The Song
The Farewells Lyrics
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Crawling up your back
You'll never see it coming
As it goes for the attack
Just a tiny string wound
Poison flowing in your spine
You'll never feel it flowing
One day you're alive
The next no longer here
Would you scream your rage inside
Or wash away the tears
Like a monarch butterfly
Carrying bits of milkweed
You'll never see it coming
As it vomits out the seed
Slow-moving serpent
Slithering around your foot
You'll never see it coming
As it bites into your roots
One day you'll be here
The next day you'll be gone
Pour out all your tears
Stay awake until the dawn
Like a shooting bullet
Fired from a madman
You'll never see it coming
A victim of a chaotic plan
This world is unfair
So just keep your head up high
Cause you'll never know
If this was your last goodbye
One day you'll be here
The next day you'll be dead
All the little memories
Slowly fading from your head
Like a piece of falling snow
Fills you up with some charm
You didn't cover yourself up
Cause they say it does no harm
In "Just Like You," The Farewell Party touches on themes of regret, heartache, and the tendency to turn to alcohol as a means of coping. The singer laments that the person they are addressing is just another in a long line of failed relationships and mistakes they have made. The repetition of the phrase "you're just another" emphasizes the singer's feelings of hopelessness and resignation. The line "Don't think that you're the first time I've been walked out on" suggests that the singer has a history of being abandoned, and they have come to expect this kind of treatment.
The phrase "beer drinkin' song" serves as a metaphor for the singer's coping mechanism of choice. By associating the person they are addressing with alcohol, the singer implies that they were unable to handle the emotional weight of the relationship and turned to drinking. The chorus emphasizes this point, as it states that the person is "just another beer drinkin' song" and "just another somebody gone." The use of repetition and the simple, straightforward lyrics create a sense of detachment and numbness.
Overall, "Just Like You" is a song about coming to terms with loss and failure. The singer acknowledges their mistakes and accepts that they are just one in a series of "beer drinkin' songs." Despite the sadness and regret expressed in the lyrics, there is also a sense of catharsis and release in the act of drinking to forget.
Line by Line Meaning
You're just another something I did wrong
You are one of the many mistakes that I have made in the past.
You're just another beer drinkin' song.
You are a trivial memory, insignificant like a song that you sing while drinking a beer.
Don't think that you're the first time I've been walked out on
You are not the first one to leave me or betray me.
And your not the first time that I sang the blues
You are not the first reason for me to feel down and blue.
I'll just find somebody else to drink along
I will find someone else to share my drinks and memories with.
And I'll drink these next few beers to you.
I will drink these next few beers in remembrance of you.
You're not the first time that I didn't settle down
You are not the first one to make me feel uncertain or restless about my life choices.
And you're not the last time I'd bet it's true
I am sure that there will be others like you who will come and go in my life.
And just for old times sake I'm buyin' one more round
Out of nostalgia and respect for our past, I will buy one more drink for you and for us.
And we'll all drink one more toast to you.
We will all raise our glasses one last time to celebrate your memory and acknowledge your place in our lives.
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Andri Sigfusson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
RapLive
The greatest goodbye of television.
The 2nd Siamese Twin
The TG RolyDream so true
vendez
The TG RolyDream there were 2 more seasons tho
RapLive
@vendez greatest goodbye of a character
CrookedAlloy
Vendezla we don’t talk about those...
vendez
CrookedAlloy they weren’t bad seasons
Xtreme Gaming
Steve Carell (Michael Scott) actually did not know that the cast was going to sing this, it was a total surprise. This was the cast of the office saying goodbye to Steve. Always makes me cryyy
Slurp
That is insane
Rizzaldi
Nah, he did know about it, he just hadn't seen them rehearse it so it was his first time hearing it.
celion
MARIAH STEVENS do you think i care whether or not you asked? the world doesn’t revolve around you, nobody needs your permission to say something.