let it go
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Like a widow
I will grieve
Every piece
That is of me
Fold with love
Place away
The skins I have that
Cannot Stay

Let it go, let it go, let it go
Let it go, let it go, let it go.

Kiss each button
Set it free
Whisper I'm sorry
To the sleeves
Fold with love
Fill the space
Pack it up in my
Old suitcase

Let it go, let it go, let It go
Let it go, let it go, let It go

I'll drive it to the beach and I'll
Fling it into the sea and I"ll
Watch the waves swallow it and sink slowly
To a sandy grave
Down deep beneath
And then, and then
Will you love me
Again?

Twenty years
My coffin holds
Severed parts
Wet and cold
My smile is now
The practical
One of a widow who
Let her go

I let her go, let her go, let her go
I let her go, let her go, let her go

I'll drive her to the beach and I'll
Fling her into the sea and I'll
Watch the waves swallow her and sink slowly
To a sandy grave
Down deep beneath
And then, and then




Will you love me
Again?

Overall Meaning

In Sarah's Song "Let It Go" the lyrics are about grief and letting go of parts of oneself. The songstress sings about grieving every piece that is of her, like a widow does. Using the metaphor of packing, she endeavors to fold these pieces of herself with love, place them away and let them go. In the chorus, she repeats the phrase "let it go" several times, indicating the need to liberate oneself from any part of their lives that cannot stay.


In the second verse, Sarah expresses a bit of regret and requests forgiveness symbolically by kissing each button and whispering sorry to the sleeves of the clothing she is packing. She desires to fill the spaces created by letting go with love and packs her old suitcase with the items she needs to let go. She plans to drive her packed pieces to the beach and fling them into the sea where they will sink to a sandy grave deep below.


Line by Line Meaning

Like a widow
Just like a widow who has lost her husband, Sarah is mourning the loss of pieces of herself that she has to let go of.


I will grieve
Sarah is grieving the loss of these pieces of herself.


Every piece
Sarah has to let go of every piece of herself that cannot stay.


That is of me
The pieces she has to let go of are parts of herself.


Fold with love
Sarah is carefully and lovingly packing away the pieces she has to let go of.


Place away
She is putting these pieces away.


The skins I have that
These pieces include some metaphorical skins that she has shed.


Cannot Stay
These skins cannot stay with her.


Let it go, let it go, let it go
She is constantly reminding herself to let these pieces go.


Kiss each button
She is giving each and every piece a goodbye kiss.


Set it free
Sarah is setting these pieces free.


Whisper I'm sorry
As she lets go of each piece, Sarah is apologizing to them.


To the sleeves
Some of the pieces include sleeves of her clothes.


Fill the space
Sarah is filling the space left by the pieces she is letting go of.


Pack it up in my
She is putting all these pieces away into her suitcase.


Old suitcase
The suitcase is old, but still serves its purpose.


I'll drive it to the beach and I'll
Sarah will drive herself and the suitcase to the beach.


Fling it into the sea and I'll
She will throw the suitcase with all the pieces she is letting go of into the sea.


Watch the waves swallow it and sink slowly
Sarah will watch as the waves take the suitcase and it slowly sinks into the sea.


To a sandy grave
The suitcase and its contents will be buried in the sand at the bottom of the sea.


Down deep beneath
It will be buried deep beneath the surface of the sea.


And then, and then
Sarah is hopeful about what will happen next.


Will you love me
She is wondering if the person she hopes to reconnect with will love her again.


Again?
She is longing to be loved again.


Twenty years
The amount of time that has passed since Sarah has let go of these pieces.


My coffin holds
Sarah speaks metaphorically about the coffin that holds her old self.


Severed parts
These parts of her that she has had to let go of are now severed from her.


Wet and cold
The parts are now submerged in the water and are wet and cold.


My smile is now
Sarah's smile has changed since she has had to let go of these parts of herself.


The practical
Her smile is now practical and not as carefree as it once was.


One of a widow who
Her smile is now the smile of a widow who has lost something dear to her.


Let her go
Sarah has let go of the parts of herself she had to.


I let her go, let her go, let her go
She repeats this phrase to remind herself that she has let those parts of herself go.


I'll drive her to the beach and I'll
Sarah will drive her old self to the beach.


Fling her into the sea and I'll
She will throw her old self into the sea.


Watch the waves swallow her and sink slowly
Just like the suitcase, her old self will be swallowed by the waves and will sink slowly into a sandy grave.


Down deep beneath
Her old self will be buried deep beneath the surface of the sea.


Will you love me
She still longs to be loved again.


Again?
Will she get another chance to be loved again?




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Written by: Sarah Dunn

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