In 2001 Antique competed in the Greek Eurovision song contest with "(I Would) Die For You" and won, which took them to the final in Copenhagen where they got the third place. This was an historical day in Greece, since this was the best position ever in their Eurovision history. The single went triple platinum in Greece, a rare achievement for a cd-single, and Antique were rewarded for that success. The award was presented with a grand party at the home of the Swedish ambassador in Greece on the Swedish national holiday. In Sweden "(I Would) Die For You" was a top-3 hit and one of the most played songs on the radio during 2001. The second album "Die For You" was released in June 2001.
In December 2001 Antique released their first all-Greek album entitled "Με λόγια Ελληνικά". It contained the single "Follow Me (Ό,τι θέλεις)" which was a big radio hit. Antique, during the year on 2002, were mainly in Greece doing club shows in Athens and Thessaloniki.
In 2003 they release their third and last studio album called "Άλλη μια φορά" (Alli mia fora) The first single from the new album was "Μωρό μου" (Moro mou) which was an instant radio hit. The second single was "Άλλη μια φορά" (Alli mia fora) which was one of the most played songs in the radios and in the clubs. This album was produced by C&N Project for C&N Productions and sounded similar to all the other released of the duo. It was also C&N who from the beginning brought the Greek folk music sound to Sweden and combined it with the Nordic sound that now characterize Antique.
In April 2003 Antique released in the Nordic countries "Blue Love" known in Greece as "the Swedish album". It was a compilation of Antique's previous hits sang in English. That album was a few months later released also in Greece and topped the Greek album charts.
In 2003 they also decided to split up. Έλενα Παπαρίζου has been having a very successful solo career since they split up, in contrast with Νίκος Παναγιωτίδης, who met very limited success.
Time to Say Goodbye
Antique Lyrics
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So Hard To Say Goodbye
Performed by coko
So hard to say goodbye
But i just can't keep living this lie
Try to hold back my tears
Boy if you, you only knew
The hardest part is saying goodbye
I never thought the day would come when
I would have to overcome
The love and joy and happiness that we once shared
But the pain inside my heart is too much for one soul to bear
It's hard enough to live this life without you cause
Hook
Love is when you lose your only
Without you i'm eternally lonely
Cause you were everything
And everything is you
But how could so much pleasure turn to so much pain
I never knew my sun could turn into rain
Hook
I never thought that i would be
Singing that sad song
The one about living my life without you
Oh...
Hook
Goodbye
Goodbye
But my heart still cries
Boy if you, you only knew
The hardest part is saying goodbye
The song "Time to Say Goodbye" by Antique is about the pain of letting go of a relationship that was once filled with love, joy and happiness. The first lines of the song state that it is so hard to say goodbye but the singer just can't keep living in the lie of pretending that everything is okay. She tries to hold back her tears but her heart still cries. The hardest part of the breakup is finding the courage to say goodbye. The second verse reveals the singer's disbelief that love and joy and happiness can turn into pain and heartache. She didn't think the day would come when she would have to overcome the love she once shared with her partner. The pain in her heart is too much to bear and it's hard enough to live life without him.
The chorus 'Love is when you lose your only, without you I'm eternally lonely, cause you were everything and everything is you, but how could so much pleasure turn to so much pain, I never knew my sun could turn into rain' expresses the singer's feeling of being completely devastated after losing her lover. She believes that love is losing your only and without him, she is eternally lonely. The person she lost was everything to her and everything reminded her of him, but now all their pleasure has turned into pain. The pain is so much that it feels like her sun has turned into rain. One interesting fact about this song is that it was released in 2003 by Greek-Swedish duo "Antique", who rose to fame in the late 90s with their hit song "Opa Opa".
Line by Line Meaning
So hard to say goodbye
It's very difficult to bid farewell
But I just can't keep living this lie
I can no longer pretend that everything is okay
Try to hold back my tears
I'm attempting to control my emotions
But my heart still cries
I'm still deeply upset
Boy if you, you only knew
If you only understood my feelings
The hardest part is saying goodbye
The most challenging aspect is bidding farewell
I never thought the day would come when
It never occurred to me that I'd have to deal with
I would have to overcome
I'd need to get past
The love and joy and happiness that we once shared
The affection, delight, and pleasure we used to have
But the pain inside my heart is too much for one soul to bear
The distress in my heart is unbearable for me
It's hard enough to live this life without you cause
Living without you is already challenging
Love is when you lose your only
Love is when you lose the one
Without you I'm eternally lonely
I'm continuously lonely without you
Cause you were everything
You were my everything
And everything is you
You're related to everything I think of
But how could so much pleasure turn to so much pain
I can't comprehend how so many delightful moments concluded with so much agony
I never knew my sun could turn into rain
I never expected my joy to turn into sadness
I never thought that I would be
I never anticipated that I'd end up
Singing that sad song
Being so melancholic
The one about living my life without you
The one about living without you
Oh...
Oh...
Goodbye
Farewell
Goodbye
Farewell
But my heart still cries
I'm still deeply upset
Boy if you, you only knew
If you only understood my feelings
The hardest part is saying goodbye
The most challenging aspect is bidding farewell
Writer(s): L. Quarantotto, F. Sartori, F. Peterson
Contributed by Liliana H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.