[music]
00:12
[music]
00:23
>> Well, you only need the light when it's
00:26
burning [music] low.
00:28
Only miss the sun when it starts to
00:30
snow. Only know you lover when you let
00:32
her go. [music]
00:35
Only know you've been high when you're
00:39
feeling low. [music]
00:41
Only hate the road when you're missing
00:43
home.
00:45
Only know you lover when you let her go.
00:46
And you let her go.
00:52
>> [music]
00:58
[music]
01:03
>> Staring at the bottom of your glass,
01:05
hoping one day you'll make a dream
01:08
[music] last. But dreams come slow and
01:10
they go so fast.
01:12
You see [music] her when you close your
01:18
eyes. Maybe one day you'll understand
01:20
why
01:23
>> [music]
01:23
>> everything you touch surely dies.
01:24
But you only need [music] the light when
01:30
it's burning low.
01:31
Only miss the sun when it starts to
01:33
snow. Only know you [music] lover when
01:35
you let her go.
01:38
Only know you've been high when you're
01:42
[music] feeling low.
01:44
Only hate the road when you're missing
01:46
home.
01:48
Only [music] know you lover when you let
01:49
[singing] her go.
01:51
>> [music]
01:55
>> Staring at the ceiling in the dark, same
01:56
old empty feeling in your heart. Cuz
01:59
love [music] comes slow and it goes so
02:02
[singing] fast.
02:05
Well, you see her when you fall asleep,
02:09
>> [music]
02:11
>> but never to touch and never to keep cuz
02:11
you loved her too much and you dived too
02:14
deep.
02:17
Well, you only need the light when
02:21
[music] it's burning low.
02:22
Only miss the sun when it starts to
02:24
snow. Only know your lover when you let
02:26
her go.
02:29
Only know [music] you've been high when
02:33
you're feeling low.
02:35
Only hate the road when you're missing
02:37
home.
02:39
Only know [music] your lover when you
02:40
let her go.
02:42
When you let her go. [music]
02:46
When you let [music] her go. [singing]
02:53
>> [music]
02:58
>> When you let her go.
02:59
>> [music]
03:04
>> Cuz you only [music] need the light when
03:12
it's burning low.
03:14
Only miss the sun when it starts to
03:16
snow. Only know [music] your lover when
03:18
you let her go.
03:20
Only know [music] you've been high when
03:25
you're feeling low.
03:27
Only hate the road when you're missing
03:28
home. [music]
03:30
Only know your lover when you let her
03:32
go.
03:34
>> [music]
03:36
>> Cuz you only need the light when it's
03:38
burning low.
03:40
Only miss the sun [music] when it starts
03:41
to snow. Only know your lover when you
03:43
let her go.
03:46
>> [music]
03:47
>> Only know you've been high when you're
03:51
feeling low.
03:53
Only hate the road when you're missing
03:56
home.
03:58
Only know your lover when you let her
03:59
go.
04:01
And you let her go.
04:06
>> [music]
04:14
[music]
04:24
[music]
04:32
[music]
04:37
>> Well, you only need the light when it's
04:39
burning low.
04:41
Only miss [music] the sun when it starts
04:43
to snow. Only know your lover when you
04:45
let [music and singing] her go.
04:48
Only know you've been high when [music]
04:52
you're feeling low.
04:54
Only hate the road when you're missing
04:56
home. [music]
04:58
Only know your lover when you let her
04:59
go.
05:01
>> [music]
05:03
>> And you let her go.
05:05
>> [music]
05:09
[music]
05:15
>> Staring at [music] the bottom of a
05:18
glass, hoping one day you make a dream
05:20
last. But dreams [music] come slow and
05:23
they go so fast.
05:26
You see it when you close your eyes.
05:31
Maybe one day you'll understand why
05:34
[music]
05:36
everything you touch surely dies.
05:37
But you only need the light [music] when
05:43
it's burning low.
05:45
Only miss the sun it starts to snow.
05:46
[music]
05:49
Only know you love her when you let her
05:50
go.
05:51
>> [music]
05:55
>> Only know you've been high when you're
05:56
feeling low.
05:57
Only hate the road when you're missing
05:59
home.
06:01
>> [music]
06:02
>> Only know you love her when you let her
06:02
go.
06:04
>> [music]
06:07
>> Staring at the ceiling in the dark. Same
06:09
old empty [music] feeling in your heart.
06:12
Cuz love comes slow and it goes so fast.
06:15
Well, you [music] see her when you fall
06:22
asleep. But never to touch and never to
06:23
keep cuz you loved her too much [music]
06:27
and you dove too deep.
06:29
Well, you only [music] need the light
06:34
when it's burning low.
06:35
Only miss the sun when it starts to
06:37
snow. Only know [music] you love her
06:39
when you let her go.
06:42
Only know [music] you've been high when
06:47
you're feeling low.
06:48
Only hate the road when you're missing
06:50
home.
06:52
Only know you [music] love her when you
06:53
let her go.
06:55
And you let her go.
06:59
>> [music]
07:01
>> And you let her [singing] go.
07:06
And you [music] let her go.
07:12
>> [music]
07:22
>> Cuz you only need the light when [music]
07:25
it's burning low.
07:27
Only miss the sun when it starts to
07:29
snow. Only know you love her when you
07:31
let her go.
07:34
>> [music]
07:36
>> Only know you've been high when you're
07:38
feeling low.
07:40
Only hate the road when you're missing
07:42
home. [music]
07:44
Only know you love her when you let her
07:45
go.
07:47
Cuz you [music] only need the light when
07:51
it's burning low.
07:53
Only miss the sun [music] when it starts
07:55
to snow.
07:57
Only know you love her when you let her
07:58
go.
08:00
>> [music]
08:03
>> Only know you've been high when you're
08:05
feeling low.
08:07
Only hate the road when you're missing
08:09
home.
08:11
Only know you love her when you let her
08:12
go.
08:14
And you let her go.
08:19
>> [music]
08:51
>> Well, you only need the light when it's
08:52
burning low.
08:54
Only miss the sun when [music] it starts
08:56
to snow. Only know you love her when you
08:58
let her go.
09:01
>> [music]
09:03
>> Only know you've been high when you're
09:05
feeling low. [music]
09:07
Only hate the road when you're missing
09:09
home.
09:11
Only know you love her when you let
09:12
[music] her go.
09:14
And you let her go.
09:18
>> [music]
09:21
[music]
09:29
>> Staring at the bottom of your [music]
09:32
glass, hoping one day you'll make a
09:33
dream
09:36
but dreams come slow and they go [music]
09:37
so fast.
09:39
You see [music] her when you close your
09:44
eyes. Maybe one day you'll understand
09:46
why everything you touch surely dies.
09:49
[music]
09:52
But you only need the [music] light when
09:56
it's burning low.
09:58
Only miss the sun when it starts [music]
09:59
to snow. Only know you love her when you
10:01
let her go.
10:04
Only know you've been high when you're
10:09
feeling low. [music]
10:11
Only hate the road when you're missing
10:12
home.
10:14
Only [music] know you love her when you
10:15
let [singing] her go.
10:17
Staring at the ceiling in the dark.
10:23
[music]
10:24
Same old empty feeling in your heart cuz
10:25
love comes slow and it goes so fast.
10:28
Where you see her when you fall asleep,
10:35
but never to [music] touch her, never to
10:38
keep cuz you loved her too much and you
10:40
dove too deep.
10:42
>> [music]
10:47
>> Where you only need the light when it's
10:47
burning low.
10:49
Only miss the sun when [music] it starts
10:50
to snow. Only know you love her when you
10:53
let her go.
10:55
>> [music]
10:58
>> Only know you've been high when you're
11:00
feeling low.
11:02
Only [music] hate the road when you're
11:03
missing home.
11:05
Only know you love her when you let her
11:07
go.
11:09
And you let her go. [music]
11:13
Oh, oh.
11:15
>> [music]
11:19
>> And you let her go.
11:19
Oh,
11:21
oh.
11:23
>> [music]
11:24
>> When you let her go.
11:25
>> [music]
11:36
>> Cuz you only need the light when it's
11:38
burning low. [music]
11:40
Only miss the sun when it starts to
11:42
snow. Only know you love her when you
11:44
let her go.
11:47
>> [music]
11:51
>> Only know you've been high when you're
11:51
feeling low.
11:53
Only hate the road when you're missing
11:55
[music] home. Only know you love her
11:57
when you let her go.
11:59
>> [music]
12:03
>> Cuz you only need the light when it's
12:04
burning low.
12:06
>> [music]
12:07
>> Only miss the sun when it starts to
12:08
snow.
12:10
Only know you love her when you let her
12:11
go.
12:13
>> [music]
12:14
>> Only know you've been high when you're
12:18
feeling low.
12:20
Only hate the road when you're missing
12:22
home.
12:24
Only know you love her when you let her
12:26
go.
12:28
And you let her go.
12:33
>> [music]
12:47
[music]
12:58
[music]
13:02
>> Well, you only need the light when it's
13:05
burning low.
13:07
Only miss [music] the sun when it starts
13:09
to snow. Only know you love her when you
13:11
let [music] her go.
13:14
Only know [music] you've been high when
13:18
you're feeling low.
13:20
Only hate the road when you're missing
13:22
home.
13:24
Only know you love her you let her go.
13:25
>> [music]
13:28
>> And you let her go.
13:31
>> [music]
13:36
>> Staring at the bottom of your glass,
13:45
hoping one [music] day you'll make a
13:47
dream last. But dreams come slow and
13:49
they go so [music] fast.
13:52
You see her when you close your eyes.
13:57
Maybe one day you'll understand [music]
14:00
why everything you touch surely dies.
14:02
But you only need the light when it's
14:09
burning [music] low.
14:11
Only miss the sun when it starts to
14:13
snow. Only know you're lover when you
14:15
let her go.
14:17
>> [music]
14:18
>> Only know you've been high when you're
14:22
feeling low.
14:24
Only [music] hate the road when you're
14:25
missing home.
14:27
Only know you're lover when you let her
14:29
go.
14:31
Staring at the ceiling in [music] the
14:36
dark. Same old empty feeling in your
14:37
heart. Cuz love comes [music] slow and
14:41
it goes so fast.
14:43
Where you [music] see her when you fall
14:48
asleep. But never to touch never to
14:50
keep. Cuz you loved her too much [music]
14:53
and you dive too deep.
14:55
Where you only need [music] the light
15:00
when it's burning low.
15:02
Only miss the sun when it starts to
15:04
snow. Only know [music] you're lover
15:06
when you let her go.
15:08
>> [music]
15:13
>> Only know you've been high when you're
15:13
feeling low.
15:15
Only hate the road when you're missing
15:16
home.
15:19
Only know you're [music] lover when you
15:20
let her go.
15:21
And you let her go.
15:26
>> [music]
15:27
>> And you let her go. [music and singing]
15:32
>> [music]
15:38
>> When you let her go.
15:38
Cuz you only [music] need the light when
15:51
it's burning low.
15:53
Only miss the sun when it starts to
15:55
snow. Only know your lover when you let
15:57
her go.
16:00
>> [music]
16:02
>> Only know you've been high when you
16:04
feeling low.
16:06
Only hate the road when you're missing
16:08
home. [music]
16:10
Only know your lover when you let her
16:11
go.
16:13
Cuz you only need the light when [music]
16:17
it's burning low.
16:19
Only miss the sun when it starts to
16:21
snow. Only know your lover when you let
16:23
[music] her go.
16:26
Only know you've been high when you're
16:31
feeling low.
16:33
Only hate the road when you're missing
16:35
home.
16:37
Only know your lover when you let her
16:39
go.
16:41
And you let her go.
16:46
>> [music]
16:54
[music]
17:18
>> Well, you only need the light when it's
17:18
burning low.
17:20
Only [music] miss the sun when it starts
17:22
to snow. Only know your lover when you
17:24
let her go. [singing]
17:27
>> [music]
17:30
>> Only know you've been high when you're
17:31
feeling low.
17:33
Only hate the road when you're missing
17:35
home.
17:37
Only know your lover when you let
17:38
[music and singing] her go.
17:40
And you let her go.
17:44
>> [music]
17:48
>> Staring [music] at the bottom of your
17:58
glass, hoping one day you'll make a
18:00
dream last. But dreams come slow [music]
18:02
and they go so fast.
18:05
You see [music] her when you close your
18:10
eyes. Maybe one day [singing] you'll
18:12
understand why. Everything you touch
18:15
surely dies.
18:18
But you only need the light when [music]
18:22
it's burning low.
18:24
Only miss the sun when it starts to
18:26
snow. Only know your lover [music] when
18:28
you let her go.
18:30
Only know [music] you've been high when
18:35
you're feeling low.
18:37
Only hate the road when you're missing
18:39
home. [music]
18:41
Only know your lover when you let her
18:42
go.
18:44
Staring at the ceiling in the dark, same
18:49
[music] old empty feeling in your heart.
18:51
Cuz love comes slow and it goes so fast.
18:54
>> [music]
18:59
>> Well, you see her when you fall asleep,
19:01
but never to touch and never to keep.
19:04
[music] Cuz you loved her too much and
19:06
you dove too deep.
19:09
Well, you need the light when it's
19:13
[music] burning low.
19:15
Only miss the sun when it starts to
19:17
snow. Only know you love her when you
19:19
let her go.
19:21
Only know you've [music] been high when
19:26
you're feeling low.
19:28
Only hate the road when you're missing
19:30
home.
19:32
Only know [music] you love her when you
19:33
let her go.
19:34
And you let [music] her go.
19:39
Oh, whoa.
19:41
And you let her go.
19:45
Oh, whoa.
19:47
Oh, no.
19:49
>> [music]
19:50
>> When you let her go.
19:52
>> [music]
19:55
[music]
19:59
[music]
20:04
>> Cuz you only need the light when it's
20:04
burning low.
20:06
Only miss the sun when it starts to
20:08
snow. Only know you [music] love her
20:10
when you let her go.
20:13
Only know you've been high when you're
20:17
feeling low.
20:19
Only hate the road when you're missing
20:21
home. [music]
20:23
Only know you love her when you let her
20:24
go.
20:26
>> [music]
20:28
>> Cuz you only need the light when it's
20:30
burning low.
20:32
Only miss the sun when it starts [music]
20:34
to snow. Only know you love her when you
20:36
let her go.
20:39
>> [music]
20:40
>> Only know you've been high when you're
20:44
feeling low.
20:46
Only hate the road when you're missing
20:48
home.
20:50
Only know you love her when you let her
20:52
go.
20:54
And you let her go.
20:59
>> [music]
21:19
[music]
21:30
[music]
21:42
[singing]
21:51
[music]
21:53
[music]
22:04
[music]
22:16
[music]
22:29
>> Well, you only need the light when it's
22:32
burning [singing] low.
22:34
Only miss the sun when it starts to
22:35
snow. [music]
22:38
Only know your lover when you let her
22:39
go.
22:41
>> [music]
22:44
>> Only know you've been high when you're
22:45
feeling low.
22:47
Only hate the road when you're missing
22:48
home.
22:50
Only know your lover when you let her
22:52
go. [music and singing]
22:54
And you let her go.
22:58
>> [music]
23:04
>> Staring at the bottom of [music] your
23:11
glass, hoping one day you'll make a
23:13
dream last. But dreams come slow and
23:16
they go so [music] fast.
23:18
You see her when you close your eyes.
23:24
Maybe one [music] day you'll understand
23:26
why everything you touch surely dies.
23:29
But you only need the light [music] when
23:35
it's burning low.
23:37
Only miss the sun when it starts to
23:39
snow.
23:41
Only know your lover when you let her
23:42
go. [music]
23:44
Only know you've been high when you're
23:48
[music] feeling low.
23:50
Only hate the road when you're missing
23:52
home.
23:54
Only know your lover when you let her
23:55
go. [music]
23:57
Staring at the ceiling in the dark.
24:02
[music]
24:04
Same old empty feeling in your heart.
24:05
Cuz love comes slow [music]
24:08
and it goes so fast.
24:09
Well, you see [music] her when you fall
24:14
asleep, but never to touch and never to
24:16
keep. Cuz [singing] you loved her too
24:19
much and you dived too deep.
24:21
Well, you [music] only need the light
24:26
when it's burning low.
24:28
Only miss the sun when it starts to
24:30
snow. Only know your lover when you let
24:32
her go. [music]
24:35
Only know you've been high when you're
24:39
[music] feeling low.
24:41
Only hate the road when you're missing
24:43
home.
24:45
Only know your lover when you let her
24:46
go.
24:48
And you let her go. [music]
24:52
Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh.
24:54
And you let her go? [music]
24:58
Oh,
25:01
won't you
25:02
>> [music]
25:05
>> let her go?
25:05
>> [music]
25:10
>> Cuz you only need the light when it's
25:18
[music] burning low.
25:20
Only miss the sun when it starts to
25:21
snow. Only know you love her when you
25:24
let her go. [music]
25:26
Only know you've been high when you're
25:31
feeling low.
25:33
Only hate the road when you're missing
25:34
home.
25:36
Only [music] know you [singing] love her
25:37
when you let her go.
25:39
>> [music]
25:42
>> Cuz you only need the light when it's
25:43
burning low.
25:45
Only miss the sun when [music] it starts
25:47
to snow. Only know you love her when you
25:49
let her go.
25:52
>> [music]
25:56
>> Only know you've been high when you're
25:57
feeling low.
25:59
Only hate the road when you're missing
26:01
home.
26:03
Only know you love her when you let her
26:05
go.
26:07
And you let her go.
26:12
Lyrics & Translation
Explore the clear, narrative-driven songwriting of 'Let Her Go' to improve your English. This song is perfect for language learners due to its steady tempo, frequent use of idiomatic expressions regarding life and relationships, and simple, conversational structure.
[English]
[music]
[music]
>> Well, you only need the light when it's
burning [music] low.
Only miss the sun when it starts to
snow. Only know you lover when you let
her go. [music]
Only know you've been high when you're
feeling low. [music]
Only hate the road when you're missing
home.
Only know you lover when you let her go.
And you let her go.
>> [music]
[music]
>> Staring at the bottom of your glass,
hoping one day you'll make a dream
[music] last. But dreams come slow and
they go so fast.
You see [music] her when you close your
eyes. Maybe one day you'll understand
why
>> [music]
>> everything you touch surely dies.
But you only need [music] the light when
it's burning low.
Only miss the sun when it starts to
snow. Only know you [music] lover when
you let her go.
Only know you've been high when you're
[music] feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home.
Only [music] know you lover when you let
[singing] her go.
>> [music]
>> Staring at the ceiling in the dark, same
old empty feeling in your heart. Cuz
love [music] comes slow and it goes so
[singing] fast.
Well, you see her when you fall asleep,
>> [music]
>> but never to touch and never to keep cuz
you loved her too much and you dived too
deep.
Well, you only need the light when
[music] it's burning low.
Only miss the sun when it starts to
snow. Only know your lover when you let
her go.
Only know [music] you've been high when
you're feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home.
Only know [music] your lover when you
let her go.
When you let her go. [music]
When you let [music] her go. [singing]
>> [music]
>> When you let her go.
>> [music]
>> Cuz you only [music] need the light when
it's burning low.
Only miss the sun when it starts to
snow. Only know [music] your lover when
you let her go.
Only know [music] you've been high when
you're feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home. [music]
Only know your lover when you let her
go.
>> [music]
>> Cuz you only need the light when it's
burning low.
Only miss the sun [music] when it starts
to snow. Only know your lover when you
let her go.
>> [music]
>> Only know you've been high when you're
feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home.
Only know your lover when you let her
go.
And you let her go.
>> [music]
[music]
[music]
[music]
>> Well, you only need the light when it's
burning low.
Only miss [music] the sun when it starts
to snow. Only know your lover when you
let [music and singing] her go.
Only know you've been high when [music]
you're feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home. [music]
Only know your lover when you let her
go.
>> [music]
>> And you let her go.
>> [music]
[music]
>> Staring at [music] the bottom of a
glass, hoping one day you make a dream
last. But dreams [music] come slow and
they go so fast.
You see it when you close your eyes.
Maybe one day you'll understand why
[music]
everything you touch surely dies.
But you only need the light [music] when
it's burning low.
Only miss the sun it starts to snow.
[music]
Only know you love her when you let her
go.
>> [music]
>> Only know you've been high when you're
feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home.
>> [music]
>> Only know you love her when you let her
go.
>> [music]
>> Staring at the ceiling in the dark. Same
old empty [music] feeling in your heart.
Cuz love comes slow and it goes so fast.
Well, you [music] see her when you fall
asleep. But never to touch and never to
keep cuz you loved her too much [music]
and you dove too deep.
Well, you only [music] need the light
when it's burning low.
Only miss the sun when it starts to
snow. Only know [music] you love her
when you let her go.
Only know [music] you've been high when
you're feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home.
Only know you [music] love her when you
let her go.
And you let her go.
>> [music]
>> And you let her [singing] go.
And you [music] let her go.
>> [music]
>> Cuz you only need the light when [music]
it's burning low.
Only miss the sun when it starts to
snow. Only know you love her when you
let her go.
>> [music]
>> Only know you've been high when you're
feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home. [music]
Only know you love her when you let her
go.
Cuz you [music] only need the light when
it's burning low.
Only miss the sun [music] when it starts
to snow.
Only know you love her when you let her
go.
>> [music]
>> 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.
>> [music]
>> Well, you only need the light when it's
burning low.
Only miss the sun when [music] it starts
to snow. Only know you love her when you
let her go.
>> [music]
>> Only know you've been high when you're
feeling low. [music]
Only hate the road when you're missing
home.
Only know you love her when you let
[music] her go.
And you let her go.
>> [music]
[music]
>> Staring at the bottom of your [music]
glass, hoping one day you'll make a
dream
but dreams come slow and they go [music]
so fast.
You see [music] her when you close your
eyes. Maybe one day you'll understand
why everything you touch surely dies.
[music]
But you only need the [music] light when
it's burning low.
Only miss the sun when it starts [music]
to snow. Only know you love her when you
let her go.
Only know you've been high when you're
feeling low. [music]
Only hate the road when you're missing
home.
Only [music] know you love her when you
let [singing] her go.
Staring at the ceiling in the dark.
[music]
Same old empty feeling in your heart cuz
love comes slow and it goes so fast.
Where you see her when you fall asleep,
but never to [music] touch her, never to
keep cuz you loved her too much and you
dove too deep.
>> [music]
>> Where you only need the light when it's
burning low.
Only miss the sun when [music] it starts
to snow. Only know you love her when you
let her go.
>> [music]
>> Only know you've been high when you're
feeling low.
Only [music] hate the road when you're
missing home.
Only know you love her when you let her
go.
And you let her go. [music]
Oh, oh.
>> [music]
>> And you let her go.
Oh,
oh.
>> [music]
>> When you let her go.
>> [music]
>> Cuz you only need the light when it's
burning low. [music]
Only miss the sun when it starts to
snow. Only know you love her when you
let her go.
>> [music]
>> Only know you've been high when you're
feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
[music] home. Only know you love her
when you let her go.
>> [music]
>> Cuz you only need the light when it's
burning low.
>> [music]
>> Only miss the sun when it starts to
snow.
Only know you love her when you let her
go.
>> [music]
>> 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.
>> [music]
[music]
[music]
>> Well, you only need the light when it's
burning low.
Only miss [music] the sun when it starts
to snow. Only know you love her when you
let [music] her go.
Only know [music] you've been high when
you're feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home.
Only know you love her you let her go.
>> [music]
>> And you let her go.
>> [music]
>> Staring at the bottom of your glass,
hoping one [music] day you'll make a
dream last. But dreams come slow and
they go so [music] fast.
You see her when you close your eyes.
Maybe one day you'll understand [music]
why everything you touch surely dies.
But you only need the light when it's
burning [music] low.
Only miss the sun when it starts to
snow. Only know you're lover when you
let her go.
>> [music]
>> Only know you've been high when you're
feeling low.
Only [music] hate the road when you're
missing home.
Only know you're lover when you let her
go.
Staring at the ceiling in [music] the
dark. Same old empty feeling in your
heart. Cuz love comes [music] slow and
it goes so fast.
Where you [music] see her when you fall
asleep. But never to touch never to
keep. Cuz you loved her too much [music]
and you dive too deep.
Where you only need [music] the light
when it's burning low.
Only miss the sun when it starts to
snow. Only know [music] you're lover
when you let her go.
>> [music]
>> Only know you've been high when you're
feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home.
Only know you're [music] lover when you
let her go.
And you let her go.
>> [music]
>> And you let her go. [music and singing]
>> [music]
>> When you let her go.
Cuz you only [music] need the light when
it's burning low.
Only miss the sun when it starts to
snow. Only know your lover when you let
her go.
>> [music]
>> Only know you've been high when you
feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home. [music]
Only know your lover when you let her
go.
Cuz you only need the light when [music]
it's burning low.
Only miss the sun when it starts to
snow. Only know your lover when you let
[music] her go.
Only know you've been high when you're
feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home.
Only know your lover when you let her
go.
And you let her go.
>> [music]
[music]
>> Well, you only need the light when it's
burning low.
Only [music] miss the sun when it starts
to snow. Only know your lover when you
let her go. [singing]
>> [music]
>> Only know you've been high when you're
feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home.
Only know your lover when you let
[music and singing] her go.
And you let her go.
>> [music]
>> Staring [music] at the bottom of your
glass, hoping one day you'll make a
dream last. But dreams come slow [music]
and they go so fast.
You see [music] her when you close your
eyes. Maybe one day [singing] you'll
understand why. Everything you touch
surely dies.
But you only need the light when [music]
it's burning low.
Only miss the sun when it starts to
snow. Only know your lover [music] when
you let her go.
Only know [music] you've been high when
you're feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home. [music]
Only know your lover when you let her
go.
Staring at the ceiling in the dark, same
[music] old empty feeling in your heart.
Cuz love comes slow and it goes so fast.
>> [music]
>> Well, you see her when you fall asleep,
but never to touch and never to keep.
[music] Cuz you loved her too much and
you dove too deep.
Well, you need the light when it's
[music] 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 [music] been high when
you're feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home.
Only know [music] you love her when you
let her go.
And you let [music] her go.
Oh, whoa.
And you let her go.
Oh, whoa.
Oh, no.
>> [music]
>> When you let her go.
>> [music]
[music]
[music]
>> Cuz you only need the light when it's
burning low.
Only miss the sun when it starts to
snow. Only know you [music] 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. [music]
Only know you love her when you let her
go.
>> [music]
>> Cuz you only need the light when it's
burning low.
Only miss the sun when it starts [music]
to snow. Only know you love her when you
let her go.
>> [music]
>> 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.
>> [music]
[music]
[music]
[singing]
[music]
[music]
[music]
[music]
>> Well, you only need the light when it's
burning [singing] low.
Only miss the sun when it starts to
snow. [music]
Only know your lover when you let her
go.
>> [music]
>> Only know you've been high when you're
feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home.
Only know your lover when you let her
go. [music and singing]
And you let her go.
>> [music]
>> Staring at the bottom of [music] your
glass, hoping one day you'll make a
dream last. But dreams come slow and
they go so [music] fast.
You see her when you close your eyes.
Maybe one [music] day you'll understand
why everything you touch surely dies.
But you only need the light [music] when
it's burning low.
Only miss the sun when it starts to
snow.
Only know your lover when you let her
go. [music]
Only know you've been high when you're
[music] feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home.
Only know your lover when you let her
go. [music]
Staring at the ceiling in the dark.
[music]
Same old empty feeling in your heart.
Cuz love comes slow [music]
and it goes so fast.
Well, you see [music] her when you fall
asleep, but never to touch and never to
keep. Cuz [singing] you loved her too
much and you dived too deep.
Well, you [music] only need the light
when it's burning low.
Only miss the sun when it starts to
snow. Only know your lover when you let
her go. [music]
Only know you've been high when you're
[music] feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home.
Only know your lover when you let her
go.
And you let her go. [music]
Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh.
And you let her go? [music]
Oh,
won't you
>> [music]
>> let her go?
>> [music]
>> Cuz you only need the light when it's
[music] burning low.
Only miss the sun when it starts to
snow. Only know you love her when you
let her go. [music]
Only know you've been high when you're
feeling low.
Only hate the road when you're missing
home.
Only [music] know you [singing] love her
when you let her go.
>> [music]
>> Cuz you only need the light when it's
burning low.
Only miss the sun when [music] it starts
to snow. Only know you love her when you
let her go.
>> [music]
>> 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.
Key Vocabulary
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| Vocabulary | Meanings |
|---|---|
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burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ A2 |
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lover /ˈlʌvər/ A2 |
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|
staring /ˈstɛərɪŋ/ B1 |
|
|
bottom /ˈbɒtəm/ A2 |
|
|
glass /ɡlɑːs/ A1 |
|
|
dream /driːm/ A2 |
|
|
ceiling /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ B1 |
|
|
empty /ˈɛmpti/ A2 |
|
|
heart /hɑːrt/ A1 |
|
|
asleep /əˈsliːp/ A2 |
|
|
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2 |
|
|
surely /ˈʃʊrli/ B1 |
|
|
dive /daɪv/ B1 |
|
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deep /diːp/ A2 |
|
|
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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You only need the light when it's burning low.
➔ Conditional 'when' clause
➔ The use of 'when' creates a condition or specific timing for the necessity of light.
-
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low.
➔ Present Perfect Tense
➔ The 'have been' structure refers to a state experienced in the past leading up to the present.
-
Hoping one day you'll make a dream last.
➔ Future Simple (will)
➔ Using 'will' to express a future prediction or desire about making a dream endure.
-
Everything you touch surely dies.
➔ Defining relative clause (reduced)
➔ The phrase 'Everything [that] you touch' contains a hidden relative pronoun 'that'.
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Never to touch and never to keep.
➔ Infinitive phrase as a post-modifier
➔ The infinitive 'to touch' describes the impossibility of the action.
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Cuz you loved her too much and you dove too deep.
➔ Causal conjunction (informal)
➔ 'Cuz' is a shortened form of 'because', used here to explain the reason for the loss.
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