Let Her Go
Passenger · 2012
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- And you let her go
- Staring at the bottom of your glass
- Hoping one day you'll make a dream last
- But dreams come slow, and they go so fast
Sing it again — final chorus
- And you let her go
- Oh, oh, mm, oh
- And you let her go
- Oh, oh, uh, uh
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Only hate the road when you're missing home
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Hoping one day you'll make a dream last
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Maybe one day, you'll understand why
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Well, you see her when you fall asleep
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Staring at the bottom of your glass
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Only ? the sun when it starts to snow
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Hoping one day ? make a dream last
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Everything you ? surely dies
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Staring at the ? in the dark
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
But ? to touch and never to keep
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "know" in the whole song?
"know"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "you're" in the whole song?
"you're"
Exercise 24
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Let Her Go" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 25
If you could ask Passenger one question about "Let Her Go", what would it be and why?
Exercise 26
Rewrite the chorus of "Let Her Go" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 27
Write the full form of each contraction:
it's→you've→you're→you'll→
Exercise 28
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Let Her Go", what would happen instead?
Exercise 29
"Let Her Go" was released in 2012. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 30
Describe the mood of "Let Her Go" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?