Music Decoding

The song I choose to decode was let it burn by Usher. The main theme or meaning to the song is about Usher letting go of his wife. They went through a divorce and he sings about the steps he is taking to move on with his life. He starts by saying he knows he has to move on because its better to do it now then to hold onto her and hurt her in the end. He sings about how hard of a decision this is for him and he is speaking from his heart but there is nothing that can save their relationship. He continues to sing about how it is best for both of them to be apart even though it hurts. He explains how he wants the relationship to be over but does not want to see her with anyone else. Then his point of view changes and he starts talking about how twisted his heart is and how he can not move on from her. He knows he made a mistake but its too late to say that because he has pushed her away and she is gone. His heart will heart until she comes back to him but he realizes she will never come back so he is now the one that has to try and move on. He now has to tell himself that its best for himself to move on because nothing will change if they were back together. He has to "let it burn."