Breakups are hard, but learning how to move on is probably the hardest part.
This song is about losing love and then letting people move on. “Who am I to Stand in Your Way” Chester See is an aspiring song artist who went through a hard break up, but then thought that she would be happier with someone else. This song represents change and I want to show what that change is.
Some of the emotions that are in this song are sad, accepting, upset, loving, and forgiving. One of the many quotes from the songs show change including this one. “Down the road someone will ask me if I know you. I’ll pause for a moment, I’ll smile and say that I used to.” He used to know that person, but he’s accepted it so
he simply says that he used to know her. This change is going from knowing someone on a deep personal level, then not knowing them at all.
Another quote from the song that shows change is one fro the very beginning of the song. “I told you I’d be strong, I said that I moved on. But it doesn't take long to realize. That I’m not over you.” This quote proves change because he said that he’s moved on from her, but in reality he can’t even though she already has. This type of change could make someone feel empty and alone, knowing that someone you still love doesn’t love you anymore.
One of the last major quotes that show change throughout the song is one from the chorus. “But if there is somebody that makes you feel happy, tends to your heart in the ways I’d been lacking. Then who am I, to stand in your way?” He’s realizing that she would be happier with someone else, and he's accepted that and is ready for her to move on. This type of change is about