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Leave It Alone Lyrics
All this time I've never let you go
And now the same chains that have kept you in
Are holding down my soul
I set you up, I gave you life
I dragged you out the fire
And now you knocked me down
You shut me out
And I can see it in your eyes
So now you got it in your head
That you can make it on your own
You were sheltered, loved, and fed
But you just couldn't leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Well your heart was here
Resting on my lap
And I'd do it all again
But I'm never coming back
Well I know I'm lying, lying in the cold
Yeah there's snow on the ground
And if I know myself
I'll be leaving down the road
I've been all around the world
But I've got nowhere to go
I give into this lonely life
And you can't change me now so
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
The ghosts are on the green each and every night
Oh the distant light is the hardest part to take
That's the heart of all my pain, lying in the cold
Oh the distant light in a hue we can't describe
Still we know
Could it all be over?
We've seen it all the while
There's no dimension to the clouds
The moon and world around
That's the heart of all my pain
'Cause I don't wanna go
Oh the distant light in a hue we can't describe
Still we know
And now the same chains that have kept you in
Are holding down my soul
I set you up, I gave you life
I dragged you out the fire
And now you knocked me down
You shut me out
And I can see it in your eyes
So now you got it in your head
That you can make it on your own
You were sheltered, loved, and fed
But you just couldn't leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Resting on my lap
And I'd do it all again
But I'm never coming back
Well I know I'm lying, lying in the cold
Yeah there's snow on the ground
And if I know myself
I'll be leaving down the road
I've been all around the world
But I've got nowhere to go
I give into this lonely life
And you can't change me now so
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Leave it alone
Oh the distant light is the hardest part to take
That's the heart of all my pain, lying in the cold
Oh the distant light in a hue we can't describe
Still we know
We've seen it all the while
There's no dimension to the clouds
The moon and world around
That's the heart of all my pain
'Cause I don't wanna go
Oh the distant light in a hue we can't describe
Still we know
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Maybe its a mid-late age parent opening up to a child after an extended period of estrangement. The child and parent don't see eye-eye; and its mostly over the issue of faith. The child is self-reliant and values truth, while the parent is conventional, conservative. The parent holds on to the dream of an afterlife, while the child sees this faith as irrational, and as repressed death anxiety, "the heart of all my pain." Its like the parent acknowledges he/she might be wrong, but then so might the child. At any rate, the parent is too stuck in their ways, a change in philosophy at this stage of life would be too great a shock to the system. So to the child, please just leave it alone.
Apollo, described me to a tee. Maybe that's why I like the song so much.
Apollo, described me to a tee. Maybe that's why I like the song so much.
Me too! This song instantly stood out to me from the album. I've had intense dreams involving this topic - about confronting my parents on certain beliefs and emotional trauma always ensues. I've never had the courage to challenge my parents in real life. Yet, our differences in perspective keep us from having a healthy relationship. Its so hard...
Me too! This song instantly stood out to me from the album. I've had intense dreams involving this topic - about confronting my parents on certain beliefs and emotional trauma always ensues. I've never had the courage to challenge my parents in real life. Yet, our differences in perspective keep us from having a healthy relationship. Its so hard...
This is a great song. It's tough lyrically though and is either about something very personal to the author or possibly about letting go of a child after the person has raised them and then their progression through age into their twilight years and ultimately death.
I'm thinking its about a relationship that didn't work out originally. But they both know that they love each other and are trying to re kindle the relationship but its harder than it should be. And now there are some reservations but the love they share is still there. Its complex and I enjoy this song because this is exactly what I have been going through.