Johanna De La Rosa was born the only child to her parents, in Lima, Peru. W… Read Full Bio ↴Johanna De La Rosa was born the only child to her parents, in Lima, Peru. When she was only 3 years old her family relocated to Tustin California. Her family struck lottery gold in 1994 and they moved to Mission Viejo. She graduated from UC Irvine with a degree in English and Comparitive literature. She then started work for a title insurace company. Through her work she met Slade Smiley and fell in love with him they then got engaged and stared in the Bravo telivision show THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY but when they split Slade and Jo decided to star in another Bravo television show called DATE MY EX: JO & SLADE that premered on July 12, 2008. This year, on top of the show she released her album, "UNSCRIPTED."

Letting Go
Jo De La Rosa Lyrics

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Gotta get myself together
Try to make it through tonight
Tell myself the way we were never broken
There are times thought I might be
Finding ways to make it right
That you walked away and opened up my eyes

Now I see that I have been wasting time

I had a picture of us painted in my mind
Now it's fading and there was nothing left to do
Letting go, cuz I know
We were only half way there
Eventhough we were close
I was holding on just long enough to know

I should be letting go
I should be letting go

Thinking back on when you used to
Fill my head with fancy words
Wishing now that I refuse to listen
How did I ever let it happen
Never thought I would never say
Gotta leave this life and all the foolish pain

Now I see that I have been wasting time
I had a picture of us painted in my mind
Now it's fading and there was nothing left to do
Letting go, cuz I know
We were only half way there
Eventhough we were close
I was holding on just long enough to know

I should be letting go
I should be letting go

Now I see that I have been wasting time
I had a picture of us painted in my mind
Now it's fading and there was nothing left to do
Letting go, cuz I know
We were only half way there
Eventhough we were close
I was holding on just long enough to know

I should be letting go
I should be letting go

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Jo De La Rosa's song Letting Go speaks to the pain of holding on to a relationship that has already ended. The singer is at a crossroads, struggling to keep it together and move forward. She acknowledges that the relationship is broken, but still clings to the idea that things could have been different if they had just found a way to make it work. She realizes that she has been wasting time holding on to a picture of what could have been, and now that picture is fading away. The singer concludes that it's time to let go and move on from the half-broken relationship.

The lyrics are poignant and relatable, as many people have found themselves in similar situations, holding on to the past and struggling to move forward. The song's emotional depth is underscored by the singer's powerful voice and the haunting melody, which encapsulate the pain and angst of a relationship that has run its course. Ultimately, the singer finds solace in the realization that letting go is the only way to move forward and find happiness.

Line by Line Meaning

Gotta get myself together
I need to gather my thoughts and emotions

Try to make it through tonight
I will try to endure the present moment

Tell myself the way we were never broken
Reminding myself that things were not perfect but it was not completely shattered

There are times thought I might be
There were moments I almost believed

Finding ways to make it right
Trying to figure out how to fix it

That you walked away and opened up my eyes
Your decision to leave made me see the reality of our situation

Now I see that I have been wasting time
I realize that I have been spending energy on something that is not worth it

I had a picture of us painted in my mind
I imagined our relationship as something that it was not

Now it's fading and there was nothing left to do
The illusion is fading and there is no way to bring it back

Letting go, cuz I know
I am releasing my hold on this relationship because I understand

We were only half way there
We were not fully committed to each other