In Sweden, Jessica reached the top of the single charts with two singles from her debut album; How Will I Know Who You Are and Tell Me What You like, both selling platinum.
In 2000, two years after releasing her debut album, Jessica Folcker's second album came out, called Dino, nicknamed after one of her producers. Besides Europe and Asia, Jessica wanted to conquer the USA as well this time around. However, since many Americans pronounced her surname similar to "fucker", she decided to change her name to Folker instead, without the c. Jessica's first single from the album, To Be Able To Love, became a minor hit in the states thanks to a remix by DJ Jonathan Peters, and soon Jessica went on a club tour to New York and New Jersey.
Jessica debuted in the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005. In Melodifestivalen 2005, she performed Om natten. 2006 she tried again, participating in the third semi final heat of Melodifestivalen 2006 on March 4th with the song When Love's Comin' Back Again. She failed, however, to qualify for the semi final.
Goodbye
Jessica Folker Lyrics
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And i know how hard you try
You deserve to have so much more
I can feel your hurt and I sympathize
And I'll never critisize
All you ever meant to my life
I don't want to let you down
I don't want to lead you on
You would never ask me why,
my heart is so disguised
I just can't live a lie anymore
I would rather hurt myself,
than to ever make you cry
There's nothing left to say - but goodbye
You deserve a chance of the kind of love,
I'm not sure I'm worthy of
Losing you is painful for me
I don't want let you down
I don't want to lead you on
I don't want hold you back from where you might belong
You would never ask me why,
my heart is so disguised
I just can't live a lie anymore
I would rather hurt myself,
than to ever make you cry
There's nothing left to say - but goodbye
You would never ask me why,
my heart is so disguised
I just can't live a lie anymore
I would rather hurt myself,
than to ever make you cry
There's nothing left to try,
and though it's gonna hurt us both,
there's no other way than to say goodbye
Goodbye
In "Goodbye," Jessica Folker sings about a difficult realization that she has come to about her relationship. She can see the pain and hurt in her partner's eyes and knows how hard they have tried, but she also recognizes that they deserve more than she can offer. She sympathizes with their hurt and assures them that she will not criticize their worth in her life. Despite not wanting to let them down or lead them on, she is unable to ignore the fact that her heart is disguised and she can no longer live a lie. As painful as it may be for both of them, Jessica concludes that there is no other way than to say goodbye.
Line by Line Meaning
I can see the pain living in your eyes
I can tell from your facial expression that you're hurting emotionally
And i know how hard you try
I understand that you're exerting effort to overcome your pain
You deserve to have so much more
You should have more than what you're currently experiencing
I can feel your hurt and I sympathize
I can sense your pain and I have compassion for you
And I'll never critisize
I won't judge you or blame you for your pain
All you ever meant to my life
You've been an important part of my life
I don't want to let you down
I don't want to disappoint you
I don't want to lead you on
I don't want to give you false hope
I don't want hold you back from where you might belong
I don't want to hinder you from finding where you truly belong
You would never ask me why,
You may not inquire about the reason
my heart is so disguised
I'm hiding my true feelings
I just can't live a lie anymore
I can't continue pretending that everything's okay
I would rather hurt myself,
I'd rather inflict pain on myself
than to ever make you cry
Than to ever cause you to shed tears
There's nothing left to say - but goodbye
There's nothing more to discuss except our farewell
You deserve a chance of the kind of love,
You have the right to receive a certain type of love
I'm not sure I'm worthy of
I'm uncertain if I'm deserving of providing that love
Losing you is painful for me
Leaving you is hurting me too
There's nothing left to try,
We've done everything we can
and though it's gonna hurt us both,
Even though we'll both feel pain
there's no other way than to say goodbye
Our only option is to bid each other farewell
Goodbye
Farewell
Contributed by Sebastian I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
winway chiu
LYRICS
I can see the pain living in your eyes
And I know how hard you try
You deserve to have
So much more
I can feel your hurt and I sympathize
And I'll never criticize
All you ever meant
To my life
I don't want to let you down
I don't want to lead you on
I don't want to hold you back
From where you might belong
You would never ask me why
My heart is so disguised
I just can't live a lie
Anymore
I would rather hurt myself
Than to ever make you cry
There's nothing left to say
But goodbye...
Ah..., goodbye
You deserve a chance at the kind of love
I'm not sure I'm worthy of
Losing you is
Painful for me
I don't want to let you down
I don't want to lead you on
I don't want to hold you back
From where you might belong
You would never ask me why
My heart is so disguised
I just can't live a lie
Anymore
I would rather hurt myself
Than to ever make you cry
There's nothing left to say...
But goodbye
(Instrumental)
(Ah..., ah, ah, ah...)
You would never ask me why(ah, ah...)
My heart is so disguised(ah, ah...)
I just can't live a lie anymore(ah...)
I would rather hurt myself
Than to ever make you cry(ah, ah...)
There's nothing left to try
No, it's gonna hurt us both
There's no other way
Than to say goodbye...
Good..., goodbye
Kees de Jong
So many great songs and what an amazing voice! Thank you Jessica Folcker!
Eric Wufon
We can only be free from our troubles when we listen to songs with wordings of comfort.How this song tears my flash and swallow my sorrow.
김도현
벌써 22년이나 지났다니ㅡㅡ 지금 들어도 명곡이구나 힘들고 괴로워서 이노래 생각이 문득 나서 찾아옴
Rin Tluangi
I love this song since 2000
winway chiu
LYRICS
I can see the pain living in your eyes
And I know how hard you try
You deserve to have
So much more
I can feel your hurt and I sympathize
And I'll never criticize
All you ever meant
To my life
I don't want to let you down
I don't want to lead you on
I don't want to hold you back
From where you might belong
You would never ask me why
My heart is so disguised
I just can't live a lie
Anymore
I would rather hurt myself
Than to ever make you cry
There's nothing left to say
But goodbye...
Ah..., goodbye
You deserve a chance at the kind of love
I'm not sure I'm worthy of
Losing you is
Painful for me
I don't want to let you down
I don't want to lead you on
I don't want to hold you back
From where you might belong
You would never ask me why
My heart is so disguised
I just can't live a lie
Anymore
I would rather hurt myself
Than to ever make you cry
There's nothing left to say...
But goodbye
(Instrumental)
(Ah..., ah, ah, ah...)
You would never ask me why(ah, ah...)
My heart is so disguised(ah, ah...)
I just can't live a lie anymore(ah...)
I would rather hurt myself
Than to ever make you cry(ah, ah...)
There's nothing left to try
No, it's gonna hurt us both
There's no other way
Than to say goodbye...
Good..., goodbye
Mami Palian
I like her voice very much
Immigration Lawyers New Zealand - MY Law
Yes this is the version I listened to a lot 20 years ago
hungryasshit
I don't know if you'd ever hear these cowardly words that I had once dreamt that I would tell you in person... but I want to say thank you for who you were in my life. There's not a miligram of neither resentment nor blame that our hearts were never meant to be, but only abundant and nourishing sense of gratitude for reminding me that I, too had a human soul. I'm so sorry for having been a shadow of a man and nuisance around you, and so long as you can forgive my idiocy, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. God bless you and your future journeys; I have no doubt that you will continue touching so many more lives in this world as you have done for me. I hate to say this again like a coward in the middle of the sea of internet, but I will never forget the painful, yet beautiful memory of having loved you, M.
lv16jismij
Even Korean Movie has this soundtrack, lovely song.
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