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Let You Go

by Callan John

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‘Let You Go’ is an uplifting indie-folk-pop breakup anthem that infuses Tim Carr’s skillful contemporary production with Callan’s acoustic guitar and silky smooth vocals to create a sonic landscape that is emblematic of the direction his music will head in the months and years to come.

Driving home a core theme of self-empowerment with honest, reflective lyrics and catchy melodic choices, ‘Let You Go' is the final installment of the Sydney singer/songwriter’s debut mixtape ‘L89’ which he has released progressively throughout 2020 to tell the page-turning, (mostly) true tale about a life-altering personal saga that spanned the last 10 years of his life, and explains a great deal about who he is a person & artist.

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Worlds collided 8 long years ago
What would come to pass we couldn’t know
A stagger from the start
Put daggers in my heart
And now I think it’s really time to let you go

Sitting back up on my bedroom door with the lights turned way down low
I got my boy, Big Ted, and a bottle of red to numb the sting of things on show
The postcards you wrote, the gifts, charms and notes, and all the words of our favourite song
But now the ink on the page has got me filling with rage, oh, tell me where did we go so wrong

I mean my favourite socks, Stormtrooper clocks remind of better days
I think it’s time to toss this old shoebox of memories all away
Meanwhile singing

Worlds collided 8 long years ago
Oooh, what would come to pass we couldn't know (couldn't know)
A stagger from the start
You put daggers in my heart
And now I think it’s really time to let you go

To make it clear to see we got here we’ll take you back where it all began
At the beginning of fall, if I correctly recall, you said “'Ello” and I took your hand
Though it’s a blur, the things that I felt were the most incredible of my life
My world was turned on it’s head, I called my Mum and I said “I think I might’ve met wife”

But when I blinked my eyes the years flew by despite the plans we made
And though the tears I cried have all now dried these scars will never fade
But now I’m singing

Worlds collided 8 long years ago
Oooh, and what would come to pass we couldn’t know (couldn't know)
A stagger from the start
You put daggers in my heart
And now, I think it’s really time to let you go

Now, I’m not saying that I want to forget
'Cause what we had was real, I have no regrets
But you drew your line in the sand the day you took another’s hand
The dream is gone. You gotta let me just move on
Now sing it

Worlds collided 8 long years ago
Oooh, and what would come to pass we couldn’t know (couldn't know)
A stagger from the start
You put daggers in my heart
And now I think it’s really time to let you go
I said I think it’s really time to let you go and let you go
I said I think it’s really time to let you know and let you know
I said I think it’s really time, I said I think it’s really time
I said I think it’s really time to let you go

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released December 4, 2020
Written by Callan John Roberts
Produced by Tim Carr, Callan John Roberts
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Tim Carr at One Flight Up Studios

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Callan John Sydney, Australia

Callan John is a deep-thinking, coffee-drinking Aussie singer-songwriter specialising in catchy indie-folk-pop jams that will make you smile, sob and everything in between.

After a 4-year detour into electronic music, Callan has returned to his roots and now having recorded with legendary producer, Tim Carr, he is finally ready to share the music he's so carefully crafted over the past 10 years. ... more

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