The lyrics explore themes of and the struggle of letting go.
: The central theme is that both partners must learn "the hard way" that they can no longer be together, leaving the narrator feeling like they will "never be the same". PNAU The Hard Way (feat Khalid) mp3
: It was produced by PNAU (Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, and Sam Littlemore). The mixing was handled by Peter Mayes, with mastering by Chris Gehringer. Lyrical Meaning The lyrics explore themes of and the struggle of letting go