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Let Me Be the One
Julie Anne San Jose Lyrics


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Somebody told me you were leavin
I didnt know
Somebody told me youre unhappy
But it doesnt show
Somebody told me that you dont want me no more
So youre walkin out the door
Nobody told me youve been cryin
Every night
Nobody told me youd been dyin
But didnt want to fight



Nobody told me that you fell out of love from me
So Im settin you free

Let me be the one to break it up
So you wont have to make excuses
We dont need to find a set up where
Someone wins and someone loses
We just have to say our love was true
But has now become a lie
So Im tellin you I love you one last time
And goodbye

Somebody told me you still loved me
Dont know why
Nobody told me that you only
Needed time to fly
Somebody told me that you want to come back when
Our love is real again

Let me be the one to break it up
So you wont have to make excuses
We dont need to find a set up where
Someone wins and someone loses
We just have to say our love was true
But has now become a lie
So Im tellin you I love you one last time
And goodbye

Just turn around and walk away
You dont have to live like this
But if you love me still then stay
Dont keep me waiting for that final kiss
We can work together through this test
Or we can work through it apart
I just need to get this off my chest
That you will always have my heart

Let me be the one to break it up
So you wont have to make excuses
We dont need to find a set up where
Someone wins and someone loses
We just have to say our love was true
But has now become a lie
So Im tellin you I love you one last time
And goodbye

Overall Meaning

The song Let Me Be the One by Julie Anne San Jose talks about a person who hears news from another person that their significant other is leaving them because they are unhappy. However, the significant other did not display any signs of unhappiness prior. The person is devastated by this news and wishes to be the one to end the relationship. The person wants to end things in a way that neither of them is labeled the "winner" or "loser." They want to acknowledge that their love was real, but it has now become a lie. The person tells their significant other that they love them one last time and says goodbye.


The song further talks about how the person heard that their significant other still loves them, but they need time to fly. The person is willing to work together through this struggle or work through it apart. They want to get this off their chest and let their significant other know that they will always have their heart. The song ends with the person again telling their significant other that they love them one last time and saying goodbye.


Overall, the song is about a person who wants to end a relationship on good terms and acknowledges that their love, once true, has now become a lie. It talks about the importance of being honest and communicative, even in difficult situations.


Line by Line Meaning

Somebody told me you were leavin
I have been informed that you are planning to leave me.


I didnt know
I was not previously aware of this news.


Somebody told me youre unhappy
I have been told that you are not content in our relationship.


But it doesnt show
You have not been displaying any outward signs of this unhappiness.


Somebody told me that you dont want me no more
I have received information that you no longer have romantic feelings towards me.


So youre walkin out the door
As a result, you are planning to end the relationship and leave.


Nobody told me youve been cryin
I was not informed that you have been crying about our relationship.


Every night
This has apparently been happening frequently, on a nightly basis.


Nobody told me youd been dyin
I was not made aware that you have been struggling with personal issues and feeling unwell.


But didnt want to fight
Despite this, you have apparently not been willing to try and work through our problems together.


Nobody told me that you fell out of love from me
I was not told that your romantic feelings towards me have diminished or disappeared altogether.


So Im settin you free
As a result of this new information, I have decided to let you go and end the relationship.


Let me be the one to break it up
I want to be the one to initiate the end of our relationship.


So you wont have to make excuses
This way, you will not have to come up with reasons for why you want to leave me.


We dont need to find a set up where
We do not need to continue our relationship setup in which


Someone wins and someone loses
one of us is the 'winner' who gets what they want, and the other is the 'loser' who must accept that decision.


We just have to say our love was true
Instead, we can acknowledge that we did indeed love each other at certain points in our relationship.


But has now become a lie
However, that love has now become a falsehood or untruth.


So Im tellin you I love you one last time
Before we officially end things, I want to express that I still have feelings of love for you.


And goodbye
This is my final farewell to you in our romantic relationship.


Just turn around and walk away
As we part ways, I am urging you to physically, emotionally and psychologically remove yourself from our relationship and move on.


You dont have to live like this
There is no need for you to continue living with this unhappiness or uncertainty in your life.


But if you love me still then stay
But if you still have feelings of love and attachment towards me, then we can work to rebuild our relationship and stay together.


Dont keep me waiting for that final kiss
In this situation, I do not want to be left waiting indefinitely for the final conclusion of our relationship, which includes a permanent goodbye.


We can work together through this test
Instead of giving up on our relationship, we can work together to tackle and overcome the obstacles that are currently causing us problems.


Or we can work through it apart
Alternatively, we can decide that it is best for us to deal with our personal issues as individuals and not as a romantic couple.


I just need to get this off my chest
There is something that I need to express openly and honestly in order to feel at peace with this situation.


That you will always have my heart
Regardless of what happens between us now, I want you to know that you will always hold a special place in my heart and my memories.




Contributed by Zoe D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

Shiena Mae Magpulong


on Deeper

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