Learn English with Songs – Let it go by Frozen

Hi human!

So, everyone has gone crazy with the film “Frozen” and its soundtrack! Have you seen the film? Do you like it? We think it’s great to finally have movie’s with strong female main characters, so GO DISNEY!

In today’s “Learn English with Songs” post, we will be understanding the song “Let it go” sung by Idina Menzel.

Ready? Excellent.

1. Read the lyrics
2. Understand the vocabulary
3. SING!

Lyrics

The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation,
And it looks like I’m the queen.

The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn’t keep it in, heaven knows I tried

Don’t let them in, don’t let them see
Be the good girl you always have to be
Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know
Well, now they know

Let it go, let it go
Can’t hold it back anymore
Let it go, let it go
Turn away and slam the door

I don’t care
What they’re going to say
Let the storm rage on,
The cold never bothered me anyway

It’s funny how some distance
Makes everything seem small
And the fears that once controlled me
Can’t get to me at all

It’s time to see what I can do
To test the limits and break through
No right, no wrong, no rules for me
I’m free

Let it go, let it go
I am one with the wind and sky
Let it go, let it go
You’ll never see me cry

Here I stand
And here I’ll stay
Let the storm rage on

My power flurries through the air into the ground
My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around
And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast
I’m never going back,
The past is in the past

Let it go, let it go
And I’ll rise like the break of dawn
Let it go, let it go
That perfect girl is gone

Here I stand
In the light of day
Let the storm rage on,
The cold never bothered me anyway

Vocabulary

Glows – to shine with low light and heat but usually without flame.

Isolation – the state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others : the condition of being isolated.

Howling -producing the long, low sound made by strong wind.

Swirling – to move in circles or to cause (something) to move in circles.

Storm – an occurrence of bad weather in which there is a lot of rain, snow, etc., and often strong winds.

Heaven knows – Used when someone does not feel recognized or appreciated.

Conceal – to hide (something or someone) from sight.

Hold it back – prevent or restrict the advance, progress, or development of someone or something.

Slam – to close (something) in a forceful way that makes a loud noise.

Rage on – to happen or continue in a destructive, violent, or intense way.

Bothered – to cause (someone) to feel troubled, worried, or concerned.

Break through – make or force a way through (a barrier).

Flurries – a brief and light snowfall.

Spiraling –  to move in a circle around a central point while getting closer to or farther away from it : to move in a spiral.

Fractals –  is a mathematical set that typically displays self-similar patterns.

Icy – covered with ice.

Blast – a mass of air that moves very quickly and forcefully.

Dawn – the time of day when sunlight first begins to appear.

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