[Verse 1]

The bull has gored the matador

The U.S. Army won the war

The meaning died in metaphor

I hope you let it go

The phoenix burned but did not rise

Now half the body's paralyzed

There's no one left to criticize

I hope you let it go

[Chorus]

I hope you let it go

Hope you let it go

The enemy's invincible

I hope you let it go

[Verse 2]

The prophet said we'd disappear

The prophet's gone, but we're still here

His prophecy was insincere

I hope you let it go

The righteous rage was foolish pride

The conquerors did not divide

The call keeps coming from inside

I hope you let it go

[Chorus]

I hope you let it go

Hope you let it go

Your enemy's invincible

I hope you let it go

[Verse 3]

When everyone who lived it died

The files were declassified

The slobs still called it suicide

I hope you let it go

The signatories broke the pact

The surfer sacked the quarterback

Your bag fell down onto the tracks

I hope you let it go

[Chorus]

I hope you let it go

Hope you let it go

The enemy's invincible

I hope you let it go

[Verse 4]

The embassy's abandoned now

The flag that flew is on the ground

The painting burned, the statue drowned

I hope you let it go

The moving train accelerates

It's always fast and always late

It never leaves the Empire State

I hope you let it go

[Chorus]

I hope you let it go

I hope you let it go

Our enemy's invincible

I hope you let it go

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 5]

The sentencing was overturned

The killer freed, the court adjourned

A hope betrayed, a lesson learned

I hope you let it go

I did the things you asked me to

I testified what wasn't true

But now I lost my faith in you

I hope you let it go

[Chorus]

I hope you let it go

I hope you let it go

My enemy's invincible

I had to let it go

[Outro]

I hope you let it go

I hope you let it go

I hope you let it go

I hope you let it go