Let Her Go – English Lyrics

• By: Passenger
• Album: All The Little Lights (Anniversary Edition)

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of Passenger's hit song, "Let Her Go," a folk-pop ballad that teaches the importance of cherishing relationships. Explore regret, longing, and the value of love through simple yet powerful lyrics that have resonated with millions worldwide. Learn English through music by diving into the heartfelt message of this chart-topping song.

[English]

well you only need the light when it's burning  low only miss the sun when it starts to snow  

only know you love her when you let her go

only know you've been high when you're feeling low  

only hate the road when you're missing home  only know you love her when you let her go

and you let her go

staring at the bottom of your claws  hoping one day you'll make a dream last  

but dreams come slow and they go so fast  you see when you close your eyes maybe  

one day you'll understand why  everything you touch surely dies

but you only need the light when it's burning low  

only miss the sun when it starts to snow  only know you love her when you let her go

only know you love her when you let her go

staring at the ceiling in the dark same old empty  

feeling in your heart cause  love comes slow and it goes so

fast we see you when you fall  asleep but never to touch and  

never to keep courts you love to  too much and you dive too deep

only know you've been high when you're feeling low  

only hate the road when you're missing home  only know you'll love her when you let her go

oh

cause you only need the  light when it's running low  

only miss the sun when it starts to snow  only know you love her when you let her go

only know you've been high when you feel alone  only hate the road when you're missing home

only miss the sun when it starts to snow  only know you love her when you let her go  

only know you've been high when you're feeling low  

only hate the road when you're missing home  only know you love her when you let her go

and you let her go you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. adjective - not heavy; easily carried or moved.
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ B1	verb - producing flames or intense heat.
snow /snoʊ/ A1	noun - atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer. verb - to fall as snow.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection. verb - feel deep affection for (someone).
high /haɪ/ A2	adjective - of great vertical extent. adjective - under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction. verb - experiencing an emotion.
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - feel intense dislike for.
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another, especially one with a specially prepared surface that vehicles can use.
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.
staring /ˈsterɪŋ/ B1	verb - look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open.
bottom /ˈbɑːtəm/ A2	noun - the lowest point or part of something.
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep. verb - experience dreams during sleep.
close /kloʊz/ A1	verb - move (something) so as to cover an opening; shut. adjective - near in space or time.
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - come into or be in contact with (something).
dive /daɪv/ B1	verb - plunge head first into water.

Key Grammar Structures

• well you only need the light when it's burning low

  ➔ Conditional Clause with "when"

  ➔ The sentence expresses a condition and its consequence. "When it's burning low" introduces the condition under which you need the light. The verb tense in both clauses reflects a general truth or typical situation.

• only miss the sun when it starts to snow

  ➔ Inversion (Implied) for Emphasis and Conditional Clause with "when"

  ➔ The phrase "only miss the sun" shows inversion for emphasis. The main point is that you only feel the lack of something when a specific condition is met. The "when" clause provides the condition.

• only know you love her when you let her go

  ➔ Conditional sentence structure (implied "if") with adverbial clause of time ("when")

  ➔ This uses a "when" clause to imply a conditional relationship. It means "You only realize you love her *if* you let her go". The "only" emphasizes the exclusivity of this condition for understanding your love.

• staring at the bottom of your glass

  ➔ Present Participle as Adjective

  ➔ The word "staring" is used as an adjective to describe the action of looking intently. It modifies the understood subject.

• hoping one day you'll make a dream last

  ➔ Gerund Phrase and Future Tense

  ➔ "Hoping" introduces a gerund phrase, expressing a desire or aspiration. "You'll make" is the simple future tense.

• dreams come slow and they go so fast

  ➔ Simple Present Tense for General Truths

  ➔ The use of the simple present tense, "come" and "go", indicates a general truth about the nature of dreams.

• cause love comes slow and it goes so fast

  ➔ Simple Present Tense for General Truths, Compound Sentence

  ➔ This expresses a general observation about love. "Comes" and "goes" are in the simple present, indicating a timeless truth. The sentence is compound, joined by the conjunction "and".

• Courts you love to too much and you dive too deep

  ➔ Adverb "too" modifying adjectives/verbs, coordinated clauses

  ➔ The adverb "too" intensifies the adjectives/verbs (love, dive), indicating excess. The clauses are coordinated by "and".