“Can’t Let You Go” by Ali Gatie

Ali Gatie’s “Can’t Let You Go” is one of those songs where the primary sentiment is exactly as the title indicates. Ali is addressing a romantic interest, who would be his ex-girlfriend. 

This is more or less made evident during the first two lines of the song, where he asserts that he has “tried” and even now is in the process of attempting to let her go. And later in the verse he confirms that they are no longer together, albeit obviously via no will of his own. 

In fact when she left, metaphorically speaking she took the sunshine out of his life with her also.

So dude has made some attempts to get over here. This includes, as implied in the pre-chorus, trying to forget about her altogether. But such attempts have proven futile. And overall, as revealed in the chorus, he doesn’t regret his current disposition. That is to say that he is not beating up on himself for not giving up on the woman he loves, even if at the end of day he does not achieve said goal.  That is how much he loves her. 

Indeed the chorus illustrates said love is not only manifest in the singer’s commitment to what appears to be a dead relationship but also the fact that he is emotionally devastated after losing the apple of his eye.

Verse 2

In the second verse, the vocalist sort of hints at the idea that his ex did him dirty. At one point in time she was his reason to live, so to speak.  But “after it all” came crashing down, she ‘left him with scars and said she was never involved’. 

That sounds like she treated him as if they were never in love in the first place. And she knew that, well, he is in fact the sensitive and naïve type, especially in regards to his relationship with her. But she capitalized on such by deceiving him, apparently along the lines of convincing the singer that she was more committed than she actually was. 

And whereas he may have been “weak” he wasn’t stupid, as in Ali ‘knew she was lying’.  But at the end of the day he lacked the “courage to leave” just as now, even after being cut off, he apparently lacks the wherewithal to move on.

And yes, despite admitting that he feels used and abused, the singer still isn’t prepared to let go. And after once again going through the choruses he concludes the song with some Arabic lyrics, which when translated apparently feature the vocalist begging homegirl to take him back – or some sentiment along those lines.

Conclusion

So to some listeners, the singer may come off as sounding a bit pathetic. But any dude who has actually been dumped by the woman he loves will understand what he’s going through. 

He kinda knew the relationship was over even before it ended or at least that she wasn’t treating him properly. And now in the aftermath of it having come to an end regardless, in the back of his mind he wishes he could just walk away. 

But alas, he simply does not possess the strength to do so. That is because his love for his ex and emotional dependency on her is so strong that basically he cannot perceive having a productive life without her by his side.

Release Date of “Can’t Let You Go”

This song is from Ali Gatie’s project titled “The Idea of Her”. It came out on 12th of March, 2021.

Four songs were released from the album prior to this one. And those would be the following:

• “What If I Told You That I Love You“
• “Running on My Mind”
• “Welcome Back” (ft. Alessia Cara)
• “Lie to Me” (ft. Tate McRae)

All of the songs above came out in 2020. And if “The Idea of Her” is in fact classified as a full-length (as it apparently has been), then it would be Ali Gatie’s second after 2019’s “You”.

And it was “You” which put Ali Gatie – a singer born in Yemen who possesses both Iraqi and Canadian citizenship – on the map. In fact said album earned the singer an Album of Year nomination – competing against the likes of Céline Dion, Justin Bieber and The Weeknd – at the 2021 Juno Awards. And by the way, said awards’ ceremony is scheduled to be held just four days after the release of this track.

Meanwhile Ali Gatie’s singular most-successful song to date would be “It’s You” (2019), one of his singles from “You”, which has been certified double-platinum in both the US and Canada.

“Can’t Let You Go” is a Bilingual Song

“Can’t Let You Go” is bilingual in nature, with lyrics being presented in both English and Arabic.

“The Idea of You”

In addition to the aforementioned Tate McRae and Alessia Cara, both of whom are also from Canada, this project also feature stateside artists Marshmello and Ty Dolla $ign.