Leaving the City
Roisin Murphy Lyrics
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No more goodbyes
No more goodbyes
Tell me to stay home
There's no place
No more goodbyes
Tell me to stay home
(I'm leaving I'm leaving)
No more goodbyes
No more goodbyes
Tell me to stay home
(I'm leaving I'm leaving)
There's no place
(I'm leaving I'm leaving)
There's no place
No more goodbyes
No exotic country
I found my journey's end
When I found you
Don't let me go
Won't leave town
Or go around
If you say so
Won't leave you know if you say so
Can't stay always going away
Never knowing the way home
Another hour
Another day
Surely we
Will find a way somehow
Leaving the city today
We're leaving the city
Soon I will be gone
Leaving the city today
Soon I will be gone
(Leaving, leaving, leaving)
No more goodbyes
No more goodbyes
Tell me to stay home
(I'm leaving I'm leaving)
No more goodbyes
No more goodbyes
Tell me to stay home
(I'm leaving I'm leaving)
There's no place
There's no place
(I'm leaving I'm leaving)
There's no place
There's no place
There's no place
(I'm leaving I'm leaving)
There's no place
I'd rather be
Than here dear
If I call you dear
It's because you are
There's no face
I'd rather see
There's no fear
Don't be afraid to say
Stay another day
Then another day
(Don't be afraid to say it)
Oh hold on
Don't you be gone too long baby
Another kiss
One more caress
An ego no
Another yes
Leaving the city today
Nothing about here to say
A D F see A F
D F see E D see E
We're leaving the city today
Why can't I get you to ask me stay
Don't you want to let the music play
D F see E D see D
We're leaving the city today
Is there something I've left here to say
A D F see A F D F see E D see D
Let the music play
(Don't you want to let the music play?)
Mmmhmm
Soon I will be gone
(I'm leaving)
The lyrics of Roisin Murphy's song ‘Leaving the City’ reflect the intense desire to stay with the loved one while being pulled or encouraged to leave the city. The singer expresses a sense of longing and hesitation, torn between the lover and the adventure of leaving the city. The lines ‘Wish I was taking you with me,’ and ‘Don’t let me go’ illustrate the reluctance to leave the beloved behind, but despite this, the singer must move on. The repetition of ‘No more goodbyes’ is also indicative of the raw emotion that comes with saying goodbye, and the final chorus, ‘Soon I will be gone,’ reinforces the message that the character must leave, no matter how difficult it is.
The lyrics of the song are open to interpretation. Some people believe it represents the heartbreak of leaving the city behind, while others interpret it as a song about love and choosing between happiness and adventure. Some have also confied in the songwriter that they relate the lyrics to leaving someone for the last time, while the lines ‘Another hour/Another day/Surely we/Will find a way somehow’ may indicate a hope for reconciliation.
Line by Line Meaning
Wish I was taking you with me
I want you to come with me
No more goodbyes
I don't want to say goodbye anymore
Tell me to stay home
If you ask me to stay I won't leave
There's no place
I feel like there's nowhere for me here
No exotic country
I don't need to go anywhere else
I found my journey's end
I've found what I've been searching for
When I found you
You are what I've been searching for
Don't let me go
Please don't leave me
Won't leave town
I won't leave if you ask me to stay
If you say so
I'll listen to you if you ask me to stay
Can't stay always going away
I can't stay in one place for too long
Never knowing the way home
I feel lost and unsure of where I belong
Another hour
Another hour has gone by and I'm still searching
Another day
Another day has gone by and I'm still searching
Surely we
I hope that we can find our way together
Will find a way somehow
I hope that we can figure out where we belong
There's no face
I don't want to see anyone else but you
I'd rather see
You are the only person I want to be with
There's no fear
I'm not afraid of what's to come as long as we're together
Don't be afraid to say
Tell me what you want and I'll listen
Stay another day
Please don't leave me
Then another day
I hope that you'll stay with me for more than just one day
Oh hold on
Please stay with me
Don't you be gone too long baby
I don't want you to leave for too long
Another kiss
I want to kiss you again
One more caress
I want to hold you one more time
An ego no
I don't want this to be about my ego
Another yes
I want to say yes to being with you
Nothing about here to say
There's nothing left for me here
A D F see A F
I'm playing music to help me leave
D F see E D see E
The music is helping me leave and find my way
Why can't I get you to ask me stay
I want you to ask me to stay with you
D F see E D see D
The music is my escape from here
Is there something I've left here to say
I don't want to leave anything unsaid
Let the music play
I'm letting the music guide me on my journey
Soon I will be gone
I'm leaving soon
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: MATTHEW JOHN HERBERT, ROISIN MURPHY, Matthew Herbert
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