Sassy Echoes of Goodbye

Lyrics

Intro — layered women’s vocals] Say it, say it… Since you got so much to say… Mm. Go ’head. [Verse 1] You made a record, congratulations, Turned your feelings into allegations. You tell it pretty when the lights come on, Funny how the truth got edited out the song. Said you walked? Then, baby, keep walking. Said you done? Then why we still talking? You slammed that door, made a scene when you left, Then came right back just to tell everybody you left. [Background] Make it make sense… Make it make sense… Christmas, family, old conversations, Digging up bones for a standing ovation. If I'm everything you swear you don't want— Why my name got the best damn part? [PRE-CHORUS] You can clap back— (Clap, clap.) You can get loud— (Get loud.) You can tell that story To every damn person in the crowd. But don't dress revenge up like the truth Then get surprised when I answer you. [HOOK — big stacked harmonies] Y’all say, y’all say, y’all say too much. Whole lotta talking, ain't saying enough. Y’all say, y’all say, keep running it up. If you were really over me, why you still bringing me up? Bringing me up… Bringing me up… You wrote my name into your pain Then called that shit moving on. Baby— If I’m the one you left behind, why am I still in every song? [Verse 2 — beat gets nastier] Don't bring your daddy into grown-folk business. Don't bring December in here as your witness. Don't take half a story, add bass and a snare, Then call yourself honest ’cause somebody cheered. I don't fight for the last word, You can have it. But you keep throwing dirt Like I'm supposed to grab it. No, ma’am. I look too good with clean hands. And you look real bothered For somebody with a new plan. [Background women] Real bothered… Real bothered… You said you snapped? Okay, congratulations. Here's your flowers, here's your validation. But anger ain't power just because it's loud, And a microphone don't make the lie more proud. [BRIDGE — stripped down, rich harmonies] If you left— leave. If you're healed— heal. If you're happy— be happy. But if you gotta keep saying my name Just to make somebody listen… (Mmm.) Baby, that's not closure. That's promotion. [FINAL HOOK — choir exploding underneath] Y’ALL SAY, Y’ALL SAY, Y’ALL SAY TOO MUCH! (Too much, too much!) Whole lotta talking, ain't saying enough! Y’ALL SAY, Y’ALL SAY—KEEP RUNNING IT UP! (Run it up!) If you were really over me, WHY YOU STILL BRINGING ME UP? Bringing me up! (Again!) Bringing me up! (Again!) You can sing it in December, You can sing it in July— You can tell the whole damn world your version. Just quit calling it goodbye. [Outro — vocals drop almost completely] You made a song about leaving me… Baby. You never left.