This Orchid Means Goodbye
Farewell Orchid: Love's Bittersweet Embrace
Lyrics
VERSE 1:
Intro: Three verses express a farewell message.
To-(C)night I (G7)send an (C)orchid
Sending an orchid tonight.
And though I'll al-ways (F)care
Despite caring, a symbolic goodbye.
This orchid means good-(C)bye to you
The orchid signifies farewell to the person and their love.
and to our love af-(G7)fair
Terminating the romantic relationship.
It's (C)just my way to tell you
Using the flower to communicate.
And I hope that you want (F)cry
Hoping the recipient won't cry.
But I be-long to (C)some-one else
Belonging to someone else.
this (G7)orchid means good-(C)bye
The orchid signifies a final goodbye.
VERSE 2:
Starting the second verse.
(C)When you (G7)said that you (C)lov-ed me
Recalling a declaration of love.
I knew it wouldn't (F)do
Understanding it couldn't work out.
Cause I'm in love with (C)some-one else
Being committed to another person.
I guess I love you (G7)too
Conflicted feelings towards the recipient.
But I'm (C)marri-ed to a-nother
Bound in marriage to someone else.
What chance of you and (F)I
No possibility for their relationship.
So I just send an (C)orchid, dear
Using the orchid to convey farewell.
This (G7)orchid, means good-(C)bye
Reiterating the symbolic goodbye.
VERSE 3:
Commencing the third verse.
(C)Our love (G7)might have been (C)dif-fer-ent
Reflecting on the potential of their love.
But I made sa-cred (F)vows
Maintaining solemn promises made.
And I can't ever (C)break the heart
Unwilling to break a committed heart.
that I hold with mine, (G7)now
The speaker's heart is now with another.
So (C)please for-get the past dear
Asking to let go of the past.
as time goes pass-ing (F)by
Time passing by, suggesting moving on.
Cause we can't ever (C)love a-gain
Expressing inability to rekindle love.
This (G7)orchid means good-(C)bye
Reiterating the orchid's significance as goodbye.
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