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Original
When your best friend stands at the shorethe ship doesn’t come backWhen the wind blows your hair that wayit blows away the last look
Who is this supposed to be great for?Who sets you free?Who makes everything good —and who tears everything good in two?Where is the good in goodbye?
When your best friend stands at the shoregrowing paler smaller distantIn your nights moving forwardthe water rises to your brow
What’s the goal here?What’s the point?Find the mistakein every detail
Where is the good in goodbye?
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Chorus:Tell metell me quicklywhere is homewhere does it come fromand from wheredoes it become day here?Where does the order come from —machines to stopclear to sinkahoyWhere is the good in goodbye
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Bridge:Can anyone tell mewhat the plan was supposed to be?Does anything make senseanywhere anyhowbetween Rio and Shanghai?Where is the good in goodbye?
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Tell me……where is the good in goodbye
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When it just keeps on goingthrough fog sound and smokewhen your best friend is no longer a friendjust a hole in your head and in your belly —what comes at the end?What passes by?Is what remains after thatwhatever it isthe good in goodbye?
Translation
When your best friend stands at the shorethe ship doesn’t come backWhen the wind blows your hair that wayit blows away the last look
Who is this supposed to be great for?Who sets you free?Who makes everything good —and who tears everything good in two?Where is the good in goodbye?
When your best friend stands at the shoregrowing paler smaller distantIn your nights moving forwardthe water rises to your brow
What’s the goal here?What’s the point?Find the mistakein every detail
Where is the good in goodbye?
⸻
Chorus:Tell metell me quicklywhere is homewhere does it come fromand from wheredoes it become day here?Where does the order come from —machines to stopclear to sinkahoyWhere is the good in goodbye
⸻
Bridge:Can anyone tell mewhat the plan was supposed to be?Does anything make senseanywhere anyhowbetween Rio and Shanghai?Where is the good in goodbye?
⸻
Tell me……where is the good in goodbye
⸻
When it just keeps on goingthrough fog sound and smokewhen your best friend is no longer a friendjust a hole in your head and in your belly —what comes at the end?What passes by?Is what remains after thatwhatever it isthe good in goodbye?
When your best friend stands at the shore
When your best friend stands at the shore
the ship doesn’t come back
the ship doesn’t come back
When the wind blows your hair that way
When the wind blows your hair that way
it blows away the last look
it blows away the last look
Who is this supposed to be great for?
Who is this supposed to be great for?
Who sets you free?
Who sets you free?
Who makes everything good —
Who makes everything good —
and who tears everything good in two?
and who tears everything good in two?
Where is the good in goodbye?
Where is the good in goodbye?
When your best friend stands at the shore
When your best friend stands at the shore
growing paler smaller distant
growing paler smaller distant
In your nights moving forward
In your nights moving forward
the water rises to your brow
the water rises to your brow
What’s the goal here?
What’s the goal here?
What’s the point?
What’s the point?
Find the mistake
Find the mistake
in every detail
in every detail
Where is the good in goodbye?
Where is the good in goodbye?
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Chorus:
Chorus:
Tell me
Tell me
tell me quickly
tell me quickly
where is home
where is home
where does it come from
where does it come from
and from where
and from where
does it become day here?
does it become day here?
Where does the order come from —
Where does the order come from —
machines to stop
machines to stop
clear to sink
clear to sink
ahoy
ahoy
Where is the good in goodbye
Where is the good in goodbye
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Bridge:
Bridge:
Can anyone tell me
Can anyone tell me
what the plan was supposed to be?
what the plan was supposed to be?
Does anything make sense
Does anything make sense
anywhere anyhow
anywhere anyhow
between Rio and Shanghai?
between Rio and Shanghai?
Where is the good in goodbye?
Where is the good in goodbye?
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Tell me…
Tell me…
…where is the good in goodbye
…where is the good in goodbye
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When it just keeps on going
When it just keeps on going
through fog sound and smoke
through fog sound and smoke
when your best friend is no longer a friend
when your best friend is no longer a friend
just a hole in your head and in your belly —
just a hole in your head and in your belly —
what comes at the end?
what comes at the end?
What passes by?
What passes by?
Is what remains after that
Is what remains after that
whatever it is
whatever it is
the good in goodbye?
the good in goodbye?