On October 2009, Quickletsgo! released their self-produced 5-track EP entitled “Year of the Break-up”, the EP reflected the ups and downs they had during their first year as a band.
Aries
Quickletsgo Lyrics
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All the promises we've broken they all come crashing down
This isn't how I thought it'll end
But I have got to face
Every moment lost without you
That I come to regret
How can I not forget you?
This isn't how we planned it
And everytime I see your smile
It breaks my heart
But I'm not crying
And everytime that I'm alone
In this space that I call home
I almost often hear your voice
In this rather empty room
And I can't help but see your face
In the vastness of the crowd
I hope you hear this and listen
I cannot let go!
How can I not forget you?
Three years, thirteen nights
This isn't how we planned it
And everytime I see your smile
It breaks my heart
But I'm not crying
Why? Why?
I should have seen it coming for us
Why-y-y?
I should have seen it coming for us
How can I not forget you?
Three years, thirteen nights
This isn't how we planned it
And everytime I see your smile
It breaks my heart
But I'm not crying
And how can I not forget you?
Three years, thirteen nights
This isn't how we planned it
And everytime I see your smile
It breaks my heart
But I'm not crying
How will you expect me to stay
When, love, it's hard to breathe?
Three years, thirteen nights you were gone
Now I have to find myself for once
The lyrics to Quickletsgo's song "Aries" explore the aftermath of a broken relationship and the struggle to let go of the past. The singer of the song is clearly hurt and struggling to move on, as they repeat the lines "How can I not forget you?" throughout the song. The opening lines set the tone for the song, with the singer admitting that they've been "trying to forget the things you said to me" and that "all the promises we've broken" have come crashing down.
Despite the pain and regret that the singer feels, they're also determined to move forward and face the reality of life without their former partner. This is exemplified in the lines "But I have got to face every moment lost without you that I come to regret". The singer is acknowledging that they can't keep dwelling on the past and must accept the present.
The song also explores the difficulty of trying to move on when reminders of the past are everywhere. The singer hears their former partner's voice in an empty room and sees their face in the crowd. The repetition of the phrase "every time I see your smile it breaks my heart" emphasizes the pain that these reminders bring, while also showing the strength of the singer to get through it.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "How can I not forget you?" multiple times, emphasizing the central theme of the struggle to move on. The final lines of the song suggest that the singer is ready to start finding themselves again, after three years and thirteen nights of being lost in the aftermath of the relationship.
Overall, "Aries" is a poignant reflection on the pain of a broken relationship and the process of moving on.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been trying to forget the things you said to me
I am struggling to erase the hurtful words you spoke to me from my mind.
All the promises we've broken they all come crashing down
Our unfulfilled promises are haunting me and causing a breakdown in our relationship.
This isn't how I thought it'll end
Our breakup was unexpected and has left me feeling lost.
But I have got to face
Despite the pain, I must confront my feelings and emotions.
Every moment lost without you
The time spent apart from you has been a great loss in my life.
That I come to regret
I am now filled with regret for the time we spent apart.
How can I not forget you?
I am struggling to forget about you and move on with my life.
Three years, thirteen nights
We spent three years together and many sleepless nights apart.
This isn't how we planned it
Our relationship did not end the way we envisioned it would.
And everytime I see your smile
Your smile brings me both joy and immense sadness.
It breaks my heart
Seeing you causes me great emotional pain and heartache.
But I'm not crying
Despite the emotional turmoil, I am not crying in front of you.
And everytime that I'm alone
When I am by myself, I am reminded of you and feel lonely.
In this space that I call home
Even in the place I call home, I am haunted by memories of you.
I almost often hear your voice
Frequently, I hear your voice in my head, almost as if you are still here with me.
In this rather empty room
This room feels empty without you here with me.
And I can't help but see your face
Everywhere I look, I see your face, I cannot escape you.
In the vastness of the crowd
Even in a crowded space, I can still pick out your face in the crowd.
I hope you hear this and listen
I am expressing myself in this song, hoping that you will hear and understand how I feel.
I cannot let go!
Despite the pain, I cannot let go of my feelings for you.
Why? Why?
I am questioning why our relationship had to come to an end.
I should have seen it coming for us
In hindsight, I realize that I should have seen the end of our relationship coming.
Why-y-y?
I am still questioning why things had to end the way they did.
How will you expect me to stay
I am wondering how you can expect me to stay when my heart is broken.
When, love, it's hard to breathe?
My love for you is suffocating, and it feels hard to breathe without you.
Three years, thirteen nights you were gone
During the time we were apart, I counted each night in which we were apart.
Now I have to find myself for once
Now that we are no longer together, I must rediscover who I am as an individual.
Contributed by Logan P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.