Inspiring Lyrics - "Let Her Go" by Passenger

 Passenger - "Let Her Go"

A friend of mine (thanks J) gave a heads up about this band. I haven't dug too deep into their library of tracks or fallen in love with the rest of the album, but one particular song really stood out.

Let me post the lyrics...

Well you only need the light when it’s burning low

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow

Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you’ve been high when you’re feeling low

Only hate the road when you’re missin’ home

Only know you love her when you let her go

And you let her go

Staring at the bottom of your glass

Hoping one day you’ll make a dream last

But dreams come slow and they go so fast

You see her when you close your eyes

Maybe one day you’ll understand why

Everything you touch surely dies

But you only need the light when it’s burning low

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow

Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you’ve been high when you’re feeling low

Only hate the road when you’re missin’ home

Only know you love her when you let her go

Staring at the ceiling in the dark

Same old empty feeling in your heart

’Cause love comes slow and it goes so fast

Well you see her when you fall asleep

But never to touch and never to keep

’Cause you loved her too much and you dive too deep

Well you only need the light when it’s burning low

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow

Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you’ve been high when you’re feeling low

Only hate the road when you’re missin’ home

Only know you love her when you let her go

And you let her go

And you let her go

Well you let her go

’Cause you only need the light when it’s burning low

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow

Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you’ve been high when you’re feeling low

Only hate the road when you’re missin’ home

Only know you love her when you let her go

’Cause you only need the light when it’s burning low

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow

Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you’ve been high when you’re feeling low

Only hate the road when you’re missin’ home

Only know you love her when you let her go

And you let her go...


It's not too hard to figure out what this song is about.

Feeling disillusioned after pursuing a conquest which left you to realize the grass isn't greener.

The theme of these lyrics hit close to home. After all; I'm unsettled, a landloper, a vagabond. Having an in the moment experience pertaining to everyday life events hasn't always been so easy. Wondering what is happening just over the horizon makes for a fantastical and imaginative thought pattern. Feeling content wrapped in the responsibilities of life doesn't exactly mesh with a psyche that moves in one direction. Forward.

I get these lyrics.

The music video helps add some visual to an already great song. I'm def. digging the nostalgia.

Lost? Sounds good.

I'm going to work on finding myself...by loosing myself.

There's something about planning for an adventure that keeps a mind from melting. The mundane nature of a "time clock" lifestyle all but scares the shit of me. Maybe it's the atheist inside, or maybe its that I've got so much catching up to do.

I'm not exactly Dick Proenneke, but I get it. Capitalism breeds a kind of false contentment that feeds a hidden depression. Society is really good at grabbing our attention. My own list of distractions continue to grow.

"Average" is a synonym for "distracted". The most interesting people I've met understand that.

So here I go, looking to write a life story worthy of a read.

I better pick up the pace a bit...