Lyrics
Verse 1
Tryna walk through the night
No feelings in my heart right now, so cold
Feels like I spent my whole life
Tryna be someone who I'm not inside, no, no, no
God, I fight off this pressure
'Cause it's pushin' me further, I'll let go if You say so
Pre-Chorus
It's one or the other, it's You or another
Truth is I just can't have both
I was playin' with fire; said I'm fine, but I lied
Can't keep this up and keep You close
Chorus
I gotta let go, it's causin' pain inside
It's all that I know, yeah, I'm losin' my mind
I know that I'll die if You're not by my side
I gotta let go, I gotta let go
Post-Chorus
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
I gotta let go, I gotta let go
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
I gotta let go, I gotta let go
Verse 2
The harder I try to not cross the line
Feels like I'm losin' all control
Pre-Chorus
This pleasure is poison
I'm hidin' then I'm fallin'
Every time it leaves me low
And I wanna choose better
But I gotta confess that
I can't make it on my own
Chorus
I gotta let go, it's causin' pain inside
It's all that I know, yeah, I'm losin' my mind
I know that I'll die if You're not by my side
I gotta let go, I gotta let go
Post-Chorus
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
I gotta let go, I gotta let go
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
I gotta let go, I gotta let go
Chorus
I gotta let go, it's causin' pain inside
It's all that I know, yeah, I'm losin' my mind
I know that I'll die if You're not by my side
I gotta let go, I gotta let go
Post-Chorus
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
I gotta let go, I gotta let go
Oh-oh (Oh)
Oh-oh
I gotta let go, I gotta let go
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Meaning & Inspiration
Let Go is a confessional song about choosing God over a harmful habit. The first verse describes walking through the night with a cold heart, trying to be someone the singer is not inside, and fighting pressure while telling God that the singer will let go if He says so. The pre-chorus admits that it is one or the other, God or another, and that the singer has been playing with fire and cannot keep it up while keeping Him close.
The chorus says the singer has to let go because it is causing pain inside and that the singer will die if God is not near. The second verse describes pleasure as poison, hiding then falling, and a wish to choose better while confessing that the singer cannot make it alone. The themes follow Romans 7:15 on struggling with wrong, 1 Corinthians 10:13 on a way of escape, and John 15:5 on needing Him. The honest repetition gives the song an urgent, vulnerable tone.
Related Scripture
- Romans 7:15 Paul describes doing what he does not want to do.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 God provides a way of escape in temptation.
- John 15:5 Jesus says that apart from Him believers can do nothing.