Said Goodbye to Your Mother
Vera Blue Lyrics


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Said goodbye to your mother
She always treated me like a daughter
She doesn't know the reasons why it's over
Sometimes you lose a lot more than love
And I know it's for the best, that doesn't mean my heart's not ripped out of my chest
That doesn't mean that I have cleaned up all the mess
Sometimes you lose a lot more than love
Now the only thing that I can do is wait
Wait 'til I don't feel
Wait 'til I don't feel this way
I feel everything, and I feel nothing
But this I know for sure
That we're not in love anymore
Don't know if we were at all

It's hard to know what kind of words that you and I deserve from each other
Not long ago we thought we'd live our lives together
It feels strange to say goodbye
We said it so many times before
But this time it feels different

Now the only thing that I can do is wait
Wait 'til I don't feel
Wait 'til I don't feel this way
I feel everything, and I feel nothing

Now the only thing that I can do is wait
Wait 'til I don't feel
Wait 'til I don't feel this way
I feel everything, and I feel nothing

Whoever said it was better to love and to lose
Has obviously never loved anyone
Whoever said it was better to love and to lose
Has obviously never loved anyone
Whoever said it was better to love and to lose
Has obviously never loved anyone
Whoever said it was better to love and to lose
Has obviously never loved

This I know for sure




That we're not in love anymore
Don't know if we were at all

Overall Meaning

The song "Said Goodbye To Your Mother" by Vera Blue is a poignant ballad about a breakup and the pain that follows. The first verse describes how the singer has said goodbye to her ex-partner's mother, who treated her like a daughter. The singer acknowledges that even though it's for the best that they ended things, she is still hurting. The chorus speaks of waiting until the pain subsides, feeling everything and nothing at the same time. The second verse talks about the difficulty of finding the right words to say to each other, and how it feels strange to say goodbye even though they've said it many times. The song ends with the singer expressing the sentiment that whoever said it was better to love and to lose has never loved anyone, and the realization that they were possibly never in love to begin with.


The lyrics are filled with raw emotion and speak to the universal experience of heartbreak. The line, "Wait 'til I don't feel this way" is particularly impactful, as it speaks to the longing for the pain to go away, but acknowledging that it might take time. The reference to saying goodbye many times before highlights the complexity of relationships and how difficult it can be to end things for good.


Line by Line Meaning

Said goodbye to your mother
I said goodbye to your mother, who treated me like her own daughter.


She doesn't know the reasons why it's over
Your mother doesn't know why our relationship ended.


Sometimes you lose a lot more than love
Sometimes breaking up hurts more than just losing love.


And I know it's for the best, that doesn't mean my heart's not ripped out of my chest
Although I know it was the right decision to break up, it still hurts me deeply.


That doesn't mean that I have cleaned up all the mess
Breaking up doesn't solve all the problems, and there are still things to be sorted out.


Now the only thing that I can do is wait
At this point, all I can do is be patient and wait for things to change.


Wait 'til I don't feel this way
I need to wait until I no longer feel the same emotions as I do now.


But this I know for sure
What I am certain of is that our relationship is over.


That we're not in love anymore
The love between us is gone.


Don't know if we were at all
And I'm not even sure if we were ever in love.


Whoever said it was better to love and to lose
The saying 'it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all' doesn't hold true for me.


Has obviously never loved anyone
Because whoever said that has never truly loved someone and experienced heartbreak.


It feels strange to say goodbye
Saying goodbye to someone you once loved is always an unusual and difficult experience.


We said it so many times before
We've ended our relationship multiple times in the past, but this time it's different.


It's hard to know what kind of words that you and I deserve from each other
It's difficult for us to express what we mean to each other and what we expect from one another.


Not long ago we thought we'd live our lives together
Recently, we both had plans of spending our lives together, but things changed.


I feel everything, and I feel nothing
I am experiencing intense emotions mixed with moments of numbness.




Writer(s): Celia Pavey, Thomas Macken, Andy Mak

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@ordinarydevin

Damn this woman has some pipes. If that doesn’t give you chills you need to check your pulse...

@brucejacquesStick

Wow!!!, what else to say. loving the perennial album but this take on a gorgeous song is one out of the box.

@trinjane4575

Beautiful as always Celia! Wish I could have been there. 💜💜

@introinvitro2955

I loved this version! It's such beautiful piece! Tks

@legslikelegolas

My favourite of her songs 💗

@Norannmcguire

Talent and more ❤️❤️❤️

@adriandjackson5

3:26....Caught the feelz there. That was real!

@rhiannonh5202

I remember at the Perth show you said it was your first time performing this live and I was in the front and saw how glassy your eyes went singing and I stg I started tearing up instantly

@user-ts6zu8tp9i

Классссс!!!!!

@mishal_annie

beautiful!

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