Listen to me
Yeah, yeah

You said you'd let me live my life
No fetters and no chains
I believed your every word
Now your tune has changed

One day, after coffee
You fixed me with a stare
And said: Where were you on Friday night?
Tell me who was there

Well, the only problem is
Well, the only problem is you're such a part of me
Yeah

Hands off, jealous lover
Please let me be
You prey like a mantis
You're emerald green
Hands off, jealous lover
The joke's right on me
You're clinging like ivy
You're choking a tree, yeah, mm
Uh, that's right

We were once so generous, sharing secrets of the heart
Now the fruit is turning sour, I got a bad taste in my mouth
Can't control the ocean, you can't control the waves
Can't control the shadows flickering in my cave

'Cause there's just one thing
Well, there's just one thing: They'll only be a half of me
Yeah

Hands off, jealous lover
Please let me be
Your eyes full of envy
And you're emerald green
Hands off, jealous lover
Your words, harsh and mean
You prey like a mantis
You're feeding off me, mm

Let it go, let it go, let it go now (mm)
Let it go, let it go, let it go now (yeah, yeah, come on)
Let it go, let it go, let it go (hands off me)
(You got to let me go, baby)
Let it go, let it go, let it go (let it go, let it go, let it go)
(Yeah, let it go) let it go, let it go, let it go
(Come on, come on, baby, yeah, aow)

Hands off, jealous lover
Please let me be
You prey like a mantis
And you're emerald green
Hands off, jealous lover
The joke's right on me
The pearls 'round your neck
They don't make you a queen

Hands off, jealous lover
Please let me be
Your eyes are so cutting
You're my own guillotine
Hands off, jealous lover
Your words, harsh and mean
You prey like a mantis
You're feeding off me