Analysis Of 'Let It Go'

Not a Love Song to Me You would know right away that it was going to be a sad song when the video started with James Bay sitting alone in a bleak and somber room, along with the acoustic guitar tune playing. His state of composition was similar to mine when I listened to his song. Emotionless and with eyes shut as I lied on my bed, there was no one around other than myself in a dark empty space with “Let It Go,” by James Bay playing, and the sound of my steady heart beats. I listened to this song not to reminisce about an unfortunate relationship, but rather to hear the words that soothe the soul of a victim who has experienced bullying. Many people had stated that the song is about a heartfelt break up between two lovers, but I say

On a website called Slide Share, in which users show their analysis on lyrics of certain songs, user 07adanmu did one on “Let It Go.” Her analysis of the verse, “From throwing clothes across the floor, to teeth and claws and slamming doors at you, if this is all we’re living for, why are we doing it, doing it, doing it, anymore?” was “all of the violence and destruction they created between the two of them has him questioning the basis of their relationship. He’s questioning the point of them even having a relationship if nothing good is coming from it.” And for the chorus, “So come on, let it go, just let it be, why don’t you be you, and I’ll be me,” she stated that “he is asking her to let go of their relationship. He might be doing that, because she still has faith in them, or because she is still trying to work it out. These lines illustrate him making up his mind concerning the continuation of their relationship.” 07adanmu’s analysis of “Let It Go” is very interesting and agreeable if one were to look at the song at the relationship level. Yes, a broken relationship is very tragic and complicated but through the lyrics of “Let It Go,” it would be conveying a relationship in which the male was never able to be true to the other person and show what characteristics and kind of person he was as a whole. Thus, the whole concept of a broken relationship goes against the concept of a relationship in general; a relationship happens when two people are in love with each other for who each person is. The fact that he does not lip-sync every single lyric conveys how bullied victims want to reach out, but have difficulty speaking out for help. They are simply hoping that the little lines that they do mutter will leave hints behind for someone to notice their plea. Therefore, my conviction stands strong that the song is expressing the sorrowful emotions of a bullied victim and James Bay