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“All my songs are written from a personal and autobiographical point of view, and this one draws inspiration from a fractious and toxic relationship. I wrote and first recorded “Goodbye” around 7 or 8 years ago - it ended up in my vaults and never saw the light of day until now.
The original recording was unearthed and taken to Transmission Rooms Recording Studio in Drumlish, Ireland, adding drums/percussion and bass, the track was ultimately given a facelift by friend and musician Mick Cronin.”
On his musical growth, Matt adds “In my late teens and early twenties, learning to sing like Joe Strummer and play like The Wailers became something of an obsession, but I would invariably find that whenever I was left on my own with an acoustic guitar, it was the songs of Luke Kelly and Christy Moore that I would find myself playing.
Tipping my hat to my hometown of Liverpool, Mick Head of Shack is a huge inspiration too. He is the quintessential songwriter’s songwriter.”
lyrics
GOODBYE
This time it’s goodbye
I have to be the one to make this moment die
This boys gonna fly
Cos I’ve been sitting here, pushing down my fear
Here we are again, the rain came in and drenched my skin
So silently we sit when you are here
Just keep on holding on year after year
And you’re gonna lose everything, everything again
You’re walking out on me
I watched you sleep, I lived to see if we’d hit the ground
Never coming down
Cos I’m too young to stay
But not too old to run away and start it again
Find my true voice and let it begin
So silently we sit when you are here
Just keep on holding on year after year
And you’re gonna lose everything, everything again
So now I’ve finally grown
Spread my wings and flown, but you just can’t see
This boy never will be free
The words I speak ain’t my own
I’m not that person I’m not that cold
Here we are again
My name is mud my name is sin
So silently we sit when you are here
Just keep on holding on year after year
And you’re gonna lose everything, everything again
Yeah you’re gonna lose everything, everything
This time it’s goodbye
credits
released May 22, 2020
Written by: Matt McManamon
Lead vocal & Guitar: Matt McManamon
Guitars & Backing Vocals: Vincent Redmond
Bass: Fiachra Milner
Bouzouki: Micheál O’Donoghue
Drums & Percussion: Michael Cronin
Recording, production & mixing by Micheál O’Donoghue
Additional recording & mixing by Michael Cronin at Transmission Rooms Recording Studio, Ireland
Mastered by Sage Audio
Photography & art direction by Steve Hall/Humphrey Hall, with special thanks to John O’Sullivan @ Red Adore Media
Formerly of The Dead 60s and recent live guitarist for The Specials, McManamon is strongly associated with ska, punk, dub
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