Goodbye Melody
Written By David N. Kelly
Published by Dreamstate Audio Works Publishing
A powerful reflection on loss, resilience, and the courage to move on.
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About This Interpretation
This recording presents one possible musical interpretation of David Nathanael Kelly's original lyrics. Produced using contemporary AI-assisted music technology and curated by Dreamstate Audio Works Publishing, it is intended to demonstrate how these lyrics might be realized musically while preserving opportunities for future artists to create their own interpretations.
About This Work
Goodbye Melody explores the difficult moments when life demands that we leave something behind. Through a series of interconnected stories, the lyric examines heartbreak, betrayal, abuse, regret, and loss—experiences that force people to make painful choices in pursuit of healing and freedom.
The recurring "goodbye melody" serves as both a symbol and a companion, appearing whenever a chapter closes and a new one begins. While the stories are marked by sorrow, the song ultimately speaks to resilience, reminding us that letting go is often the first step toward reclaiming hope, dignity, and a better future.
Lyrics
You’ve been together for such a long time
Then you discovered she hasn’t made a dime
She’s been milking you for all that you are worth
But you just couldn’t leave her couldn’t live to
feel the hurt
Years of her actions have left you cursed in debt
Now you smile at all the times that she has wept
So you decide that you can’t take it anymore
So you pack your things right up and head for the
door
There’s nothing she won’t do and for that much is
true
So you walk out the door tip your hat and say
we’re through
And as you take that first step
A song plays in your mind
You live with no regrets
And you begin to sing in time
Chorus
A goodbye melody
Goodbye memories
To say the least, to say the least
A goodbye melody
Goodbye memories
Because that’s how you feel, yah that’s how
you feel
A goodbye melody
Goodbye memories
You’re feeling so low
Eyes opening all you can see is red
The more you awake the more pain shoots
through your head
Painful memories of last night’s fight
As he came home drunk and thought he was right
It wasn’t the first time and sure won’t be the last
That this alcoholic bastard will anger really fast
So you pick up the phone and begin to make that
call
That will get this horrible man out of your halls
But as you hear the dial tone your heart begins to
sink
Emotions running hot right now no time to stop
and think
And as they take him away
You think about the many days
The song played in your mind
And you begin to sing in time
Chorus
Its been years since you’ve been home
Since then all you’ve known has been the open
road
All it took was a moment your father said to leave
And being sixteen you just cursed and agreed
But now you’re on the path to return
Spirit busted will’s been broken your conscious
has been burned
But once you get there you find you’re too late
The dinner table is missing one last plate
So as you lay your head down to cry
With your mother softly saying goodnight
This sorrowful song
It creeps into your mind
And you are forced to sing in time
Chorus
Song Credits
Original Lyrics - David Nathanael Kelly
Demonstration Recording - Created using Suno AI
Produced by - Dreamstate Audio Works
Lyrics © 2008 David Nathanael Kelly
Published by Dreamstate Audio Works Publishing (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved
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