Released as part of his album “Sonderlust” but also as a single beforehand alongside with “Say Yeah” and “Hey Big Star” (2016)
Some thoughts from K himself:
During his LA concert at The Belasco Theatre, Kishi prefaced this song with something along the lines of,
“This song still hurts every time I...
[Verse 1]
It's a new day
Another full of heartbreak
And every time I'm checking in with myself
I'm drinking my soul away
And every time my phone lights up
My heart keeps skipping enough to give up
You know that better days still remain
Cannot be insane forever
[Verse 2]
Who knew, my ingenue
That we could never be together
Unless we do a deed we can't undo?
And even if I sing that song
We could be right but we could be so wrong
Feed the dream, does it seem
That we're pushing at the sun?
[Chorus]
And if you loved her, would you fake it?
And every letter, would you burn it?
'Cause every time I hear the way she said it
I can't let go, can't let go
[Verse 3]
I say
If I could make you fade away
I could play the game I know so well
It's a fair trade
Many of the things I've said
Were made from the beautiful things I regret
Though the words we made, I feel the pain
Cannot know if it's worth it, never
[Verse 4]
I knew this avenue
Where everybody has a piece of their heart on the street
For us all to view
And even if I feel alone
You know I'm just a man of flesh and bone
Feed the dream, does it seem
Like we're staring at the sun?
[Chorus]
And if you loved her, would you fake it?
And every letter, would you burn it?
'Cause every time I hear the way she said it
I can't let go
[Instrumental]
[Outro]
And if you loved her, would you fake it?
And every letter, would you burn it?
'Cause every time I hear the way she said it
I can't let go
Can’t Let Go, Juno was written by Kishi Bashi.
Can’t Let Go, Juno was produced by Chris Taylor & Kishi Bashi.
Kishi Bashi released Can’t Let Go, Juno on Fri Sep 02 2016.
Referring to the song and it’s official video, Ishibashi said in an email to NPR Music:[It] ties in with the definition of ‘sonderlust’…the idea that while my character is detached in his own universe, the various and dynamic lives of complete strangers are colliding, sometimes literally, into my wo...