What started as two guys with strong voices and one guitar became San Francisco's Train by 1994. It was in late 1993 that Patrick Monahan left Erie, PA, and met up with the Los Angeles band, The Apostles. Lead singer/guitarist Rob Hotchkiss and fellow guitarist Jim Stafford had basically disbanded by this time, but the chance meeting with Patrick Monahan proved fortuitous, as Hotchkiss extended an invitation to the crooning Monahan to become a two-man band. After making exhaustive appearances in low-key coffeehouses, they decided to form a full band and enlisted former Apostles members Stafford and bassist Charlie Colin. Colin brought along his good friend, drummer Scott Underwood, and Train were on their way.
Train settled in San Francisco to develop their sound in a relaxed, laid-back atmosphere. In an unlikely scenario, executives from Columbia Records expressed an interest and, in a somewhat cooperative strategy, farmed the fledgling band out to the minors -- in this instance, Aware Records -- where they could grow naturally and unhurriedly. In 1997, they went on tour, opening for the likes of Blues Traveler, Barenaked Ladies, and Counting Crows. Train knew they had arrived when they sold out a performance at San Francisco's prestigious Fillmore venue. Their completed debut album was released the following year. Drops of Jupiter followed three years later, becoming a 2x Platinum hit on the back of its single of the same name. My Private Nation followed in 2003. Though the response was initially weak, the single "Get to Me" eventually caught fire, and Train had their latest Billboard chart hit. A holdover live album appeared in 2004 while the band returned to the studio to record My Private Nation's follow-up. The single "Cab" announced the band's return in late 2005, with the full-length For Me It's You following early the next year.
From November 2006, the band took a break from recording and touring to be with friends and family. Lead singer Pat Monahan released a solo album, Last of Seven, on September 18, 2007. The first single, "Her Eyes," was released in July.
On October 27, 2009, Train not only released proof that they were once again a band but also put their fifth studio album on the market, Save Me San Francisco. Dedicated to getting back to where they came from, the album revisited the roots rock sound that has made the band such a tour de force. The album is a tribute to the city that made them who they are today and pays homage to the city by the bay whom they owe so much.
The first single from Train's sixth studio album, "Drive By," was made available on iTunes on January 10, 2012, a week after Train played the halftime show at the 2012 Discover Orange Bowl in Miami. This upbeat pop/rock tune was the first song to be released from Train's sixth studio album. It was already familiar to some of their fans as the band had been performing the tune during their 2011 Summer Tour. Train's singles tend to gradually build momentum, but this song debuted at #60 on the Hot 100 in its first week as Triple A, hot AC, and pop radio all embraced the song with enthusiasm.
This album was followed by Bulletproof Picasso, Christmas in Tahoe, Train Does Led Zeppelin II, and A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat. Their album AM Gold was released on May 20, 2022.
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50 Ways to Say Goodbye
Train Lyrics
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My head was oversized
I'll take the high road like I should
You said it's meant to be
That it's not you, it's me
You're leaving now for my own good
That's cool, but if my friends ask where you are I'm gonna say
She went down in an airplane
Fried getting suntan
Fell in a cement mixer full of quicksand
Help me, help me, I'm no good at goodbyes!
She met a shark underwater
Fell and no one caught her
I returned everything I ever bought her
Help me, help me, I'm all out of lies
And ways to say you died
My pride still feels the sting
You were my everything
Some day I'll find a love like yours (a love like yours)
She'll think I'm Superman
Not super minivan
How could you leave on Yom Kippur?
That's cool, but if my friends ask where you are I'm gonna say
She was caught in a mudslide
Eaten by a lion
Got run over by a crappy purple Scion
Help me, help me, I'm no good at goodbyes!
She dried up in the desert
Drowned in a hot tub
Danced to death at an east-side night club
Help me, help me, I'm all out of lies
And ways to say you died
I wanna live a thousand lives with you
I wanna be the one you're dying to
Love, but you don't want to
That's cool, but if my friends ask where you are I'm gonna say
That's cool, but if my friends ask where you are I'm gonna say
She went down in an airplane
Fried getting suntan
Fell in a cement mixer full of quicksand
Help me, help me, I'm no good at goodbyes!
She met a shark under water
Fell and no one caught her
I returned everything I ever bought her
Help me, help me, I'm all out of lies
She was caught in a mudslide
Eaten by a lion
Got run over by a crappy purple Scion
Help me, help me, I'm no good at goodbyes!
She dried up in the desert
Drowned in a hot tub
Danced to death at an east-side night club
Help me, help me, I'm all out of lies
And ways to say goodbye
The lyrics of 50 Ways to Say Goodbye are about a man who is struggling to come to terms with the end of his relationship. The opening lines illustrate the singer's condition as his "heart is paralyzed" and his "head was oversized". The following lines show that he is willing to take the high road and accept that his partner wants to leave him, but at the same time he is also aware of how difficult it is to say goodbye. He depicts how he feels inadequate to say goodbye in a mature way, and instead shares a series of over-the-top scenarios of his partner's demise if anyone asks where she is.
Line by Line Meaning
My heart is paralyzed
My heart is emotionally stuck and cannot move on
My head was oversized
My mind was clouded by unrealistic expectations
I'll take the high road like I should
I will act maturely and move on gracefully
You said it's meant to be
You insisted that our relationship wasn't meant to last
That it's not you, it's me
You claimed that the issues in our relationship were caused by your own personal problems
You're leaving now for my own good
You think that it is in my best interest for us to separate
That's cool, but if my friends ask where you are I'm gonna say
Although I respect your decision, I will make up outrageous stories about why you disappeared to save face with my friends
She went down in an airplane
I will tell my friends that you perished in a catastrophic plane crash
Fried getting suntan
I will create an improbable story about you frying in the sun
Fell in a cement mixer full of quicksand
I will make up an outlandish tale of you stumbling into a cement mixer filled with quicksand
Help me, help me, I'm no good at goodbyes!
I am struggling to deal with the pain of our separation
She met a shark under water
I will tell my friends that you met a gruesome fate with a shark in the ocean
Fell and no one caught her
I will exaggerate your death by telling everyone that nobody helped when you needed it most
I returned everything I ever bought her
I got rid of all physical reminders of our relationship because it is over
I'm all out of lies
I have exhausted all of my creative excuses for your absence
And ways to say you died
I have run out of fake deaths to blame for your disappearance
My pride still feels the sting
I am still experiencing the hurt of rejection
You were my everything
You were the most important thing in my life
Some day I'll find a love like yours (a love like yours)
I hope to find a love that was as special as the love we shared
She'll think I'm Superman
I want my future partner to see me as their hero and protector
Not super minivan
I don't want to be seen as just a practical means of transportation
How could you leave on Yom Kippur?
I am upset that you would leave me during a religious holiday that is meant for reflection and forgiveness
She was caught in a mudslide
I will tell my friends that you got caught in a natural disaster
Eaten by a lion
I am making up a story that you were devoured by a wild animal
Got run over by a crappy purple Scion
I will blame a random, undesirable car for taking your life
She dried up in the desert
I will describe a scenario in which you were stranded in a desolate area with no water
Drowned in a hot tub
I am claiming that you passed away in a bizarre hot tub accident
Danced to death at an east-side night club
I am creating a comical story about you dancing yourself to death
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Amund Bjorklund, Espen Lind, Pat Monahan
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@kyuenn8964
My heart is paralyzed
My head was oversized
I'll take the high road like I should
You said it's meant to be
That it's not you, it's me
You're leaving now for my own good
That's cool, but if my friends ask where you are I'm gonna say
She went down in an airplane
Fried getting suntan
Fell in a cement mixer full of quicksand
Help me, help me, I'm no good at goodbyes!
She met a shark underwater
Fell and no one caught her
I returned everything I ever bought her
Help me, help me, I'm all out of lies
And ways to say you died
My pride still feels the sting
You were my everything
Some day I'll find a love like yours (a love like yours)
She'll think I'm Superman
Not super minivan
How could you leave on Yom Kippur?
That's cool, but if my friends ask where you are I'm gonna say
She was caught in a mudslide
Eaten by a lion
Got run over by a crappy purple Scion
Help me, help me, I'm no good at goodbyes!
She dried up in the desert
Drowned in a hot tub
Danced to death at an east-side night club
Help me, help me, I'm all out of lies
And ways to say you died
I wanna live a thousand lives with you
I wanna be the one you're dying to
Love, but you don't want to
That's cool, but if my friends ask where you are I'm gonna say
That's cool, but if my friends ask where you are I'm gonna say
She went down in an airplane
Fried getting suntan
Fell in a cement mixer full of quicksand
Help me, help me, I'm no good at goodbyes!
She met a shark under water
Fell and no one caught her
I returned everything I ever bought her
Help me, help me, I'm all out of lies
She was caught in a mudslide
Eaten by a lion
Got run over by a crappy purple Scion
Help me, help me, I'm no good at goodbyes!
She dried up in the desert
Drowned in a hot tub
Danced to death at an east-side night club
Help me, help me, I'm all out of lies
And ways to say goodbye
@creepypasta9168
The Lyrics for Copy and Paste.
Train- 50 ways to say Goodbye -
My heart is Paralyzed,
My head was oversized,
I'll take the highroad like I should
You said it's meant to be,
That it's not you, it's me,
You're leaving now for my own good.
That's cool, but if my friends ask where you are, I'm gonna say,
She went down in an airplane
Fried getting suntan,
Fell in a cement mixer full of quicksand
Help me, Help me,
I'm no good at goodbyes
She met a shark underwater water,
Fell and no one caught her,
I returned everything I ever bought her
Help me, Help me,
I'm all out of lies
And ways to say you died.
My pride still feels the sting,
You were my everything,
Someday I'll find a love like yours.
She'll think I'm superman,
Not super minivan,
How could you leave on Yom Kippur?
That's cool, but if my friends ask where you are I'm gonna say,
She was caught in a Mudslide,
Eaten by a lion,
Got run over by a crappy purple Scion
Help me, Help me,
Im no good at goodbyes.
She dried up in the Desert,
Drowned in a hot tub,
Danced to death at an east side night club
Help me, Help me,
Im all out of lies
And ways to say you died
I want to live a thousand lives with you,
I want to be the one you're dying to love,
But you dont want to
That's cool, but if my friends ask where you are im gonna say,
That's cool, but if my friends ask where you are I'm gonna say,
She went down in an airplane,
Fried getting suntan,
Fell in a cement mixer full of quicksand
Help me, Help me,
Im no good at goodbyes
She met a shark underwater,
Fell and no one caught her,
I returned everything I ever bought her
Help me, Help me,
Im all out of lies
She was caught in a Mudslide,
Eaten by a lion,
Got run over by a crappy purple Scion
Help me, Help me,
Im no good at goodbyes
She dried up in the desert,
Drowned in a hot tub,
Danced to death at an east side night club
Help me, Help me,
Im all out of lies
And ways to say you died.
@itsmefm
If you were looking for exactly how many ways Train says goodbye, here they are:
1. She went down in an airplane
2. Fried getting suntan
3. Fell in a cement mixer full of quicksand
4. She met a shark underwater
5. Fell and no one caught her
6. She was caught in a mudslide
7. Eaten by a lion
8. Got run over by a crappy purple Scion
9. She dried up in the desert
10. Drowned in a hot tub
11. Danced to death at an east-side night club
Rename the song "Ways to Say Goodbye" instead, that way we aren't lied to XD
Still a great song though, even 8 years later.
@edwarderofeyev
50 ways to say goodbye:
Polish:Do zobaczenia
Afrikaans: Totsiens
Armenian: mnas parov (to one staying)
Armenian: tsedesoutiun
Armenian: yertas parov (to one leaving)
Cantonese: Joi Gin
Croatian: Dovidjenja (See you again)
Czech: Na shledanou
Danish: Hej (is more colloqial and can be used as 'Hello!')
Danish: Farvel
Danish Paa gensyn
Danish: Ses (Colloquial) abbreviated form of 'vi ses' meaning 'see you'
Dutch: Tot ziens
Dutch: Vaarwel
Esperanto: adiau
French: Adieus, mon amour
French: Au revoir
French: Adieu
Georgian: Shvidi
German: Auf Wiedersehen
Greek: Antio
Hebrew: Le hitra'ot
Irish Gaelic: slan agat (to one staying)
Irish Gaelic: slan leat (to one leaving)
Italian: Ciao
Italian: Arrivederci
Italian: Addio
Japanese: Sayonara
Kahabu: Alu tapahadasi minang
Lettish: Uz redzesanos
Mandarin Chinese: Zai Jian
Navajo: hagoone'
Polish: Do widzenia
Portuguese: Ate' logo
Rumanian: La revedere
Russian: Do Svidaniya
Serbian: Do vidjenja
Slovenian: Na svidanje
Spanish: Adios
Spanish: Hasta la vista
Swahili: Kwa heri
Swedish: hejda
Tagalog: paalam na
Ukranian: Do pobachennja
Welsh: Hwyl
English:goodbye
English:bye
English:see you later
English:see ya
@solrinin
The worst part of breakups is having that mariachi band follow you around for weeks playing music at inappropriate times.
@coolguyawsome9994
ha ha
@tadstrange1465
Actually that's the best part
@seslywilliams575
Imagine being at like a job interview and a mariachi band shows up
@gabrielbarrera9816
lol
@captainactionman01
Or the best thing!!!
@anderssonarad2552
surprisingly they didn't mentioned ""she was run over by a Train ""
@brainlessbody9776
+AnderssonArad .......yes !
@carlgettner8674
Lol! Funny😃
@oiman2070
yess