"On the ABBA-inspired, orchestral disco track, Carpenter mourns that her ex broke up with her basically "overnight," leaving her in tears and with a desire for revenge. "To show you just how much it hurts, I wish I had a gun or words," she jokes. Instead of resorting to violence, she builds herself back up, making it clear that her ex can't go back on their decision."
""Goodbye means that you're losing me for life," she explains in the chorus. "Can't call it love, then call it quits / Can't shoot me down, then shoot the sh*t." In true Carpenter fashion, she finds a way to get a little cheeky, declaring, "You used to love my ass, now, baby, you won't see it." She even manages to say goodbye in almost every language, including Spanish ("adios"), Italian ("arrivederci"), Japanese ("sayonara"), and French ("f*ck you")."
Sabrina Carpenter released Man's Best Friend on Aug. 29, with "Goodbye" as the album's final track. The ABBA-inspired orchestral disco song captures a breakup that happened "overnight," leaving the narrator tearful yet vengeful before choosing self-reconstruction. The lyrics mix dark humor and empowerment, joking about wishing for "a gun or words" and insisting the ex cannot reverse the decision. The chorus frames permanent loss: "Goodbye means that you're losing me for life." The track adds cheeky lines about lost intimacy and lists farewells in multiple languages, blending heartbreak with joy and humor and suggesting crossover appeal for a Mamma Mia 3 soundtrack.
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