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Goodbyes
Post Malone feat. Young Thug Lyrics


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Me and Kurt feel the same, too much pleasure is pain
My girl spites me in vain, all I do is complain
She needs something to change, need to take off the edge
So fuck it all tonight
And don't tell me to shut up
When you know you talk too much
But you don't got shit to say

I want you out of my head
I want you out of my bedroom tonight



There's no way I can save you
'Cause I need to be saved, too
I'm no good at goodbyes

We're both actin' insane but too stubborn to change
Now I'm drinkin' again, 80 proof in my veins
And my fingertips stained, lookin' over the edge
Don't fuck with me tonight
Say you needed this heart, then you got it
Turns out that it wasn't what you wanted
And we wouldn't let go and we lost it
Now I'm a goner

I want you out of my head
I want you out of my bedroom tonight
There's no way I can save you
'Cause I need to be saved, too
I'm no good at goodbyes

I want you out of my life
I want you back here tonight
I'm tryna cut you, no knife
I wanna slice you and dice you
My argue possessive, it got you precise
Can you not turn off the TV? I'm watchin' the fight
I flood the garage, blue diamond, no shark
You're Barbie life doll, it's Nicki Minaj
You don't need a key to drive, your car on the charger
I just wanna see the side, the one that's unbothered
And I don't want you to never go outside (outside)
I promise if they play, my niggas slidin' (slidin')
I'm fuckin' her, the tour bus still ridin' (ridin')
Yeah, yeah, yeah

I want you out of my head
I want you out of my bedroom tonight
There's no way I could save you
'Cause I need to be saved, too
I'm no good at goodbyes

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
I'm no good at goodbyes
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
I'm no good at goodbyes

Overall Meaning

In “Goodbyes”, Post Malone describes a tumultuous relationship with a woman he can’t seem to forget. He compares his situation with that of Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, suggesting that both he and Cobain felt similarly about the relationship between pleasure and pain. The song’s verses describe the singer’s struggles with his girlfriend, who seems to enjoy hurting him, leading to constant complaining on his part. He recognizes that they both need something to change in order to keep the relationship going, but ultimately decides to just “fuck it all tonight” and forget about it.


The chorus then shifts to the singer’s regrets and his inability to let go. He wants this woman out of his head and his bedroom, but at the same time he needs someone to save him just as much as she needs to be saved. The song ends with a repetition of the chorus, emphasizing the singer’s difficulty in saying goodbye and coming to terms with his feelings.


Line by Line Meaning

Me and Kurt feel the same, too much pleasure is pain
Pleasure sometimes causes pain, just like Kurt and I feel.


My girl spites me in vain, all I do is complain
My girlfriend is being mean to me for no reason, and I keep complaining about it.


She needs something to change, need to take off the edge
My girlfriend needs something to help her relax.


So fuck it all tonight
I want to do something crazy tonight.


And don't tell me to shut up
Please don't ask me to stop talking.


When you know you talk too much
You're aware that you talk too much.


But you don't got shit to say
However, you don't really have anything to say.


I want you out of my head
I want to stop thinking about you.


I want you out of my bedroom tonight
I want you to leave my bedroom tonight.


There's no way I can save you
I cannot save you from your own problems.


'Cause I need to be saved, too
I have my own problems that I need help with.


I'm no good at goodbyes
I'm not good at saying goodbye to people I care about.


We're both actin' insane but too stubborn to change
We're both behaving like crazy people, but neither of us wants to change.


Now I'm drinkin' again, 80 proof in my veins
I'm drinking alcohol again, and it's affecting me strongly.


And my fingertips stained, lookin' over the edge
My fingertips are stained, and I'm on the verge of something dangerous.


Don't fuck with me tonight
Please don't mess with me tonight.


Say you needed this heart, then you got it
You said you wanted my heart, and now you have it.


Turns out that it wasn't what you wanted
However, it seems like that's not what you really wanted.


And we wouldn't let go and we lost it
We couldn't move on from each other, and we ended up losing what we had.


Now I'm a goner
Now I'm completely lost.


I want you out of my life
I want you out of my life completely.


I want you back here tonight
However, I still want you to be with me tonight.


I'm tryna cut you, no knife
I'm trying to get rid of you, but I don't know how.


I wanna slice you and dice you
I want to hurt you.


My argue possessive, it got you precise
My arguing is possessive and is affecting you strongly.


Can you not turn off the TV? I'm watchin' the fight
Can you please leave the TV on? I want to watch the fight.


I flood the garage, blue diamond, no shark
I have an expensive car, and I don't care if it gets damaged.


You're Barbie life doll, it's Nicki Minaj
Your life is like a Barbie doll's, and it's similar to Nicki Minaj's.


You don't need a key to drive, your car on the charger
Your car doesn't need a key to run, it works on electricity instead.


I just wanna see the side, the one that's unbothered
I want to see the calm and unbothered side of you.


And I don't want you to never go outside (outside)
And I don't want you to never leave the house.


I promise if they play, my niggas slidin' (slidin')
I promise that if there's any trouble, my friends will have my back.


I'm fuckin' her, the tour bus still ridin' (ridin')
I'm having sex with my partner on the tour bus, and we're still moving.


Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye


I'm no good at goodbyes
I'm not good at saying goodbye to people I care about.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Austin Richard Post, Billy Walsh, Brian Lee, Jeffrey Lamar Williams, Jessie Lauren Foutz, Louis Bell, Valentin Leon Blavatnik

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