Singer/songwriter LauraDoyle’s first CD, “No Easy Answers” (2001) won her instant recognition when her songs were featured prominently in films such as the award winning “Suddenly Naked” and television series like “Dawson’s Creek”. She has a knack for getting to the heart of things and the entertainment industry has noticed. This easy marriage with the screen should come as no surprise, as Doyle began her career in the entertainment industry as a TV screenwriter in Los Angeles and Vancouver on mostly teen programs including "Neon Rider", "Madison", MTV's "Undressed" and the CBS drama "Early Edition".
“Dark Horse” picks up where “No Easy Answers” left off, and reveals growth and greater maturity in Doyle’s music. Recorded live in the studio with her band, Passionfish, the music has an immediacy that is lacking in many contemporary releases, and in all the right ways has the ring of truth about it. The new record is all real, all live off the floor, all performance. With a new band, a new sound and a new producer, Doyle has never sounded better
Finding it difficult to perform the last record live, Laura Doyle decided she wanted to capture the dynamics of what had already been happening in her live shows. The vision was homespun sophistication, a harmonizing of paradoxes, a balancing of polarities. The songs are just that. Both meticulously arranged and yet freely performed by such great players as Randall Stoll (Tom Cochran & kd Lang) on drums, Miles Hill (Roy Forbes, Dee Daniels) on bass and Lanois-esque guitar work from Andreas Schuld. Producer Graeme Coleman steps out as one of the Westcoast's finest musicians on the piano, adding unforgettable motifs and layering in loads of vibe with intuitive and dynamic Hammond B3 organ performances.
Even in the lyric content the paradoxes continue from the profoundly exotic and sultry "In Everything" to the downright cheeky sass in "Someone" where Doyle writes: they say no man's an island /cause we're born without our teeth/ you can tell me love ain't worth it but I've seen the way you weep. Her new material has a worldliness, a maturity; a deep understanding of the folly of obsession, the faithless meandering of the runaway, the daily struggle to stay buoyant. Doyle's songs offer something better than pop confection, something much more than self absorbed navel gazing - in the metaphors, in the poetry, in the hypnotic rhythms and sweet voiced laments you may find a kind of redemption and surprising lightness of being.
Let you go
Laura Doyle Lyrics
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This is where I can't help myself
And this is where I feel like I've failed again
And this is where I want retaliation
And if I could, I'd steal your soul
And this where I stop
And I give in to love
And this is where I say I will always love you
And this is where I hold on to love
And let you go
And let you go
This is where I would offer forgiveness
And if I could, I'd heal your soul
This is where I start again
To love
And this is where I say I will always love you
And this is where I pray, "God be with you"
And this where I hold to love
And let you go
And let you go
And where you're going, I can't know
And how you'll get there, I can't know
And if you really love me...
I'll never know
I'll never know
And this where I say I will always love you
And this is where I pray, "God be with you"
And this is where I hold on to love
And let you go
In "Let You Go," Laura Doyle sings of the complexity of a love that has ended. The first verse reveals the conflicting emotions that come with heartbreak. The singer's thoughts are chasing their tail, constantly circling back to the same painful moment. They feel like they've failed, and they want retaliation. But then they give in to love and declare that they will always love the person who has left them. The chorus emphasizes the idea of letting go, while still holding onto love. The singer offers forgiveness and healing, but ultimately must release their past love.
The second verse continues with this theme of starting again. The singer wants to love, but they are uncertain of what the future holds. They recognize that they may never know the true intentions of the person who has left them, but they will continue to hold onto their love and let them go. The repetition of the chorus reinforces the message that love is a continuous cycle of holding on and letting go.
The song captures the complicated emotions of heartbreak and the difficulty of moving on, yet ultimately offers a message of hope and healing through love.
Line by Line Meaning
This is where my thoughts chase my tail
This is where my mind is preoccupied with the same uneasy thoughts repetitively.
This is where I can't help myself
This is where my actions aren't controlled by my willpower anymore.
And this is where I feel like I've failed again
This is where I sense a failure in myself once again.
And this is where I want retaliation
This is where I desire taking revenge.
And if I could, I'd steal your soul
This is where I almost wish for the destruction of your inner self.
And this where I stop
This is where I come to a halt in my negative thoughts.
And I give in to love
This is where I succumb to the power of love.
And this is where I say I will always love you
This is where I proclaim my undying love for you.
And this is where I pray, "God be with you"
This is where I ask for the well-being and safety of the person leaving.
And this is where I hold on to love
This is where I cling on to the affection I have for you.
And let you go
This is where I allow you to move on from me.
And let you go
This is where I assure myself that it's time to let you go for good.
This is where I would offer forgiveness
This is where I try to forgive you for all that happened.
And if I could, I'd heal your soul
This is where I almost wish for the healing of your innermost self.
This is where I start again
This is where I commence anew in my thoughts and actions.
To love
This is where I begin to express love again.
And this is where I say I will always love you
This is where I reiterate my profound love for you.
And this is where I pray, "God be with you"
This is where I plead for the protection and guidance of a higher power for you.
And this where I hold to love
This is where I firmly hold on to my love.
And let you go
This is where I let go of you.
And let you go
This is where I allow myself to set you free from my life.
And where you're going, I can't know
This is where I'm unaware of your future destination.
And how you'll get there, I can't know
This is where I'm not cognizant of how you'll reach your destination.
And if you really love me...I'll never know
This is where I may never be sure of your affection towards me.
I'll never know
This is where I will not find out how you truly feel.
And this where I say I will always love you
This is where I again confirm my unwavering love for you.
And this is where I pray, "God be with you"
This is where I beseech for the protection of a higher power for you.
And this is where I hold on to love
This is where I tightly grasp onto the emotions of love.
And let you go
This is where I release you from my life.
And let you go
This is where I finally free myself from the grasp of the past emotions.
Writer(s): Barry Leonard Eyre, Laura Jessie Doyle
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