Let's Start from Here – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Joanna Wang

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the smooth, mellow sounds of 'Let's Start from Here' by Joanna Wang. This song offers a great opportunity to learn English through its clear, heartfelt lyrics about new beginnings. Its gentle melody and Wang's distinct, rich vocals make it a memorable and enjoyable way to practice the language, all while exploring a pivotal song from a unique and talented artist.

[English]

Giving up, why should I

I've come too far to forget

We're beautiful, we just got lost

Somewhere along the way

So much was missing when you went away

Let's start from here, leave the past behind

Change our minds, we don't need a finish line

Let's take this chance, don't overthink it

All those promises we couldn't keep

I don't care where we go

Let's start from here

Standing here, face to face

A finger on your lips

Don't say a word, hold your silence

Silence surrounds us now

Even when you were gone, I felt you everywhere

Let's start from here, leave the past behind

Change our minds, we don't need a finish line

Let's take this chance, don't overthink it

All those promises we couldn't keep

I don't care where we go

Let's start from here

I've never been one to open up

But you've always been the voice inside

The only warmth in my cold heart

Let's start from here, leave the past behind

Change our minds, we don't need a finish line

Let's take this chance, don't overthink it

All those promises we couldn't keep

Let's start from here, leave the past behind

Change our minds, we don't need a finish line

Let's take this chance, don't overthink it

All those promises we couldn't keep

I don't care where we go

Let's start from here

Let's start from here

Let's start from here

...

[Chinese]

Giving up, why should I

I've come too far to forget

We're beautiful, we just got lost

Somewhere along the way

So much was missing when you went away

Let's start from here, lose the past

Change our minds, we don't need a finish line

Let's take this chance don't think too deep

Of all those promises we couldn't seem to keep

I don't care where we go

Let's start from here

Standing here face to face

A finger on your lips

Don't say a word don't make a sound

Silence surrounds us now

Even when you were gone I felt you everywhere

Let's start from here, lose the past

Change our minds, we don't need a finish line

Let's take this chance don't think too deep

Of all those promises we couldn't seem to keep

I don't care where we go

Let's start from here

I've never been the one to open up

But you've always been the voice within

The only warmth from my cold heart

Let's start from here, lose the past

Change our minds, we don't need a finish line

Let's take this chance don't think too deep

Of all those promises

Let's start from here, lose the past

Change our minds, we don't need a finish line

Let's take this chance don't think too deep

Of all those promises we couldn't seem to keep

I don't care where we go

Let's start from here

Let's start from here

Let's start from here

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
forget /fərˈɡet/ A2	verb - to fail to remember
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind
lost /lɔːst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; no longer possessed verb - past tense of lose
start /stɑːrt/ A1	verb - to begin
past /pæst/ A2	noun - time that has gone by
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential or very important
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - a possibility of something happening
promises /ˈprɒmɪsɪz/ B1	noun - assurances that one will do something
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front of the head
lips /lɪps/ A1	noun - either of the two fleshy parts forming the edge of the mouth
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B1	noun - complete absence of sound
felt /felt/ A2	verb - past tense of feel (to experience an emotion or sensation)
open /ˈoʊpən/ A1	verb - to allow access or passage
voice /vɔɪs/ A1	noun - the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth
warmth /wɔːrmθ/ B2	noun - the state of being warm; moderate heat
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation

Key Grammar Structures

• We've come too far to forget

  ➔ Present perfect tense used with 'have/has' + past participle to indicate an action that happened at an unspecified time before now.

  ➔ The phrase indicates an experience or completed action relevant to the present moment.

• Let's start from here

  ➔ Imperative form with 'let's' (let us) used to make a suggestion or proposal.

  ➔ It is a suggestion to begin something together from the current point.

• Change our minds

  ➔ Imperative form with 'change' to express a request or suggestion to alter one's opinion.

  ➔ It urges or suggests that they shift their perspective or decision.

• Don't make a sound

  ➔ Negative imperative with 'don't' + base verb to give a command not to do something.

  ➔ It instructs someone to remain silent or not to make any noise.

• Even when you were gone I felt you everywhere

  ➔ Past simple tense used with 'when' to indicate a specific time in the past and 'felt' to describe a past sensation.

  ➔ It expresses that the feeling persisted even in the absence of the person.

• I've never been the one to open up

  ➔ Present perfect tense with 'have/has' + 'never' + past participle to indicate an experience of not having done something before.

  ➔ It suggests that the speaker has difficulty or reluctance to express personal feelings.

• Let's start from here, lose the past

  ➔ Imperative + infinitive structure 'Let's' + base verb; also, the phrase 'lose the past' uses the verb 'lose' in infinitive form as part of a suggestion.

  ➔ It combines a suggestion to begin anew with an encouragement to let go of the past.