The Making of Can’t Let Go
Letting go sounds simple… until you’re the one holding on.
This song goes back before any of this.
On July 16, 2025, August and 30WONDER recorded this track while working on their own EP. That same day — without knowing it — August reached out to Nitty about starting a collaboration project.
Months passed.
The project became Project Nostalgia.
Then the deluxe.
And somewhere in the process, August came across the track again.
On March 11, 2026, he reached back out to 30WONDER to bring it into the project.
By April 1, 2026, Nitty recorded his verse — and the song finally became what it was supposed to be.
August talks about being mentally stuck in the past — replaying moments, trying to make sense of things that already happened.
Nitty talks about holding onto pain and using music as a way to process what he hasn’t fully let go of.
30WONDER talks about emotional attachment — knowing something is over, but still feeling connected to what it used to be.
LYRICS
[Hook – 30WONDER]
I can’t let it go
No I can’t let it go-oh
To feel the way I did before, woah
You knew that I was wanting more
I can’t let it go
No I can’t let it go-oh
To feel the way I did before, woah
You knew that I was wanting more
[Verse – NittyGritty]
Hard to let it go I feel it tethered to me
Past mistakes I had to make was destined for me
I can’t let you make me feel like I been seemingly less important
Buried all the hurt so on the surface it don’t seem enormous
Sit in on them porches I was stuck in time
Only thing I had on me froze was giving me this life
Heart my sleeve no it don’t beat less I’m on this micI can’t let it go I let it stay cause if I don’t I’ll die
Try to change but I can’t cause I’m genuine
Money made you evil I see through all them benjamins
I don’t trust them people they speak but never listening
Pessimist but look where my head has been I’m a ghetto kid
My hustles crazy, haters is lazy so I’m like 10 of them
If driven ain’t the word to describe me then name a synonym
I’ve broken free from the chains that I’ve been livin in
Precision with the pen and it helped me release the pain within
[Hook – 30WONDER]
I can’t let it go
No I can’t let it go-oh
To feel the way I did before, woah
You knew that I was wanting more
I can’t let it go
No I can’t let it go-oh
To feel the way I did before, woah
You knew that I was wanting more
[Verse – August Wild]
I see your face every place that I go
And it don’t help I don’t go out no more
That means you haunt me and mine at my home
I pray to God that you leave me alone
How much more time do I need?
How many years need to go by
How many more friends do I gotta lose
I’m really losing my mind
I waste too much of my time
Thinking bout time I’ll never get back
I been so focused on past redemption I fucked around and got trapped
I put everyone on my back baby that prolly why I got back pain
been workin hard on my legacy and I’m not talkin bout last names
Im talkin bout what you talk about when it’s time to talk about wills
Don’t show anybody my accolades
Tell everybody I made you feel
Like you had the power to be yourself and to thrive
In a world full of people who love livin a lie
I know the story too well cause that story was mine
I never could let it go but baby I gotta try
[Hook – 30WONDER]
I can’t let it go
No I can’t let it go-oh
To feel the way I did before, woah
You knew that I was wanting more
I can’t let it go
No I can’t let it go-oh
To feel the way I did before, woah
You knew that I was wanting more
Project Nostalgia 