Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I lie awake and feel your nearness
I never wanted more than this
I don't wanna run
Beneath your tears
I don't wanna catch them
When they're falling
But it's the same old song playin' over and over
Now I lie upon my face and though we tried
I guess that's the way it's supposed to be
Don't say goodbye say goodnight
So it's not over
And if you try and answer why
It's just over, it's goodbye
I hope to see the dawn of daybreak
And the sun rise to cloudless skies
And now I've tried to see the truth
But I close my eyes
And you were there for me
And I was there for you
Don't say goodbye say goodnight
So it's not over
And if you try and answer why
And it's just over, it's goodbye
But now I lie upon my face and though we tried
I guess that's the way it's supposed to be
Don't say goodbye say goodnight
So it's not over
And if you try and answer why
And it's just over, it's goodbye
It's goodbye
It's goodbye
It's goodbye
I never wanted more than this
I don't wanna run
Beneath your tears
I don't wanna catch them
When they're falling
But it's the same old song playin' over and over
Now I lie upon my face and though we tried
I guess that's the way it's supposed to be
Don't say goodbye say goodnight
So it's not over
And if you try and answer why
It's just over, it's goodbye
I hope to see the dawn of daybreak
And the sun rise to cloudless skies
And now I've tried to see the truth
But I close my eyes
And you were there for me
And I was there for you
Don't say goodbye say goodnight
So it's not over
And if you try and answer why
And it's just over, it's goodbye
But now I lie upon my face and though we tried
I guess that's the way it's supposed to be
Don't say goodbye say goodnight
So it's not over
And if you try and answer why
And it's just over, it's goodbye
It's goodbye
It's goodbye
It's goodbye
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Don't Say Goodbye, Say Goodnight Lyrics as written by Kevin Rudolf
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