“The Power of Good-Bye” is an electronic-pop ballad by Madonna from her seventh studio album Ray of Light. It was written by Madonna and Rick Nowels, and was produced by Madonna, William Orbit and Patrick Leonard. The song was released as the fourth single from the album in 1998. The song is about f...
[Verse 1]
Your heart is not open, so I must go
The spell has been broken, I loved you so
Freedom comes when you learn to let go
Creation comes when you learn to say no
[Verse 2]
You were my lesson I had to learn
I was your fortress you had to burn
Pain is a warning that something's wrong
I pray to God that it won't be long
Do you wanna go higher?
[Chorus]
There's nothing left to try
There's no place left to hide
There's no greater power
Than the power of good-bye
[Verse 3]
Your heart is not open, so I must go
The spell has been broken, I loved you so
You were my lesson I had to learn
I was your fortress
[Chorus]
There's nothing left to lose
There's no more heart to bruise
There's no greater power
Than the power of good-bye
[Interlude]
Learn to say good-bye
I yearn to say good-bye
[Chorus]
There's nothing left to try
There's no more places to hide
There's no greater power
Than the power of good-bye
There's nothing left to lose
There's no more heart to bruise
There's no greater power
Than the power of good-bye
The Power of Good-Bye was written by Rick Nowels & Madonna.
The Power of Good-Bye was produced by Patrick Leonard & William Orbit & Madonna.
Madonna released The Power of Good-Bye on Tue Sep 22 1998.
Co-writer Rick Nowels discussed his collaboration with Madonna with Idolator:
Madonna and I wrote nine songs together over a two week period in late April 1997. Madonna would show up at 3 p.m. and we would start from scratch. She would leave at 7:00 and we would have a finished song and demo with a...