Intro Verse 1: When the dinner gets cold And the chatter gets old You ask for the tab Oh that moment again He’s insisting that friends Look at each other like that When the words of a sister Come back in whispers That prove she was not In fact what she seemed Not a twin from your dreams She’s a crook who was caught That old familiar body ache The snaps from the same Little breaks in your soul You know When it’s time to go Verse 2: Twenty years at your job Then the son of the boss Gets the spot that was yours Or trying to stay for the kids When keeping it how it is will Only break their hearts worse That old familiar body ache The snaps from the same Little breaks in your soul You know When it’s time to go Bridge: Sometimes giving up Is the strong thing Sometimes to run Is the brave thing Sometimes walking Out is the one thing That will find you The right thing Sometimes giving up Is the strong thing Sometimes to run Is the brave thing Sometimes walking Out is the one thing That will find you The right thing Verse 3: Fifteen years Fifteen million tears Egging ’til my knees bled I gave it my all He gave me nothing at all Then wondered why I left Now he sits on his throne In his palace of bones Praying to his greed He’s got my past Frozen behind glass But I’ve got me That old familiar body ache The snaps from the same Little breaks in my soul I know When it’s time to go Bridge: Sometimes giving up Is the strong thing Sometimes to run Is the brave thing Sometimes walking Out is the one thing That will find you The right thing Sometimes giving up Is the strong thing Sometimes to run Is the brave thing Sometimes walking Out is the one thing That will find you The right thing Final That will find you The right thing And you know In your soul And you know In your soul When it’s time go You know you know You know you know When it’s time to go So then you go Then you go You just go Final

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson évoque le moment charnière où il devient nécessaire de partir, que ce soit d'une relation, d'un travail ou d'une situation inacceptable. Elle fait résonner le sentiment de douleur et de tristesse qui accompagne souvent ces choix, mais aussi la force et le courage que cela demande. À travers des exemples de déceptions et de trahisons, elle souligne l'importance de reconnaître quand il est temps de se libérer, même si cela signifie abandonner une partie de notre passé. Le contexte ici est celui des ruptures, qu’elles soient personnelles ou professionnelles, et l'idée que parfois, choisir de s'éloigner est la meilleure décision pour retrouver la paix intérieure. C'est un rappel que, malgré la difficulté de laisser derrière soi ce qui était familier, c'est souvent une étape nécessaire vers la guérison et la croissance.