Don’t Let Me Go Lyrics
Now you were standing there right in front of me
I hold on it's getting harder to breathe
All of a sudden these lights are blinding me
I never noticed how bright they would be
I saw in the corner there is a photograph
No doubt in my mind it's a picture of you
It lies there alone in it's bed of broken glass
This bed was never made for two
[Pre-Chorus]
I'll keep my eyes wide open
I'll keep my arms wide open
[Chorus]
Don't let me, don't let me
Don't let me go, 'cause I'm tired of feeling alone
Don't let me, don't let me go
'Cause I'm tired of feeling alone
[Verse 2]
I promised one day that I'd bring you back a star
I caught one and it burned a hole in my hand, oh
Seems like these days I watch you from afar
Just trying to make you understand
I'll keep my eyes wide open, yeah
[Chorus]
Don't let me, don't let me
Don't let me go, 'cause I'm tired of feeling alone
Don't let me, don't let me go
Don't let me, don't let me
Don't let me go, 'cause I'm tired of feeling alone
Don't let me, don't let me
Don't let me go 'cause I'm tired of feeling alone
Don't let me, don't let me go
'Cause I'm tired of sleeping alone
About
Original opinion:
In this song, some believe Harry is trying to tell the listener how lonely he feels even though he has thousands of people around him.
Fame is not like what he and his friends were expecting. Their private lives are being completely exposed. He’s never free from the people’s eyes. Fame doesn’t let him be with who he loves (whom I recall is rumored to be Louis Tomlinson, his band member).
The person, whom he loves, is still around him, but he can’t reach out for them whenever he wants to because they are not allowed to do it / is scared they will end up facing public shaming or disapproval. He speculates that maybe this life of fame would be better if he did not love anyone, since the problem of having to be away from [Louis] would not be a struggle if there was no love between them to begin with.
Harry says that he is tired of pretending, to look but not having the right to touch. However, he longs for the time that they were together happily and will always be there for [Louis] when the person needs him.
And now that their lives are already in front of the eyes of the world, the only thing that he is looking for is [Louis] to not leave him, because the person who he loves would not have to a struggle if they did leave him.
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