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[Music] 00:00
you've always felt like a part you has 00:10
gone missing I know it's real but I'm 00:14
telling you it's closer than you know 00:17
I'm really trying to keep it cool now 00:20
don't you see that you're 00:23
fool it's time to open your 00:24
eyes and let 00:28
go 00:31
oh you got a lot of exes but none of 00:40
them know you better the stories you've 00:44
heard could be you and I hey let me 00:47
explain get to the reason why it's not 00:50
us you know there's no one else that 00:53
need you trust you know it's truth deep 00:54
inside 00:58
won't you let it 01:00
[Music] 01:01
go I'm sick and tired of seeing you in 01:21
pain your heads in the ha once you lean 01:24
on me I catch you if you f fall so take 01:27
a leap on fa you fixed ideas clouding up 01:30
in mind stop until Common Sense applies 01:33
the sun illuminates ah head need you to 01:37
let 01:41
[Music] 01:42
go I'm standing on the cliff side while 01:50
you tble way below the waves under 01:54
current pulls you 01:58
wi I try to guide you out to come on 02:00
just give me 02:06
your 02:09
oh we got to let 02:10
go let 02:16
go let 02:19
go you got to let 02:25
go let 02:28
go let go yeah 02:31
oh let 02:36
go oh we got to let go 02:40
[Music] 02:44
oh let 02:47
go let 02:52
[Music] 02:54
go let go 02:56
oh 03:00

We Gotta Let Go – English Lyrics

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Dive into the energetic world of modern English pop with 'We Gotta Let Go.' This track is perfect for learners to practice natural conversational phrases regarding emotions and decision-making, all set to a catchy beat that makes language acquisition feel like a party.

[English]
[Music]
you've always felt like a part you has
gone missing I know it's real but I'm
telling you it's closer than you know
I'm really trying to keep it cool now
don't you see that you're
fool it's time to open your
eyes and let
go
oh you got a lot of exes but none of
them know you better the stories you've
heard could be you and I hey let me
explain get to the reason why it's not
us you know there's no one else that
need you trust you know it's truth deep
inside
won't you let it
[Music]
go I'm sick and tired of seeing you in
pain your heads in the ha once you lean
on me I catch you if you f fall so take
a leap on fa you fixed ideas clouding up
in mind stop until Common Sense applies
the sun illuminates ah head need you to
let
[Music]
go I'm standing on the cliff side while
you tble way below the waves under
current pulls you
wi I try to guide you out to come on
just give me
your
oh we got to let
go let
go let
go you got to let
go let
go let go yeah
oh let
go oh we got to let go
[Music]
oh let
go let
[Music]
go let go
oh

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

missing

/ˈmɪsɪŋ/

A2
  • adjective
  • - not present or not found

fool

/fuːl/

B2
  • noun
  • - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently

stories

/ˈstɔːriz/

A1
  • noun
  • - accounts of past events

explain

/ɪkˈspleɪn/

A2
  • verb
  • - to make clear by describing

truth

/truːθ/

A2
  • noun
  • - the quality or state of being true

pain

/peɪn/

A2
  • noun
  • - physical suffering or discomfort

leap

/liːp/

B2
  • noun
  • - a forceful jump

fixed

/fɪkst/

B1
  • adjective
  • - fastened securely or unchanging

clouding

/ˈklaʊdɪŋ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to make obscure or confused

illuminates

/ɪˈluːmɪneɪts/

C1
  • verb
  • - to light up

cliff

/klɪf/

B1
  • noun
  • - a steep rock face

tumble

/ˈtʌmbl/

B2
  • verb
  • - to fall suddenly or clumsily

waves

/weɪvz/

A1
  • noun
  • - ridges of water moving on the surface of the sea

current

/ˈkʌrənt/

B1
  • noun
  • - a body of water moving in a definite direction

guide

/ɡaɪd/

A2
  • verb
  • - to show the way

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Key Grammar Structures

  • You've always felt like a part of you has gone missing

    ➔ Present Perfect Tense

    "You've" (You have) + past participle indicates an action or state that started in the past and continues to the present.

  • The stories you've heard could be you and I

    ➔ Modal Verb of Possibility (Could)

    "Could" is used here to suggest a hypothetical possibility or a future outcome.

  • I'm sick and tired of seeing you in pain

    ➔ Gerund after Preposition

    ➔ The verb "seeing" functions as a noun because it follows the preposition "of".

  • Once you lean on me, I'll catch you if you fall

    ➔ First Conditional (If clause + Future)

    ➔ The structure describes a real possibility: "if" (condition) leads to "I'll catch" (result).

  • There's no one else that I need you to trust

    ➔ Relative Clause

    "That I need you to trust" modifies the noun phrase "no one else".

  • I'm standing on the cliff side while you tumble way below

    ➔ Present Continuous

    "I'm standing" uses 'am + verb-ing' to describe an action happening exactly at this moment.

  • It's time to open your eyes and let go

    ➔ Infinitive Phrase

    "To open" is an infinitive used to indicate the purpose or the next required action.