Let Her Go – English Lyrics

• By: Passenger

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic world of 'Let Her Go.' This song is a perfect tool for learning English learners to study conditional structures (e.g., 'only knowing you love her when you let her go') and evocative vocabulary related to emotions and nature, all set to a hauntingly beautiful melody.

[English]

[music]

[music]

[music]

But you only need the light when [music]

it's burning Oh, only miss the sun when

it starts to snow. Only know you love

her when you let [music] her go.

Only know you've been high when [music]

you're feeling low. Only hate the road

when you're missing home. Only know you

love her when you let her [music] go.

And you let her go. [music]

>> [music]

>> staring at [music] the bottom of your

glass, hoping one day you'll make a

dream last, but dreams come slow and

they go so [music] fast.

You see it when you close your eyes.

Maybe one [music] day you'll understand

why everything you touch surely dies.

[music]

But 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 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 you

[music] love her when you let her go.

Staring [music] at the ceiling in the

dark. Same old empty feeling in your

[music] heart. Cuz love comes slow and

it goes so fast.

We [music] see you when you fall asleep,

but never to touch and never to [music]

keep course. You loved her too much and

you dive too deep.

You only need the light [music] when

it's burning low. Only miss the sun when

it starts to snow. Only know you love

her when you let [music] her go.

Only know you been high when [music] you

feeling low. Only hat when you missing.

Only know you [music] love her when you

let her go.

And you let her go. Would [music]

[music]

you let her go?

Will you [music] let her go?

[music]

Cuz [music] you only miss the light when

it's burning low. Only miss the sun when

[music]

snow. Only know you love when you let

go.

[music]

Only know you can high when you feel

low. Only hate the road when you're

missing home. Only know [music] you love

when you let go.

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 [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 you love her when you let her

go.

And you let her go.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

>> that 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 [music] her go.

Only [music] 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.

And you let her go.

Staring at [music] the bottom of your

clouds. Hoping one day you'll make a

dream last, [music] but dreams come slow

and they go so fast.

[music] You see it 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

[music] burning low. Only miss the sun

when it starts to snow. Only know you

love her when you let her go.

Only [music] 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 [music] go.

Staring at the ceiling in [music] the

dark. Same old empty feeling in your

heart. Cuz love comes slow and it goes

so fast.

We [music] see you when you fall asleep.

Never to touch and never to keep cause.

You love it too [music] much and you

dive too deep.

You only [music] need the life when it's

running low. Only miss the sun when it

starts to slow. Only know [music] you

love her when you let her go.

Only [music] know you've been high when

you feeling low. Only hate the road when

[music] you're moving on. Only know you

love her when you let her go.

Would you let her go?

[music]

Would you let her [music] go?

[music] Will you let her go?

Cuz

[music]

[music]

you only need the light when it's

running low. Only miss. [music]

Only know you love when you let go.

[music]

Only know you feel high when you feel

low. Only [music] hating

home.

Only know you love her when you let her

go. [music]

Cuz you only need a 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.

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]

>> that you only need the light [music]

when it's burning low. Only miss the sun

when it starts to snow. Only know you

love her when you [music] let her go.

Only [music] 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 [music] her go.

And you let her go. [music]

>> [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 it when you close your [music]

eyes. Maybe one day you'll understand

why everything [music] 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 you love

[music] her when you let her go.

Only [music] know you've 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.

[music]

Staring at the ceiling in the dark. Same

old [music] empty feeling in your heart.

Cuz love comes slow and it goes so fast.

We see you [music] when you fall asleep

but never to touch and never to keep

course. You [music] loved it too much

and you dive too deep.

You only [music] need the light when

it's burning low. Only miss the sun when

it starts to slow. Only [music] know you

love her when you let her go.

[music]

Only know you can high when you feeling

low. Only hat [music]

when you missing.

Only know you love her when you let her

go.

You let her go. [music]

Would

[music] you let her go?

[music]

Will you let her go?

[music]

Cuz you [music] only need the light when

it's running low. Only the sun.

Only know you [music] love her when you

let her go.

Only know [music] you can high when you

feel low. Only hate the road when you're

missing home. Only [music] know you love

her when you let go.

Cuz you only need a light [music] when

it's burning low. Only miss the sun when

it starts to snow. Only know you love

her when you [music] 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.

>> [music]

[music]

>> that you only need the light when it's

burning low. Only miss the sun when 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 [music] missing home. Only know

you love her when you let her go.

[music]

And you let her go.

>> [music]

>> Staring at the bottom of your glass,

hoping one day you'll make a dream last,

but [music] dreams come slow and they go

so fast.

[music]

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 when [music]

it's burning low. Only miss the sun when

it starts to smoke. Only know you

[music] 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

[music] you love her when you let her

go.

Staring at the ceiling in the dark. Same

old [music] empty feeling in your heart.

Cuz love comes slow and it goes so fast.

[music] We see you when you fall asleep,

but never to touch and never to keep

course. You loved it too much and

[music] you dive too deep.

You want to lose the [music] 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. [music]

Only know [music] you've been high when

you feeling low. Only hate the road when

you miss him. Only know you love her

when you let her go.

[music]

Would you let her home?

[music]

Would you let her [music]

go? [music]

Cuz you only need a light when it's

burning low. Only miss [music] the sun.

Only know you love when you let go.

Only know you can high when you feel

[music] low. Only hate the road when

you're missing home. Only know you

[music] love when you let go.

Cuz you only [music] need a light when

it's burning low. Only miss the sun when

it starts to snow. Only know you love

her when [music] 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.

>> [music]

>> Heat.

[music]

[music]

Heat.

[music]

Heat.

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music] Heat.

>> [music]

[music]

>> M.

la

[music]

in the GO.

[music]

Oh,

[music]

heat.

>> [music]

[music]

>> But you only need the light when it's

burning [music] low. Only miss the sun

when it starts to snow. Only know you

love her when you let her [music] go.

Only know you've been high when you're

feeling [music] low. Only hate the road

when you're missing home. Only know you

love her when you [music] 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 [music] see it when you close your

eyes. Maybe one day you'll understand

why [music] everything you touch surely

dies.

But you [music] 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 [music]

you're feeling low. Only hate the road

when you're missing home. Only know you

love her when you let her go.

[music] Staring at the ceiling in the

dark. Same old empty feeling in your

heart. [music] Cuz love comes slow and

it goes so fast.

We see you when you fall asleep, [music]

but never to touch and never to keep

course. You loved her too much and you

dive too deep. [music]

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.

Only know [music] you been high when you

feeling low. Only hat when you missing.

Only know you love her when you let her

go.

And you let her [music] go. Would

you [music] let her go?

Will you let her go? [music]

Cuz you only need the light [music] when

it's running low. Only miss.

[music] Only know you love her when you

let go.

Only [music] know you been high when you

feel low. Only hate the road when you're

missing home. Only know you love her

when you let her go.

[music]

Cuz you only need a 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.

>> [music]

[music]

>> But you only need the light [music] when

it's burning low. Only miss the sun when

it starts to snow. Only know you love

her when you let [music] her go.

Only [music] 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 [music] go.

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 fast.

>> [music]

>> You see it when you close your eyes.

Maybe one day you'll understand why.

Everything you touch surely dies.

[music]

But 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 her go. [music]

Only know you've been high when [music]

you're feeling low. Only hate the road

when you're missing home. Only know you

[music] love her when you let her go.

Staring [music] at the ceiling in the

dark. Same old empty feeling in your

heart. Cuz love comes slow and it goes

so fast.

We [music] see you when you fall asleep,

but never to touch and never to [music]

keep caught. You love it too much and

you dive too deep.

You want to lose the life [music] when

it's running low. Only miss the sun when

it starts to slow. Only know [music] you

love her when you let it go.

Only know you've been high when [music]

you feeling low. Only hate the road when

you're moving on. Only know you [music]

love her when you let her go.

Would you let her go? [music]

Would you let her go?

[music]

Will you let her go?

Cuz

[music]

[music] you only need the light when

it's running low. Only miss. [music]

Only know you love when you let go.

Only know you feel high when you feel

low. Only hate [music] the road when

you're missing home. Only know you love

her when you let her go.

[music]

Cuz you only need a light when it's

burning low. Only miss the sun when it

starts to snow. Only know you love her

[music] 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.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	adjective - Being on fire; very hot.
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - To feel sad because someone or something is not present.
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - The star around which the earth orbits.
snow /snoʊ/ A1	noun - Atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals.
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - Of great vertical extent; elevated.
low /loʊ/ A2	adjective - Of less than average height or stature.
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - A wide way leading from one place to another.
staring /ˈstɛərɪŋ/ B1	verb - Looking fixedly or vacantly at someone or something.
glass /ɡlæs/ A1	noun - A drinking vessel made of glass.
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
slow /sloʊ/ A1	adjective - Moving or operating at a low speed.
fast /fæst/ A1	adjective - Moving or capable of moving at high speed.
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2	verb - To perceive the intended meaning of words, a language, or a speaker.
dies /daɪz/ A2	verb - To stop living.
ceiling /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ B1	noun - The upper interior surface of a room.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - The center of a person's thoughts and emotions.

Key Grammar Structures

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

  ➔ Subordinate clause of time with 'when'

  ➔ The conjunction 'when' connects the main clause to the action that triggers the necessity of the light.

• Only know you've been high when you're feeling low.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'you've been' (you have been) describes a state that started in the past and relates to the present.

• Staring at the bottom of your glass

  ➔ Participial Phrase

  ➔ The present participle 'staring' functions as an adjective or modifier, describing the subject's current state.

• Maybe one day you'll understand why everything you touch surely dies.

  ➔ Relative Clause (Reduced)

  ➔ The clause 'everything (that) you touch' uses a hidden relative pronoun 'that' to connect the subject to the verb.

• Never to touch and never to keep

  ➔ Infinitive of Result

  ➔ The infinitive 'to touch' is used here to indicate a negative outcome or unrealized intention.

• Cuz you loved her too much and you dive too deep.

  ➔ Adverbial 'too' (intensifier)

  ➔ The word 'too' functions as an intensifier, indicating an excessive degree of the verb or adjective.

• Would you let her go?

  ➔ Modal verb for hypothetical inquiry

  ➔ The modal 'would' is used to ask about a possible future action or a hypothetical decision.

• Only know you've been high when you're feeling low.

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction 'when'

  ➔ Here, 'when' is used to contrast two opposite states, highlighting the irony of human experience.