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Lyrics of 50 Ways to Say Goodbye by Train
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My heart is paralyzed
My head was oversized
I′ll take the high road like I should
You said, "It's meant to be"
That, "It′s not you, it's me"
You're leaving now for my own good
pre-chorus
That′s cool, but if my friends ask where you are, I′m gonna say
chorus
She went down in an airplane, fried getting suntanned
Fell in a cement mixer full of quicksand
Help me, help me, I'm no good at goodbyes
She met a shark underwater, fell and no one caught her
I returned everything I ever bought her
Help me, help me, I′m all out of lies
And ways to say you died
verse
My pride still feels the sting
You were my everything
Someday I'll find a love like yours (a love like yours)
She′ll think I'm Superman
Not super minivan
How could you leave on Yom Kippur?
pre-chorus
That′s cool, but if my friends ask where you are, I'm gonna say
chorus
She was caught in a mudslide, eaten by a lion
Got run over by a crappy purple Scion
Help me, help me, I'm no good at goodbyes
She dried up in the desert, drowned in a hot tub
Danced to death at an east side nightclub
Help me, help me, I′m all out of lies
And ways to say you died
hook
Oh
Oh
Oh
bridge
I wanna live a thousand lives with you
I wanna be the one you′re dying to love
But you don't want to
pre-chorus
That′s cool, but if my friends ask where you are, I'm gonna say
That′s cool, but if my friends ask where you are, I'm gonna say
chorus
She went down in an airplane, fried getting suntanned
Fell in a cement mixer full of quicksand
Help me, help me, I′m no good at goodbyes
She met a shark underwater, fell and no one caught her
I returned everything I ever bought her
Help me, help me, I'm all out of lies
She was caught in a mudslide, eaten by a lion
Got run over by a crappy purple Scion
Help me, help me, I'm no good at goodbyes
She dried up in the desert, drowned in a hot tub
Danced to death at an east side nightclub
Help me, help me, I′m all out of lies
And ways to say you died
Writer(s): Espen Lind, Amund Bjorklund, Pat Monahan
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The song '50 Ways to Say Goodbye' by Train humorously portrays a person struggling to come up with creative and outlandish excuses for their partner's absence, reflecting the pain of a breakup. The exaggerated scenarios of how the partner 'died' serve as a metaphor for the difficulty in accepting the end of the relationship and the desire to save face in front of others.
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Themes
Heartbreak and loss
• I returned everything I ever bought her
• Help me, help me, I'm no good at goodbyes
• My heart is paralyzed
Struggling with goodbyes
• That's cool, but if my friends ask where you are, I'm gonna say
• Help me, help me, I'm all out of lies
Nostalgia and longing
• I wanna live a thousand lives with you
• Someday I'll find a love like yours
• You were my everything
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Moods
Heartbreak, despair, angst, love, solitude
Rating: PG-13
Lyrics may be unsuitable for younger ears
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Album • 2012 • 16 tracks
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