Let Me Go – English Lyrics

• By: 3 Doors Down

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt lyrics and powerful rock sound of 3 Doors Down's "Let Me Go." This song offers a rich emotional landscape, exploring themes of personal struggles and the complexities of relationships, making it an excellent piece to understand expressive language and emotional depth in English rock music.

[English]

(LIGHT ROCK MUSIC)

♪ ONE MORE KISS COULD BE THE BEST THING ♪

♪ OR ONE MORE LIE COULD BE THE WORST ♪

♪ AND ALL THESE THOUGHTS ARE NEVER RESTING ♪

♪ AND YOU'RE NOT SOMETHING I DESERVE ♪

♪ IN MY HEAD THERE'S ONLY YOU NOW ♪

♪ THIS WORLD FALLS ON ME ♪

♪ IN THIS WORLD THERE'S REAL AND MAKE BELIEVE ♪

♪ AND THIS SEEMS REAL TO ME ♪

♪ AND YOU LOVE ME BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM ♪

♪ I'M TORN BETWEEN THIS LIFE I LEAD AND WHERE I STAND ♪

♪ AND YOU LOVE ME BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM ♪

♪ SO LET ME GO ♪

♪ LET ME GO ♪

♪ I DREAM AHEAD TO WHAT I HOPE FOR ♪

♪ AND I TURN MY BACK ON LOVING YOU ♪

♪ HOW CAN THIS LOVE BE A GOOD THING ♪

♪ AND I KNOW WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH ♪

♪ IN MY HEAD THERE'S ONLY YOU NOW ♪

♪ THIS WORLD FALLS ON ME ♪

♪ IN THIS WORLD THERE'S REAL AND MAKE BELIEVE ♪

♪ AND THIS SEEMS REAL TO ME ♪

♪ AND YOU LOVE ME BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM ♪

♪ I'M TORN BETWEEN THIS LIFE I LEAD AND WHERE I STAND ♪

♪ AND YOU LOVE ME BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM ♪

♪ SO LET ME GO, JUST LET ME GO ♪

♪ LET ME GO ♪

♪ AND NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY ♪

♪ I CAN'T ESCAPE THESE THINGS INSIDE ♪

♪ I KNOW, I KNOW ♪

♪ BUT ALL THE PIECES FALL APART ♪

♪ YOU WILL BE THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS, WHO KNOWS ♪

♪ YOU LOVE ME BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM ♪

♪ I'M TORN BETWEEN THIS LIFE I LEAD AND WHERE I STAND ♪

♪ AND YOU LOVE ME BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM ♪

♪ SO LET ME GO, JUST LET ME GO ♪

♪ YOU LOVE ME BUT YOU DON'T ♪

♪ YOU LOVE ME BUT YOU DON'T ♪

♪ YOU LOVE ME BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM ♪

♪ YOU LOVE ME BUT YOU DON'T ♪

♪ YOU LOVE ME BUT YOU DON'T ♪

♪ YOU LOVE ME BUT YOU DON'T KNOW ME ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
deserve /dɪˈzɜːrv/ B1	verb - to be worthy of something
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
let /lɛt/ A2	verb - to allow or permit
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move or travel to a place
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts or images during sleep verb - to imagine as a future possibility
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to want something to happen or be true
stand /stænd/ A2	verb - to be in an upright position
lead /liːd/ B1	verb - to guide or go first
stand /stænd/ A2	verb - to be in an upright position
inside /ˈɪnˌsaɪd/ A2	noun - the inner part of something

Key Grammar Structures

• AND YOU LOVE ME BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense to express a general truth or fact.

• I'M TORN BETWEEN THIS LIFE I LEAD AND WHERE I STAND

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to describe an ongoing state or action.

• HOW CAN THIS LOVE BE A GOOD THING

  ➔ Modal Verbs (can)

  ➔ The modal verb 'can' is used to express ability or possibility.

• LET ME GO

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give commands or requests.

• I DREAM AHEAD TO WHAT I HOPE FOR

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express habitual actions or general truths.

• AND ALL THE PIECES FALL APART

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to describe a general state or condition.

• NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY

  ➔ Adverbial Clause

  ➔ The adverbial clause provides additional information about the action in the main clause.