The name of the band comes from the girls tendency to frequently use the word “like” in the style of the valley girls of LA. The band has released two albums, "Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?" (2005) and "Release Me" (2010).
Over a period of three years, the band independently released three EPs (I Like The Like, …and The Like, and Like It or Not), which they sold at shows and on their website. Their song “(So I’ll Sit Here) Waiting” was featured on the soundtrack of the film Thirteen. Soon a diverse fan base developed and magazines around the world began to take notice. Following their high school graduations in 2004, The Like signed to Geffen Records and toured with Phantom Planet and Maroon 5, bands which, like The Like, are part of a Los Angeles music scene that also includes bands such as Rooney and Giant Drag. Since forming, The Like have drawn major media attention and have been featured in magazines such as Teen People, ELLEgirl, Nylon Magazine, and Rolling Stone.
They toured with Tori Amos on her Summer of Sin tour, and with Kings of Leon. The Like released their first album, Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking?, through Geffen on September 13, 2005. The album is a combination of reworked songs previously released on their independent EPs as well as new material. The band performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and at the O2 Wireless Festival in Hyde Park, London. In September 2006 The Like supported Muse on a short string of tour dates in the U.S., before heading to Europe to support Razorlight.
The band, original members Z Berg and Tennessee Thomas plus new recruits Laena Geronimo and Reni Lane, have left the studio and headed straight out on tour with the Arctic Monkeys in the US.
The band starred in a short film commissioned by designer Zac Posen as a way to promote his Target fashion collection. The film shows the band hanging out in a hotel room and then performing the single “Fair Game”. The film was directed by Gia Coppola (granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola)
Release Me
The Like Lyrics
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You're not the one for me, and I can't stand it
After all I put you through, you're still just stuck like glue
Why don't you run from me, 'cause I can't leave you
Before I break your heart release me
Oh, mine is such a sorry state, I gave my heart away
When I could love with grit and gut and reckless unrestraint
I wish you knew I'm not the one for you
You're not the one for me, and I can't stand it
After all I put you through, you're still just stuck like glue
Why don't you run from me, 'cause I can't leave you
Before I break your heart, release me
Oh you're a boy that I could love, and all I do is run
But still I keep you hoping someday soon our day will come
And it never does
I wish you knew I'm not the one for you
I'm just a sad excuse for what you long for
And after all I do, you're still just stuck like glue
Why don't you run from me, 'cause I can't leave you
Before I break your heart release me
Nothing ever changes, people never change
So passion turns to sheer complusion, then love turn to hate
I wish you knew I'm not the one for you
You're not the one for me, and I can't stand you
After all you put me through, I'm still just stuck like glue
Why don't you run from me, 'Cause I can't leave you
Before I break your heart, before it breaks my heart
Before you break my heart
Release me
The Like's song Release Me is a ballad about a relationship that has reached its end, but one person is having trouble letting go while the other knows it is time to move on. The lyrics express a conflicted emotional state, with the singer simultaneously wishing the other person would let them go while feeling guilty about hurting them. The opening line "Wish you knew I'm not the one for you/You're not the one for me" sets up the central tension of the song, the conflict between the desire to be released from the relationship and the fear of causing pain.
Throughout the song, we see the singer trying to communicate their feelings and struggling to break free from a relationship that has become suffocating. The repeated line "Why don't you run from me, ‘cause I can't leave you" encapsulates this struggle, as they cannot bring themselves to hurt their partner even though they know they need to end the relationship. The final lines of the song, "Before I break your heart, before it breaks my heart/Before you break my heart/Release me," capture the pain and confusion of a relationship that has become stale and unfulfilling.
Overall, Release Me is a poignant and emotionally complex song that captures the difficult process of ending a relationship. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of the confusion and pain that comes with saying goodbye to someone you once cared deeply for.
Line by Line Meaning
Wish you knew I'm not the one for you
I desire for you to understand that I'm not the right person for you
You're not the one for me, and I can't stand it
I don't believe you're the one for me, and it's unbearable
After all I put you through, you're still just stuck like glue
Despite everything I've done wrong, you're still attached to me and can't let go
Why don't you run from me, 'cause I can't leave you
Please move on because I can't seem to let go of you
Before I break your heart release me
Please let go of me before I hurt you
Oh, mine is such a sorry state, I gave my heart away
My current situation is pitiful because I've given my heart to the wrong person
When I could love with grit and gut and reckless unrestraint
I used to be able to love fearlessly and passionately
Those were the days
I miss those times when I could love without reservation
Oh you're a boy that I could love, and all I do is run
I have feelings for you, but I keep pushing you away instead of pursuing them
But still I keep you hoping someday soon our day will come
I give you false hope that one day we might be together
And it never does
But the reality is that it will never happen
I'm just a sad excuse for what you long for
I'm aware that I'm not what you truly desire
Nothing ever changes, people never change
The situation remains the same, people don't evolve
So passion turns to sheer complusion, then love turn to hate
Passion becomes an obsession, then love transforms into resentment
After all you put me through, I'm still just stuck like glue
Even though you've caused me pain, I can't seem to let go of you
Why don't you run from me, 'Cause I can't leave you
Please move on from me because I can't seem to move on from you
Before I break your heart, before it breaks my heart
Before I end up hurting you or myself emotionally
Before you break my heart
Before you cause me pain by staying with me when you shouldn't
Release me
Please let me go
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
Written by: Elizabeth Anne Berg
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