How do you let go of someone who's woven into every corner of your life? Six months gone, but her perfume still lingers, time doesn't heal, it just teaches you to carry the weight differently.
Song Description:
"Trying to Let You Go" is the sound of a man caught between yesterday and tomorrow, unable to fully inhabit either one. This isn't about the first raw shock of loss, this is six months in, when everyone expects you to be "over it," but you're still finding her hairpins on the bathroom floor and following strangers who walk like she did. It's about the brutal honesty of grief that doesn't follow anyone's timeline, and the dignity in admitting you're not ready yet.
This song honors the authentic Chicago blues tradition of finding strength in acknowledging weakness, of finding community in shared pain. The golden era blues clubs were filled with men who understood that healing isn't linear, it's messy, it's slow, and sometimes trying is all you can manage. The weathered vocals carry that fragile hope mixed with raw grief, the kind of honesty you only get from someone who's lived through it and is still standing, barely, but standing nonetheless.
There's a particular courage in this kind of confession. admitting that you're chasing shadows, that you're not moving on as fast as you should, that maybe someday you'll wake up and she won't be the first thing you think about, but today isn't that day. The blues never promised quick fixes or easy answers. It just promised to sit with you in the mess and remind you that trying counts for something.
This is for everyone who's still trying, still learning, still here, even when letting go feels impossible.
LYRICS
🎸 TRYING TO LET YOU GO 🎸
💔 Verse 1
Been six months since you walked out that door
Still find your hairpin on the bathroom floor
Changed the sheets but I can smell your perfume
Some ghosts don't leave just 'cause you tell them to
🌙 Verse 2
Tried burning letters, threw away your clothes
But memory's got a grip that just won't let go
The boys tell me time's gonna heal this pain
But time just makes me miss you all the same
💨 Chorus
I'm trying to let you go, Lord knows I'm trying
But every morning finds me still denying
That you ain't coming back through that front door
Trying to let you go, but I ain't there yet, no not yet for sure
🥃 Verse 3
Saw a woman yesterday with your walk
Had your smile, had your way of talk
Followed her three blocks before I caught myself
Realized I'm chasing shadows of somebody else
🎺 Instrumental Break
💔 Verse 4
Bartender says I got to move along
But moving on feels like betraying what we had, feels wrong
How do you forget the only one who ever knew
The man I was, the man I wanted to be with you
🔥 Bridge
Maybe someday I'll wake up and you won't be
The first thing that I think about when morning comes to me
Maybe someday these hands won't reach
For someone who ain't sleeping next to me
💨 Chorus
I'm trying to let you go, Lord knows I'm trying
But every morning finds me still denying
That you ain't coming back through that front door
Trying to let you go, but I ain't there yet, no not yet for sure
🌙 Outro
They say the hardest part is saying goodbye
But the hardest part is learning how to live after
Still learning, still trying, still here
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Credits:
🎸 Music Genre: 1950s-1960s Chicago Blues
✍️ Lyrics & Composition: Original blues honoring the golden era tradition
📺 Channel: Midnight Blues Confessions
📷 Visual Theme: Rare glimpses into the legendary blues clubs and musicians of the South Side
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