The third single on the Back to Bedlam album, released in 2005. Tells a tale of losing a love. Back to Bedlam was the highest-selling album of 2005 in the UK, with over 2.4 million copies sold.By December 2009, the album had been certified 10× Platinum.
[Verse 1]
Did I disappoint you or let you down?
Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
Cause I saw the end before we'd begun
Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won
[Verse 2]
So I took what's mine by eternal right
Took your soul out into the night
It may be over but it won't stop there
I am here for you, if you'd only care
[Pre-Chorus]
You touched my heart, you touched my soul
You changed my life and all my goals
And love is blind but that I knew when
My heart was blinded by yours
I've kissed your lips and held your hand
Shared your dreams and shared your bed
I know you well, I know your smell
I've been addicted to you
[Chorus]
Goodbye my lover, goodbye my friend
You have been the one, you have been the one for me
Goodbye my lover, goodbye my friend
You have been the one, you have been the one for me
[Verse 3]
I am a dreamer and when I wake
You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take
And as you move on, remember me
Remember us and all we used to be
[Pre-Chorus]
I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile
I've watched you sleeping for a while
I'd be the father of your child
I'd spend a lifetime with you
I know your fears and you know mine
We've had our doubts but now we're fine
And I love you, I swear that's true
I cannot live without you
[Chorus]
Goodbye my lover, goodbye my friend
You have been the one, you have been the one for me
Goodbye my lover, goodbye my friend
You have been the one, you have been the one for me
[Bridge]
And I still hold your hand in mine
In mine when I'm asleep
And I will bare my soul in time
When I'm kneeling at your feet
[Chorus]
Goodbye my lover, goodbye my friend
You have been the one, you have been the one for me
Goodbye my lover, goodbye my friend
You have been the one, you have been the one for me
[Outro]
I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow
I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow
Goodbye My Lover was written by James Blunt & Sacha Skarbek.
Goodbye My Lover was produced by Tom Rothrock.
James Blunt released Goodbye My Lover on Tue Nov 01 2005.
James Blunt recorded this song while he stayed with Carrie Fisher in Los Angeles in her bathroom, where she had a piano. He later said about this:
“Goodbye My Lover was recorded in her bathroom. Everyone sings in the shower and everyone in Los Angeles seems to have a piano in the bathroom.
“Actual...