The Same Hello, The Same Goodbye
Echoes of Unspoken Goodbyes: Barbra Streisand's Melancholic Reflection
Lyrics
The same hello
The familiar greeting
A smile and then we knew at once that here we are involved again
A smile indicates the realization that they are once again entangled in a relationship
The same hello
Repeating the same greeting
And all the things we said we couldn't bare again are there again
Past issues and challenges that they thought they couldn't endure are resurfacing
The glow is there, can we pretend
Despite challenges, a positive aura is present
That once again we have a million dreams to spend?
Pretending that they have numerous dreams to pursue together
We let it go, it slipped away
They let go of something valuable, and it slipped away
How silently two hearts can start to fall apart?
Two hearts silently starting to fall apart
I can't deny I've tried another's arms
Admitting to seeking comfort in someone else's embrace
And maybe you have too
Suspecting the other might have done the same
But even lost inside another's arms
Even in the arms of another, a realization that it's not the same as being with the one they truly desire
I knew it wasn't you
Acknowledging the absence of the genuine connection
No fond farewell, no sweet goodbye
No proper farewell or goodbye
Just empty feelings coupled with the wondering why
Feelings of emptiness combined with the pondering of why things turned out this way
What words we said or left unsaid
Reflecting on the words spoken or unspoken
Imagining what could have been or should have been
Imagining what the relationship could or should have been
But here we are, we've come so far
Despite the challenges, acknowledging the distance traveled in the relationship
Must you and I say the same goodbye again?
Pondering whether they must go through the same goodbye again
No fond farewell, no sweet goodbye
Reiteration of the lack of a proper farewell or sweet goodbye
Just empty feelings coupled with the wondering why
Continued feelings of emptiness with a persistent questioning of why
What words we said or left unsaid
Reflection on words said or unsaid
Imagining what could have been or should have been
Imagining alternative scenarios of what could or should have transpired
But here we are, we've come so far
Despite the journey, questioning if they will have to experience the same goodbye once more
Will you and I say the same goodbye again?
Pondering whether they, as individuals, will have to repeat the farewell once again
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