Western songs about saying “goodbye” — perfect for bereavement or a departed lover
Suddenly, have you ever felt that there are surprisingly few Western songs themed around “goodbye” that you can truly relate to?
In life, there are many kinds of farewells—breakups, bereavement, and more, even though they all fall under the same word: goodbye.
It’s the same with music.
Even when a song shares the theme of bereavement, it can be surprisingly hard to find lyrics that resonate with your own experience.
So this time, we’ve picked out a variety of Western songs themed around “goodbye,” focusing especially on tracks about loss and departed lovers.
From brand-new releases to timeless classics, we’ve selected from a wide range of eras—so you’re sure to find something that fits you perfectly!
Please sit back, relax, and enjoy.
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Western songs that sing “Goodbye” | Perfect for bereavement or a lost lover (21–30)
Don’t Go AwayOasis
So please don’t go.
Stay there with me.
Oasis’s “Don’t Go Away” lets us hear, through top-tier modern rock, the clinginess of a man who cannot accept a breakup right up to the very end.
The lyrics are downbeat, but the melody and band sound are grand, making it a song that continues to be loved.
A Sky Full Of StarsColdplay
You shine in the sky like a star-filled night.
Coldplay’s “A Sky Full of Stars” is crafted as a tearful song that thinks of a lover who has passed away, now in the sky.
Despite its bright, upbeat sound, the lyrics are precarious, with the singer wanting to fly up into the sky as well.
A crowd favorite at live shows.
Adam’s Songblink-182
I never thought I’d die alone—that’s Blink-182’s “Adam’s Song.” It’s such a downbeat track that it’s even been used as background music by people contemplating suicide, and its content expresses a farewell between oneself and the world.
In the voice singing “It’s too sad to go on living,” you can hear a desperate cry from a painful life.
Lounge ActNirvana
There’s no such thing as the absolute truth anywhere.
Nirvana’s “Lounge Act” is known as one of Kurt Cobain’s breakup songs.
When we’re together, I can’t help but want more than just friendship, and I become a ghost doomed to keep chasing your shadow.
It’s a poignant classic that reminds us even a volatile rock star experienced ordinary love.
Let it beThe Beatles
The Beatles’ classic “Let It Be.” It’s such a famous song that it even appears in Japanese school textbooks, but in fact, it was released a month after the Beatles had effectively broken up.
Although they split due to differences in direction, their final song, “Let It Be,” can still be called a masterpiece.
With strong religious overtones, this work features abstract lyrics that depict a state of mind when facing some kind of parting.
Personally, I suspect it portrays how one might feel when approaching death.
HurtChristina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera is an American R&B singer whose powerful vocals made her popular from the 1990s through the 2000s.
She can do it all, from dance music to ballads.
Among her songs, one I especially recommend is Hurt.
Released in 2006, this track portrays a woman’s bittersweet feelings as she looks back on memories with a former lover and finds herself longing for him.
Its abstract lyrics also make it relatable for those who have experienced bereavement.
Leave Out All The RestLinkin Park
Linkin Park’s dramatic masterpiece “Leave Out All The Rest.” From its ethereal opening line, the lyrics look back on one’s past.
The theme of goodbye is pursued with utmost seriousness, and the performance heightens the tension while sustaining both intensity and beauty.
It updates the explosive power of rock and metal into a dark, contemporary world, expressing literary, universally felt anxieties and loneliness with a fragile, breakable balance.
