NUR EIN
almost 4 years agoshadow
2:32
Can't Let It Go
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Entry from Can't Let It Go in Nur Ein XVII.

Must include a guest from outside the band singing a vocal harmony

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When I’m off my meds
Every feeling comes back to me
How we ended things complicated, I guess
That I’ve made my bed
You don’t wanna connect with me
I’ve got a terrible end game, I confess
You moved along
You moved along a long time ago
I can’t let it go
I can’t let it go

She has no idea
What she’s getting into with me
How you’ve woven yourself straight under my skin
It’ll do me in
this emotional wreck of me
This irreversible fall you threw me in
You moved along
You moved along a long time ago
I can’t let it go
I can’t let it fade
I can’t let it die
I just let it bleed
A little while longer
Let it bleed awhile longer

every kiss, every touch
a comparison
the mistakes that we made
let them tear us in two
I can’t let it go
I can’t let it go

Reviews

4 posted notes

vowlvom

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loving your work, this is lo-fi powerpop gold. Somewhere between Big Star and Guided by Voices. Feels like the guest harmonies should have had some (more?) of the chorus / tape kinda FX on them to help them blend with the lead a bit more, but the ramshackle feel doesn't harm the song at all, I like this lots.

mo

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This energy is great, and frankly if this song was in competition it probably would contend for a top spot this week on the basis of having that awesome energy. Like sure, there’s all kinds of flaws but this type of rock song doesn’t care about those things, so I’m sure not going to nitpick them.

owl

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Man, I wish you'd made it into round 0, I think you could have been a contender this Nur Ein! I've been really enjoying your shadows. I love this song, this would have been one of my favorites of the round if it was in competition. There are a lot of rough spots in the execution and production, but it's chock full of feeling and lo-fi charm; the guest vocals work well to give it a sense of realness and raw emotion. Those two opening(/closing) lines are so striking, I'm super into the combo of the lyrics and arrangement/performance at those spots.

sailingmagpie

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A real lo-fi energy that I'm definitely into here. Some of the vocals near the start are pretty shaky pitch-wise but delivered with gusto, which makes up for it. They improve as we progress though. Some of the guitars are a little out of time occasionally but again, you've created such a distinctive mood which is often all you need to make up for the odd fluffed take.

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