Tranquilized
Christian Burns Lyrics


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'Goodbye' never felt so good to say
And I'm not giving you up I'm giving you away
You're my delicate disaster and your world is getting faster everyday
It feels like you've pushed me off the edge
I'm hanging on just by my finger tips
When you told me we were dead
As the ground is getting closer theres no point in looking for the safety net
I cant fix what you've just broken
Tranquilized with eyes wide open I lay awake I'm paralyzed

I dont know how you sleep at night
Its time you've gone way beyond the line
You're too caught up with lipstick to yourself to hear your own alarm
And your temporary feelings have been wasted laying naked in the dark
I cant fix what you've just broken
Tranquilized with eyes wide open I lay awake I'm paralyzed
I dont know how you sleep at night
Alone here in this empty room...its the pain control to comfort you
I cant fix what youve just broken




Tranquilized with eyes wide open I lay awake I'm paralyzed
I dont know how you sleep at night

Overall Meaning

The chorus of Christian Burns's song "Tranquilized" is a sorrowful declaration of finally being able to say goodbye to someone who has caused immense pain. The lyrics "Goodbye never felt so good to say" represents the feeling of personally releasing oneself from emotional turmoil. Burns describes himself as not giving up on the person, but instead, giving them away to their own fate. He acknowledges that the person is his downfall, but he continues to hold onto the little he can grasp. The line "You're my delicate disaster and your world is getting faster every day" exemplifies that the person is in a rush to see what life can offer and Burns is just along for the ride.


The next set of verses delve deeper into the damage that the person has caused. Burns describes how he feels pushed off the edge and is holding on by his fingertips. The person has already moved on and notified Burns that their relationship is dead. Burns speaks of how there is no point in looking for the safety net; the damage has been done. Burns illustrates the feeling of being paralyzed with the lyric "Tranquilized with eyes wide open, I lay awake, I'm paralyzed". Tranquilized, meaning to put someone under a sedative, relates to Burns feeling helpless and powerless because he says, "I can't fix what you've just broken." The closing lines of Burns's song express how alone he is in an empty room with nothing but the pain, slowly consuming him.


Line by Line Meaning

Goodbye' never felt so good to say
Ending things has never felt this good before.


And I'm not giving you up I'm giving you away
I'm not letting go of you, I'm just letting you go to someone else.


You're my delicate disaster and your world is getting faster everyday
You're a beautiful mess and your life is moving quickly.


It feels like you've pushed me off the edge
It seems like you've pushed me to the brink of something.


I'm hanging on just by my finger tips
I'm barely managing to hold on.


When you told me we were dead
When you told me our relationship was over.


As the ground is getting closer theres no point in looking for the safety net
I'm falling too fast to try and find a way to stop it.


I cant fix what you've just broken
I can't undo the damage you've caused.


Tranquilized with eyes wide open I lay awake I'm paralyzed
I feel numb and unable to move or react, even with my eyes open.


I dont know how you sleep at night
I don't understand how you can rest peacefully after what you've done.


Its time you've gone way beyond the line
You've crossed a boundary that can't be ignored.


You're too caught up with lipstick to yourself to hear your own alarm
You're too focused on vanity to realize the damage you're causing.


And your temporary feelings have been wasted laying naked in the dark
Your fleeting emotions have been useless and left you vulnerable.


Alone here in this empty room...its the pain control to comfort you
Being alone in a vacant space is your way of coping with the pain.




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Comments from YouTube:

@sebtartine6858

I love alxays it so much ... Master piece thx 🎉😢😊

@SamaraMorgan

Every song sung by Christian Burns is absolutely amazing!!! <3 <3 <3

@NOOBNOOB007

F yes!!! Ty little athens and greg

@joshsosa4115

Hard to find . saw it on the movie little athens

@__iconoclast7468

Was supposed to originally be Goodbye Stranger by Supertramp but it was too expensive. Thankfully this one made it instead

@ARL21

I have been looking for this song for years now. Thank you for posting it!

@Feniansoul

Great song

@christopherjames5192

Thank you for posting this 🥰

@tonesteezy9609

Thanks for this. YouTube keeps deleting this song. Probably because of suicide. Merry Christmas.

@sebtartine6858

Hooo so sad ..