James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
“Let It Go” is about young love that ultimately went wrong. After the couple’s tentatively cute time together, their relationship became forced and Bay ultimately suggests a breakup.
Its release history is interesting, to say the least. First, it was released as the lead single from Bay’s debut alb...
[Verse 1]
From walking home and talking loads
To seeing shows in evening clothes with you
From nervous touch and getting drunk
To staying up and waking up with you
[Pre-Chorus]
Now we're slipping near the edge
Holding something we don't need
All this delusion in our heads
Is gonna bring us to our knees
[Chorus]
So, come on, let it go, just let it be
Why don't you be you, and I'll be me?
Everything that's broke, leave it to the breeze
Why don't you be you, and I'll be me?
And I'll be me
[Verse 2]
From throwing clothes across the floor
To teeth and claws and slamming doors at you
If this is all we're living for
Why are we doing it, doing it, doing it anymore?
[Pre-Chorus]
I used to recognize myself
It's funny how reflections change
When we're becoming something else
I think it's time to walk away
[Chorus]
So, come on, let it go, just let it be
Why don't you be you, and I'll be me?
Everything that's broke, leave it to the breeze
Why don't you be you, and I'll be me?
And I'll be me
[Bridge]
Tryna fit your hand inside of mine
When we know it just don't belong
'Cause no force on earth could make it feel right, no, no
Tryna push this problem up the hill
When it's just too heavy to hold
I think now's the time to let it slide
[Breakdown]
So, come on, let it go, just let it be
Why don't you be you, and I'll be me?
Everything that's broke, leave it to the breeze
Let the ashes fall, forget about me
[Outro]
Come on, let it go, just let it be
Why don't you be you, and I'll be me?
And I'll be me
(Ooh, me, you)
Let It Go was written by James Bay & Paul Barry.
Let It Go was produced by Jacquire King.
Producer Jacquire King talked to Music Times about structuring this song. He said:
With ‘Let It Go’, we worked quite a bit on the end. We had shortened it from what it originally was but then, after getting it a little bit further along, I realised that the way I really wanted to arrange the backgr...
The song is melodic and takes its cues from blues and anthemic rock. Jacquire King produced the track in Blackbird Studios in Nashville. He’s worked on anthemic rock songs for Kings of Leon and you can hear related elements in this track.
In an interview for ILiveU.fr from 2015, James said:
I wrote [Let It Go] about something that I think happens maybe even more to people, which is, you know, you can get to a point, I got to the point in a relationship where in my head I was kind of screaming, and I was tired of the brick wall that...