Out With It
Letting Go: Shortstraw's Weighty Journey in 'Out With It'
Lyrics
Its nice to meet you
Expressing a pleasant introduction or greeting.
Its a pity I couldn't carry you on
Regret for not being able to continue a relationship or connection.
So I had to leave you
The speaker had to leave the other person.
We should've thought of that before I'm gone
Reflecting on the need to consider consequences before parting ways.
But I can't carry you
The speaker cannot bear the emotional weight of the relationship.
I can't carry you
Reiteration of the inability to carry the emotional burden.
You weigh
Emphasizing the heaviness of the emotional baggage.
Too much
Stating that the emotional burden is too much to handle.
I can't carry you
Repeated declaration of the inability to carry the emotional load.
I can't carry you
Reiteration of the speaker's incapacity to bear the emotional weight.
You weigh
Highlighting the overwhelming nature of the emotional burden.
Too much for me to hold
Expressing that the emotional weight is too much to endure.
And out with it, boy
Encouraging someone to express their thoughts or feelings openly.
Out with it, out with it
-And out with it, boy
-Out with it, out with it
-Its so nice to see you
Expressing pleasure in seeing the person again.
Its a pity we didn't carry this on
Regret for not continuing the relationship or connection.
We're reaching to say you
Indicating that the person has been avoiding commitment or responsibilities.
You've been running around for far too long
Observing that the person has been evading responsibilities for a long time.
But I keep telling you
Asserting the speaker's inability to handle the person emotionally.
I can't handle you
Repeating the difficulty in managing the emotional burden.
You know
Acknowledging that continuing the relationship is ethically wrong.
Its wrong
Stating that the emotional connection is not morally right.
Yeah I'm just growing up
Expressing personal growth and maturation.
I'm growing up
Acknowledging the process of growing up.
And I'm
Conveying that the speaker is too old to hold on to the relationship.
Too old for, hold on to
Reflecting on the impracticality of holding onto the relationship.
And out with it, boy
Encouraging openness and honesty in communication.
Out with it, out with it
-And out with it, boy
-Out with it, out with it
-If only you could talk
Expressing a desire for open communication and honesty.
If only I could say
-Just talk
-If I only I could say
-Out with it, out with it
Reiterating the need for open communication.
Put down the radio
Encouraging a shift from passive communication (radio) to active communication (telephone).
Pick up the telephone
-Put down the radio
-Pick up the telephone
-Cause I could get used to this
Expressing a willingness to adapt to a new and healthier form of communication.
I could get used to this
-I could get used to this
-I could get used to
-And out with it, boy
Reinforcing the importance of open communication.
Out with it, out with it
-And out with it, boy
-Out with it, out with it
-If only you could talk
Reiterating the desire for honest and open communication.
If only I could say
-Just talk
-If I only I could say
-Out with it, out with it
Final emphasis on the need for openness and honesty.
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