You Keep Me Hanging on
Rockell Lyrics


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Set me free why don't you babe?
Get out of my life why don't you babe?
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hanging on
Set me free why don't you babe?
Get out of my life why don't you babe?
'Cause you don't really need me
You just keep me hanging on
Set me free why don't you babe?
Get out of my life why don't you babe?
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hanging on
Now you don't really need me
You just keep me hanging on
Set me free why don't you babe?
Get out of my life why don't you babe?
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hanging on
Keep me hanging on
Set me free why don't you babe?
Get out of my life why don't you babe?
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hanging on




Now you don't really need me
You just keep me hanging on

Overall Meaning

The Rockell song, "You Keep Me Hanging On," is a ballad about a woman trapped in a toxic relationship. The singer repeatedly pleads with her partner to leave her life and set her free because he doesn't love her but keeps her hanging on. The lyrics are a powerful representation of a woman's desire to be free from a bad relationship, conveying a sense of sorrow, anger, and frustration.


The first few lines are a plea to the partner to let go of the singer's life and set her free. She tells the partner that they don't actually love her, and they are only keeping her hanging on, which is a painful and difficult experience for her. The repetition of these lines emphasizes the singer's desperation to be free from the situation.


In the second half of the song, the singer realizes that the partner doesn't need her, further emphasizing the feeling of being trapped. The tone of the song shifts as she becomes more assertive and demands that the partner leave her alone. The final repetition of "Set me free why don't you babe?" is more pleading and emotional, bringing the song full circle and highlighting the singer's pain and frustration.


Overall, "You Keep Me Hanging On" is a powerful song about the struggles of a woman in a toxic relationship, conveying an emotional range that many can relate to.


Line by Line Meaning

Set me free why don't you babe?
Please let me go, why are you keeping me in this relationship against my will?


Get out of my life why don't you babe?
Please leave and stop ruining my life with your false love and attachment.


'Cause you don't really love me
Because your love for me is not genuine and true.


You just keep me hanging on
You are just using me to fill a void and keep yourself entertained, without any regard for my well-being.


Now you don't really need me
You have moved on and don't require me in your life anymore, but you still refuse to let me go.


Keep me hanging on
You are deliberately keeping me in this state of uncertainty and emotional turmoil, and I am trapped without any freedom or choice.




Writer(s): EdwardHolland Jr, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland

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