This Goodbye
Embracing Shadows: Navigating Loss in Beth Crowley's 'This Goodbye'
Lyrics
My world caught fire
Expressing a significant emotional upheaval or crisis.
You're the one who lit the spark
Attributing the cause of the emotional turmoil to someone specific.
Now I'm playing with matches
Engaging in risky behavior or actions, perhaps self-destructive.
cll alone here in the dark
Feeling isolated and abandoned in a challenging situation.
I had to learn the hard way
Learning from difficult experiences or mistakes.
That salvation has its price
Highlighting the cost or consequences of seeking salvation.
But I'll never forgive myself
Expressing regret or self-blame for a decision.
That you were the sacrifice
Acknowledging someone as a sacrifice, possibly with a sense of guilt.
cnd I can't bring myself to say goodbye
Struggling to part ways or end a relationship.
I walk with my head up
Pretending to be unaffected or strong despite inner turmoil.
Say I'm fine but that's a lie
Denying emotional pain or distress.
Your face will always haunt me
Indicating that the image or memory of someone is persistent.
It's my comfort and my curse
Describing conflicting emotions associated with a person.
cnd I can't imagine any feeling could be worse
Expressing the belief that few things are worse than the impending farewell.
Than this goodbye
Directly stating the difficulty of saying goodbye.
Some days the guilt inside
Feeling burdened by guilt on certain days.
Becomes too much to bear
Describing an overwhelming sense of guilt.
I stopped seeking redemption
Abandoning the quest for redemption due to apathy.
I don't have the will to care
Experiencing a lack of concern or interest.
I know I should be stronger
Acknowledging the need for strength, possibly to honor someone.
'Cause I think that's what you'd want
Suggesting an expectation of disappointment or disapproval from the person being remembered.
You'd be so ashamed if you
Speculating about the hypothetical disappointment of the person.
Could see the nothing I've become
Expressing a negative transformation or decline in character.
cnd I can't bring myself to say goodbye
Continuing the struggle to part ways or say goodbye.
I walk with my head up
Maintaining a facade of strength while facing inner pain.
Say I'm fine but that's a lie
Falsely asserting well-being.
Your face will always haunt me
Emphasizing the enduring impact of the person being remembered.
It's my comfort and my curse
Describing the duality of emotions associated with the person.
cnd I can't imagine any feeling could be worse
Reiterating the profound difficulty of the impending goodbye.
Than this goodbye
Repeating the assertion that saying goodbye is exceptionally challenging.
cnd I'm so sorry that I couldn't save you
Expressing regret and sorrow for not being able to save the person.
I gladly would have taken your place
Willingness to trade places with the person to spare them pain.
I wanted to always protect you
Expressing a desire to protect the person, coupled with a confession of broken promises.
But I broke every promise I made
Admitting a failure to uphold commitments made to the person.
Please don't leave me
Pleading for the person not to leave.
Cause I can't bring myself to say goodbye
Reiterating the difficulty of saying goodbye.
I walk with my head up
Maintaining a facade of strength despite internal struggles.
Say I'm fine but that's a lie
Falsely asserting well-being again.
Your face will always haunt me
Emphasizing the enduring impact of the person one last time.
It's my comfort and my curse
Describing conflicting emotions associated with the person in conclusion.
cnd I can't imagine any feeling could be worse
Reiterating the profound difficulty of the impending goodbye.
Than this goodbye
Repeating the assertion that saying goodbye is exceptionally challenging.
This goodbye
Concluding with a poignant acknowledgment of the farewell.
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