Their albums include: Polarkreis 18 (2007), The Colour Of Snow (2008) and more recently Frei (2010)
Letting Go
Polarkreis 18 Lyrics
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There's nothing she knows us
Apparently new
And for a moment then
She's all by herself
A memorie see them, the wall there behind
Sting like a paper
To keep up these pretends
But the running from her past
Misery lays at last
She just leaves me
The letting go
His photograph bended
Her suffering so
The sky's gona keep him
Within in the hole
His feeling up with rain
Slow in the running from her past
Misery lays at last
She just leaves me
The letting go
Running from her past
Misery lays at last
She just leaves the
The letting go
Behind the letting go
The lyrics of Polarkreis 18's song Letting Go speaks about a character who is struggling to move on from her past. The rain that is pouring down on her serves as a metaphor for the pain that is consuming her. In this moment of solitude, she feels like no one understands her as everything she is going through seems new and unfamiliar to everyone else. She sees reminders of her pasts everywhere, from the photo of a loved one that she bends in her suffering to the wall behind her that stings like paper. But despite everything, she tries to put up a front and pretends that everything is okay. However, in the end, she realizes that the only way for her to move on from her misery is to let go completely.
The repetition of the phrase "running from her past," is a constant reminder of the struggles that this character faces. The misery that she feels is laid to rest when she decides to leave behind her past and let go of her pain. The song speaks about the cathartic release of pain that one feels when they let go of their struggles and learn to live in the present.
Line by Line Meaning
The rain cause everything in and of you
The rain reminds you of everything that makes you who you are.
There's nothing she knows us
Nobody truly understands us.
Apparently new
Everything seems new and different.
And for a moment then
In that moment,
She's all by herself
She feels lonely and isolated.
A memorie see them, the wall there behind
She remembers a memory of them, with a wall as the backdrop.
Sting like a paper
The memory hurts like a paper cut.
She forces her mind
She tries to push the memory out of her mind.
To keep up these pretends
To pretend that everything is okay.
But the running from her past
Despite her efforts, she can't escape her past.
Misery lays at last
The pain catches up with her.
She just leaves me
She leaves without saying goodbye.
The letting go
The act of moving on and letting go of the past.
His photograph bended
His photograph is bent and damaged.
Her suffering so
She's in so much pain.
The sky's gona keep him
He's gone, but the memory of him will remain.
Within in the hole
He's buried in the ground.
His feeling up with rain
The rain represents her emotions and feelings of sadness.
Running from her past
She's still trying to escape her past.
Behind the letting go
The pain and memories still linger, even after letting go.
Contributed by Bentley V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.