleas
The city is full of morally superior thieves
Self righteous thieves
No specific meaning provided in this line
Let 'em leave this hodunk dirty town
Encouraging departure from the insignificant town
He's handed in his broken tin foil crown
He's relinquished his meaningless symbolic authority
The world's too big to settle down
The world offers vast experiences beyond settling down
Once he leaves he'll never come around
Once he leaves, he's resolved never to return
Let 'em leave this hodunk dirty town
Encouragement to depart from the insignificant town
He's handed in his broken tin foil crown
He's given up his meaningless symbolic authority
The world's too big to settle down
The world offers more than just settling down
Once he leaves he'll never come around
Once he departs, he's decided not to return
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