Some people come into our lives and leave a mark that time will never erase. ‎ Goodbye is my way of saying farewell to one of those people. ‎ Not because the affection has faded, because something went wrong, or because we stopped meaning something to each other. It's not about abandonment or rejection, or even a choice either of us wanted to make. Sometimes, life simply takes us in different directions, even when neither of us wants to let go. ‎ I wanted to capture that moment when two people understand that going their separate ways has become necessary, without making their feelings any less genuine or their memories any less precious. ‎ I didn't want overwhelming sadness, blame, or regret. Just tenderness, gratitude, and the desire to keep everything beautiful about what we shared untouched. ‎ With this song, I wanted to give that person something we don't always know how to give each other when our paths separate: a goodbye worthy of everything we shared, filled with love, without anger, and without damaging anything that made it special. ‎ [VERSE] I knew your eyes before your name Like we had met in some old game You came from nowhere, feeling right But life had drawn the lines too tight ‎ [CHORUS] Goodbye is such a hard word When you say it to someone you still love Goodbye is such a hard word When your heart won't free the dove ‎ [VERSE] We made a Sunday out of rain Turned empty streets into our lane No walls to climb, no doors to close Just easy days wherever we'd go ‎ [CHORUS] Goodbye is such a hard word When you say it to someone you still love Goodbye is such a hard word When your heart won't free the dove ‎ [VERSE] But storms can rise above the shore And winds can close an open door When life keeps pulling us apart Goodbye is what we owe the heart ‎ [CHORUS] Goodbye is such a hard word When you say it to someone you still love Goodbye is such a hard word When your heart won't free the dove Goodbye to the days I wanted to keep Goodbye to the nights that felt like home Goodbye to the life we almost had Goodbye... though I don't want you gone I wish I didn't have to Goodbye my lover Goodbye my friend Goodbye is such a hard word When you say it to someone you still love Goodbye is such a hard word When your heart won't free the dovemore