Bye Bye Love
Simon and Garfunkel Tribute Band Lyrics
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Bye bye happiness
Hello loneliness
I think I'm gonna cry
Bye bye love
Bye bye sweet caress
Hello emptiness
I feel like I could die
There goes my baby
With someone new
She sure looks happy
I sure am blue
She was my baby
Till he stepped in
Goodbye to romance
That might have been
Bye bye love
Bye bye happiness
Hello loneliness
I think I'm gonna cry
Bye bye love
Bye bye (happiness)sweet caress
Hello emptiness
I feel like I could die
Bye bye my love, goodbye
I'm through with romance
I'm through with love
I'm through with counting
The stars above
And here's the reason
That I'm so free
My loving baby
Is through with me
Bye bye love
Bye bye happiness
Hello loneliness
I think I'm gonna cry
Bye bye love
Bye bye sweet caress
Hello emptiness
I feel like I could die
Bye bye my love, goodbye
Bye bye my love, goodbye
Bye bye my love, goodbye
Bye bye my love, goodbye
The lyrics to Simon and Garfunkel's "Bye Bye Love" paint a picture of a man who has just lost his lover to someone else. The song is filled with feelings of sadness, loneliness, and heartbreak. The chorus of "Bye bye love, bye bye happiness, hello loneliness, I think I'm gonna cry" highlights the sense of despair that the singer is feeling. He is struggling to come to terms with the end of his relationship and the abruptness of his lover's departure.
The verses further develop the theme of loss and heartbreak. The second verse begins with the line "There goes my baby with someone new, she sure looks happy, I sure am blue." The singer is watching his former partner with her new lover, and the contrast between her happiness and his own sadness is hard to bear. He realizes that their relationship is over, and he is powerless to do anything about it.
The final verse suggests that the singer has given up on love altogether. He declares that he is "through with romance" and "through with love." His "loving baby" has left him, and he is left alone to deal with the aftermath of their relationship. The song ends on a note of finality, with the repeated refrain of "Bye bye my love, goodbye." The singer has accepted that his relationship is over and is resigned to his fate.
Line by Line Meaning
Bye bye love
Goodbye to the love we shared
Bye bye happiness
Goodbye to the happiness we brought each other
Hello loneliness
Welcome to the feeling of being alone
I think I'm gonna cry
I feel so overwhelmed with sadness that I might start crying
Bye bye sweet caress
Goodbye to the physical touch that once comforted me
Hello emptiness
Welcome to the feeling of having nothing to hold onto
I feel like I could die
The pain of losing my love is so intense that I feel like I might not be able to go on living
There goes my baby
My former lover is walking away from me
With someone new
My former lover has replaced me with another partner
She sure looks happy
My former lover appears to be content in their new relationship
I sure am blue
I am extremely sad and unhappy
She was my baby
My former lover was once the person I loved most in the world
Till he stepped in
Until my former lover found someone new to replace me
Goodbye to romance
Farewell to the idea of being in a loving, romantic relationship
That might have been
That possibility of being happily in love is now gone
I'm through with romance
I'm done with the idea of being in love and being vulnerable to heartbreak
I'm through with love
I no longer believe in love or its ability to bring happiness
I'm through with counting
I'm no longer wasting time counting the stars and dreaming about love
The stars above
A metaphor for longing for love and romance
And here's the reason
The following is my explanation for why I'm giving up on love
That I'm so free
The silver lining of being heartbroken is the freedom I now have
My loving baby
My former lover, whom I loved dearly
Is through with me
My former lover no longer wants to be in a relationship with me, and has moved on
Bye bye my love, goodbye
Final farewell to the love I once had
Bye bye my love, goodbye
The second final farewell to the love I once had
Bye bye my love, goodbye
The third final farewell to the love I once had
Bye bye my love, goodbye
The fourth final farewell to the love I once had
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, CONSALAD CO., Ltd., BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant
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