One more kiss could be the best thing
But one more lie could be the worst
And all these thoughts are never resting
And you're not something I deserve

In my head there's only you now
This world falls on me
In this world there's real and make believe
And this seems real to me

You love me but you don't know who I am
I'm torn between this life I lead and where I stand
And you love me but you don't know who I am
So let me go
Let me go

I dream ahead to what I hope for
And I turn my back on loving you
How can this love be a good thing
When I know what I'm goin through

In my head there's only you now
This world falls on me
In this world there's real and make believe
And this seems real to me

You love me but you don't know who I am
I'm torn between this life I lead and where I stand
And you love me but you don't know who I am
So let me go
Let me go

And no matter how hard I try
I can't escape these things inside I know
I know,
When all the pieces fall apart
You will be the only one who knows
Who knows

You love me but you don't know who I am
I'm torn between this life I lead and where I stand
And you love me but you don't know who I am
So let me go
Let me go

And you love me but you don't
You love me but you don't
You love me but you don't know who I am
And you love me but you don't
You love me but you don't
You love me but you don't know who I am



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Track duration: 03:52

"Let Me Go" as written by Bradley Kirk Arnold, Robert Todd Harrell, Christopher Lee Henderson, Matthew Darrick Roberts

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General Comment:I have read someone's post and they came up with a good point. Thay said that the guy in the video is gay, which in a way makes sences if you listen to the song
    Flag billyjackon April 27, 2013   Link
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    Song Meaning:The person singing the song is definitely hiding something from his significant other. I interpret it to mean that he's secretly gay. His girlfriend loves him, but it's impossible for him to love her back.

    "One more kiss could be the best thing, but one more lie could be the worse"

    He thinks kissing her would make him love her, but continuing to lie digs him in a deeper hole.

    "And all these thoughts are never resting, And you're not something I deserve"

    His true feelings are eating away at him, and he's saying he doesn't deserve her because of his lies and deceit.

    "In this world there's real and make believe, And this SEEMS real to me"

    He's trying to convince himself that his relationship is real, but he knows that it isn't true ("And no matter how hard I try I can't escape these things inside I know")

    "You love me but you don't know who I am"

    Self-explanatory

    "I'm torn between this life I lead and where I stand"

    He's leading a life of lies while ignoring his true feelings.

    "you love me but you don't know who I am, So let me go, Let me go"

    It'd be easier for her to break up with him than it would be for him to reveal the truth to her.
    Flag CPSprocketon June 17, 2012   Link
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    My Opinion:I think this song is about a guy who loves a girl, but he doesn't know that she has a child, and when she goes out at night he thinks he's cheating on her, but she's out making her money to support the child (refernce to the music video.) At the end of the music video you see the guy pulling up to her house looking through her window and her holding her baby and putting it back in the crib and holding a picture of the girl and the guy, and now the guy regrets thinking that and breaking up with her, but it's told from her side "You love me but you don't know who I am."
    Flag iliketointerpret1on April 01, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:I believe this song is about a relationship, where they are both happy on the surface but underneath, one of the partners have a secret. that is misleading the other to believe they are something but this secret holds a big part of them, they want the relationship but feels if they knew, would the other still want it? so they lie and everyone's happy but it's constantly eating at them.
    Flag BriannaCineon January 28, 2012   Link
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    My Interpretation:Imo, this song is sung from the girl's point of view.

    "One more kiss could be the best thing
    And one more lie could be the worst
    And all these thoughts are never resting
    And you're not something I deserve"
    - She still wants to be with him, and she doesn't want to lie to him anymore, but she's torn between telling him or not. She knows she doesn't deserve him.

    "In my head there's only you now
    This world falls on me
    In this world there's real and make-believe
    This seems real to me"
    - Whatever she does, she can't get him out of her head. But everything seems to be against her, and even though, she knows she loves him.

    "You love me, but you don't know who I am - She knows he loves her, but he doesn't know everything about her
    I'm torn between this life I lead and where I stand - This life I lead being, high school and where I stand being her job as a stripper [or something]
    You love me, but you don't know who I am
    So let me go
    Just let me go"
    - Basically, she knows she doesn't deserve him, and even though she wants to be with him, he must let her go, because she thinks that if she knew about her secret, he wouldn't love her anymore.

    "I dream we head to what I hope for
    And I turn my back on loving you
    How can this love be a good thing?
    When I know what I'm going through"
    - She dreams of a future with him, but she turns her back on loving him because this relationship is toxic. She knows what she's going through, as a stripper and doesn't what him to live such life.

    "And no matter how hard I try
    I can't escape these things inside
    I know, I know
    But all the pieces fall apart
    You will be the only one who knows
    Who knows"
    - She can't quit her job because, as shown in the video, she has a baby and must pay the babysitter. Somehow, he finds out about her job and about her baby.

    So, basically, they love eachother, she's a stripper with a baby that hides her secret because she think he won't love her anymore and eventually he finds out about her job and the baby.
    Flag YumeKiboon July 31, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:A lot of people have said that the person singing seems to be hiding something and rather leave before the other person discovers these secrets.

    However I think there's another way to look at it.

    To me when the singer says:

    "You're not something I deserve"

    I think he means that he deserves better.

    He mentions

    "You love me but don't know who I am"

    TO me this means that the girl is saying whatever she can to make him believe there's something there between, kind of leading him on. This is further corroborated by

    "In my head there's only you now
    This world falls on me
    In this world there's real and make-believe
    This seems real to me"

    He wants to believe this all real but perhaps the girl he loves never makes an effort to find out what's really inside him and without that emotional connection he doubts she really cares about him. It's kind of like being in a relationship with someone who say they care for you but never really bother calling or emailing much or asking personal questions about you to show that they're interested in your life.

    He wants to believe that there's hope for them but the way things are going his doubts creep up on him to make him believe other wise and this is shown by

    I dream we head to what I hope for
    And I turn my back on loving you
    How can this love be a good thing?
    When I know what I'm going through

    And no matter how hard I try
    I can't escape these things inside

    So basically he's torn up between staying and hoping for more out of this relationship but he feels that the girl is holding onto him till she finds someone better. And the thought of how she never tries to get to know the real him bothers him. All she does is say she loves him but her actions never bolster her words. So he's left saying

    You love me, but you don't...
    You love me, but you don't...
    You love me, but you don't know who I am


    That's my take on it.
    Flag lavaboy24on March 01, 2011   Link
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    Song Meaning:This is another song that could be based on the Superman mythos.Specifically about Clark and Lana as he is preparing to leave Smallville.The song sounds like a letter he gave her upon his departure.

    "One more kiss could be the best thing
    And one more lie could be the worst
    And all these thoughts are never resting
    And you're not something I deserve"

    Clark has been Superboy for years, but he has never told Lana his secrets, thus he has been "lying" to her.He's always had thoughts of them being together, but his mission doesn't allow him to be with her.He doesn't "deserve" her.

    "In my head there's only you now"

    At the moment, she's all he is thinking about.

    "This world falls on me"

    This is actually thought to be a reference to Fuel's "Falls On Me', which is also thought to be a song about Superman.The weight of the world falls to him.

    "In this world there's real and make-believe
    This seems real to me"

    A lot of things that he's seen over the year that are thought to be make believe to others are all too real for him.And this moment feels real to him.

    "You love me, but you don't know who I am"

    She has no idea of his alien heritage or his mission to save the world.

    "I'm torn between this life I lead and where I stand"

    He's caught between being a superhero and wanting a regular life.

    "You love me, but you don't know who I am
    So let me go
    Just let me go"

    Clark tells Lana about his powers right before he leaves Smallville.This is that conversation and he's telling her to let him go.

    "I dream we head to what I hope for
    And I turn my back on loving you"

    He knows he can't have what he wants in his new life, so he reluctantly turns his back on it.

    "How can this love be a good thing?
    When I know what I'm going through"

    How can he bring someone into the dangerous life he's embarking on?

    "And no matter how hard I try
    I can't escape these things inside
    I know, I know"

    Even if he tried really hard to stay, he can't escape his destiny.

    "But all the pieces fall apart
    You will be the only one who knows
    Who knows"

    All the pieces of the life they could have had fall apart, but she will be the only one who knows his secret.That's all he can give her.
    Flag kenny38606on February 25, 2011   Link
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    My Interpretation:It's just about feeling you don't belong with the one you love... i know what it is like..
    Flag S2MariAnaS2on June 06, 2010   Link
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    My Interpretation:A guy is explaining to a girl that even though so loves him, he is not good for her because she doesn't really know him.At the same time his is saying that the love between them is real and he is torn between letting her go or not.
    "In my head there's only you now"
    "This world falls one me"
    "In this world there's real and make-believe"
    "This seems real to me"

    she is his reason for going on and he knows their love is real

    "You love me, but you don't know who I am"
    "I'm torn between this life I lead and where I stand"
    "You love me, but you don't know who I am"
    "So let me go"
    "Just let me go"

    He is telling her that he knows she loves him, but that she will have to let him go.





    Flag harryjpotteron April 16, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i think this song is about a guy and a girl who care about eachother. i think the guy's undecided though, like he's torn between two sides of him, so he feels he doesn't deserve the love of the girl, because he knows that deep inside he can never be worth her love because he's just not what she thinks he is.
    Flag xxillcravenxxon April 09, 2010   Link

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