Letting Go
Various Artists Lyrics


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Put away the pictures.
Put away the memories.
I put over and over
Through my tears
I've held them till I'm blind
They kept my hope alive
As if somehow that I'd keep you here
Once you believed in a love forever more?
How do you leave it in a drawer?

Now here it comes, the hardest part of all
Unchain my heart that's holding on
How do I start to live my life alone?
Guess I'm just learning,
Learning the art of letting go.

Try to say it's over
Say the word goodbye.
But each time it catches in my throat
Your still here in me
And I can't set you free
So I hold on to what I wanted most
Maybe someday we'll be friend's forever more
Wish I could open up that door

Now here it comes, the hardest part of all
Unchain my heart that's holding on
How do I start to live my life alone?
Guess I'm just learning,
Learning the art of letting go

Watching us fade
What can I do?
But try to make it through
the pain of one more day
Without you

Where do I start, to live my life alone?




I guess I'm learning, only learning,
Learning the art of letting go.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song "Letting Go" by Various Artists are focused on the pain of ending a romantic relationship and the struggle of moving on. The singer talks about letting go of the memories and pictures that have been holding her back, and trying to say goodbye to someone whom she still cares about. She acknowledges the difficulty of unchaining her heart that is holding on to the past, and admits that she is learning the art of letting go.


The lyrics are emotional and relatable, as anyone who has gone through a break-up can attest to the challenges of trying to move on while still holding onto the hope of a possible future reconciliation. The refrain that repeats throughout the song, "Now here it comes, the hardest part of all, unchain my heart that's holding on," is particularly poignant and encapsulates the struggle of letting go of someone you once loved deeply.


Line by Line Meaning

Put away the pictures.
I'm packing away all the photos we took together.


Put away the memories.
I'm stowing away all the sweet memories of us in a box.


I put over and over
I keep playing the memories in my head.


Through my tears
I'm crying because it's hard to let go.


I've held them till I'm blind
I kept holding them so long, my eyes are getting tired.


They kept my hope alive
The memories kept me believing that we could still work out.


As if somehow that I'd keep you here
I thought by holding onto the memories, you'd come back to me.


Once you believed in a love forever more?
Didn't you feel like we'd always be in love?


How do you leave it in a drawer?
How can I box up our love and forget it?


Now here it comes, the hardest part of all
This is when it gets tough.


Unchain my heart that's holding on
Stop holding onto something that is gone.


How do I start to live my life alone?
How do I move on and learn to be by myself?


Guess I'm just learning,
I'm still in the process of figuring it out,


Learning the art of letting go.
I'm learning how to let go of what I cannot hold on to.


Try to say it's over
I'm trying to admit that it's the end.


Say the word goodbye.
I have to say goodbye to you.


But each time it catches in my throat
It's hard to say goodbye because it's still painful.


Your still here in me
I can still feel your presence inside me.


And I can't set you free
I'm struggling to let you go completely.


So I hold on to what I wanted most
I'm holding onto the good parts of our memories.


Maybe someday we'll be friend's forever more
Maybe in the future we can be friends again.


Wish I could open up that door
I wish we could go back and fix things.


Watching us fade
Seeing us slowly falling apart.


What can I do?
There's nothing I can do but accept it.


But try to make it through
I have to somehow move on.


the pain of one more day
The pain of living without you another day.


Without you
You are not by my side anymore.


Where do I start, to live my life alone?
I'm still figuring out how to be by myself.


I guess I'm learning, only learning,
I'm still in the process of learning,


Learning the art of letting go.
This whole experience is teaching me how to let go.




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