Set Me Free
Jermaine Stewart Lyrics


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I love you, but I gotta go

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Hey-ey

Whoa-oh, sing it, whoa-oh, oh
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh

Flashback hit me right between the eyes
A girl just came and said to me
'i want you by my side'
So exciting, but not without a doubt (a doubt)
She's locked the door and thrown the key
Someone get me out!

I know she means no harm to me
Fulfilling won't confide in me
It only makes me wanna leave
Set me free!

Set me free, whoa-oh (hmm-mm)
Set me free, whoa-oh (oh, no)
Set me free, whoa-oh
Set me free, whoa-oh
Baby, let me go
Set me free, whoa-oh (hmmm, hey)
Set me free, whoa-oh
Set me free, whoa-oh
Set me free, whoa-oh
Got to get away

Falling, crashing in and out of love
Doing things that boys do
Then she came about
Hey, so delightful, all that I would want (could want)
She locked the door and threw the keep
Won't you let me out?

I know she means no harm to me
Fulfiiling won't confide in me
It only makes me wanna leave
Set me free!

Set me free, whoa-oh (ooh-ooh-ooh)
Set me free, whoa-oh
Set me free, whoa-oh (hmmm, hey)
Set me free, whoa-oh
I've got to go, please let me go
Set me free, whoa-oh
Set me free, whoa-oh (oh)
Set me free, whoa-oh
Set me free, whoa-oh
Got to get away

Let me go
You got me cornered in your sealed love
Let me go
Baby, you got to set me free

(Sax Solo)

(Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
(Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh)

I know she means no harm to me
Fulfilling won't confide in me
It only makes me wanna leave
Set me free!

Let me go
You gotta, gotta, gotta let me go, oh!
Let me go
Baby, won't you set me free?

Set me free, whoa-oh
Set me free, whoa-oh (baby)
Set me free, whoa-oh
Set me free, whoa-oh
I've got to go, please let me go
Set me free, whoa-oh
Set me free, whoa-oh
I got to get away
Set me free, whoa-oh
Set me free, whoa-oh
I'm grounded in your sealed love

Set me free, whoa-oh
Set me free, whoa-oh (oh)
Set me free, whoa-oh
Set me free, whoa-oh
Set, set me free, yeah
Set me free, whoa-oh (free, yeah)
Set me free, whoa-oh (set me free, yeah)
Set me free, whoa-oh (set me)
Set me free, whoa-oh
Baby, won't you set me free

Set me free, whoa-oh
Set me free, whoa-oh
Set me free, whoa-oh
Set me free, whoa-oh
You got me cornered in your sealed love, hey
Set me free, whoa-oh (set me free)
Set me free, whoa-oh (set me free, hey)
Set me free, whoa-oh
Set me free, whoa-oh
Falling, crashing into love

Set me free, whoa-oh (set me free)
Set me free, whoa-oh (let me go)




Set me free, whoa-oh (oh)
Set me free, whoa-oh

Overall Meaning

Jermaine Stewart's Set Me Free is a song that talks about the struggle of being stuck in a relationship that is not fulfilling despite the love between two people. The song opens with the singer having a flashback of a girl who came up to him and expressed her affection. Though he is excited, he is not sure about her intentions, and he quickly changes his mind after being locked up in her love, asking someone to get him out. He knows that the girl he loves means him no harm, but he needs to be set free from the confinement that she has created around him. The singer then repeats the chorus, making his plea for the girl to set him free.


The second verse of the song is a continuation of the first. The singer is falling in and out of love, doing boyish things, then the girl comes along. The excitements start again, all that he could want, but she locks him up again with her love, making him realize that he needs to get out. He pleads with the girl to set him free, knowing that she meant no harm to him. He repeats the chorus before ending the song with the saxophone solo and backing vocals.


Line by Line Meaning

Flashback hit me right between the eyes
Suddenly, memories of a past relationship came flooding back, catching the singer off guard


A girl just came and said to me 'i want you by my side'
A girl expressed interest in being in a relationship with the singer


So exciting, but not without a doubt (a doubt)
While it's exciting to have someone show interest, the singer still has some reservations


She's locked the door and thrown the key
The girl has made it difficult for the artist to leave or escape the situation


Someone get me out!
The artist is feeling stuck and trapped, and desires to be free from the situation


I know she means no harm to me
The singer understands that the girl has no malicious intent towards them


Fulfilling won't confide in me
The girl is not willing to open up to the singer or have a deeper connection


It only makes me wanna leave
The lack of a deeper connection or trust makes the artist desire to leave even more


Set me free!
The artist desires to be free from the relationship and the weight it brings


Got to get away
The artist feels the need to physically remove themselves from the situation and be free from it


You got me cornered in your sealed love
The girl's intense love has left the singer feeling trapped and without an escape


Baby, won't you set me free?
The artist is pleading with the girl to allow them to leave and be free




Lyrics © Bluewater Music Corp.
Written by: JERMAINE STEWART, JESSE SAUNDERS

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