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Unknowing Goodbye
2 April 2024
Sometimes the moments that change our lives don't announce themselves. There's no argument. No dramatic goodbye. No warning that something is about to end. Just an ordinary day, a familiar smile, a hug like so many before, and a door quietly closing. Unknowing Goodbye tells the story of one of those moments. A final embrace that seemed completely ordinary at the time, only to become a memory that would carry a very different meaning years later. It's about looking back, remembering the warmth of that moment, and wishing you had held on just a little longer. Not necessarily to change what happened. But simply to appreciate something you didn't know you were about to lose. “Had I known it was final, the very last one, I'd have held you forever.” The song explores love, separation, memory, and the strange way an everyday moment can become unforgettable. Because sometimes we don't recognise a goodbye until long after it has happened. “Unknowing goodbye… but love stays the same.”
Lyrics
We hugged that day… like so many before… No hint… no clue… just closing the door… We hugged that day, simple and true, Hands on my back, nothing new. No tension, no fight, no slamming of doors, Just calm and serene, like always before. I let go easy, no storm in the air, Didn't know it was over — you were already there. Every word… every lie… Unknowing goodbye, the last hug we knew, Held on too short, I never knew it was you. No warning, no fight, just drifted apart, A day I still mourn, deep in my heart. Oh-oh-oh… last embrace… Oh-oh-oh… gone without trace… Unknowing goodbye, the last hug we knew, Held on too short, I never knew it was through. No teary scene, no grand farewell, Just a quiet moment… slipping to hell. Oh-oh-oh… last embrace… Oh-oh-oh… gone without trace… We joked and laughed, as we always would, Emotions hid deep, misunderstood. Two years later, the words came cold, Divorce on the table, no story retold. Lives upended, storm in the night, Tears in my eyes, while yours found the light. Every word… every lie… Unknowing goodbye, the last hug we knew, Held on too short, I never knew it was you. No warning, no fight, just drifted apart, A day I still mourn, deep in my heart. Oh-oh-oh… last embrace… Oh-oh-oh… gone without trace… Now I look back on that simple embrace, Your smile, your face, frozen in space. Had I known it was final, the very last one, I'd have held you forever, before you were done. Not out of sadness, not out of pain, Just to savor the moment… again and again. Unknowing goodbye, the last hug we knew, Held on too short, but the memory's true. No bitter words, no angry goodbye, Just life moving on… under the sky. Oh-oh-oh… last embrace… Oh-oh-oh… gone without trace… But in every heartbeat, you still remain… Unknowing goodbye… but love stays the same. Oh-oh-oh… gone without trace… But in every heartbeat, you still remain… Unknowing goodbye… but love stays the same.