Goodbye
Eternal Promises: A Bittersweet Farewell in Jazz Harmony
Lyrics
I'll never forget you
Expressing a strong commitment to remembering someone.
I'll never forget you
Reiteration of the commitment to everlasting remembrance.
I'll never forget how we promised one day
Recalling a shared promise made in the past.
To love one another forever that way
Commitment to eternal love expressed in the promise.
We said we'd never say
Emphasizing the vow to avoid saying goodbye.
Goodbye
Contradiction as the speaker acknowledges saying goodbye.
But that was long ago, long ago
Highlighting the passage of significant time since the promise.
Now you've forgotten, I know
Acknowledging the other person's apparent forgetfulness.
No need to wonder why
Rejecting the need for an explanation or inquiry into forgetfulness.
Let's say farewell with a sigh
Suggesting a farewell accompanied by a sigh, indicating resignation.
And let love die
Advocating the end of love, accepting its demise.
But we'll go on living
Acknowledging the continuation of life despite the end of love.
Our own way of living
Asserting an independent and unique way of living post-relationship.
So you'll take the high road
Metaphorically describing the separation, taking different paths.
And I'll take the low
Expressing the inevitability of parting ways.
It's time that we parted
Justifying the separation as a preferable outcome.
It's much better so
Stressing the belief that parting is for the best.
But kiss me as you go
Requesting a final kiss as a symbol of closure.
Goodbye
Reiterating the acknowledgment of an impending farewell.
Goodbye
Repeating the farewell, emphasizing the finality of the goodbye.
I'll never forget you
Closing with a reaffirmation of the lasting memory of the person.
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