Going Away
Farewell Echoes: Embracing Change Amidst Heartache
Lyrics
Well, I know that you're leaving tomorrow
Expressing awareness of the impending departure of a loved one.
I know that you're leaving, she said
Reiteration of the acknowledgment of the impending departure.
And it's unfair I know but would you please stay home
Acknowledging the unfairness of the situation and pleading for the person to stay.
And not leave me alone in our bed
Emphasizing the emotional difficulty of being alone in their shared bed.
Well, you know that I hate this, believe me
Expressing a strong dislike for the current situation.
You know that I hate this, I said
Reiteration of the emotional distress caused by the impending departure.
But if I stay in town and keep f**king around
Acknowledging a potential destructive behavior if staying in town.
Well, you know that I'll just wind up dead
Conveying the understanding that remaining in the current state may lead to a negative outcome.
I have to learn to take care of myself now
Recognizing the need for self-reliance and independence.
And I have to learn to forget what I know
Acknowledging the necessity to forget and move on.
I could just choose to stay and change nothing today
Contemplating the choice to maintain the status quo and live in deception.
And keep living in lies watching everything die
Describing the consequences of living a lie and witnessing the deterioration of everything.
But I know
An affirmation of self-awareness.
I have to learn to get out of my head
Recognizing the need to break free from one's thoughts and mental struggles.
She said, why won't you just f**king stop then?
A response indicating frustration with the suggestion to stop thinking about everything.
Forget everything except me
Encouraging a focus on the relationship and suggesting exclusivity.
We could make it I know, if you'd learn to say no
Expressing belief in the possibility of a successful relationship if certain changes are made.
Then I don't see why you'd have to leave
Questioning the necessity of leaving if those changes are implemented.
It's too late for me yes you know it
Accepting that it may be too late for personal change.
It's too late for me this I know
Acknowledging personal realization that change is needed.
So Just stop your crying and see that I'm trying
Encouraging the partner to stop crying and recognizing personal efforts to change.
And I have nowhere left to go
Expressing a sense of being trapped with no alternatives.
And I have to learn to take care of myself now
Reiterating the need for self-care and independence.
And I have to learn to forget what I know
Repeating the need to forget and move forward independently.
I could just choose to stay and change nothing today
Considering the option to stay and maintain the status quo.
And keep living in lies watching everything die
Describing the consequence of choosing to live in deception while witnessing the decay of everything.
But I know
Reaffirming self-awareness and the need to break free from internal struggles.
I have to learn to get out of my head
Reiterating the need to escape from one's thoughts.
I don't want to feel this way
Expressing a desire not to feel a certain way.
Don't want to feel this way
Repetition of the unwillingness to experience specific emotions.
I don't want to feel this again
Rejecting the desire to feel a particular way again.
I don't want to feel this way
Reiterating the refusal to feel specific emotions.
Don't want to feel this way
Repetition of the unwillingness to experience certain emotions.
I don't want to feel this again
Declaring the intention not to feel a certain way again.
I don't want to feel this way
Expressing a strong aversion to a particular emotional state.
Don't want to feel this way
Repetition of the unwillingness to experience specific emotions.
I don't want to feel this no more
Declaring the desire not to feel a certain way anymore.
I don't want to feel this way
Repetition of the refusal to experience specific emotions.
Don't want to feel this way
Expressing the strong desire not to feel a certain way again.
I don't want to feel this again
Reiteration of the rejection of specific emotions, acknowledging that it is too late.
But it's too late
Concluding with the acknowledgment that it is too late to avoid certain feelings.
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