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Who let you go? Who let you go?
Who let you go? Who let you go?
Who let you go? Who let you go?
Who let you go? Who let you go?
I feel it inside
Down in my soul
And I just can't hide things
That I know
We could be friends
And I promise that it won't get bad
But hopefully that story ends
But you ain't got nothing I never had
So let's take it slow
Who let you go? Who let you go?
Who let you go? Who let you go?
Someone must have loved you
Not the way that I do
You're missing what I'm trying to say
Ain't nothing getting in my way
So tell me that's fantastic
And promise me, you'll always sigh
I find it so romantic
When you look into my beautiful eyes
And lose control
Who let you go? Who let you go?
Who let you go? Who let you go?
Who let you go? Who let you go?
Who let you go? Who let you go?
I don't know
What it means
But I've been wondering
Who let you go?
And honey
When you walk my way
It makes me wanna say
Ohh
Sha-la-la-lo, sha-la-la-lo
Sha-la-la-lo, sha-la-la-lo
Lyrics submitted by foldsbaldwin, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Track duration: 03:43
"Who Let You Go?" as written by Brandon Flowers, Dave Brent Keuning, Mark August Stoermer, Ronnie Jr. Vannucci
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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It's perfect for when the person you like has been recently broken up with
The Killers and Brandon are so great at portraying the exact feelings that I have.
I think it's about a girl that this guy likes, but he has to be careful with her because she was either raped or sexually abused in some way.
Here are my interpretations:
We could be friends
And I promise that it won't get bad
But hopefully THIS story ends
WITH you ain't got nothing I never had
So let's take it slow
[Obviously, he's telling her they can take it slow and start as friends, promising her he won't hurt her.
I think it should be "but hopefully this story ends, with you ain't got nothing I never had", and by that I think he means that he hopes eventually she will be comfortable enough with him to have sex]
Someone must have loved you
Not the way that I do...
You're missing what I'm trying to say
Ain't nothing getting in my way
[Someone "loved" her by raping her or abusing her somehow, but he really loves her.
And then he's telling her it doesn't matter to him, he's sticking by her no matter what.]
I don't know what it means
But I've been wondering
Who let you go?
[Maybe he's not sure exactly what happened, just that someone hurt her in the past]
This song could also been seen as a guy questioning why he let this person go. Who let you go? - as in why would anyone, even myself have let you go. I have a friend who's in a situation with a boy that is similar to this. they've been together for ever as "friends" and he just won't let her go and vice versa. they tried dating and he felt he couldnt commit, but he didn't want to be anything less than before. And then when she hooked up with some other guy her 'friend' got extremely jealous stricken. He can't let her go.... but doesn't want to commit...
"We could be friends
And I promise that it won't get bad
But hopefully that story ends
Someone must have loved you
Not the way that I do...
You're missing what I'm trying to say
Ain't nothing getting in my way
But you ain't got nothing I never had
So let's take it slow
So tell me that's fantastic
And promise me, you'll always sigh
I find it so romantic
When you look into my beautiful eyes
And lose control "
The narrator seems egocentric, and clearly states that he does not know what what he's saying means. And that "ooohhhhhhh" sounds more lust-stricken than awe-stricken. *nods* *recommends Dr. Robert D. Hare's 'Without Conscience,' a good read for slightly paranoid nerds such as myself*
This is a wicked song, surprises me how some Killer's songs get so many comments whereas some don't... or is that just me?