Kissing You Goodbye
Unforgettable Farewell: A Tale of Love's Hasty Goodbye
Lyrics
It happened so fast
Reflecting on a fast and unexpected event
Before I could blink, what's next
Expressing surprise or disbelief about what comes next
Was all I could think, and you
The immediate thought is about the unfolding situation
Looked like you were falling in love
Observation of the other person appearing to fall in love
I got up to go
Deciding to leave or end the interaction
I hugged you goodbye, but no
A physical gesture of parting ways
The mistake was mine
Acknowledging a personal error or misjudgment
'Cause twenty minutes later in soft lamplight
Reflecting on a subsequent intimate encounter
I was kissing you goodbye
Describing the act of saying goodbye through a kiss
And the storybooks say it don't happen that way
Contrasting the real experience with idealized expectations
'Cause you're s'posed to know 'fore they let you go
Commenting on societal expectations in relationships
But sometimes
Acknowledging exceptions to conventional norms
A kiss is all you get
Highlighting the significance of a single kiss
And now, I sleep through the night alone
Expressing loneliness during nighttime hours
With no one by my side, I know
Emphasizing the absence of a companion
It's better this way
Justifying the solitude as a preferable state
But I still can't come to terms
Struggling to accept the situation emotionally
'Cause that night, you begged me to stay
Recalling a plea to stay in a past moment
I was shy, and I ran away
Regretting a missed opportunity due to shyness
'Cause I didn't realize
Realizing the significance of the goodbye kiss
I was kissing you goodbye
Exploring the emotional impact of the farewell
And I smoke not to hear your voice in my ear
Using smoking as a coping mechanism to avoid memories
I drink just to keep you out of my sleep
Turning to alcohol to numb the pain and facilitate sleep
I try and I try and I try my best to forget
Struggling in attempts to forget and move on
But I memorized your smile, and the way
Remembering specific details about the person's smile
You held me while your lips
Recalling physical closeness and whispered falsehoods
Whispered pretty lies
Describing the emotional impact of the goodbye kiss
And I was kissing you goodbye
Reiterating the act of saying goodbye through a kiss
But I memorized your smile, and the way
Repetition of the impact of the person's smile
You held me while your lips
Repetition of the memory of physical closeness
Whispered pretty lies
Repetition of whispered falsehoods and emotional impact
And I was kissing you goodbye
Reiterating the act of saying goodbye through a kiss
While your lips
Repeating the emotional impact of whispered lies
Whispered pretty lies
Reiterating the act of saying goodbye through a kiss
And I was kissing you goodbye
Final repetition of the emotional impact of the farewell
As I was kissing you goodbye
Confirmation of the act of kissing goodbye
Yeah I was Kissing you goodbye
Final affirmation of the act of saying goodbye through a kiss
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