
And every time you hurt me, the less that I cry
And every time you leave me, the quicker these tears dry
And every time you walk out, the less I love you
Baby, we don’t stand a chance, it’s sad but it’s true
I’m way too good at goodbyes
Have you ever been through a lot of goodbyes that you eventually become too good at it?
However poetically beautiful goodbyes may be, most of us here prefer the opposite. Nobody wants the dreaded separation from a fond moment or a person— for a while or for good.
I haven’t been through a lot of goodbyes (and I would like to keep it that way) but I think I’ve been through a number of unsaid ones. Those silent goodbyes that likens to letting go of a hand that you never held. Like the setting free of someone or something that wasn’t yours in the first place. You see, I learn my lessons slow and I’m only good at one sigh at a time.
Maybe this is why I’ve been replaying this certain song lately. Too Good at Goodbyes is a single by English singer-songwriter, Sam Smith, who has been away from the limelight for two years. The song just shoves depths of melancholy. It’s sad and hopeful intertwined.
Hope you enjoy it. 🙂
September 14, 2017 at 5:48 pm
A great song Maria and it works well with the words in your post and the theme of Goodbyes.
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September 14, 2017 at 6:16 pm
Awesome post 🙂
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September 15, 2017 at 12:53 am
Love love it!
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September 15, 2017 at 3:57 am
I can relate too well to the lyrics of this song. Great post!
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September 15, 2017 at 11:39 am
I confess I’m one who is very good at goodbyes, too good…
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September 15, 2017 at 6:00 pm
Oooohhh so sad…as we grow older…we will encounter so many goodbyes..whether we like it or not.
How are you Maria?
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September 19, 2017 at 4:21 am
This is sad and the poem with the song flows so well and emotionally touched. The older we get the more its sad to know or hear a goodbye.
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September 26, 2017 at 6:36 am
Excellent…. So heartfelt… It truly resonated with me ❤
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October 4, 2017 at 3:56 am
The way you described silent goodbyes made me think of how not all goodbyes happen in one moment. There are plenty of goodbyes that happen gradually, as we talk less and less to people who were once our friends until we wake up one day and realize we’ve gone back to being strangers.
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