Let You Go
1. About the song
Released on August 29 2014.
As soon as Hua Chenyu arrived home one day, he sat down at the piano and began to compose. “Let You Go” was the result. Beginning with the first harmony, the melody was already established, and Hua Chenyu was able to record the music as he played and sang. In his own words, it was “a song written in a song’s time.”
After listening to the demo, Hua’s producer Bernard Zheng agreed that the chords he used and the emphatic way he sang “let you go” in English suited the electronic rock style. The arrangement of the song has two distinct parts; the first part of the song has the feeling of restraint, which allows the listener to focus on the vocals and the simple piano accompaniment. In the second part of the song, the restraint fades and energy begins to build. The long introduction creates a feeling of suppression until the end of the interlude where, following the rhythm of the drums and the incorporation of other instruments and electronic sounds, the tones are built and layered to create a theatrical conflict. The singer’s words in Chinese and English, “let you go, 别靠近我 (stay away from me),” intensifies that contrast. During audio mixing, Ken Lewis minimized the rock elements of the song, strengthening instead the electronic components, and finally toning down the guitar.
2. Videos
Mars Concert 2023 FanCam
Mars Concert 2017 Official Video
Mars Concert 2016 Official Video
3. Lyrics Translation
Composer: Hua Chenyu |
| Let You Go | Let You Go |
|---|---|
| 还不是尽头 | If this is not the end |
| 就让我继续游走 | Let me keep on walking |
| 还没到最后 | If it’s not the last |
| 就让我继续忍受 | Let me keep on enduring |
| 若是狂风带不走 | If the gale can’t take away |
| 残留胸口的念头 | The thoughts that linger in my chest |
| 抱着它沉入时间的洪流 | Embrace them and sink into the torrent of time |
| 还有快乐就 | If there is still happiness |
| 埋进遗忘的沙漠 | Bury it in the desert of forgetfulness |
| 还有哀愁都 | If there’s still sorrow |
| 抛下绝望的山丘 | Abandon the hills of despair |
| 还有什么没卷走 | If there’s still something not taken away |
| 留下影子就足够 | Leaving shadows is enough |
| 在孤独里头 陪着我 | To accompany me in solitude |
| Let you go | Let you go |
| 别靠近我 | Don’t get close to me |
| 我不是 被动感受的躯壳 | I’m not a passive body to feel |
| 没什么 能够夺走 我自由 | Nothing can take away my freedom |
| Let you go | Let you go |
| 别阻挡我 | Don’t stop me |
| 我已经 走在永恒的路上 | I’m already on the path to eternity |
| 不退缩 | I won’t back down |
| Let you go | Let you go |
| 别靠近我 | Don’t get close to me |
| 我只为 寻找到真实而活 | I live only to find the truth |
| 没什么 能够操纵 我选择 | Nothing can manipulate my choices |
| Let you go | Let you go |
| 别阻挡我 | Don’t block me |
| 我只要 燃烧不在乎陨落 | I just want to burn, no matter the fall |
| Let you go | Let you go |
| 别让自我被拯救 | Don’t let the self be saved |