Goodbye
Breaking Free from Addiction: A Heart-Wrenching Goodbye
Lyrics
She's yelling on the phone, she's yelling on the phone again.
She's upset and loudly arguing on the phone repeatedly.
And she's banging on the door; she's losing all control again.
She's aggressively banging on the door, losing control.
What's she doing in the tub?
Questioning her actions in the bathtub, likely using drugs.
She's shooting up the junk again.
Implies she's injecting drugs again.
And all the water in the stream couldn't ever wash her clean, in my head.
No matter how much effort is made, her actions cannot be undone or forgiven.
And I'm leaving
The narrator is leaving the situation.
Demon with the needles leaning over your shoulder.
Reference to a destructive force (addiction or influence).
It's over.
Indicates an ending or conclusion to a situation.
I pictured this differently.
The narrator had different expectations for the situation.
I cast us in perfect light.
Implies an idealized perception of the relationship.
I'd trade an eternity, for what's been taken away.
Expresses a willingness to sacrifice anything for what's lost.
(Feels like) the future for you and me, (our lives)fades in the failing light,
The hope for a shared future is diminishing.
(This time) you drowned us in misery, (that's why) you forced me to say
Blaming the partner for causing pain and forcing a separation.
Goodbye, my love, so long, you've thrown us away.
A farewell to the love that has been discarded.
It's been going on for months, said she'd only done it once with friends.
Reveals a prolonged history of substance abuse and deception.
I couldn't keep her clean at all, every dealer that she called was a friend.
The narrator couldn't prevent the partner from seeking drugs.
Believe it.
An urging to accept the truth of the situation.
Demon with the needles leaning over your shoulder.
Reiteration of a harmful presence (possibly addiction).
It's over.
Declaring the end of the influence or situation.
I pictured this differently.
Similar to line 10, an alternate expectation of events.
I cast us in perfect light.
Again, an idealized view of the relationship.
I'd trade an eternity, for what's been taken away.
Desire to regain what's lost, even at a great cost.
(Feels like) the future for you and me, (our lives) fades in the failing light,
Hope for a shared future is fading further.
(This time) you drowned us in misery, (that's why) you forced me to say
Attributing the misery and separation to the partner's actions.
Goodbye, my love, so long, you've thrown us away.
Repeated farewell to the discarded love.
Goodbye, my love, so long, you've thrown us away.
-I remember how it worked, back when we were both in love again, made-up memories.
Recalling fabricated memories from a time when the relationship was better.
They were few and far between, no it wasn't meant to be from then.
Realization that the relationship was not meant to last.
Been stuck inside a dream, woke up and I could breathe the air.
Escaping a dreamlike state and finding relief.
Been down this road before I'll make it on my own I swear.
Determined to navigate life independently.
(Feels like) I pictured this differently, (our lives) I cast us in perfect light,
Reiterating a desire for a different outcome.
(This time) I'd trade an eternity, (that's why) you fucking forced me to say
Blaming the partner for forcing a painful separation.
Goodbye, (I'm saving her), my love, (I wave to her)
Final farewell while expressing a desire to save the partner despite the separation.
(So long), you've thrown us away
-Goodbye, (I'm saving her), my love, (I wave to her)
-(So long), you've thrown us away
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