He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
I feel it inside
Down in my soul
And I just can't hide things
That I know
We could be friends
And I promise that it won't get bad
But hopefully that story ends
But you ain't got nothing I never had
So let's take it slow
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Someone must have loved you
Not the way that I do
You're missing what I'm trying to say
Ain't nothing getting in my way
So tell me that's fantastic
And promise me, you'll always sigh
I find it so romantic
When you look into my beautiful eyes
And lose control
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
I don't know
What it means
But I've been wondering
Who let you go?
And honey
When you walk my way
It makes me wanna say
Oh
Sha-la-la-lo, sha-la-la-lo
Sha-la-la-lo, sha-la-la-lo
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
I feel it inside
Down in my soul
And I just can't hide things
That I know
We could be friends
And I promise that it won't get bad
But hopefully that story ends
But you ain't got nothing I never had
So let's take it slow
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Someone must have loved you
Not the way that I do
You're missing what I'm trying to say
Ain't nothing getting in my way
So tell me that's fantastic
And promise me, you'll always sigh
I find it so romantic
When you look into my beautiful eyes
And lose control
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
Who let you go?
I don't know
What it means
But I've been wondering
Who let you go?
And honey
When you walk my way
It makes me wanna say
Oh
Sha-la-la-lo, sha-la-la-lo
Sha-la-la-lo, sha-la-la-lo
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Who Let You Go? Lyrics as written by Dave Brent Keuning Brandon Flowers
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Like a lot of the other comments are saying, I think this mainly about voyeurism. If the song was about his girlfriend, then why would he use the word spy. If you are a spy it means you shouldn't be caught, that is kind of the whole point, and if you are a voyeur, the whole point of the pleasure you get from it, is the fact that the other people don't know you are watching them. See a bit of a connection there?
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This is a great song. It's catchy and up-beat. I like the little tune in the beginning. And the lyrics are funny. I love The Killers!
lmao. i agree prilla.
it makes me wanna say...ohhh...his voice is so hot! omg...
does anyone know where u can find this song?
Who Let You Go is an iTunes exclusive, but you can also find it on the b-side to the Australian Mr Brightside single. I think this song is basically about a guy wondering why someone dumped the girl he's with now? Like, "how could he do such a thing, she's perfect". But he doesn't want to ruin the relationship by going too fast ("let's take it slow").
i agree with andreaflowers about the song meanings, and you can download this song almost anywhere, actually...and i believe one of the fan sites has a place where you can listen to a few of their demos, this being one of them. i can't remember the site name though...maybe the killers network?
If anyone was wondering i heard about a music downloader called Limewire which is really good. my 'friend' uses it, this is where i- My friend- got this...
I love the way he sings: Someone must have loved you Not the way that I do... You're missing what I'm trying to say Ain't nothing getting in my way
this song is kinda funny and cool at the begining but is really annoys me after a while =(