aespa (에스파) – I Love You But I Gotta Let You Go (NINGNING Solo) Lyrics

This song is a heartbreaking but empowering anthem about finding the strength to walk away from a cyclical and damaging relationship. The lyrics capture the agonizing inner conflict of loving someone deeply—someone who knows the narrator intimately and has been by their side through all their highs and lows—yet recognizing that the dynamic has become toxic. Despite the overwhelming temptation to turn back time and run back to their embrace, the singer bravely breaks the cycle, acknowledging that to protect their own heart, they must finally let go.

SYNK : COMPLaeXITY – 2026 Special Digital Single
Artist: aespa
Genre: Ballad
Release Date: 2026.09.14

Lyrics by Kyle Buckley, Jonathan Bach, Chloe Angelides, NINGNING
Composed by Kyle Buckley, Jonathan Bach, Chloe Angelides, NINGNING
Arranged by Pink Slip

Lyrics

Ambience in the
night lights
Thinking ’bout
what we’ve done
Should I wish that
I could turn back time
and be right next to you
When you say you want me back
I have to say no
‘Cause I know the way
this goes when you

Hold me, I just want to
feel you hold me
You know me,
like nobody else could
know me Oh
You’ve been there through
all my highs and lows
I Love You But
I Gotta Let You Go

I Love You But
I Gotta Let You Go
I Love You But
I Gotta Let You Go
I Love You But
I Gotta Let You Go
I Love You But
I Gotta Let You

Take all the pain
and go drink it all baby
I’ll break the bottles,
so tell me I’m crazy
When you see me in tears
does it get you high
So I cry
Every time we break up,
we run it back
(runnin’ back, back)
I can feel my heart
fallin’ off my chest
You got me thinking
back to when Oh

Hold me, I just want to
feel you hold me
You know me,
like nobody else could
know me Oh
You’ve been there through
all my highs and lows
I Love You But
I Gotta Let You Go

I Love You But
I Gotta Let You Go
I Love You But
I Gotta Let You Go
I Love You But
I Gotta Let You Go
I Love You But
I Gotta Let You Go

You’ve been there through
all my highs and lows
I Love You But
I Gotta Let You Go

Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t
Go, go, go, go, woah

Source: Genie Music
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