its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
Always be careful
When you abuse the one you love
The hour or the day, no one can tell
But one day goodbye will be farewell
And you will never see the one you love again
You will never see the one you love again
I have been thinking, what, with my final brain cell
How time grips you, slimming, in it's spell
And before you know, goodbye will be farewell
And you will never see the one you love again
And the smiling children tell you that you smell
Well, just look at me
A savage Beast with nothing to sell
And when I die, I want to go to Hell
And that's when goodbye should be farewell
One day goodbye will be farewell
So grab me while you still can, goodbye
When you abuse the one you love
The hour or the day, no one can tell
But one day goodbye will be farewell
And you will never see the one you love again
You will never see the one you love again
I have been thinking, what, with my final brain cell
How time grips you, slimming, in it's spell
And before you know, goodbye will be farewell
And you will never see the one you love again
And the smiling children tell you that you smell
Well, just look at me
A savage Beast with nothing to sell
And when I die, I want to go to Hell
And that's when goodbye should be farewell
One day goodbye will be farewell
So grab me while you still can, goodbye
Lyrics submitted by jesuisbryony
One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell Lyrics as written by Martin James Boorer Steven Morrissey
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Siberian Kiss
Glassjaw
Glassjaw
Corpse I Fell In Love With
Gadjits, The
Gadjits, The
He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
when rules change
Life in Your Way
Life in Your Way
High life
Techno Ted
Audioslave
Audioslave
Techno Ted may be a person who caused Chris incredible emotional pain & trepidation as well as moments of peace & happiness but now is removed and awaiting his fate. Darling may be a different person who is also free of him and can live her life free of Ted's tyranny. "In between all the laughing, and daydreams ... lies: a desert of truth" Lies are like a desert or the omission of Truth: Where there were Lies then Truth was absent. The song, "Techno Ted", may be a cathartic celebration of the downfall of this person.
Dreamwalker
Silent Planet
Silent Planet
I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Why keep abusing the one you love and taking them for granted? You never know when they'll be gone. Overall, the basic message I feel. There's a bitterness to this song I feel, the narrator isn't happy with their life, what they've become. He's bitter at those who are lucky to have people who love them yet don't treat them right. Or maybe he is guilty of this himself. Its almost like a sudden realisation of time and how death could strike at any moment. Therefore why continue this way? "Grab me while we still have the time". Lets make the most of what we have because one day, goodbye really will be farewell
It says: And when I die, I want to go to hell.
I think, "I want to go to hell" is saying I don't want that love that you people think is so holy. He is rejecting relationships because one day goodbye will be farewell and everyone always leaves you. It is not worth the struggle, it is better to be content with yourself, by yourself. That makes sense when you consider the lyrics in I'm OK By Myself and That's How People Grow Up.
I respectfully disagree. I think he's admitting mistreatment of his loved ones. Morrissey is a private individual, and distancing yourself from one whom you love can be abuse if they care about you too. He doesn't want to say "Goodbye" when his loved one dies, but when he finally receives his punishment.<br /> <br /> See: "When Last I Spoke to Carol?"<br /> --"To the rescue, nobody ever comes."<br /> What about the speaker himself? He didn't promote an optimistic view for Carol or lend her support ("I can't pretend...). He failed Carol, and didn't even come to the rescue himself. Being at the funeral shows guilt.<br /> <br /> "That's How People Grow Up" is not about being happy with loneliness, but rather about not letting it ruin your life ("Someone on their deathbed said, 'There are other struggles too'"; grow some balls). It promotes a more stoic take on life.<br /> <br /> "I'm OK By Myself" is admitted out of distrust, not out of happiness. The narrator says being alone is OK and he adamantly refuses to listen to any one else's opinion; listen to the incessant use of "no." He's OK by himself because he feels safe that way and doesn't have to invest any sort of trust, not necessarily because he wants to.
I like the shift in tones and themes: (1) Foreboding: the song opens with a warning. (2) Despair. The repeated "And you will never see the one you love again" drives the message home, making you think, "I will lose someone I love." (3) Dark humo(u)r: "The smiling children tell you that you smell." While you are grieving over your loss, the innocent children will be teasing you as usual. (4) Guilt; see my reply to Coow. (5) Hope/mediation, or a (futile?) grasp at hope found in the last line.