The Long Goodbye
Embracing The Long Goodbye: A Melodic Journey of Love and Freedom
Lyrics
The long goodbye
The prolonged process of saying goodbye.
How grateful am I
Expressing gratitude for the experience of knowing and loving someone.
To have known you
Acknowledging the value of having a connection with the person being addressed.
and loved you
Acknowledging the depth of love for the person.
You're so hard to say goodbye to
Highlighting the emotional difficulty of parting with the person.
When you're chased
Describing a scenario of being pursued by pleasant memories or emotions symbolized by the "sweet moon."
By the sweet moon
Metaphorically referring to a dream-like state in the afternoon.
When you dream away the afternoon
Suggesting the importance of holding onto positive thoughts or memories.
Hold a thought in your heart
Encouraging holding onto the memory of a past embrace.
For the embrace that was ours
Be good, be kind, be genuine
Advocating for goodness, kindness, and authenticity.
And love, I wish you love
Wishing love for the addressed person.
You will always have mine
Expressing enduring love from the speaker.
You were the one
Acknowledging the person as significant.
Kept me up until the dawn
Recalling shared moments that lasted until dawn.
When the last wild horses run
Referencing the departure of wild horses as a metaphor for challenging times.
From the storm to make the thunder
Symbolizing overcoming challenges and facing adversity together.
Say goodnight to the band
Bidding farewell to a collective experience or journey.
Say goodbye and try to understand
Encouraging understanding in parting ways.
It was all for the best somehow
Reflecting on the belief that the separation was ultimately for the best.
We're free to go our own way now
Emphasizing the freedom to pursue individual paths now.
Be good, be kind, be genuine
Reiterating the values of goodness, kindness, and authenticity.
And love, I wish you love
Offering continued wishes of love for the addressed person.
You will always have mine
Reaffirming enduring love from the speaker.
If you cannot hear my words
Addressing the potential difficulty in understanding the speaker's emotions.
ask me why I would write this verse
Inviting inquiry into the reasons behind expressing these feelings through verse.
Let me only say I felt
Clarifying that the expression is a heartfelt act, akin to singing to the addressed person.
like singing to you.
Expressing a sincere and profound desire to communicate emotions through song.
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