INTRO:      Keep me hanging on CHORUS: Set me free why don’t you babe Get out of my life why don’t you babe cos you don’t really love me You just keep me hanging on INTRUMENTAL FILL:     CHORUS:          Set me free why don’t you babe Get out of my life why don’t you babe cos you don’t really need me but you keep me hanging on VERSE:                  Why do you keep a coming around Playing with my heart Why don’t you get out of my life And let me make a brand new start Let me get over you The way you’ve gotten over me yeah CHORUS:               Set me free why don’t you babe Get out of my life why don’t you babe cos you don’t really love me You just keep me hanging on no know you don’t really need me you just keep me hanging on VERSE:                    You say although we broke up You still just wanna be friends But how can we still be friends When seeing you only breaks my heart again…… BRIDGE: Woah woah woah woah Woah woah woah woah Woah woah woah woah Woah woah woah woah     yeah Get out get out of my life And let me sleep at night cos you don’t really love me You just keep me hanging on VERSE            You say you still care for me But your heart and soul needs to be free And now that you’ve got your freedom You wanna still hold on to me You don’t want me for yourself So let me find somebody else CHORUS:                 Set me free why don’t you babe Get out of my life why don’t you babe cos you don’t really love me You just keep me hanging on OUTRO:                Why don’t you be a man about it and set me free Now you don’t care a thing about me You’re just using me hey abusing me Get out get out of my life And let me sleep at night cos you don’t really love me You just keep me hanging on (to fade)

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque le sentiment de dépendance émotionnelle d'une personne envers un partenaire qui ne l'aime pas vraiment. Elle ressent une douleur constante, étant tiraillée entre le désir d'être libérée de cette relation toxique et l'attachement qui la maintient dans cette situation. Malgré les promesses de rester amis après une rupture, ces retrouvailles ne font qu'aggraver sa souffrance. Ce morceau parle de cette lutte intérieure où l'on aspire à la liberté tout en étant retenu par des sentiments complexes. La protagoniste souhaite tourner la page et recommencer sa vie, mais elle se sent piégée par les actions de l'autre, qui semble vouloir maintenir un lien sans réel engagement.