The Power of Goodbye Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Pixie310 

Cover art for The Power of Goodbye lyrics by Madonna

This song is from the cd that is her greatest work as far as I'm concerned. It's so enlightening...I think she draws us in to her spiritual awareness and growing on this record. This song and Frozen are particularly exceptional!

"creation comes when you learn to say no"

When you stay stuck in situation that is clearly wrong for you, your spirit is stuck. Until you are willing to free yourself from negative relationships/circumstance you are fated to repeat them again with new players until you choose to embrace what you needed to learn from it and move on to a new choice. A higher choice.

"I was your fortress you had to burn"

I love this line. It's the confirmation of her knowing and realizing that this situation HAD to happen for the opportunity to examine her pain and get to the point of letting it go. No more hiding from it, no more trying to make "it" better.

"There's nothing left to lose. There's no more heart to bruise"

She's breaking free from the illusion that this person held all her worth. She doesn't need to go any lower and continue the pain. She gets it, and she's saying goodbye and moving on.

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