Kyla La Grange is an English singer and songwriter, born on 25 July 1986 in… Read Full Bio ↴Kyla La Grange is an English singer and songwriter, born on 25 July 1986 in Watford, England, United Kingdom. Her mother is South African, while her father is from Zimbabwe though both live in England.

Her first official release was 'Walk Through Walls' through Noir records (March 2011), followed by another 7" via Chess club, 'Been Better' (July 2011). A further double A-side was released via the same label on October, ‘Heavy Stone’ | ’Lambs’ to round up the year.

An alternative version of ‘Walk Through Walls’ produced by Ian Grimble and Kev Jones (Communion Records) was included on Mojo's July 2011 free CD . A free download remixed version of 'Lambs' by Leopard of Honour supported the launch of the single.

Her first album 'Ashes' was released on 30 July 2012 through ioki records/Sony, preceded by a re-release of ‘Walk Through Walls’ on July 23rd. 'Ashes' was produced by Brett Shaw at 123 Studios in East London, with two tracks produced by Marky Bates. The 'Deluxe Edition' included three extra songs 'Love you better’, 'Walk’ and The River’.

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Courage
Kyla La Grange Lyrics

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You say you like my conversation over again
But you don't love me
You say I have a heart of gold and a body that you'd long to hold
And it kills me
You say you like my company you'll spend all my time
But you don't love me
And I know if I sailed a thousand seas and threw myself down on my knees
You'd leave me

I think maybe there's a hope in your soul
I think maybe there's a hole in your soul

Hold your hands or don't leave me hanging on
Hold your hands oh don't leave me waiting on

Courage will you come to my aid
Oh courage will you come to my aid

You hide a hundred implications under your skin
And you don't love me
You run your fingers through my hair
And put the heart I have laid bare

Let everybody see

I build you in to hold my plans you open my heals
But you don't love me
You say you cannot help yourself
That your emotions cannot spell
That I can't make you feel

I think maybe there's a hope in your soul
I think maybe there's a hole in your soul

Hold your hands or don't leave me hanging on
Hold your hands oh don't leave me waiting on

Courage will you come to my aid
Oh courage will you come to my aid

Courage will you come to my aid
hold your hands or don't leave me hanging on

Oh courage will you come to my aid
hold your hands oh don't leave me waiting on

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Kyla La Grange's song "Courage" speak of the singer's struggle to maintain a relationship with somebody who doesn't love them back. The person they are with continually gives them compliments and affection, but refuses to commit to anything more. The singer is tortured by their lover's ambivalence, but still clings to hope that there might be a way to make things work between them. They urge their lover to have the courage to commit to the relationship and to not leave them hanging on.

The repetition of the phrase "hold your hands or don't leave me hanging on" highlights the singer's desperation for their lover's commitment. The second half of the song shifts to a plea for courage, with the singer hoping that the abstract concept of courage might come to their aid and give them strength to cope with the situation. The final verse speaks of the lover's emotional repression, with the singer suggesting that there might be a hole in their soul that they are unable to fill.

Overall, the song is a heart-wrenching portrait of unrequited love and the pain of being in a relationship with somebody who cannot reciprocate your feelings. The lyrics are beautifully crafted and the melody is haunting and emotional.

Line by Line Meaning

You say you like my conversation over again
You enjoy talking with me, but your feelings for me are not strong enough to love me.

But you don't love me
Your feelings for me are not love.

You say I have a heart of gold and a body that you'd long to hold
You appreciate my kind nature and find me physically attractive.

And it kills me
Your lack of love hurts me deeply.

You say you like my company you'll spend all my time
You enjoy spending time with me and want to be around me often.

And I know if I sailed a thousand seas and threw myself down on my knees
Even if I make grand gestures, it will not make you love me.

You'd leave me
You would still not love me enough to stay.

I think maybe there's a hope in your soul
I believe there may be a chance for our love to grow.

I think maybe there's a hole in your soul
I suspect that something is missing within you that is preventing you from truly loving me.

Hold your hands or don't leave me hanging on
Either show me affection, or do not give me false hope.

Hold your hands oh don't leave me waiting on
Do not keep me in a state of waiting for you to love me.

Courage will you come to my aid
I need strength and bravery to face my feelings and confront you about our relationship.

You hide a hundred implications under your skin
You have many internal struggles and reasons why you are unable to love me.

And you don't love me
Your emotions do not include love for me.

You run your fingers through my hair
You physically touch me, but it does not show the depth of your love.

And put the heart I have laid bare
You toy with my feelings and make me vulnerable to your whims.

Let everybody see
You are unafraid to let others see us together, but it does not mean you love me.

I build you in to hold my plans you open my heals
I have hopes and dreams for our future together, but you hold me back and hinder my emotional healing.

You say you cannot help yourself
You claim to be unable to change your feelings for me.

That your emotions cannot spell
You struggle to articulate your feelings and understand why you cannot love me.

That I can't make you feel
I cannot force you to love me or change your emotions.

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