Let It Die Lyrics
Toxicity slippin' to my blood stream
I give too much, you suck the life out of me
I fill my cup to drink you into someone else
And I blame myself
[Pre-Chorus]
And I had a dream that we were perfect for each other
So sick, drivin' through the suburbs
We're goin' further
And I hear a voice
And it says to me
[Chorus]
When did you lose the light behind your eyes?
Tell me why when there's no more tears to cry
And you're holdin' onto love for life
I think it's timе to let it die
(Let it diе, let it die)
(Let it die, let it die)
If you lose yourself (Let it die)
You can walk away (Let it die)
(I think it's time)
[Post-Chorus]
When did you lose the light behind your eyes? (Behind your eyes)
Tell me why when there's no more tears to cry
And you're holdin' onto love for life
I think it's time to let it die
Not high for this, your heart has reached its limit
A counterfeit and now the lights are dimmin'
I won't go back, spinnin' around under your spell
On a carousel, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
I had a dream that we were a beautiful endeavour
Sunset driving through the suburbs
Oh, we go no further
Then I hear a voice (I hear a voice)
And it's askin' me (And it's askin' me, yeah)
[Chorus]
When did you lose the light behind your eyes? (Oh, did you lose, behind your eyes?)
Tell me why when there's no more tears to cry (Oh)
And you're holdin' onto love for life
I think it's time to let it die
(When you're holdin' on for life; let it die, let it die)
(When you're holdin' on for life; let it die, let it die)
If you lose yourself (Let it die)
You can walk away (Let it die)
Oh, you let it die, oh, you let it die
[Post-Chorus]
When did you lose the light behind your eyes? (Behind your eyes)
Tell me why when there's no more tears to cry
And you're holdin' onto love for life
I think it's time to let it die
About
“Let It Die” is a song by singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding for her upcoming fifth studio album, Higher Than Heaven. It´s the album’s second single, the first one was “Easy Lover” which was released back on July 15, 2022.
She first teased the song through a TikTok snippet back on October 14, 2022.
It’s important not to get confused by Ellie’s old “Let It Die” which was released as a target bonus track for her third studio album, Delirium (2015), both songs are completely different sonically, but lirically they kind of drive around the same topic, letting go of a relationship that is not good for you.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Let it Die happened in a day with Tom Mann and LostBoy. I love working with them because we’re all on the same page with our love of pop & electronic music but still wanting to have a deeper meaning in the theme and lyrics.
Pete [Lostboy] played us a beat and Tom & I seemed to know pretty quickly how the melody should go, and lyrically I knew it needed to be something dark & empowering at the same time. Letting go of a toxic relationship is hard so sometimes you just have to cut the cord and drive away, instead of stringing it out for the hurt to build & build. I don’t know anyone who hasn’t been in this situation or doesn’t know someone who has.
- 5.Love Goes On
- 6.Easy Lover
- 8.Let It Die
- 10.Just for You
- 11.How Long
- 12.Temptation
- 13.Intuition
- 14.Tastes Like You
- 15.Better Man
- 16.All by Myself
