Let Her Go – English Lyrics

• By: Passenger
• Album: Whispers

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the power of folk music with Passenger's hit song, "Let Her Go," a poignant exploration of love and loss. This song offers a chance to explore the nuances of the English language through its evocative lyrics and relatable themes of regret and appreciation. Delve into the emotional depths of the song and learn how to express complex feelings through simple yet powerful language .

[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 glass

Hoping one day you'll make a dream last

But dreams come slow, and they go so fast

...

You see her 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'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

...

Staring at the ceiling in the dark

Same old empty feeling in your heart

'Cause love comes slow, and it goes so fast

Well, you see her when you fall asleep

But never to touch and never to keep

'Cause you loved her too much, and you dived too deep

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

Oh, oh, mm, oh

And you let her go

Oh, oh, uh, uh

Well, you let her go

...

'Cause 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

...

'Cause 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

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ B1	verb - producing flames and heat
low /loʊ/ A1	adjective - of less than usual height or depth
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to feel sadness at the absence of (someone or something)
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to Earth
snow /snoʊ/ A1	verb - to fall as snow
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - at a great or specified height
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to feel intense dislike for
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a way or course for traveling between two places
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
bottom /ˈbɑːtəm/ A2	noun - the lowest point or part of something
glass /ɡlæs/ A1	noun - a hard, transparent substance used for making windows, bottles, and other objects
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs that detect light and enable sight
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to come into or be in contact with something
dies /daɪz/ A1	verb - to stop living
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood
deep /diːp/ A2	adjective - extending far down or in from the surface

Key Grammar Structures

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

  ➔ Conditional clause with "when"

  ➔ The word "when" introduces a condition; specifically, the need for light only arises under the condition that it is burning low. It's not a hypothetical condition like "if", but rather suggests a situation that regularly occurs.

• Only miss the sun when it starts to snow

  ➔ Adverb of Frequency with "only"

  ➔ The adverb "only" modifies the verb "miss," emphasizing that the feeling of missing the sun *only* occurs under the condition of snowfall. It emphasizes the exclusive timing of the feeling.

• Only know you love her when you let her go

  ➔ Complex sentence structure with repeated "only when"

  ➔ This line uses the construction "only + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + when + clause". The phrase "only when" highlights that knowing one's love is exclusively dependent on the act of letting go.

• Hoping one day you'll make a dream last

  ➔ Future tense with "will" contracted to "'ll"

  ➔ The contraction "'ll" is used for the auxiliary verb "will" to form the future tense, indicating a future action or state. It is a common contraction in informal English.

• Everything you touch surely dies

  ➔ Adverb of manner "surely"

  ➔ The adverb "surely" modifies the verb "dies," indicating the certainty or inevitability of the action. It suggests that death is bound to happen to anything the subject touches.

• 'Cause you loved her too much, and you dived too deep

  ➔ Use of "too" as an intensifier with adverbs

  ➔ The word "too" is used before the adverbs "much" and "deep" to intensify their meaning, indicating an excessive degree of love and depth. It implies that the love and emotional investment were extreme.