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Let Go

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Let Go Lyrics

[Hook: Emeli Sandé]
If you can see me, then you're probably a little too close
So you think you could love me, well you gotta be stronger than most
Cause my ex didn't like it, didn't like it
No my friends they don't like it, they don't like it
Somebody remind me
When's the right time, when's the right time to let go

[Verse 1: Tinie Tempah]
Uh, dear whoeva the fuck is listening
Tell me of the pleasures of being a normal citizen
Cause all these fittins' at Vivvienne's keeping me from fittin' in
Why do I feel safer on stage than in my own living room
My grandma say that if I leave my drink I shouldn't sip again
Ooh this tour has got me feeling tired like I'm Michelin
And uh, I even notice physical differences in my siblings
That's why I feel so down even at the top of the River Thames

[Hook]
If you can see me, then you're probably a little too close
So you think you could love me, well you gotta be stronger than most
Cause my ex didn't like it, didn't like it
No my friends they don't like it, they don't like it
Somebody remind me
When's the right time, when's the right time to let go
[Verse 2: Tinie Tempah]
Uh, dear whoeva the fuck is witnessin'
Disturbing London independent black businessman
Based on the work and the effort I'm gunna give this year
Everybody's getting the presents they want for Christmas, yeah
Life is only ninety nine winters
So I'm tryna bond with daddy even though I don't like Guinness
Don't be confused by my image, I'm no fuckin' public pin-up
But my heart won't let me say no to a picture

[Hook]
If you can see me, then you're probably a little too close
So you think you could love me, well you gotta be stronger than most
Cause my ex didn't like it, didn't like it
No my friends they don't like it, they don't like it
Somebody remind me
When's the right time, when's the right time to let go

[Verse 3: Tinie Tempah]
Uh, dear whoeva the fuck is, Fuck it, this is discovery hate it or love it
I'm now officially the property of the public since licensing my album
And signing a deal to be published
But none of these songs are written for me, nor am I a puppet
Journalists come for interviews but don't stay on the subject
Yeah, no, yea - are we done yet?
Questions you've asked me hundreds, now can you grant me some rest
Because I'm tired of it, I'm living out my dream, and I'm tired from it
If music needed saving, I'd die for it
Music's where my heart is, I'm alive for it
I promise
[Break]
If I'm never liked my heart might break
Here in the dark, yeah, we'll be safe
I don't care, no looking back
I've never been, never been, this far from home

[Hook]
If you can see me, then you're probably a little too close
So you think you could love me, well you gotta be stronger than most
Cause my ex didn't like it, didn't like it
No my friends they don't like it, they don't like it
Somebody remind me
When's the right time, when's the right time to let go

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What did Tinie Tempah say about "Let Go"?
Genius Answer

I did a deal with Sony Publishing and I went out [to the U.K.]. I met with the woman that I worked with out there named Janice Brock, and she was like, ‘Let’s set up some sessions.’ And she started naming all these big artists.

I’m like, ‘Who’s the new, fresh dude? Who’s the new rapper/singer that’s not there yet but about to be there?’ And she was like, ‘Well, there’s this cat Tinie Tempah who’s starting to get a pretty good buzz.’ She played me some of his stuff and I’m like, ‘Cool, he’s dope. Let’s go.’

I did “Let Go” with this dude Naughty Boy, who’s actually like a really big producer in the UK. Tinie had this star personality, and the ill thing about him is that when we first met, he just was rapping, and he spits.

He’s got “Written In The Stars,” which is this huge pop record, [pop radio] type of song, but dude spits. He’s got bars. It was interesting to hear a dude from England that could probably get on stage at an Open Mic night at S.O.B.’s and close the place down. I don’t know if they know him like that in the States yet because he’s got this big pop song.

We had a good time. He was this new cat, and he was eager to work. He had that bug, he had that energy. He knew he was sitting on something good and that he was going to blow up. We were just cooking up, and it came out really good. And Emeli Sande, she got on the chorus, she’s another one that’s about to blow out there. She’s got a solo album that’s about to come out, and the whole fucking country is going nuts over her stuff.

Emile via Complex

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