American singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick (born September 21, 1970) emerge… Read Full Bio ↴American singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick (born September 21, 1970) emerged in 1991 as part of a group of new female alternative singer/songwriters, much in the vein of Liz Phair. Ferrick began singing in coffeehouses after dropping out of college, eventually winding up in Boston. Her major breakthrough arrived one night when she replaced Morrissey's opening act less than an hour before showtime. Ferrick's performance impressed Morrissey and he invited her to open for him during the rest of the tour. The tour earned her a small cult following as well as a contract with Atlantic Records. She released her first studio album, Massive Blur, in 1993.

In 2000, Ferrick founded her own record label, Right On Records. The first studio album released on her own label was Valentine Heartache.

Her 2011 album was entitled "Still Right Here".

Website: www.melissaferrick.com

Let Me Go
Melissa Ferrick Lyrics

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Well you know that I am afraid to be alone
And you know in my heart
I love you so
But I need to understand why love has so many demands
And why our heads can't work it out
And why our mouths can't shout
Just let me go, let me go, let me go

Cuz I try hard to get through my stuff
Yeah I try hard to play tough
And I please everybody yeah I never let anybody down
Down to my feet I am lonely
Lonely for myself to come clean
To figger out my head and what's in between
So feel this pull of the strings attached
And feel this friendship fall
And feel my fist smash down the wall
And let me go, let me go, let me go, let me go

Cuz when I stutter I am real really searching for words
With my shakin hands touchin my face
Cuz I'm hurting myself to take
Well I'm hurting myself to take the feeling's place
And let me go, let me go, let me go
So feel this pull of the strings attached
And feel this friendship fall
And feel my fist smash down the wall

Down with my walls
Down with my walls

Overall Meaning

In Melissa Ferrick's song Let Me Go, she expresses her fear of being alone while acknowledging her love for someone, but ultimately deciding that they need to let go. She questions why love has so many demands and why they can't work things out. Ferrick sings about her attempts to be strong and please everyone, but ultimately realizes that she needs to be honest with herself and figure out what is going on inside her head. She describes feeling lonely and the struggle of searching for the right words to articulate her feelings when she stutters. Ferrick finally concludes by asking the person to feel the pull of the strings attached, the fall of their friendship, and the smash of her fist against the wall as they let her go.

Line by Line Meaning

Well you know that I am afraid to be alone
I have a fear of being by myself and I know that you are already aware of this

And you know in my heart I love you so
You are also aware that I truly love you from within

But I need to understand why love has so many demands And why our heads can't work it out And why our mouths can't shout
I have a need to comprehend why love requires so much effort, why our minds can't solve the issues and our voices can't express our hidden feelings

Just let me go, let me go, let me go
I need you to give me the freedom to let go of this relationship

Cuz I try hard to get through my stuff Yeah I try hard to play tough And I please everybody yeah I never let anybody down Down to my feet I am lonely Lonely for myself to come clean To figger out my head and what's in between
I put in immense effort to manage my life, pretending to be strong and make sure everyone else is happy but deep down, I am incredibly alone and trying to figure out my innermost thoughts and emotions

So feel this pull of the strings attached And feel this friendship fall And feel my fist smash down the wall And let me go, let me go, let me go, let me go
Experience the tension of our bond and acknowledge the ending of our friendship, observe my anger and let me free myself from this connection

Cuz when I stutter I am real really searching for words With my shakin hands touchin my face Cuz I'm hurting myself to take Well I'm hurting myself to take the feeling's place
Whenever I stumble over my speech, I'm looking for the precise words to convey my emotions. My shaky hands on my face exhibit my distress, and I continually harm myself to replace my painful feelings

And let me go, let me go, let me go So feel this pull of the strings attached And feel this friendship fall And feel my fist smash down the wall Down with my walls Down with my walls
Let me go, let me go, let me go - I repeat this request. Feel the force of our bond breaking, witness my violent reaction of punching the wall, as I tear down my emotional walls.

Lyrics © Roba Music Verlag GMBH, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Benjamin Weisman, Fred Wise, Jenny Lou Carson, Kay Twomey

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