Marvelous 3 first appeared on the scene with their acclaimed indie debut, Math and Other Problems in 1997. Word of mouth quickly spread, and Elektra Records signed the band. The next year saw the release of Hey! Album, their breakthrough CD. It featured the catchy radio hit Freak of the Week. Riding the success of their hit single, Marvelous 3 toured aggressively, as well as appearing on major late night talk shows and being featured in numerous magazines. After touring, the band went about creating their third album, Ready, Sex, Go, which was released in 2000 in preparation for the "rock epiphany of the new millennium." Ready, Sex, Go suffered from poor promotion, and the band realized that their record label wasn't willing to do them justice. A year after their third release, Marvelous 3 decided to part ways and take a break from the cut-throat music business. In 2002, lead singer Butch Walker began a solo career, releasing his first album Left of Self-Centered. In 2004 Butch released his follow up Letters. On July 25th, 2006 Butch and his band "Let's Go Out Tonites!" released the album entitled "The Rise And Fall Of Butch Walker and The Let's-Go-Out-Tonites."
Let me go
Marvelous 3 Lyrics
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We were together all the way
An endless path unbroken
But now there is a time
A torture less sublime
Our souls are locked and frozen
Once we were years ahead but now those thoughts are dead
All hopeless fantasies are making fools of me
Let me go
I walk alone and yet I never say goodbye
Let me go
A change of heart a change of mind and heaven fell that night
Let me go
I tried but could not bring
The best of everything
Too breathless then to wonder
I died a thousand times
Found guilty of no crime
Now everything is thunder
Daytime all I want is
Nighttime I don't need the
Daytime all I want is
Nighttime I don't need the
The best years of our lives
The hope of it survives
The facts of life unspoken
The only game in town
I'll turn the last card down
And now the bank is broken
Found guilty of no crime
They were the best years of our lives
I'll turn the last card down
The Marvelous 3's song Let Me Go depicts the feelings of a person who has been in a long-term relationship that has gone sour. The song laments the loss of what used to be a great relationship, but with time, has now reached a point of no return. The first verse starts with a nostalgic tinge that takes us back to a time when everything was perfect, and the future seemed endless. The lines "once we were years ahead, but now those thoughts are dead" clearly signify the death of those dreams and hopes of a never-ending life together. The next set of lines depict a struggle that has been going on for a while. The souls of both parties involved have become locked and frozen, signifying the lack of communication and the breaking down of the relationship.
The chorus that follows seems to capture the frustrations of one of the parties who wants out of the relationship, but for some reason, they are stuck. The lines "All hopeless fantasies are making fools of me, let me go. I walk alone, and yet I never say goodbye, let me go" display the desperation and the state of limbo that the person is in. The desire to leave this situation behind and move on is explicit in the lyrics, but the inability to do so comes across as something beyond their control. The last verse talks about the memories that they both shared but seem to have been erased by time. The facts of life are left unspoken and are now overshadowed by the reality of the present, which is quite the opposite of the past. The line, "they were the best years of our lives, I'll turn the last card down" seems to be a final farewell to the relationship, and the realization that it's over.
Line by Line Meaning
Once there was a day
In the past, we had a time when everything seemed perfect.
We were together all the way
We were united and loyal to each other.
An endless path unbroken
We had high hopes and dreams that were yet to be shattered.
But now there is a time
In the present, things are different than they used to be.
A torture less sublime
The pain we feel is not as great as the happiness we once shared.
Our souls are locked and frozen
We feel trapped and unable to escape the pain.
Once we were years ahead but now those thoughts are dead
Our aspirations for the future have died, and we are left with regrets.
All hopeless fantasies are making fools of me
My dreams are causing me pain because they can never come true.
I walk alone and yet I never say goodbye
I am alone and sad, but I cannot bring myself to end it completely.
A change of heart a change of mind and heaven fell that night
Something happened that caused me to change my mind, and everything fell apart.
I tried but could not bring
I made an effort but failed.
The best of everything
I tried to make everything perfect, but it never worked out.
Too breathless then to wonder
I was too caught up in the moment to think about the consequences.
I died a thousand times
I experienced a lot of pain and heartache.
Found guilty of no crime
I did nothing wrong, yet I still feel like I have been punished.
Now everything is thunder
The situation has become intense and chaotic.
Daytime all I want is
During the day, all I wish for is
Nighttime I don't need the
But at night, I don't even care about it anymore.
The best years of our lives
We had a time when things were perfect, and we were happy.
The hope of it survives
The memory of the good times keeps me going.
The facts of life unspoken
We both know the reality of the situation, but we can't bring ourselves to talk about it.
The only game in town
Our relationship was the only thing that mattered to us.
I'll turn the last card down
I don't want to take any more risks in the relationship.
And now the bank is broken
The relationship is over, and there's nothing left to hold onto.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GLEN GREGORY, IAN MARSH, MARTYN WARE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
SCREAMING NUDES
This was always my favorite song from the album. Such insane song writing talent. First came "Squeeze," Then came "Jellyfish,' Then there was "Marvelous 3" (Butch).......am i right in thinging there is similar musical genius involved? who's with me?!!
David Patel
Every time anyone says the words "let me go" I can't not think of this song. It's engrained in my psyche. Thanks, Butch 😑
Michael Trenier
All. Time. Favorite. Track. Butch is legend 😎🙌🏾
AngryAgain
this band should've been huge
David Patel
Yes..they're the most underrated band of all time, and Butch Walker should be hella famous, like legendary status pop culture icon by now. Arista records dropped the ball not promoting them
WintersAzure
this just brings me back to when i had to stay up really late (which was 1 am at the time) to watch this video on mtv. and after staying awake every night to see it... i think i saw it once in a whole month =/ ...damn i miss this band so much.
jane doe
One of their BEST songs.
T Lanier
Dude when i think of the marvelous three. Only certain words can describe them but gods of the 90's they were they should have been a lot more famous than they were i love butch walker. They should have been mainstream up there with like third eye blind and matchbox 20 Butch especially was a god!...Im proud to say im from georgia.
Colette Nicoll
Maybe they weren't famous BECAUSE the songs were too good? I liked third eye blind - back then, never liked Matchbox 20 (I'm sure they're nice guys but *yawn*) but I've never ever stopped playing Marvelous 3, the songwriting, performance & production is unparalleled. It's like '2nd coming of Jesus is curtailed by his love of Kiss, guitars & Rock Music in general'.
eric germundsen
Mellsa7 Butch walker is a great guy who grew up in a small town worked his ass off to make it and is still going despite alot of hard times and set back..... I know this as I went to school with him he is a great musician and turns out he has a great voice too....KEEP ROCKING BRAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!