"The Let Go" lyrics

"The Let Go"

Cold as it was for a winter's day
The sun came out but the sky was grey
The wolves are back, they've come to play
I thought I heard your father say
Go down to the tunnel where the Devil wants ya
Out to the street where the people hunt ya
It hurt more than it was supposed to

I was waiting for the let go
I swore I wouldn't 'til you said so
I put the pieces back together
So thank you or whatever
Nothing lasts forever, man, I guess so
Waiting for the let go
Waiting for the let go

Out of the grey, into the woods
I take my chances, I know I should
When the light comes, listen closely
Follow my shadow to the old me
Mother of the moon, tell me what to do
Shit is scary, shit is new
The tide is calling out for changes
Oh, what an ocean of time that we wasted

I was waiting for the let go
I swore I wouldn't 'til you said so
I put the pieces back together
So thank you or whatever
Nothing lasts forever, man, I guess so
Waiting for the let go
Waiting for the let go

I had to pay for all of your bad behavior
But expensive lessons are always the best to know

I'm not waiting for the let go
Don't need any of your say so
I put the pieces back together
So thank you or whatever
Nothing lasts forever, man, I guess so
Waiting for the let go
Waiting for the let go

I was waiting for the let go
I swore I wouldn't 'til you said so
I put the pieces back together
So thank you or whatever
Nothing lasts forever, man, I guess so
Waiting for the let go
Waiting for the let go
Huh, haha


Writer(s): Dan Omelio, Elle King, Nick Long
"The Let Go" is the track from Elle King's EP "Elle King: In Isolation". The song was premiered on July 10, 2020, accompanied by a music video recorded at home in quarantine.
Speaking with Variety, Elle King told about "The Let Go", "I could write it as another relationship song, but why not sing about releasing all things that are poisonous? That are put on me throughout my life, from society, growing up? So many times, I thought that I had to put things in my body to open my mind and stretch my antennae further. I didn't realize that all that was doing was putting a fucking sheath over it… I'm proud to put out a song like 'The Let Go' because I'm releasing things that have kept me stuck."
single: "In Isolation" (2020)
Elle King - In Isolation single cover