The Art of Letting Go Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm making a statement of my own opinion
Just a brief little reminder to help myself remember
I no longer live in your dominion
You're just trifling, nothing more than a liability
Got a bundle of your possessions
Outside the kitchen window right now
Letting go

[Chorus]
Letting go ain't easy
Oh, it's just exceedingly hurtful
'Cause somebody you used to know (know)
It's flinging your world around
And they watch, as you're falling down, down, down
Falling down, baby

[Verse 2]
Evidently your words were merely lies
Reverberating in my ears
And the echo won't subside
There's a deep deep loss of hope
And the anger burns in me
I hope you don't get no ideas about reuniting baby
'Cause that's the last thing I truly need
Your audacity is too much to be believed, so
Go to Mimi on your contacts, press delete
[Chorus]
Letting go ain't easy
Oh, it's just exceedingly hurtful
'Cause somebody you used to know (know)
It's flinging your world around
And they watch (watch), as you're falling down, down
Down, down

[Bridge]
Baby letting go, baby letting go
Ain't easy, ain't easy
Baby letting go, baby letting go (Woah)
Ain't easy, ain't easy (No)

[Chorus]
Baby letting go, it's not easy oh
'Cause somebody you used to know
It's flinging your world around
And you know what? They watch (watch)
As you're falling (falling), as you're falling (falling)
Down
Fall
It ain't easy baby

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“The Art of Letting Go” was released as the second single off the album, on November 11, 2013.

It was met with general acclaim from contemporary music critics. It is an empowering, slow-burning and classic R&B ballad, with strong elements of gospel music. Its main instrumentation consists in the use of the piano, strings, and guitar.

She performed this song in the New Year’s Eve Special with Carson Daly on December 31st, 2013.

Credits
Percussion
Drum Programming
String Arrangement
Assistant Engineering
Mixing
Assistant Recording
Recorded At
Rapture Studios, Bel Air, CA; Metrocity Studios, New York, NY; Pon de Islands Studios, Antigua; Jungle City Studios, New York City, NY; Capital Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Sunset Studios, Hollywood, CA; RMS Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
Release Date
November 11, 2013
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