They are signed to the New York record label DFA. Their debut release for the label was a self recorded and self produced 7-inch single featuring the tracks "You Are The Space Invader" and "Eat, Sleep" which was limited to 500 copies only (but is still readily available on the second hand market).
Prinz and Horn recorded their debut album in isolation, in a rented barn in Sussex, having already written the songs in the disused chapel building they call home, also entirely on their own. The album was sebsequently mixed in New York with The DFA and was released on August 13, 2007 in the UK and on August 27, 2007 in North America.
The band are known to be reclusive, with very few interviews given, and their own official website rarely features any images of their faces. Media-shy - in that they find photo-shoots vain, press releases dishonest and superlatives embarrassing – they prefer the isolation of their working space, writing and recording privately in their own austere and peculiar way.
The band are building a dedicated following with impressive live shows and have completed several UK and European tours, although their American tour was famously cancelled due to visa problems.
It is believed they have taken their name from Dr Hans Prinzhorn, who collected art by mentally ill patients under his care.
http://www.prinzhorn-dance-school.com/
2004 Brighton, United Kingdom
Let Me Go
Prinzhorn Dance School Lyrics
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What's mine
And what's to come
I'm picking a time
I'm scratching at pieces
Of a love that won't rewind
Will not be deleted
So I'm asking you to be kind
In my arms
I know you feel alone
In my eyes
You see the great unknown
If you want a love to grow
Then let me go
I don't know
What's real
And what's for sure
The world can share
In digital places
He said a stranger could say to you
I hope that's true
Maybe a soulmate could persuade you
To let me go
In my arms
I know you feel alone
In my eyes
You see the great unknown
If you want a love to grow
Then let me go
The lyrics of Prinzhorn Dance School's "Let Me Go" seem to depict a narrator who is struggling with their feelings and grappling with the idea of letting go of someone they still love. The first stanza expresses the singer's confusion and uncertainty as they cannot distinguish between what they own and what their future holds. They try to live in the present moment, but they are still attached to the past. Sorting through their emotions, they are tearing themselves apart by trying to build a future upon a brittle foundation. The singer is asking for kindness as they finally realize that they need to let go of their love.
The second stanza seems to address their significant other. The singer acknowledges their partner’s pain and loneliness when they hold them. However, the singer also recognizes that the relationship suffers from an existential crisis. If they both genuinely want a love that will flourish and thrive, staying together won't lead there. Therefore, to help it prosper, they must let go of the person they love.
Moreover, the lines "maybe a soulmate could persuade you/To let me go" suggest some introspection on the singer's part. They are aware that their partner may find someone more suitable, and that thought guides them to ask their soulmate to help them break away from the past.
Overall, the song conveys a strong sense of introspection and heartbreak. It shows the singer's thoughts and emotions as they struggle with letting go of an emotionally painful past. It's a melancholic declaration of separation that tells how it's better to part ways than prolong a faltering love.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't know
I am unsure
What's mine
What I possess
And what's to come
What is yet to happen
I'm picking a time
I am choosing a moment
I'm scratching at pieces
I am trying to salvage remnants
Of a love that won't rewind
Of a romance that cannot be relived
Will not be deleted
Cannot be erased
So I'm asking you to be kind
Hence, be gentle with me
And let me go
Release me
In my arms
Being close to me
I know you feel alone
You are detached from me
In my eyes
As far as I am concerned
You see the great unknown
You view the immense uncertainty
If you want a love to grow
In case you desire a blossoming romance
Then let me go
Allow me to depart
I don't know
I am unsure
What's real
What is authentic
And what's for sure
What is definite
The world can share
Everyone can partake
In digital places
On the internet
He said a stranger could say to you
Someone you do not know could state
I hope that's true
That statement may be accurate
Maybe a soulmate could persuade you
Possibly, a perfect match could sway you
To let me go
To permit my departure
Contributed by Nicholas G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@LittleGirl-sk6nq
I don't know what's mine
And what's to go
I'm picking at time
I'm scratching at pieces
Of a love that won't rewind
Will not be deleted
So I'm asking you to be kind
And let me go
In my arms
I know you feel alone
In my eyes
You see the great unknown
If you want a love to grow
Then let me go
I don't know what's real
And what's for show
The world can share
In digital places
You said a stranger could save you
I hope that's true
Maybe a soulmate could persuade you
To let me go
In my arms
I know you feel alone
In my eyes
You see the great unknown
If you want a love to grow
Then let me go
@jameslane-pritchard5002
What a beautiful song.
@Lousec
Back again 2 years later just to 👀 who else gets this masterpiece
@PaulBenjaminJenkins
"I'm scratching at pieces of a love that won't rewind."
@TeenTV1231
lovely song
@deathchips926
That DFA kick drum. Classic.
@BonnieBraeProduction
This is stunningly beautiful and sad. Segue this into It's All Over by Broken Family Band for maximum weep.
@PaulBenjaminJenkins
Sad that there are no live performances of this song anywhere on youtube.
@caiobernspereira
lindeza
@regalshot.2423
Anyone have any recommendations for other music like this?
@emmadupuis2263
reminds me of the song "why don't you let me go" from dø