Goodbyes – English Lyrics

• By: Post Malone, Young Thug

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw, emotional landscape of “Goodbyes,” a masterful Pop-Trap collaboration between Post Malone and Young Thug. This song is perfect for learning the nuances of contemporary English emotional vocabulary—from colloquial phrases like "take off the edge" to the raw honesty of "I'm no good at goodbyes." Its unique blend of melancholic pop melodies and sharp hip-hop production makes it a compelling and linguistically rich track.

[English]

Me and Kurt feel the same, too much pleasure is pain

...

My girl spites me in vain, all I do is complain

She needs something to change, need to take off the edge

So - it all tonight

And don't tell me to shut up

When you know you talk too much

But you don't got - to say

I want you out of my head

I want you out of my bedroom tonight

There's no way I could save you

'Cause I need to be saved, too

I'm no good at goodbyes

We're both acting insane, but too stubborn to change

Now I'm drinkin' again, 80 proof in my veins

And my fingertips stained, looking over the edge

Don't - with me tonight

Said you needed this heart then you got it

Turns out that it wasn't what you wanted

And we wouldn't let go and we lost it

Now I'm a goner

I want you out of my head

I want you out of my bedroom tonight

There's no way I could save you

'Cause I need to be saved, too

I'm no good at goodbyes

I want you right in my life

I want you back here tonight

I'm tryna to cut you, no knife

I wanna slice you and dice you

My argues possessive, it got you precise

Can you not turn off the TV? I'm watching the fight

I flood the garage, blue diamond, no shark

You're Barbie life doll, it's Nicki Minaj

You don't need a key to drive, your car on the charger

I just wanna see the side, the one that's unbothered

And I don't want you never go outside

I promise if they play, my - slidin'

I'm - her and the tour bus still ridin'

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I want you out of my head

I want you out of my bedroom tonight

There's no way I can save you

Because I need to be saved too

I'm no good at goodbyes

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

I'm no good at goodbyes

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

I'm no good at goodbyes

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different noun - the act or process of becoming different
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to rescue from danger
goodbyes /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪz/ A2	noun - an expression of farewell
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B1	adjective - mentally ill; extremely foolish
stubborn /ˈstʌbərn/ B1	adjective - refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
drinkin' /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/ A2	verb - consuming liquid by mouth
stain /steɪn/ B1	verb - to mark with something that is not easily removed noun - a discolored spot
edge /edʒ/ B1	noun - the outside limit of an object, area, or surface
precise /prɪˈsaɪs/ B2	adjective - exact and accurate
possessive /pəˈzesɪv/ B2	adjective - demanding someone's attention or affection
flood /flʌd/ B1	verb - to cover with water
slidin' /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/ A2	verb - moving smoothly along a surface
cut /kʌt/ A2	verb - to separate or divide with a sharp tool
dice /daɪs/ B1	verb - to cut into small cubes

Key Grammar Structures

• Too much pleasure is pain

  ➔ Adjective inversion for emphasis

  ➔ In "Too much pleasure is pain", the adjective "too much" is placed before "pleasure" to invert the normal word order, creating a poetic or emphatic effect.

• And don't tell me to shut up

  ➔ Imperative mood with negation

  ➔ In "And don't tell me to shut up", the "don't" negation is used with the imperative verb "tell" to issue a command politely or angrily.

• There's no way I could save you

  ➔ Modal verb would in conditional hypothetical

  ➔ In "There's no way I could save you", "could" is used as a past form of "can" in a hypothetical scenario, indicating inability.

• We're both acting insane, but too stubborn to change

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction 'but'

  ➔ In "We're both acting insane, but too stubborn to change", "but" connects two contrasting clauses, highlighting opposites like 'acting one way yet being resistant'.

• Now I'm drinkin' again, 80 proof in my veins

  ➔ Present continuous progressive for ongoing action

  ➔ In "Now I'm drinkin' again, 80 proof in my veins", "I'm drinkin'" uses the present continuous to show an ongoing habit or current state.

• And we wouldn't let go and we lost it

  ➔ Past conditional 'wouldn't' for unreal past

  ➔ In "And we wouldn't let go and we lost it", "wouldn't" expresses a hypothetical refusal in the past that led to a consequence.

• I want you out of my head

  ➔ Idiomatic phrasal verb 'get out of'

  ➔ In "I want you out of my head", "out of my head" is an idiom meaning to stop thinking about or obsessing over something.

• Turns out that it wasn't what you wanted

  ➔ Phrasal verb 'turns out' for revelation

  ➔ In "Turns out that it wasn't what you wanted", "turns out" means to reveal or become apparent that something is the case.

• I'm no good at goodbyes

  ➔ Idiomatic expression 'be good at' with negation

  ➔ In "I'm no good at goodbyes", "no good" negates "be good at", meaning not skilled or proficient in something.

• My argues possessive, it got you precise

  ➔ Possessive noun 'my' modifying gerund

  ➔ In "My argues possessive, it got you precise", "my" is a possessive determiner modifying "argues" (likely 'argument' or gerund), showing ownership.