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(gentle music swells) 00:00
♪ It's always around me, all this noise, but ♪ 00:19
♪ Not nearly as loud as the voice saying ♪ 00:25
♪ "Let it happen, let it happen" ♪ 00:31
♪ It's gonna feel so good ♪ 00:34
♪ "Just let it happen, let it happen" ♪ 00:36
♪ All this running around ♪ 00:49
♪ Tryin' to cover my shadow ♪ 00:52
♪ A notion growing inside ♪ 00:56
♪ Now all the others seem shallow ♪ 01:00
♪ All this running around ♪ 01:04
♪ Bearing down on my shoulders ♪ 01:08
♪ I can hear an alarm ♪ 01:12
♪ It must be morning ♪ 01:15
♪ I heard about a whirlwind that's coming 'round ♪ 01:30
♪ It's gonna carry off all that isn't bound, and ♪ 01:36
♪ When it happens, when it happens ♪ 01:42
♪ I won't be holding on ♪ 01:45
♪ So let it happen, let it happen ♪ 01:48
♪ All this running around ♪ 01:56
♪ I can't fight it much longer ♪ 01:59
♪ Something's tryin' to get out ♪ 02:03
♪ And it's never been closer ♪ 02:07
♪ If my take-off fails ♪ 02:11
♪ Make up some other story ♪ 02:15
♪ But if I never come back ♪ 02:19
♪ Tell my mother I'm sorry ♪ 02:23
♪ I will not vanish and you will not scare me ♪ 02:49
♪ Try to get through it, try to bounce to it ♪ 02:52
♪ You were not thinkin' that I will not do it ♪ 02:56
♪ They be loving someone and I'm not that stupid ♪ 03:00
♪ Take the next ticket to take the next train ♪ 03:04
♪ Why would I do it? And you wanna think that ♪ 03:08
♪ I will not vanish and you will not scare me ♪ 03:24
♪ Try to get through it, try to bounce to it ♪ 03:27
♪ You were not thinkin' that I will not do it ♪ 03:31
♪ Oh, I'm ready for the moment and the sound ♪ 03:35
♪ Oh, but maybe I was ready all along ♪ 03:40
♪ Oh, I'm ready for the moment and the sound ♪ 03:45
♪ Oh, but maybe I was ready all along ♪ 03:51
♪ Oh baby, now I'm ready, moving on ♪ 03:57
♪ Oh, but maybe I was ready all along ♪ 04:03
♪ Oh, baby ♪ (music fades) 04:09

Let It Happen – English Lyrics

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Tame Impala
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The Slow Rush
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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(gentle music swells)

♪ It's always around me, all this noise, but ♪

♪ Not nearly as loud as the voice saying ♪

♪ "Let it happen, let it happen" ♪

♪ It's gonna feel so good ♪

♪ "Just let it happen, let it happen" ♪

♪ All this running around ♪

♪ Tryin' to cover my shadow ♪

♪ A notion growing inside ♪

♪ Now all the others seem shallow ♪

♪ All this running around ♪

♪ Bearing down on my shoulders ♪

♪ I can hear an alarm ♪

♪ It must be morning ♪

♪ I heard about a whirlwind that's coming 'round ♪

♪ It's gonna carry off all that isn't bound, and ♪

♪ When it happens, when it happens ♪

♪ I won't be holding on ♪

♪ So let it happen, let it happen ♪

♪ All this running around ♪

♪ I can't fight it much longer ♪

♪ Something's tryin' to get out ♪

♪ And it's never been closer ♪

♪ If my take-off fails ♪

♪ Make up some other story ♪

♪ But if I never come back ♪

♪ Tell my mother I'm sorry ♪

♪ I will not vanish and you will not scare me ♪

♪ Try to get through it, try to bounce to it ♪

♪ You were not thinkin' that I will not do it ♪

♪ They be loving someone and I'm not that stupid ♪

♪ Take the next ticket to take the next train ♪

♪ Why would I do it? And you wanna think that ♪

♪ I will not vanish and you will not scare me ♪

♪ Try to get through it, try to bounce to it ♪

♪ You were not thinkin' that I will not do it ♪

♪ Oh, I'm ready for the moment and the sound ♪

♪ Oh, but maybe I was ready all along ♪

♪ Oh, I'm ready for the moment and the sound ♪

♪ Oh, but maybe I was ready all along ♪

♪ Oh baby, now I'm ready, moving on ♪

♪ Oh, but maybe I was ready all along ♪

♪ Oh, baby ♪ (music fades)

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

happen

/ˈhæp.ən/

B2
  • verb
  • - to occur or take place

manage

/ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to succeed in doing something

feel

/fiːl/

A2
  • verb
  • - to become aware of a particular sensation or emotion

good

/ɡʊd/

A1
  • adjective
  • - having desirable or positive qualities

running

/ˈrʌn.ɪŋ/

B2
  • noun / verb (gerund)
  • - the action of moving fast on foot

cover

/ˈkʌv.ər/

B2
  • verb
  • - to place something over or upon something else

shadow

/ˈʃæd.əʊ/

B1
  • noun
  • - a dark area made by a body blocking light

notion

/ˈnəʊ.ʃən/

B2
  • noun
  • - a concept or idea

alarm

/əˈlɑːm/

B2
  • noun
  • - a signal warning of danger
  • verb
  • - to make someone worried or afraid

carry

/ˈkær.i/

B1

vanish

/ˈvæn.ɪʃ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to disappear suddenly and completely

sound

/saʊnd/

A2
  • noun / verb
  • - a noise, or to make a noise

move

/muːv/

A1
  • verb
  • - to change position or go from one place to another

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