Let It Go – English Lyrics

• By: James Bay
• Album: Chaos And The Calm

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and James Bay's 'Let It Go' offers a poignant and accessible entry point into modern English songwriting. The song's clear and emotive lyrics provide a great opportunity to understand storytelling and the expression of complex emotions. What makes this song special for learners is its universal theme of love and loss, articulated through simple yet profound language that is both easy to follow and deeply moving.

[English]

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♪ FROM WALKING HOME AND TALKING LOWS ♪

♪ SEEING CHIRPS IN EVENING CLOTHES WITH YOU ♪

♪ FROM NERVOUS TOUCH AND GETTING DRUNK ♪

♪ TO STAYING UP AND WAKING UP WITH YOU ♪

♪ NOW WE'RE SLIPPING NEAR THE EDGE ♪

♪ HOLDING SOMETHING WE DON'T NEED ♪

♪ OH, THIS DELUSION IN OUR HEADS ♪

♪ IS GONNA BRING US TO OUR KNEES ♪

♪ SO COME ON, LET IT GO ♪

♪ JUST LET IT BE ♪

♪ WHY DON'T YOU BE YOU ♪

♪ AND I'LL BE ME ♪

♪ EVERYTHING THAT'S BROKE ♪

♪ LEAVE IT TO THE BREEZE ♪

♪ WHY DON'T YOU BE YOU ♪

♪ AND I'LL BE ME ♪

♪ AND I'LL BE ME ♪

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♪ FROM THROWING CLOTHES ACROSS THE FLOOR ♪

♪ TO TEETH AND CLOTHES AND SLAMMING DOORS AT YOU ♪

♪ IF THIS IS ALL WE'RE LIVING FOR ♪

♪ WHY ARE WE DOING IT, DOING IT, DOING IT ANYMORE? ♪

♪ I USED TO RECOGNIZE MYSELF ♪

♪ IT'S FUNNY HOW REFLECTIONS CHANGE ♪

♪ WHEN WE'RE BECOMING SOMETHING ELSE ♪

♪ I THINK IT'S TIME TO WALK AWAY ♪

♪ COME ON, LET IT GO ♪

♪ JUST LET IT BE ♪

♪ WHY DON'T YOU BE YOU ♪

♪ AND I'LL BE ME ♪

♪ EVERYTHING THAT'S BROKE ♪

♪ LEAVE IT TO THE BREEZE ♪

♪ WHY DON'T YOU BE YOU ♪

♪ AND I'LL BE ME ♪

♪ AND I'LL BE ME ♪

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♪ TRYNA FIT YOUR HAND INSIDE MINE ♪

♪ WHEN WE KNOW IT JUST DON'T BELONG ♪

♪ THERE'S NO FORCE ON EARTH ♪

♪ COULD MAKE IT FEEL RIGHT, NO ♪

♪ TRYNA PUSH THIS PROBLEM UP THE HILL ♪

♪ WHEN IT'S JUST TOO HEAVY TO HOLD ♪

♪ THINK NOW IS THE TIME TO LET IT SLIDE ♪

♪ SO COME ON, LET IT GO ♪

♪ JUST LET IT BE ♪

♪ WHY DON'T YOU BE YOU ♪

♪ AND I'LL BE ME ♪

♪ EVERYTHING THAT'S BROKE ♪

♪ LEAVE IT TO THE BREEZE ♪

♪ LET THE ASHES FALL ♪

♪ FORGET ABOUT ME ♪

♪ SO COME ON, LET IT GO ♪

♪ JUST LET IT BE ♪

♪ WHY DON'T YOU BE YOU ♪

♪ AND I'LL BE ME ♪

♪ AND I'LL BE ME ♪

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