Name: Can't Let It Go
Duration: P00H02M48S
Description: Part of a previously mentioned and very productive Nur Ein 2022 for me, I wrote this song about the inner critic, that voice in our heads that for some of us can be hard to ignore. The topic also made me think of affirmations, which made me think of the old 90s SNL character Stuart Smalley, so I threw in a reference to his mantra in the bridge.

Can't Let It Go

from Kick Rocks by Sam Douglass

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Part of a previously mentioned and very productive Nur Ein 2022 for me, I wrote this song about the inner critic, that voice in our heads that for some of us can be hard to ignore. The topic also made me think of affirmations, which made me think of the old 90s SNL character Stuart Smalley, so I threw in a reference to his mantra in the bridge.

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You won’t let it go
You can’t let it go
And you don’t even know why
You’re stuck in the past
You’re coming in last
The problem lies behind your eyes
Hiding in the shadows
Feeding on your doubts
A little baby monster
Waiting to come out

All of the pain
In your brittle brain
Hardened into stone
Seeded a cloud
Just hanging around
You can’t leave it alone
It’s become a part of you
Feeling like a fraud
Every time you stumble
You hear it applaud

You’re good enough, keep going
No you’re not, just give up
You’re smart enough, keep trying
No you’re not, just give up
You are loved, keep going
No you’re not, just give up

You can let it go
You won’t let it go
It’s all you’ve ever known
You’re stuck in a trap
You’re happy with that
Living inside a burning home
Trying leads to failure
And failure leads to shame
Who knows what you could do
If you weren’t so afraid

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from Kick Rocks, released March 3, 2023
Glenn Case - backup vocals

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Sam Douglass Oregon

Hi. I make music. Some of it's not bad. You should listen to it! Maybe even buy some. Also check out Song Fight! www.songfight.org

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