Don't Say Goodbye
Embracing Farewells: A Quest for Understanding
Lyrics
I hate talking to you over the phone
I dislike communicating with you through the phone.
What to say when I'm feeling alone
Uncertain about what to express when feeling lonely.
And some things you have to say in person
Certain things are better conveyed in person.
And some things just aren't worth it
Some issues are not worth addressing.
Don't say goodbye, don't say goodbye
Expressing a desire for the person not to say goodbye.
I'll see you later
Optimistic about meeting again instead of parting.
Yeah, tell me lies, tell me lies
Open to hearing false assurances as a favor.
I'll take it as a favor
Accepting lies as a form of comfort or solace.
You don't know what I mean
Asserting that the person doesn't understand the speaker.
I don't know either
Admitting uncertainty about one's own understanding.
I am always trying just to be heard
Struggling to be acknowledged or heard.
Don't say goodbye, don't say goodbye
Reiterating the desire for the person not to say goodbye.
I just need more time
Requesting more time to cope or understand.
I feel you fade out of my memory
Feeling the person fading from memory.
Last time I saw you was it two months or three
Uncertain about the duration since the last encounter.
I need reassurance but all I get is endings
Seeking reassurance but experiencing only endings.
I need hope but all I get is tragedies
Desiring hope but encountering only tragedies.
Don't say goodbye, don't say goodbye
Expressing the hope that goodbyes won't be said.
I'll see you later
Hopeful about future meetings instead of farewells.
Yeah, tell me lies, tell me lies
Open to being deceived as a form of kindness.
I'll take it as a favor
Willing to accept lies as a favor for emotional comfort.
You don't know what I mean
Reiterating that the person doesn't understand.
I don't know either
Confirming personal uncertainty about understanding.
I am always trying just to be heard
Continuing efforts to be heard or acknowledged.
Don't say goodbye, don't say goodbye
Requesting the avoidance of goodbyes once again.
I just need more time
Expressing the need for more time to process emotions.
I was great, I was fine
Reflecting on a positive state before the person's influence.
I was living my life before you came along
Reiterating the positive state before the person's arrival.
I was great, I was fine
Emphasizing well-being before the person caused disturbance.
I was doing alright before you made me trip up
Stating that things were going well before encountering difficulties.
And I was falling for you but now I'm falling from the sky
Transitioning from falling for the person to a sense of free fall.
I was doing great but now I'm not even alright
Expressing a decline from a positive state to a negative one.
Don't say goodbye, don't say goodbye
Repeating the desire for the person not to say goodbye.
I'll see you later
Remaining hopeful for future encounters instead of goodbyes.
Yeah, tell me lies, tell me lies
Open to hearing false assurances as a source of comfort.
I'll take it as a favor
Accepting lies as a favor for emotional well-being.
You don't know what I mean
Reiterating the belief that the person doesn't understand.
I don't know either
Acknowledging personal uncertainty about understanding.
I am always trying just to be heard
Continuing the struggle to be acknowledged or heard.
Don't say goodbye, don't say goodbye
Insisting on the avoidance of goodbyes and the need for more time.
I just need more time
Reiterating the request for additional time to cope or understand.
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