Goodbye Party
Farewell Regret: Love's Silent Goodbye
Lyrics
I wish that I never met you
The speaker regrets meeting the person because it makes saying goodbye harder.
'Cause I wouldn't have to say goodbye
Expresses the difficulty of saying farewell, implying it might have been avoided if they hadn't met.
The first time that I ever met you
The speaker reflects on the initial meeting, wishing they hadn't gone out that night.
I should've stayed at home that night
Regret for not staying at home that night when they met.
Three years of fighting the tension
Three years of struggling with emotions and desires.
To get your attention off my mind
Striving to divert attention from thoughts about the person.
Sorry, got your invitation
Apologizing for not responding to an invitation from the person.
Thought it would be best to not reply
Choosing not to reply, believing it's better that way.
'Cause when you told me New York stole your heart
The person's departure to New York caused emotional pain for the speaker.
it broke mine
The speaker's heartbreak upon learning about the person's affection for New York.
I ignored your text when you said you were leaving
Ignored a message about the person leaving, trying to move on.
Cause I can't show up and reverse all this healing
Unable to undo the progress made in healing from the breakup by attending.
So don't kiss me now, I'm just here to say sorry
Declining affection or intimacy, only there to apologize.
I love you enough not to come to your goodbye party
Expressing love by not attending the person's farewell event.
My hands tracing your body
Recalling physical closeness and intimacy.
My day old coffee, your night stand
Small details that were part of shared routines or intimacy.
Selfish, maybe it's selfish
Acknowledging a potentially selfish desire to disrupt the person's plans.
I'd cancel your flight, I'd change your plans
Expressing a willingness to change the person's plans for selfish reasons.
'Cause I know I need you more than New York ever will
Belief that the speaker needs the person more than New York does.
I ignored your text when you said you were leaving
Reiterating the choice to ignore the person's departure message.
'Cause I can't show up and reverse all this healing
Reaffirming the inability to reverse the emotional healing by attending.
So don't kiss me now, I'm just here to say sorry
Stating the intention of not engaging romantically at the farewell event.
I love you enough not to come to your goodbye party
Expressing love by choosing not to attend the goodbye party.
Watching you leave, you know it ain't easy
The difficulty of watching the person depart.
It's not about me, but I want you to need me
Wanting the person to rely on the speaker emotionally.
Yeah watching you leave, you know it ain't easy
Reiteration of the emotional challenge of the person's departure.
It's not about me, but I want you to need me
Desire for emotional dependence despite acknowledging it's not about the speaker.
I ignored your text when you said you were leaving
Reiterating the decision to ignore the departure message.
'Cause I can't show up and reverse all this healing
Reaffirming the inability to reverse emotional healing by attending.
Don't kiss me now, I'm just here to say sorry
Declining romantic involvement at the farewell event.
I love you enough not to come to your goodbye party
Expressing love by choosing not to attend the goodbye party.
Watching you leave, you know it ain't easy
Reiterating the emotional difficulty of watching the person leave.
It's not about me, but I want you to need me
Desire for emotional reliance despite acknowledging it's not about the speaker.
Yeah watching you leave, you know it ain't easy
Reiteration of the emotional challenge of the person's departure.
It's not about me, but I want you to need me
Desire for emotional dependence despite acknowledging it's not about the speaker.
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