[Intro – clean guitar arpeggio + distant feedback] [Verse 1 – soft, almost whispered] Do you believe in love? Can you be sure of it? When the one you gave your heart to Leaves it on the floor like shit Can you begin again When every word’s a knife? When you can barely breathe You can barely stand And it hurts [Pre-Chorus – drums enter light] I feel it every time Every goddamn time [Chorus – first hit, mid-volume] Oh… it’s hard to say goodbye Oh… when everything went wrong Oh… it’s hard to say goodbye When goodbye’s the only song [Verse 2 – heavier guitars creep in] Did you believe in us? Can you be sure of me? I swore I’d never hurt you But I became the enemy Can we begin again Or is the damage done? When you can barely breathe You can barely stand And it hurts [Pre-Chorus – building] I feel it every time Cutting through the lies [Chorus – full hard-rock explosion, gang vocals] Oh… it’s hard to say goodbye Oh… when the house is burning down Oh… it’s hard to say goodbye When there’s no one else around Oh… it’s hard to say goodbye [Guitar Solo – slow, crying bends → full shred] [Bridge – half-time, almost spoken over clean] I don’t believe it You don’t believe it We don’t believe it anymore I don’t believe it You don’t believe it We tore the whole thing to the floor [Final Chorus – heaviest, key change up, double gang] Oh… it’s hard to say goodbye When the love turns into pain Oh… it’s hard to say goodbye When nothing good remains Oh… it’s hard to say goodbye Oh… it’s hard to say goodbye Oh… it’s hard to say goodbye I still love you… goodbye [Outro – last power chord rings, feedback howl] It hurts… Goodbye.
