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Paul Rivington's avatar

(Pressed post by accident! Arthritic fingers!)

... from the viewpoint of the song's narrator, but is it that of the author?

The Goodbye's seem wistful and sad, rather than a moving-on to new things. We're left wondering 'why the goodbyes?'... the only clue seemed to be the line 'Goodbye to glue that stuck me to you'. But it didn't have the tragedy of a breakup song.

Perhaps it's too easy to look for meanings, but that's the problem with any song that hints at sadness.

Good luck...

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Chip Martin's avatar

A sad song - not a bad song, far from it - but one that leaves a sense of a punch in the gut, despite gentleness of tone - like, was it personal?

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