The Handsome Family

So Long

Farewell Melodies: A Musical Journey Through Life's Goodbyes
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Smoking In The Shower Alexander Holmes
Girlfriend Claudia Abena

Lyrics

So long to my dog Snickers, who ate Christmas tinsel

Parting farewell to the speaker's dog, Snickers, who ingested Christmas tinsel.

So long to Mr. Whiskers, who jumped out of a window

Bidding goodbye to Mr. Whiskers, a pet that leaped out of a window.

And to the family of gerbils who chewed out of their cage

Farewell to a family of gerbils that escaped their cage through chewing.

And the little brown rabbit I ran over by mistake

Expressing regret for accidentally running over a little brown rabbit.


So long, so long

Repetition of "So long" and expressing anticipation of meeting these departed pets on the other side (afterlife).

I'll see you on the other side

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So long, so long

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I'll see you on the other side

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So long to the goldfish who ate each others' tails

Mentioning farewell to goldfish that cannibalized each other's tails.

So long to the chipmunk trapped under the stairs

Bidding goodbye to a chipmunk trapped under the stairs.

So long to the rosebush I never watered

Parting words for a neglected rosebush that was not watered.

And to whatever was inside that hole that I raked over

Reflecting on something mysterious inside a hole that got unintentionally raked over.


So long, so long

Reiteration of saying farewell and expressing the hope to reunite on the other side.

I'll see you on the other side

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So long, so long

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I'll see you on the other side

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So long to the seagull I hit with a rock

Saying goodbye to a seagull struck with a rock.

So long to the squirrel I accidentally shot

Acknowledging accidentally shooting a squirrel and bidding it farewell.

And to everything I burned with a magnifying lens

Parting words for everything burned with a magnifying lens during a lonely summer at age ten.

That long, lonely summer when I was only ten

Reflecting on the memories of the long, lonely summer and the consequences of actions.


So long, so long

Repeating the farewell sentiment and expressing the belief in a reunion on the other side.

I'll see you on the other side

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So long, so long

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I'll see you on the other side

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