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I was looking up a lyrics for a song that has the lyrics

```

    君の背中追いかけてた
    眩しいとか悔しいとか
    言うより言わせたい
    
```

I think the first sentence can be translated to "I chased after your back",
second one "Whether it’s too dazzling or it’s regrettable" the third one is
the one that I kind of do not understand. "言う" as I understand it is to say.
"より" is more than and I know たい refers to a strong desire/want. Hence, the
third sentence is " I want to say out more than what I want to say out?" which
sounds wrong. What is the difference between 言う vs 言わせたい?

P.S. Just started learning basic Japanese only.
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What is the difference 言う vs 言わせたい?
Welcome do Japanese Stack Exchange! First, you are correct about 言う, より and
～たい meanings, but you are missing the
[causative](https://jlptsensei.com/learn-japanese-
grammar/%E3%81%95%E3%81%9B%E3%82%8B-saseru-causative-form-meaning/) form ～させる  
言う : to say  
～せる : make someone do "～" / allow someone do "～"  
～たい : want to "～"

Thus:  
言わせる : make someone say / allow someone say  
言わせたい : want to make say

So I would translate:

> 言うより言わせたい

as:  
_More importantly than saying, I want to make you say._  
or  
_I want to make you say it instead of saying it myself_
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