"It's time to go, this is goodbye"
She said "does it ever get easier to live like this"
And kiss the cheek
Well I can't kiss you anymore
And I, I would honestly love you now
But I would lovingly let you down

Oh I have the hardest time resisting you
And oh if you
If you feel the same way then how can we be friends
He's right you know

We can't go on like this
And oh I try to give you everything
And if I fail well then I failed
But at least I gave you something

I could put my trust in giving up the heart
It makes the difference
And how can you afford to settle down
When I, I would promise to love you now
But I would lovingly let you down

Oh I have the hardest time resisting you
And oh if you
If you feel the same way then how can we be friends
He's right you know, we can't go on like this

And oh I try to give you everything
And if I fail well then I failed
But at least I gave you something

(it's better than silence, give me one good reason)

It's better than silence
Give me one good reason
To leave this in silence
No you don't have a good reason

If you feel the same way then how can we be friends
He's right you know, we can't go on like this
And oh I try to give you everything
And if I fail well then I failed
But at least I gave you something

It's better than silence
It's better than silence

Overall Meaning

The song "If I Fail" by Cartel is a breakup song that reflects the feelings of the singer after breaking up with their partner. The song begins with the singer bidding goodbye to their partner and realizing that they cannot kiss them anymore. The singer admits that they would love their partner even now, but they can't be together anymore. They affirm that they have the hardest time resisting their partner and wonders how they can be friends after feeling the same way.

The chorus further emphasizes that the relationship is not working out, and they can't go on like this anymore. The singer tries to give everything to their partner and admits that if they do fail, they failed at least by trying. The bridge in the song emphasizes that it's better to say something instead of staying silent, and the singer asks for a good reason to stay silent.

The song's lyrics highlight the emotional turmoil one experiences after a breakup and how it becomes challenging to let go of a love that still burns. It emphasizes that moving on is not easy, but it's better to say something than staying silent and pretending that everything is okay.

Line by Line Meaning

It's time to go, this is goodbye
The singer is leaving and saying goodbye to someone they care about

She said "does it ever get easier to live like this"
Someone is questioning whether it gets easier to deal with the pain of separation

And kiss the cheek
The singer is giving a goodbye kiss on the cheek

Well I can't kiss you anymore
The artist is unable to kiss the other person anymore due to their departure

And I, I would honestly love you now
The artist loves the other person, but is leaving anyway

But I would lovingly let you down
The singer knows that they can't give the other person what they deserve, so they are leaving instead of trying to stay and fail

Oh I have the hardest time resisting you
The singer finds it difficult to resist the other person's allure

And oh if you
The artist is addressing the other person

If you feel the same way then how can we be friends
If the other person feels the same way about the artist as the artist does about them, the two of them can't continue being friends

He's right you know
Someone else's opinion supports this idea

We can't go on like this
The current situation is unsustainable

And oh I try to give you everything
The artist has put in effort to make the relationship work, but it's not enough

And if I fail well then I failed
The singer is preparing for the possibility of failure

But at least I gave you something
Even if the relationship isn't successful, the singer has given the other person something to remember them by

It's better than silence, give me one good reason
The singer would like to know a good reason to leave things without saying anything

It's better than silence
Leaving things without saying anything is still better than complete silence

No you don't have a good reason
The other person doesn't have a good reason for the artist to stay

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOSEPH PEPPER, KEVIN SANDERS, NICOLAS HUDSON, RYAN ROBERTS, WILLIAM PUGH

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