Never Let Me Let You Go
Unending Love's Grip: Decoding Shawn Hook's 'Never Let Me Let You Go'
Lyrics
Why can't you just let this heartbreak kick in?
Questioning why the pain of heartbreak isn't allowed to be felt.
Rule number one: we can't still be friends
Establishing a boundary that friendship isn't feasible after the breakup.
No late night phone calls
There shouldn't be late-night calls between the exes.
No 'how have you been"s
Avoidance of casual inquiries about each other's well-being.
I've seen that movie, I know how it ends
Referring to past experiences of similar situations, aware of how they conclude.
You start up the fight
Starting arguments or conflicts.
Excuses to see me tonight
Finding excuses to meet up.
You say, "I'm moving on"
Claiming to move forward but actions contradicting.
Then why you back here in my arms?
Questioning the ex's return despite claiming to move on.
You never let me let you go
Reiteration of the ex's persistent return after attempts to say goodbye.
You never let me let you go
-Every time I try telling you goodbye
-You show up at my home
-You never let me let you go
-You never let me let you go
-Every time I try telling you goodbye
-You show up at my home
-Morning I wake up with you in my bed
Waking up with regret, counting days to heal from physical and emotional marks.
This instant coffee tastes just like regret
-Counting the days 'til I start to forget
-As soon as your scratches clear up off my neck
-You apologize for doing this time after time
Apologies for recurring behavior but repeating the same cycle.
You say, "I'm moving on"
-Then why can't you ever stay gone?
-You never let me let you go
Repeating the cycle of attempting to say goodbye and the ex's return.
You never let me let you go
-Every time I try telling you goodbye
-You show up at my home
-You never let me let you go
-You never let me let you go
-Every time I try telling you goodbye
-You show up at my home
-Why do ex lovers make the best lovers?
Questioning why relationships with exes tend to reignite despite their detrimental impact.
And always get the best of us?
-Messing up my head and my covers, ohh, ohh, oh
-Why do ex lovers make the best lovers?
-And always get the best of us?
-Messing up my head and my covers, yeah, yeah
-You never let me let you go
Continued frustration as attempts to say goodbye are thwarted by the ex's return.
You never let me let you go
-'Cause every time I try telling you goodbye
-You show up at my home, home, home, yeah
-Yeah you never let me let you go
Reiteration of the ex's persistent return despite attempts to end the relationship.
You never let me let you go
-Every time I try telling you goodbye
-You show up at my home (you show up at my home)
-You never let me let you go (you never let me let you go)
-You never let me let you go (you never let me let you go)(you never let me let you go)
-Every time I try telling you goodbye
-You show up at my home (my home)
-You never let me
-You never let me let you go
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