Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and song… Read Full Bio ↴Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut studio album, Life thru a Lens, was released in 1997, and included his signature song, "Angels". His second album, I've Been Expecting You, featured the songs "Millennium" and "She's the One", his first number one singles. His discography includes seven UK No. 1 singles, and all but one of his 14 studio albums have reached No. 1 in the UK. Six of his albums are among the top 100 biggest-selling albums in the UK, with two of them in the top 60, and he gained a Guinness World Record in 2006 for selling 1.6 million tickets in a single day during his Close Encounters Tour.

Williams has received a record 18 Brit Awards, winning Best British Male Artist four times, Outstanding Contribution to Music twice, an Icon Award for his lasting impact on British culture, eight German ECHO Awards, and three MTV European Music Awards. In 2004, he was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame after being voted the Greatest Artist of the 1990s. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), he has been certified for 20.2 million albums and 8.66 million singles in the UK as a solo artist. Five of his albums have also topped the Australian albums chart, and has sold 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He also topped the 2000–2010 UK airplay chart. His three concerts at Knebworth in 2003 drew over 375,000 people, the UK's biggest music event to that point. In 2014, he was awarded the freedom of his hometown of Stoke-on-Trent and had a tourist trail created and streets named in his honour. Williams' thirteenth album, XXV was released on 9 September 2022.

After 15 years, Williams rejoined Take That in 2010 to co-write and perform lead vocals on their album Progress, which became the second-fastest-selling album in UK chart history and the fastest-selling record of the century at the time. The subsequent stadium tour, which featured seven songs from Williams' solo career, became the biggest-selling concert in UK history when it sold 1.34 million tickets in less than 24 hours. In 2011, Take That frontman Gary Barlow confirmed that Williams had left the band for a second time to focus on his solo career, although he stated that the departure was amicable and that Williams was welcome to rejoin Take That in the future. Williams has since performed with Take That on three separate television appearances, and collaborated with Barlow on a number of projects such as the West End musical The Band.

Everytime We Say Goodbye
Robbie Williams Lyrics

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Everytime we say goodbye
I die a little
Everytime we say goodbye
I wonder why a little
Why the gods above me
Who must be in the know
Think so little of me
They allow you to go

When you're near
There's such an air
Of spring about it
I can hear a lark somewhere
Begin to sing about it
There's no love song finer
But how strange the change
From major to minor
Everytime we say goodbye
There's no love song finer
But how strange the change

From major to minor
Everytime we say goodbye

Overall Meaning

In the song Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye by Robbie Williams, he expresses the feelings of heartbreak and confusion that come with having to say goodbye to someone you love. He sings about how every time they part, he dies a little inside and wonders why it has to happen. He ponders the reasons why the gods above him allow his love to leave and can't understand why they think so little of him. However, when he's with this person, there's a feeling of spring in the air and the sound of a lark singing somewhere. The love between them is the finest love song there is, but it's strange how the emotions shift from major to minor every time they say goodbye.

The song is a reflection on the pain and confusion that come with a love that is forced to end. The lyrics make use of various poetic devices such as metaphors, personification, and a shift from major to minor that captures the melancholic mood of the song. Overall, the lyrics evoke a feeling of sorrow, regret, and despair that come with the end of any relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

Everytime we say goodbye
Each time we part, a part of me is lost and my soul is diminished

I die a little
It feels like a part of me is dead each time we separate and go our separate ways

Everytime we say goodbye
On each occasion when we leave, I am saddened and often questioning what led us to this moment

I wonder why a little
I begin to contemplate why fate has dealt us with such hands that lead to bittersweet goodbyes every once in awhile

Why the gods above me
I question why the higher force who controls our destinies have chosen for us to be distant from each other

Who must be in the know
Since they are the ones who control our destiny, they must know and have a reason why

Think so little of me
It often feels like they do not care about our happiness or desires but just manipulate our lives without empathy

They allow you to go
Despite my desires and wishes, life sometimes takes us down different paths and there is nothing we can do to change that

When you're near
When we are together, there is a unique feeling of rebirth, hope, and an excitement in the air

There's such an air
My heart is lifted when I am in your presence and everyday is like spring

Of spring about it
Just like spring, when all is new and fresh, there's a renewed feeling within me when I am with you

I can hear a lark somewhere
There is a melodious tune within my head, due to my happiness with you, that cannot be silenced

Begin to sing about it
Just like the lark, I start singing and it harmonizes with the one in my head, all attributed to the happiness we share

There's no love song finer
There is no love more meaningful or precious than the one I share with you

But how strange the change
However, it's strange how things shift from peaceful and romantic to sad and painful when we part

From major to minor
In music, the shift from a major key to a minor key changes the tune's mood from happy to sad, and this shift is similar to our parting which changes the mood from happy to sad

Everytime we say goodbye
On every occasion when we part, the pain of separation is too much to bear and the sense of sadness lingers in my heart

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Sentric Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Cole Porter

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