Bittersweet Goodbye is a heartfelt song by Laufey that explores the complexities of letting go of a first love while holding onto the faint hope that things might work out in the future. This poignant track navigates the emotional terrain of long-distance love, unspoken commitments, and the pain of unfulfilled potential.
[Verse 1]
We danced between the lines, so close yet so far
Shared dreams and midnight talks under the same stars
Your voice was my comfort, across miles and time
But the spaces in between us, were they ever mine?
[Chorus]
Oh, this bittersweet goodbye, it tears me apart
Your laughter is the echo that haunts my heart
I feel the push and pull of you, a bittersweet delay
Maybe someday we'll find a way, but not today
[Verse 2]
Moments when I almost called us 'we'
You'd pull away just as I began to see
We're in this limbo, lovers without chains
No distance in our hearts, just in our planes
[Chorus]
Oh, this bittersweet goodbye, it tears me apart
Your laughter is the echo that haunts my heart
I feel the push and pull of you, a bittersweet delay
Maybe someday we'll find a way, but not today
[Bridge]
Unspoken wishes and half-written cards
The future's just a maybe, we've come so far
But as I close this chapter, I hold on tight
To the thought that maybe one day, we just might
[Chorus]
Oh, this bittersweet goodbye, it tears me apart
Your laughter is the echo that haunts my heart
I feel the push and pull of you, a bittersweet delay
Maybe someday we'll find a way, but not today
[Outro]
So here's to the memories, to what we almost had
I'll cherish the moments, both the good and bad
Though we're apart, I'll keep you in my sight
Hoping maybe one day, we'll get it right
Oh, this bittersweet goodbye
This bittersweet goodbye
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letting go of your first love who you keep going back to, who, although you weren't in a relationship, still acted like you were in one. this was a long distance relationship, you also still want to hold on to that mild chance that, maybe in the future, it may work out. hoping maybe the other person feels the same. this was a push and pull "relationship" that when you were about to make official, realized the other person didnt want to commit to a long distance relationship
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