Story Behind The Song
I wrote this song to describe feeling that I have about sexual abuse/rape in my personal history. Did it help? You betcha!
Song Description
This is the story of a woman who survives ongoing sexual abuse and rape and the long-term impact it has on her life. She could be a complete person, if it had not happened or if she could just get over it, but she can't.
| Song Length |
4:36 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Country - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Distressed, Outraged |
Subject |
Murder, Rape, Power |
| Similar Artists |
Tori Amos, Fiona Apple |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Why Can?t She Just Let it Go?
Marghi Allen
(c) 2002
She never forgives
And she cannot forget
Her mind?s like a steel trap, you know.
Keeping score of old debts she?ll repay
Why can?t she just let them go?
And lately she?s putting on weight again
Her hair is turning grey
Old scores left unsettled let bitterness grow
But she could climb every mountain inside her soul
If she could only put it behind her
It happened so long ago
Oh, why can?t she just let it go?
In Kansas the people she needed
Put her out in the cold
Well, she suffered from that
But she suffered too hard
Until she tore a hole in her arm
Well, she never was careful and she wasn?t too smart
Oh but she, she could fly to the top of that mountain
She could soar on the wings of an eagle
She could be what she was born to be
If she could just put it behind her
It happened so long ago
Oh, why can?t she just let it go?
The Sierra?s were drunk
And she talked way too loud
She made enemies there by the score
Well, she never could find a place to relax
No she never could find a place that felt safe
She always seemed to make some mistake.
Oh but she, she could fly to the top of that mountain
She could soar on the wings of an eagle
She could be what she was born to be
If she could just put it behind her
It happened so long ago
Oh, why can?t she just let it go?
Love heals the wound for a while
But the memories come and they go
Well, they strike to the heart
And they strike without warning
Leaving her battered, bleeding and running
Back down that highway of rape she once lived through
Oh but she, she could fly to the top of that mountain
She could soar on the wings of an eagle
She could be what she was born to be
She could be an angel among us
If she could just let it go
Oh why can?t she just let it go
Oh why can?t she just let it go.
It happened so long ago
Oh, why can?t she just let it go?