5. Carl Thomas – “Emotional”
This R&B classic gem touches the soul of many R&B lovers. Carl Thomas conveys the hurt of a relationship that is holding on by a rope’s thread. “I’m emotional and I can’t let go I am trying to hold on to you/Though it hurts me so gotta let you know that the love we once shared now is through,” Thomas sings. Thomas is speaking from the heart of a torn man who wants to be freed from the hurt and pain caused from his significant other. He has no choice, but to leave or else he would be voluntarily hurting himself to stay. Needless to say, it is best to cut ties than to be the only one holding the rope.