From the recording Don't Slow Down
“Goodbye” is an emotionally resonant contemporary pop-rock composition that explores the themes of transition, reflection, and new beginnings with both sensitivity and optimism. Balancing introspective moments with uplifting musical passages, the song captures the complex emotions that often accompany life's farewells while gently pointing listeners toward hope and renewal. Its musical landscape communicates that saying goodbye is not always an ending—it can also become the beginning of something meaningful yet to unfold.
Lyrics
[Verse]
I've been bruised
But I'm standin' here anyway
I've been fooled
But I'm makin' it through the day
[Chorus]
I've watched good things slip out of my hands
Seen bright intentions fade into plans
The answers hide beyond what I can prove
Still I keep walking through the blues
(The answers hide beyond what I can prove)
[Verse]
If this road ends where the shadows bend
I'd rather part with kindness than pretend
No matter where tomorrow leads us then
I hope we can remember what was real
[Chorus]
I've watched expectations rise and fall
Like shadows moving down a vacant hall
Some people stay, some disappear from view
And every goodbye teaches something new
[Bridge]
I hear what you're telling me now,
It's not where I hoped this road would lead somehow
Still, I've made my peace with the changing sky
I've made my peace with it tonight
[Verse]
I've been bruised
But I'm standin' here anyway
I've been fooled
But I'm makin' it through the day
[Chorus]
I've watched expectations rise and fall
Like shadows moving down vacant halls
Some people stay, some disappear from view
And every goodbye teaches something new
[Outro]
Goodbye teaches something new
Goodbye teaches something new
Goodbye teaches something new
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