Letting Go (Song)

This is the song version of my poem "Letting Go". Just a humble attempt to add a melody and voice to the emotions.

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I held you tight, my little one,

Just wasn’t ready to let you go.

Too afraid you’d face the storms alone —

the wind, the cold, and the unknown.

But most of all, I feared this cruel world.

Would it let you be?

Would it let you fly?

Would it let you grow?

I was afraid—

Would it let you find your happiness,

See your beauty I’ve always known?

Will you fly beyond your fears,

Find the light through all the tears?

I was uncertain—

Didn’t know how to silence my fears.

Then a voice inside whispered in my ears:

Love means learning to let go.

Let go... let go... let go... let go...

Love means learning to let go.

Let go... let go...

Then I saw —

You stood tall through every storm,

Through every test and tide.

Found your voice within the noise,

with strength you kept inside.

And I saw your spirit rising high,

Like dawn after the darkest night.

Every fall, every doubt, you’ve shown—

Your wings were never mine to own.

And in the stillness, I learned,

Love means learning to let go.

Let go... let go... let go... let go...

Love means learning to let go.

Let go... let go...

Now the sky is calling your name,

And I’m standing here in awe,

Watching you unfurl those wings,

And claim the freedom that it brings.

Now you fly beyond the fears,

Past the clouds, your path is clear.

I see your light; I see your glow—

My heart whispers soft and low:

Your wings were never mine to hold,

Only to help you unfold... yeah yeah...

Only to help your wings unfold.

The hardest thing I’ve ever done—

Was set you free, my little one.

I watched the sun slip through your hair,

The moment paused, suspended there.

I felt the moment carry you—

The sky became a part of you.

You soared, radiant and free,

And I finally learned to let go.

Go, my little one... not so little anymore.

I let go... won’t hold you back anymore.

So go, fly… and soar high in the sky...

and find your ikigai, your ikigai

Yeah, yeah, I learned to let go.

Let go... let go... let go... let go...

Love means learning to let go.

Let go... let go... let go... let go...